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ACROSS
1 Indian state that exports tea 6 Trade blows
10 Grade sch. class
13 John or son Julian
15 Renée Fleming performance 16 Still-life object
17 Identifications on left-hand pages, traditionally [the Bible]
19 Blue expanse
20 Peace sign
21 Letter before Peter in a phonetic alphabet
22 “Oh, hogwash!” 24 Something a bug might produce
26 Setting for a popular show [dimensions]
29 Still-life object
31 Wood in some closets 32 Notwithstanding
35 Hanoi holiday
36 “___ be surprised”
39 Dense megalopolis that includes Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou [Greek alphabet] 42 Handle
43 Goddess who captured Orion, in Greek myth
44 Gobs
45 Tennis great Ivanisevic 47 “Money ___ object”
48 Singer with the 2017 Album of the Year “24K Magic” [planets] 51 Govt. debt instrument
55 Ran gracefully
56 Device sold with earbuds 58 Word with press or mess 59 Small, medium or large: Abbr. 60 Annual greeting … or a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 39- and 48-Across 64 Opposite of paleo65 Away from the wind 66 Showstopper, literally
67 Male swan 68 Dirty, as tricks 69 Shock dispenser
DOWN
1 Motrin alternative
2 Cut, as ties
3 Scoffing look
4 Massachusetts’ Cape ___ 5 Interterminal transport
6 Cousin of an épée
7 ___-K
8 Bring out of the closet?
9 Spoke like Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings”
10 Food item ordered at a bar 11 Destroy, as an opponent 12 Speechless, perhaps
14 Small protuberance 18 Something one might do after an embarrassing loss
23 Didn’t leave after everyone else left 25 Trite
27 Summer refresher
28 Subways
30 Netflix transmission 32 Apropos
33 Bruce or son Brandon 34 Tremendous piece of work 35 Remote things?
37 Pac-12 athlete
38 County prosecutors, for short 40 Macbeth’s Scottish burial isle 41 “Stop! You’ll be sorry!”
46 Hillary Clinton’s maiden name 47 Kids’ road trip game
48 Like some vin
49 “It’s not my first ___”
50 Come to fruition
52 Plants also known as ladies’ fingers 53 World champion, e.g.
54 Bygone anesthetic
57 Out of whack
61 Stout, maybe
62 Subject of early genetic study
63 ___ voce (without dissent)