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ACROSS 1 Something with a “bit part” in “Cleopatra”? 4 Performed in the choir 8 Sacred song from a Dead Sea scroll 13 Tesla, for one 14 Raga instrument 15 Throng 16 Attribute that’s sometimes stroked 17 Possible plan of attack 19 WWI Western Front battle site 21 Gunsmoke’s Dillon 22 Chance occurrences, quaintly 23 Young hunting hawk 25 ‘79 Nobelwinning nun 27 Where they just watch the screen all day long? 31 Nanny at “The Joy Luck Club”, e.g. 32 PETA peeve 33 Room’s theme 37 Young whippersnapper 38 Tall, armed cactus 41 Uplifting piece of poetry 42 Recently picked 44 Crucial laptop essential 45 “Don’t bet the farm ___.” 46 Pretty large piano 50 Big snowmobile name 52 Judge Judy hopeful 53 States 54 Bills not used in 18 years 57 Whole ball of wax 60 This puzzle’s theme 63 Temper 64 Timothy, who printed a catalogue in 1884 65 “Wow!” 66 Manta’s milieu 67 Sound from a guitar 68 One of “Friends” friends 69 Golden brown
DOWN 1 Top notch fighter pilots 2 Starchy pudding ingredient 3 Cruise deck where you can stroll around 4 Tupper or Laurier’s title 5 Egoyan who directed “Chloe” (‘09) 6 California grape growing valley 7 Lourdes attraction 8 Greek consonant 9 “Told you so!” 10 Bocelli specialities 11 Drug that helps Parkinson’s sufferers 12 Department store dept. 14 Piece of asparagus 18 Goulash or ragout 20 “Toads cause warts,” for one 24 Catnapper’s place, perhaps 26 Completely change 27 Young humpback 28 Actor Doom of “Inglourious Basterds” 29 Tote around 30 Suspension of hostilities 34 Pyramid scheme mastermind, maybe 35 Thor’s mythical dad 36 Receiving CPP payments, say 38 Like work horses 39 Good Friday mth., often 40 Dirt road depressions 43 Type of swimmer’s kick 45 After school treat 47 Lunch time for many 48 Large Andean bird 49 Courageous, slangily 50 Actress Bernhardt 51 Japan’s capital until 1868 53 Detail on a blueprint 55 Stairwell sound effect 56 Bawls 58 Carpet layer’s measurement 59 Wiry 61 “So, what happened?” 62 Sudoku inserts, briefly