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ACROSS 1 Prepares to strike 6 Opal’s mo. 9 Long Amazon tributary 14 Involuntary suspension of breathing 15 “Mack ___ Knife” 16 East Indian ethnic group 17 Sum up 18 Results of climate change, perhaps 20 Fake tattoo, usually 22 Most contemptible 23 Dawn’s direction 24 Scrap left from lunch 25 Quarter of four 26 Hockey great who finally published his autobiography in 2013 28 Blade runner’s quarry 32 Doesn’t work, fashionwise 36 Net-touching serve 37 Sturgeon product 38 Carry with effort 39 Put the question to 40 End of a cigarillo 41 Mind-blowing amazement 42 16th US prez 43 Fraternity character 44 Starlike 46 Saucer-shaped jellyfishes 48 180 degs. from WSW 49 Instant lawn material 50 Dave Brubeck’s “Blue Rondo ___ Turk” 52 Asian nanny 56 Skimpy bathing suit brand 59 Pay close attention 61 Result of a lot of manual labour? 63 Four, in combinations 64 Empower 65 Perish 66 Awake and moving 67 Comes to a halt 68 Campaign events: photo ___ 69 Mink’s distant kin DOWN 1 A la ___ 2 Beethoven wrote one 3 South American natives, once 4 Simple abodes 5 Totally drains 6 Anything else not listed 7 Flint cousin 8 Afternoon get-together 9 Occasionally 10 You can rub things out with this 11 Relent a little 12 Pumpernickel cousins 13 Where to dry hops 19 Choice beef cut 21 Indicate in advance 27 Emotional pieces of music 28 Sigh of pity 29 Verbal 30 Corn Belt state 31 Cougar’s lunch, maybe 32 Quahog, for one 33 Service station service 34 Venerable 35 Snowmobile parts 45 Least fatty 47 Totally depleted 50 Free of the sea floor, as an anchor 51 Michigan and Ontario are Great! 53 Words on a family shield, often 54 Chambers of the heart 55 Tin Woodman’s desire 56 “___ No Lady” 57 Breathe heavily 58 Ecto- opposite 60 Arrival lounge announcements 62 “Deep Space Nine” security chief