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1 T ermini 5 Black ___ (deadly African snake) 10 “Be at it!” 15 Mo st important part of a carrot or turnip plant 16 S outh American range 17 ___ Island Red (chicken variety) 18 1995 Hugh Grant/Julianne Moore romantic comedy 20 “The XFactor” judge Cowell 21 ___ Arena, home to the Kentucky Wildcats 22 F eel lousy 24 S ocially maladroit sort 25 1981 Alan Alda/Carol Burnett comedy 30 “Humbug!” 32 S ecluded valley 33 Pinb all foul 34 Mine: Fr. 36 & 37 “Medium hamburger and a Coke,”e.g. 41 Clas sic TV game show … or what 18-, 25-, 55- and 66-Across are, in a way 46 Cub Scout leader named after a character in“The Jungle Book” 47 Part of a hosp. with oxygen tents 48 D eviant, in slang 49 “On top of that …” 52 Innoc ent sort 54 S oak (up) 55 1984 Molly Ringwald coming-ofage comedy 60 R edwood or dogwood 61 A unt: Sp. 62 P ub potables 64 He aringrelated 66 1996 Michelle Pfeiffer/ George Clooney romantic comedy 71 Lip shine 72 Fir st president to visit China 73 Unclothed 74 S chool health class, informally 75 Rear of a ship 76 L ong-armed banana lovers
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1 Suffix with north 2 D etective fiction genre 3 Bit e-size Krispy Kreme offering 4 ___ Curry, 2015 and ’16 N.B.A. M.V.P. 5 China’ s ___ Zedong 6 ___ Arbor, Mich. 7 Summer hrs. in Colorado 8 Jo y of“The View” 9 P assing a ball to a scorer, e.g. 10 Gr ads-to-be: Abbr. 11 F ootball helmet attachment 12 Juliet’ s love 13 De corate 14 Giv es a darn? 19 Digit al video file format 23 Necklac e for one in a hula skirt 26 Imperf ection 27 W ine: Prefix 28 Bring to naught 29 Surname of the only M.L.B. brother trio to play together in the outfield 30 ___ Men (“Who Let the Dogs Out” band) 31 In a frenzy 35 Unc omfortable 38 In one’s Sunday best 39 D esigner Saarinen 40 R equest in an invitation 42 Las t Ivy League school alphabetically 43 A ctress Merrill 44 Digitiz e, as a document 45 ___ pro quo 50 “R eady, ___, go!” 51 The y can bring tears to chefs’ eyes 53 Cus tardy dessert 55 Men-only parties 56 “Go me!” 57 Pioneer in photocopying 58 “Zip your lip!” 59 Jus tice Kagan 63 O ne-named singer with the 1985 hit “Smooth Operator” 65 D rug for tripping 67 P alindromic file extension 68 In favor of 69 W ord with Comfort or Holiday 70 “Absolutely!”