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1 Fir st name in fantasy fiction 6 P ayola payoff 10 Br anch extension 14 Subject for une chanteuse 15 When repeated, singer of the 1987 #1 hit “Head to Toe” 16 Exclamation sometimes said with a hand over the mouth 17 One in la-la land 19 Clichéd gift for a prisoner 20 Chris t’s end? 21 F or instance 22 Snack brand first produced at Disneyland in the 1960s 24 Str eet ___ 26 Alternative to a snap 28 A sia’s ___ Darya River 29 Structur al support 31 Stephen who was nominated for a 1992 Best Actor Oscar 32 Title sometimes shortened by removing its middle letter 34 Dish that often includes anchovies 37 Website for people interested in “cultivating” a relationship? 38 “L emme be straight with you …” 39 Good- fornothing 40 Letterhead abbr. 41 51/2-point type 45 F alcons, on scoreboards 46 St aple of Victorian architecture 49 Squar e 50 McCarth y in Hollywood 52 Br eak down, maybe 54 Terse admission 55 F or the ages 56 S ome kitchen utensils 59 C ourt psychologist’s ruling 60 Wher e Arthur Ashe played college tennis 61 Book before Philemon 62 Summer coolers 63 R ound end, of a sort 64 Curry of the N.B.A.

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1 E ducational foundations 2 L end 3 O ne day’s drive, maybe 4 N.F .C. South pro 5 The y’re graded in geology class 6 Spot for autograph seekers 7 To p 8 O ne who works a lot? 9 Bulldog rival 10 Spelling with lines 11 “Whe w!,” upon arriving home 12 Cry before rage-quitting 13 Plas ter of paris, essentially 18 King James, e.g. 23 C ountry that’s home to Dracula’s Castle 25 Tick ets, in slang 27 Pupil 30 The y’re often said to be sitting or moving 33 Claim 35 Ang st-ridden and moody 36 Curr ency of Peru 37 Place to do some shots? 38 It has rules for writing 39 S an Diego suburb known as the “Jewel of the Hills” 42 W ing it? 43 Get misty 44 Cat ch in a net 47 Deplete 48 On e exposed by a flip-flop 51 Summer coolers 53 C ounter orders? 57 Bitt er ___ 58 Car d