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1 Honey bunch? 5 Sport that returned to the Summer Olympics in 2016 after a 112-year absence 9 Hodgepodge 13 Gemstone discovered on Mars in 2008 14 Justice Sotomayor 15 Clay pot used for cooking 16 ___ vu 17 Light purple 18 Nobody wins them 19 Endorsement from a brand’s account? 22 Desert rarity 23 Posh 24 Some Halloween candy discovered in February? 29 Virginia who wrote “Mrs. Dalloway” 30 Measure of gold purity 31 Is sick with 34 ___ duck 35 Got out of a slump? 36 Shelter by a campfire 37 California’s secondbusiest airport, after LAX
38 Of the Vatican 39 Number with all its letters in alphabetical order 40 When the whole clan gets their eyebrows done? 42 They hold hands 45 “___ it the truth!” 46 CliffsNotes version of “Huckleberry Finn”? 51 Sch. near Beverly Hills 52 Accepted college applicant 53 Clickable symbol 55 Substandard 56 Jay Gatsby’s love in “The Great Gatsby” 57 Highway division 58 Boutique 59 Some volunteers at music festivals, for short 60 Position to fill
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1 Cape ___, landing place of the Mayflower 2 Big oil cartel, in brief 3 Chief butler 4 At fault 5 Enter
6 The low, low price of 7 Pinocchio, e.g. 8 Popular app feature that generates funny photos 9 Candle drippings 10 Completely unfamiliar 11 Smooth and glossy 12 Done in a rush 14 “Hammered” for “drunk,” e.g.
20 Edith who sang “La Vie en Rose” 21 Complete fool 24 Birds that can turn their heads 270° in either direction 25 Bread purchase 26 African animal with striped hindquarters 27 Deadly 28 “I’m serious” 31 Seriously at odds with general opinion 32 1998 DreamWorks film
33 Eye affliction 35 “The Maltese Falcon” detective 36 Things pedicurists file
38 Apt anagram of TAPS 39 Texting equivalent of “This is just my opinion, but …” 40 Musical neighbor of G 41 Ragged 42 Soundly defeats, colloquially 43 Maker of digital cameras and printers 44 Arctic home 47 Mild yellow cheese 48 Give off, as heat
49 ___ track (rap song with insults) 50 Eating pizza with a fork and knife, to New Yorkers 54 Court divider