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1 Proverbs and the like 11 Upscale hotel amenities 15 The U.S.S.R., to Reagan 16 Opposite of slack 17 All over the place 18 What Zeus trapped Typhon under, in myth 19 Ena in “Bambi,” e.g. 20 Free 22 Like some bad next-door neighbors 25 Cause to recall? 26 Instrumental that might accompany a blooper reel 30 Natural flavorer of Scotch 32 Cure-all 33 When doubled, enthusiastic 35 Love is sometimes compared to one 37 Idiosyncrasy 38 Internet user’s aid 41 Calculating sort, in brief 42 Eliciting an “Eww!” 44 Middle of Q3 on co. reports 45 Noted surname among 1973 Yale Law graduates 47 Where Warren Buffett sells an annual lunch date for charity 49 Soul group that did the soundtrack for “Car Wash” 51 Vast quantity 53 Herald 54 Island shelters? 57 Shakespeare’s “poor venomous fool” 60 Not to mention? 61 Dogmatic sorts 65 Cheaper option of a tech device, maybe 66 Vibe 67 Sharp quality 68 High light?
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1 Select ___ 2 Who wrote “Poetry comes finespun from a mind at peace” 3 Venice Film Festival locale 4 Sheet by a bed, perhaps 5 Basketball Hall-of-Famer Unseld 6 Small handful 7 They’ll surely be mist 8 Losing effort 9 Speaking engagement? 10 Battlefield cry 11 Girded 12 Androcentric social system 13 Ena in “Bambi,” e.g. 14 Not go anywhere 21 Awesome song, in modern slang 23 Singer Williams of the Temptations 24 Classic source of damask 26 Appropriately named brand of coolers 27 Title literary character who exclaims “How puzzling all these changes are!” 28 Relative of karate 29 “All systems ___!” 31 “Me Against the World” rapper 34 ___ pants 36 Up (for) 39 Sought help from 40 Something opened in hot water 43 Marina frequenter, informally 46 Jack ___, Alec Baldwin’s “30 Rock” role 48 ___ high 50 “Already?” 52 Like some kites 54 A lot to read 55 During 56 Name that’s 53-Across backward 58 Doesn’t settle in advance, say 59 Country where Quechua and Aymara are spoken 62 Tab that’s paid for illegally? 63 German grandparent 64 Cotton, starting in 2015: Abbr.