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1 Product that’s available on tap? 4 Ship guarded by Hera 8 Fixates (on) 14 Rocker Reed 15 Band of ore 16 “Hey, check that out!” 17 Translation of the Latin phrase “ceteris paribus” 20 What you’re doing right now 21 Never-beforeseen 22 Game-ending shout 23 Expert 24 Dallas sch. 26 Part of a party 27 Doctrine that was found unconstitutional in Brown v. Board of Education 32 It can be substituted for Gouda 33 What the sun and Sunoco have in common 34 Gourd 38 Locale where the French may take des vacances 39 Symbol formed by four crossings in this puzzle 41 Angst-ridden and moody 42 How promgoers typically arrive 44 Thank you for waiting 45 Bluesy Redding 46 Fair for everybody 49 They might create divisions in the board 52 Copy 53 Former monetary unit in Japan 54 Break up a plot? 55 Very, informally 57 Severely criticizes 61 Organized effort for justice under the law 64 Side of a square, say 65 Drop 66 “I’m for it!” 67 Drama that’s credited with boosting sales of Lucky Strike cigarettes 68 Inn capacity 69 Unpracticed

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1 “That’s life, I guess” 2 Water ___ 3 Rend 4 More pallid 5 Check, with “in” 6 “___ Paradise,” 1995 #1 hit for Coolio 7 “Wowie!,” to Gen Z 8 “___ careful, will you?” 9 “Barely made it!” 10 Drugmaker Lilly 11 White noise? 12 Enter one’s user name and password 13 Traveling between the poles? 18 Accompanier of a roving reporter, for short 19 Affront 25 See-through garment 26 Kristen formerly of “S.N.L.” 27 Formal introduction? 28 Fall setting 29 Audibly floored 30 Inappropriate 31 Dress (up), old-style 35 Start working more energetically 36 “Just me!” 37 Digging too deep 39 Playful suffix with “any” 40 Growing old 43 Some Nintendo consoles 45 What takes a toll? 47 Is worthwhile 48 Nov. 11 honorees 49 Branch of Islam 50 Vital vessel 51 Odd 55 “How fun!” 56 Package directive: Abbr. 58 Voracious 59 “Shepherd Moons” singer, 1991 60 Worry 62 Standout 63 Pride : lions :: ___ : emus