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Crossword

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Across

Join, as two pieces of metal by applicatio­n of heat and pressure

9 Scrap 13 Preservers of

plant specimens 14 Glaring

15 People on the wrong end of a landslide 16 Vivaldi’s

birthplace 17 Says “But I don’t

wanna!,” say 18 Manatee’s order, whose name comes from Greek myth

19 Part of a basketball court 20 Exposed part of

a deal

23 Oscar compositio­n, mostly 24 Bad actor 26 Boy’s name that’s a hardware item 27 Cosplay and fanfic are parts of it 29 Peace Palace locale, with “The”

33 A 43-Across

may end one 34 Some next of kin 35 Hypothetic­al

miracle material 38 Live-streaming

problems 39 Strips to pieces? 43 Court coup 44 Pottery Barn

stock 45 ___ lab (place for

an angiogram) 47 Speedsters 49 Manhattan topper

Like evidence gathered in some stings 52 Delivery of supplies by air, in a way

54

writer

55 “To the best of my recollecti­on …” 56 Decorticat­e 57 “Hardly a

surprise”

Down

1

Nice thing after getting the cold shoulder?

2 The “P” of P.G.

Wodehouse 3 Noble Italian family name shared by three popes 4 Alternativ­es to

rumps 5 Enamel finish? 6 Part of a notso-clean slate 7 Justin who

directed

8 Analogues of circuit solicitors, informally

9 Not around the

bend 10 Publishing order 11 An emoticon is a simple form of it Chain of seven countries A maverick doesn’t follow it Knowledge of fine arts 18 Approve 21 Losing side in the Battle of Marathon, 490 BC

22 Beat

25 Website

with 14

videos

26 One of about 3,412 in a kW-h 28 Term of

endearment 29 Circus

ring?

30 1997 adventure/ horror film that takes place in the Amazon 31 Pistol

32 The TV network

in

36 Stomach

37 Turn loose? 40 Stuck at a lodge,

say 41 Besmirched 42 Gave it the old

college try 44 Removes as

superfluou­s 46 Hopped up 48 Gauge

50 Dome light? 52 One standing in

an alley 53 Classifica­tion system used in some banks

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1 51 12 16

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