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1 Some pet-speak 6 Cover story 11 U.K. network 14 Small bird, small name 15 Like a stuffed hold 16 Slithery fish 17 Elite Army group 19 Pitcher’s stat 20 Raps musically? No 21 Thin-sounding 23 Applies, as jam 26 Boats for heavy loads 27 Very small 28 What contacts contact 30 Did well on 31 Hysterical 32 Hoedown honey 35 Actor McKellen 36 “I’ll wait for your call” 38 Earth-bird only? 39 Genetic letters 40 Owl-speak 41 One-eyed deity 42 Type of currency 44 37-Down gerunded up 46 Kind of angle 48 Places for gamblers 49 Famous deer 50 “___ and Greg” (sitcom) 52 Before in here? 53 Bygone beloved Brit 58 Member of the family 59 City-involved 60 Fish net 61 “Depend” end 62 Diary note 63 English county

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1 Car stat 2 “Musket” suffix 3 Be a borrower 4 Time for home projects 5 Medicinal shrubs 6 Guinness and Baldwin 7 Carefree adventure 8 15th of some months 9 Ante matter? 10 Single occurrence 11 Have involvement with 12 Swiss city 13 Modelers manipulate them 18 Thing to tone 22 Anger 23 Fancy-free? 24 Nut for a pie 25 Civil War battle, now 26 Cup edge 28 Poem part 29 What aces can be 31 Open to question 33 Type of acid 34 Chest expanders 36 Gym rat’s pride 37 Be wishful 41 Some narcotics 43 Bone of contention 44 Damage 45 Pass through a mem

brane 46 Corpulent 47 Industry big shot 48 Street-smart, e.g. 50 Pay-off target 51 Eavesdrop 54 Ashes storer 55 A possessive 56 Jet heading, sometimes 57 “Oedipus ___”