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1 Game with a maximum score of 3,333,360 7 Host Allen of TV’s “Chopped” 10 *The outcome of a story might hinge on one 14 Get some air 15 Hotheadedness 16 Brief, abrupt changes in direction 17 *One might say “Home Sweet Home” 18 *Important spot on the body for acupuncture 20 Tempest in a teapot 21 Aid for making a sand castle 22 Vineyard vessel 23 See 42-Across 25 “Victory is ours!” 27 Unlikely homecoming court members 29 Contribute 30 *Viewing angle 31 White-petaled daisy 32 Vault 34 ___ boots 35 Who said “When I’m ready to fight, my opponent has a better chance for surviving a forest fire wearing gasoline drawers” 36 Bet (on) 38 “My heavens!” 42 With 23-Across, modicum 43 Nursing ___ 44 Vibe 45 Prominent 1990s Washington duo 48 *Kind of average 50 C7H5N3O6 51 Development centers? 52 Comic actor Seth 53 Fairly small hail size 54 Subtract a year or two from one’s age, say 55 Mentally goes [grumble grumble grumble] 57 Gulager of old TV and film 59 & 61 What President Wilson proposed for a lasting peace … or what’s missing from the answers to the starred clues 64 Fictional schnauzer 65 Area of educ. 66 Nativity scene 67 *School overlooking the Hudson 68 Certain intersection 69 Drill command

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1 *Locate precisely 2 Good “Wheel of Fortune” buy for CHEESE WHEEL 3 Time to indulge 4 Grp. that trademarked the phrase “Helping Survivors Survive” 5 Provides (for) 6 By birth 7 *Malcolm Gladwell best seller, with “The” 8 Something to run 9 Notarized paper 10 Attire not usually worn outdoors, informally 11 World’s mostvisited museum 12 Sweet Rosie of old song 13 ___ fly 19 Title usually abbreviated to its first, fifth and sixth letters 21 Certain curtains 23 *Kind of pen 24 Flash of genius, say 26 Conservatory piece 28 *Touchdown follower 33 *Aid in a speaker’s presentation 35 Fort ___, Md. 37 Let up 38 Goes on and on and on 39 Visceral shock 40 Author Sarah ___ Jewett 41 *Part of a scatter diagram 43 *Sycophant’s reward 45 Hearty laugh 46 Useless 47 Counters 48 Homer’s home 49 Rerun 56 Certain cricket match 58 It might be attached to a car 60 Animal feared by Winston in “1984” 61 Survey fig. 62 July 4, 1776, for one: Abbr. 63 *Big moment in a tennis match