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1 Fancy pillowcase 5 Not as expensive 9 Stats for sluggers 13 Lotto variant 14 Actress Davis played by Susan Sarandon in TV’s “Feud” 15 “Alice’s Restaurant” singer Guthrie 16 *2010 Grammy winner for Best Metal Performance 18 Opinion sampling 19 2,000 pounds 20 French possessive 21 __-Ball: midway game 22 Discreetly, in slang 26 Nag, nag, nag 28 Black-eyed __ 29 Electrified particle 31 Without an escort 32 Bygone Honda sports car 33 Impassive type 35 Dry-sounding deodorant brand 38 ICU drips 39 *TV cooking competition hosted by Padma Lakshmi 41 Sch. in Columbus 42 Tiny laugh 44 Bundle of papers 45 Put into service 46 Airline to Tel Aviv 48 Flub it 49 Letter-shaped hardware item 50 Sinuous ski race 52 Gets in the way of 54 H.S. exams 55 Dripping 57 SEAL’s org. 58 Tech news site 59 Paint choice ... and what the first word of the answers to starred clues can literally be 64 Longfellow’s “The Bell of __” 65 Standoffish 66 Just sitting around 67 Pear variety 68 Mix, as a salad 69 What Simon does
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1 Word before bum or bunny 2 “Tell __ About It”: Billy Joel hit 3 “That’s __-brainer!” 4Wall calendar pages 5 Welcoming prop on “Hawaii Five-O” 6 Scheduled takeoff hrs. 7 Opposite of cheap 8 Taste and touch, e.g. 9 Nas or Nelly 10 *Started a construction project 11 More green around the gills 12 Shoe bottom 14 Old Western villain 17 “The Simpsons” bartender 22 Footnote ref. 23 __-racking: very stressful 24 *Money-saving investment accounts 25 Belt holders 27 Chief of __: Army leader 30 Wall recess 33 Make off with 34 Sorbonne sweetie 36 Point to debate 37 Collaborative 1993 Sinatra album 40 Half a winter warmer 43 Stretchy 47 Like 1% milk 49 Wimbledon sport 50 __ Domingo: Dominican capital 51 __ Yello: soft drink 53 23rd Greek letter 54 Picket line crosser 56 New Mexico town known for its art scene 60 Lean-__: shacks 61 Wash. neighbor 62 Tricky 63 Guys