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Across

1 Yellowed or

grayed, perhaps 5 Decorated

military pilot 11 Cold response? 14 One end of a chess game 15 Cosmetic injections for guys 16 Former 57-Across star from China 17 Another end of a chess game 18 Grade in the high 80s or low 90s?

19 Crane arm 20 Collectively 22 Half of some matched sets 23 Sommelier’s concern 24 Churro ingredient? 26 “This relationship can’t go on” 28 When repeated, cry in Matthew 27

29 Parched 31 Potential source

of college credit 32 Director of 2018’s “A Wrinkle in Time” 35 Vaping needs 37 Mr. Television, by another nickname 39 Tex-Mex offering 42 1941 Welles role 43 Late sixthcentury year 45 Ones making periodical changes 47 Reason to bow 49 Sluggish

50 Do 80, say 52 Ford in the Country Music Hall of Fame 53 Sites of many -ectomies, for short 54 Accidentally got soaked at a pool 56 Scintilla

57 See 16-Across 58 They’re on your side 59 Curtail 60 Nairobi-toJohannesburg dir. 61 Position in a prosecutor’s office: Abbr. 62 Doc’s orders

Down

1Putona

pedestal

2 Bar food? 3 Really trounce 4 Linger (on)

5 Grp. recognizing international titleholders in 18 different weight classes 6 Primary competitor 7 Mechanical 8 Retro console giant 9 Emperor who called the First Council of Nicaea 10 Common PC file extension

11 “I say!” 12 End-of-year requests 13 Abstract Expressionist Rauschenberg 21 Provide a smooth transition for 23 “Wait for it …” 25 Competing groups in Mexico 27 German wine made from lateharvest grapes 30 John who directed “Tarzan, the Ape Man” 33 Sharpness 34 Like Frank Sinatra, three times 36 Tangential remark 38 Pumped 39 Penmen? 40 Totally cute, in slang 41 Fitting pastime? 44 Backups’ backups 46 Moves 48 Certain decorative paperweight 51 Set down

54 Air safety org. 55 Org. in the documentary “Citizenfour”