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1 Dix and Knox 6 “The ___ King” (2019 film) 10 Bangscutting sound 14 Open, as a soda bottle 15 U.S. Open champion Murray 16 Diminish 17 When she was asked to carry the flag at the opening ceremony, the pole vaulter didn’t hesitate to ___ 20 Comcast and AT&T 21 Assistive devices 22 Penske competitor 23 Towel possessive 25 Crinkly fabric 26 When he met fellow competitors, the biathlete loved to ___ 31 Resided 32 He pitied the fool
33 Big steps for privately held cos. 37 “We ___ the World” 38 Grouper, for one 42 Doublecrosser 43 Action word 45 Flamenco cheer 46 Upper crust 48 When he left late for his event, the sprinter almost had to ___ 52 Pistons Hall of Famer Joe 55 Tomcat or billy goat
56 “To reiterate ...” 57 Brouhahas 59 Alphabet, informally 63 When she wanted to relax, the skip would ___ 66 Dog ... or dog part 67 Suffer from 68 Large Starbucks size 69 Medicinal succulent
70 Like red, white and blue hair 71 Supplemental
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1 Crisp hybrid apple 2 Burden 3 Manitoba cops: Abbr. 4 Footwear with a hard sole 5 Wellness center
6 10 p.m., say 7 Way to watch sports with vivid color 8 Lyric poems 9 MOMA locale 10 Linguistic source of “Jenga” 11 Grannies 12 Anvil in the ear 13 Key’s TV partner 18 Fruit-filled pastry 19 Ship’s body 24 ATL monitor listings 25 Delays, with “off” 26 Czech, e.g. 27 Employ 28 Head-heels connector 29 Glowing coal 30 Bumper protector 34 Moralistic sort 35 Bit of profanity 36 Proofreader’s “Leave it in” 39 Seemingly forever 40 ___ Grecque (Greek cooking style) 41 Convince 44 Touching letters?
47 Late sleeper 49 National language of Pakistan 50 Brought the drama
51 Salt measure 52 Decrees 53 The ___ suspects 54 Luigi’s brother 57 Not at home 58 Reverse somersault, e.g. 60 007 61 Dove shelter 62 Lose traction 64 Master’s topper, briefly 65 Gardner or DuVernay