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48 1 Dull-colored 5 Lumberjack’s tool: Var. 8 Gather together 13 Italian city whose name anagrams to “anise” 14 “Star Wars” villain Kylo ___ 15 Word before “airplane” or “home” 16 *Butt heads 18 Make up (for) 19 Grown-ups 20 Openly transgender 22 Woodwind that uses treble clef 23 ___ mortal 24 *Architecture or construction 27 Palindromic horn sound 29 Did a 10K, say 30 Bundle of grain 33 Noisy kiss 36 Part of a play 39 *Something that catches you off guard 42 Source of cash 43 Trigonometry ratios 44 Extremely angry 45 Neurologist’s scan, briefly 46 Spanish for “this” *Evade conviction 53 Adele or Cher, vocally 57 Opposite of exo58 Dress code requirement, at times 59 Hosted a show 61 Contribute to the mix 63 Directly in your path, or a hint to what can precede each starred answer’s first word 65 Wafer cookie brand 66 Summer hrs. on Cape Cod 67 School year segments 68 Costly 69 Pastrami bread 70 ___ Pie (popular ice cream bar)
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1 The “D” of LED 2 Happen repeatedly 3 Piece of low art, informally? 4 Thai money 5 Cry from a pirate 6 Noble gas in arc lamps 7 Come after 8 Physician’s org. 9 The Supremes’ record label 10 Chicken ___ (Filipino dish) 11 Mister, in Mexico City 12 Smooth and glossy 13 Shut loudly 17 Munch Museum’s Scandinavian capital 21 Flashlight, to a Brit 25 “Challenge accepted!” 26 Pretend to know what you’re doing 28 Compensate for 30 Org. for momand-pop stores 31 Like the weather in Florida, often 32 Stately tree 34 Mrs., in Marseille 35 Flummoxed 36 Pie ___ mode 37 Director’s cry 38 Casual top 40 “Correct!” 41 Raised for discussion 45 French for “star” 47 Raced 48 Coffee grinder inputs 49 Send a breakup text, say 50 Confuse 51 Duck with downy feathers 52 Like a swamp with many plants 54 Apprehensive 55 Squads 56 10 to 1, e.g. 60 Down Under pal 62 Nod off briefly 64 Had a snack