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Across

1 Acronym in genetic sequencing 7 Collect

11 Sort

14 Steamy brew 15 Part of an

analogy

16 Female hamster 17 One way to be

marked

18 Result of extreme

rage

20 How-___ 21 Dizzying camera technique invented for 58-Across

23 Four Corners state with six corners

25 It may punctuate

a sarcastic remark 26 Stingy sort? 29 Lecterns 31 Structure climbed in the climactic scene of 58-Across

35 To the ___ degree 36 Camel and sand,

for example 38 Gave a wide

berth, say 40 Nickname for

Francisco, often 43 Bow-shaped woodworking tool

44 Unsettling cry to hear during a haircut

45 Empty space 47 Ulysses S. Grant’s given name at birth 49 Chicago exchange, informally, with “the”

50 Filmmaker Lee 51 Hatcher of “Desperate Housewives” 52 Bullets, e.g.

53 ___ Sutra 55 “Stubborn things,”

per John Adams 56 Possible focus of

an M.R.I., in brief 58 1958 film that is the subject of this puzzle

60 Goofing off 65 Help

66 Minor quarrels 67 Bill advocating for

science 68 Thickness 69 Genre for the Mighty Mighty Bosstones

70 {2, 4, 6, 8}, e.g. 71 Vessel for a nursery rhyme trio

Down

1 Flirt with, in a way 2 Mr. in a 1983 Styx

hit

3 “What a shame” 4 Sault ___ Marie,

Mich.

5 Await resolution 6 Betray, in a way 7 Noted Venetian

marketplace 8 Award with a Best

Play category 9 The gamut 10 Cops, in slang 11 Cry after being narrowly defeated

12 Bagel go-with 13 Critical 19 Simmer setting 22 Bucketsful 24 “Master of Suspense” who directed 58-Across 27 58-Across co-star

James 28 Indication of learnedness, for short

30 “That feels

goo-oo-ood!” 32 One of 17 in

New Orleans 33 Allhallows ___ 34 Novelist Philip 37 58-Across co-star

Kim

39 “Do we have the

green light?” 40 Deer stalker 41 [I’m standing

right here] 42 Operation

Overlord locale 43 Hallucination, e.g. 46 Way to travel, for many tourists

48 Prefix with demeanor or behavior 54 Many-eyed

giant of myth 55 Guinness Book

adjective 57 Display options,

in brief

59 Product in a snailshaped dispenser 60 Plan (out) 61 Peanut product 62 Chortle

63 Big Apple sch. with campuses in Abu Dhabi and Shanghai 64 Interior

secretary Haaland