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ACROSS

1 Transvaal treks 8 Quarters 15 Big building 16 Political power structure 17 Asian setting of a 2017 PBS documentary by Ken Burns and Lynn Novick 18 Not belowdecks 19 Snakelike fish 20 Golf club part 22 Mend one’s sinful ways 23 Paul of “Ant-Man” 25 GI entertainers 26 Many soap opera meetings 27 Scottish caps 29 Ray of fast food 31 Nuclear pioneer Enrico 33 Kickoff aid 34 Physical therapy, briefly 39 French __ soup 40 Appt. book blocks 41 Mountains between Europe and Asia 42 Channel for school sports 43 Frequently, in verse 44 December temp 45 Skater Lipinski 47 Combat vet’s affliction, briefly 48 Bombard with noise 52 Tax whiz 54 Spanish “this” 57 Nonresident hospital employee 58 Gutter locale 60 Party bowlful 61 Brutish 63 Dilapidated digs 65 Contrived sentimentality 66 Funded 67 Like the oldest bread 68 Emails anew

DOWN

1 Break, as ties 2 French parting 3 *Educational outing 4 Toward the stern 5 Mark on a table from a wet glass 6 Wax-winged flier of myth 7 Their winners go to the finals 8 The 1% in 1% milk 9 Portuguese wine city 10 *Social elite 11 Sounding like Popeye 12 Tastes 13 “Wish I __ said that” 14 Decides to leave in the manuscript 21 *Gambler’s stoic expression 24 Bourne portrayer 28 *Quick-cook side dish 30 Enjoy a recliner 31 Enemy 32 Nav. rank 33 Norse god with a hammer 35 Dry-__ board 36 Without a doubt ... or what the starts of the answers to starred clues are? 37 PC key near Ctrl 38 Org. with merit badges 46 Chronological records 47 Stately 16th-century dance 48 Financial obligations 49 Wield, as influence 50 Perplexed 51 __ monitor: OB/GYN device 53 Peeling device 55 Like many shower stalls 56 Opinion columns 59 JFK postings 62 Tennis do-over 64 Furrow maker