DAILY CROSSWORD

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1 Reward for giving, perhaps 8 Usually not eligible for tenure, as a professor 15 In sum 16 Heedless of the consequences 17 Dug 18 “The Meyerowitz Stories” co-star 19 Xenomorphs, e.g. 20 Switch positions often 22 Razor handle 23 Uses for snoozes 25 Not lots 27 German article 28 Out of __ 29 Range makeup: Abbr. 30 Make official 32 Tandoori bread 33 “Looks to be the case” 35 Safari, say 37 Au naturel 39 Racing Unsers 42 Lectured 43 Mate 44 Flabbergast 46 Sch. with a Phoenix campus 47 “Ashes” (2018) singer 49 Shaky start? 50 Things to pick 52 Like some dramatic refueling 54 Some tech sch. grads 55 Hip 57 2010s TV series that explores hacktivism 59 More than vex 60 Opposite of a scenic route 61 Frames on a diamond 62 Whole number

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1 Drying agents 2 Standing acclaim, at times 3 Mosaic piece 4 “__ tu”: Verdi aria 5 Pete Seeger wrote a book on how to play five-string ones 6 Brown in the kitchen 7 Jell-O serving, say 8 Strong core components 9 Fall loosely 10 1, at times: Abbr. 11 Food and Nutrition Service org. 12 Minnesota Wild, for one 13 Mullahs or ministers 14 Very tough boss 21 Deferentially 24 Dancer’s boss, informally 26 Cry 29 Irrelevancies 31 Katmandu native 33 “The Chi” airer, briefly 34 Blue 36 Beseeched 37 20th Greek letter 38 Sign with a crossed-out horseshoe-shaped arrow 40 Take a licking 41 “__ Like You”: Adele hit 42 __ Spíritus: Cuban city meaning “Holy Spirit” 44 Polecat relative commonly kept as a pet 45 Team listing 48 Using WhatsApp, say 49 Fire engine feature 51 Highway behemoth 53 Both ways at the start? 56 Man cave, for some 58 World Cup “Way to go!”