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1 Quench, as thirst 6 Musical pause 10 Osbourne of heavy metal 14 Item sold in reams 15 Nevada city 16 London lavs 17 *Dilapidate­d car 19 Cooked just right 20 __-Z: classic Camaro 21 Lively Irish dance 22 Discourage 23 Fuel-eating cars 25 Listening organ 27 *Bowling alley’s “start over” device 33 Irregularl­y sharpedged 37 Fiber source 38 Man’s name that’s a green fruit spelled backwards 39 Persistent noise 40 Assures, as a win 41 Personifie­s 44 Butts, in slang 46 *Unscrupulo­us 19th-century tycoon 48 Early Olds auto 49 Very excited 54 Anglo-__ 58 Mark Harmon CBS series 60 Bull or ram 61 Tree branch 62 *High-fiber cereal with dried fruit 64 Jai __: court game 65 Late evening, informally 66 “Whooping” bird 67 Attention-getting whisper 68 Bellicose Greek god 69 Ray Charles’ genre, and a hint to the answers to starred clues

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1 Parsley or sage piece 2 With 42-Down, Best Supporting Actress Oscar winner in “Marriage Story” 3 Lhasa __: Tibetan dogs 4 Two-masted vessel 5 “Tarzan” creator’s monogram 6 Students’ play period 7 Sommer of “A Shot in the Dark” 8Bony-looking Halloween costume 9 Tyke on a trike 10 Word often seen before “shoppe” 11 __ suit: ’40s apparel 12 The “Z” in ZIP Code 13 Belgian river 18 More than suggested 22 The “D” in FDA 24 Lode load 26 __ Dhabi 28 1974 pension plan legislatio­n 29 “What’s __ about?” 30 It measures rpm 31 Curved molding 32 Monster’s loch 33 Taunting cry 34 Rifle range rounds 35 Bee Gees surname 36 Lump of clay, say 39 Sophistica­ted and charming 42 See 2-Down 43 Angry feeling 44 Body trunks 45 Crazy Eights cousin 47 Poker strategies 50 Planetary shadow 51 Cling wrap brand 52 African antelope 53 Huge star in Cygnus 54 Open-handed hit 55 Is hurting 56 Dec. 25 57 Closing words? 59 Formally commend, as for bravery 62 Cellular messenger 63 ATM maker

 ?? By Gail Grabowski and Bruce Venzke ©2021 Tribune Content Agency ?? 5/3/21
By Gail Grabowski and Bruce Venzke ©2021 Tribune Content Agency 5/3/21

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