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1 Players in a play 5 In a while 9 One of thousands in a Rose Bowl float 14 Prussia’s ___ von Bismarck 15 Fat-removing surgery, for short 16 Extreme pain 17 Caboose’s location 18 Ode or sonnet 19 Shrink in fear 20 “Jeez, lighten up, will ya!” 23 Ram’s mate 24 How extraterrestrials come, we hope 25 Think (over) 27 U.S. intelligence org. 28 Bombarded, as with questions 32 Ham it up 35 Score in hockey 36 Black-tie charity event, maybe 37 Sprinted 38 As expected 39 Long-running CBS drama 40 The “I” of I.M.F.: Abbr. 42 Abode in Aachen 43 Earns 45 Pieces of evidence in court 47 Grammy winner ___ Nas X 48 Replacement for the lira and mark 49 Faux fireplace items 53 U.S.S.R. intelligence org. 55 Like medical expenses you pay for yourself 58 Long (for) 60 What a wheel connects to 61 Author/ journalist Quindlen 62 Cove 63 Order to someone holding a deck of cards 64 Game suggested by the ends of 20-, 38- and 55-Across and 11- and 34Down 65 On/off device 66 Fare for aardvarks 67 Letters on love letters
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1 Welsh ___ (dog) 2 Had dinner at home 3 It may say “Forever” 4 Suffering 5 Andean animal valued for its wool 6 Mythical woman after whom element 41 is named 7 Abbr. below “0” on a phone 8 Iditarod terminus 9 Get stuff ready to go 10 Bigheadedness 11 Bar from the bathroom? 12 Once more 13 Muse’s instrument 21 “At ___, soldier!” 22 Enough 26 Turkey drumstick, e.g. 28 Hocus-___ 29 Évian and Perrier 30 Alternatively 31 Speaker’s platform 32 Great Lake with the smallest volume 33 Tail-less cat 34 Alert 35 Insect you may swat away 38 State school SE of Columbus, in brief 41 Lucy of TV’S “Elementary” 43 Kind of soup often served at a sushi bar 44 Sign of online shouting 46 Literary Emily or Charlotte 47 Places for tiny U.S. flags 49 Key for Debussy’s “La fille aux cheveux de lin” 50 “All righty then …” 51 Italian city known for its salami 52 What holds up ?an ear of corn 53 Ukraine’s capital, to Ukrainians 54 Actress Rowlands 56 “Look what I did!” 57 Animals in a yoke 59 Gun, as an engine