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ACROSS
1 One who might call you out
7 ___ pepper
12 Prez featured in “Annie” 15 Enthusiastic fan 16 ___ Air, electric vehicle that was named Motor Trend’s 2022 Car of the Year 17 Grassy expanse 18 Refrain in a 1970 hit by the Kinks 20 Crop revered by the Abelam people of Papua New Guinea 21 Casual vodka order
22 Muscat native 23 Some reactions on Slack
24 “Yep, noticed that”
26 “Oh, you wanna fight!”
28 Refrain in a 1971 hit by David Bowie 34 ___-owned (merchandise designation) 35 One of over 140 in an Ironman triathlon 36 Serbian American inventor
37 Hindu god embodying virtue 39 Everlasting, poetically 42 Flatbread that can be served with dal
43 What offers worldwide protection? 45 State boldly 46 “hahahaha”
47 Refrain in a 1965 hit by the Who
52 Corporate department 53 Privy to 54 Longtime TV singing series, to fans
56 Places for evil geniuses
59 Thing with a ping
63 Sandwich you really need two hands to eat 64 Refrain in a 2008 hit by Lady Gaga 66 What makes most moist? 67 Fleece seeker 68 “War and Peace” character who determines through numerology that he is destined to assassinate Napoleon
69 East Asian currency 70 Things dragged uphill
71 Trade mag for marketers
DOWN
1 “www” addresses 2 Defense from some attackers 3 Short-sleeved shirt
4 Like a type that leans right? 5 Enjoy with gusto
6 Big Band ___ 7 $1 bill, in slang
8 Dance with a festive skirt 9 Like Andy Warhol’s “Campbell’s Soup Cans” or “Marilyn Diptych” 10 Frasier’s ex-wife on “Frasier” 11 State west of Wyo.
12 Going it alone 13 The “D” in CODA 14 Head-butts, e.g. 19 Tackle at the knees, e.g.
23 One who’s finished
25 Zenith
27 Took a load off 28 Outrageous 29 Substance that makes blood red
30 Fair and honest 31 Actor ___ Villechaize of “Fantasy Island”
32 John from England
33 Whiz (through) 34 Big dance
38 Sweetheart
40 Surefire
41 Actor Mcgregor 44 Something a person with an ovomucoid allergy cannot eat
48 Female friend, informally
49 Go by
50 Hot, hot, hot
51 Shortly
54 “Oho!”
55 Novel with the desert planet Arrakis
57 Tech product officially discontinued in 2022
58 Carter of jazz and Perlman of film
60 Take the leap
61 Land unit
62 Raise a big stink 64 Slumber duds 65 Org. with an
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