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ACROSS 1 Big bird of myth 4 Spiny desert plants 9 Bathysphere’s domain 14 Thurman of “Batman & Robin” 15 Underway 16 Like one in the sulks 17 Shows off one’s connections 19 What the truth sometimes does
20 When repeated, soothing words 21 Top of the charts 23 Tanning site 24 Strips off 25 “Buzz off !” 28 Next-generation relatives 32 Modernized pre-1949 auto 37 Hold dear 38 Stat for Mariano Rivera 39 No-no 41 Tell a whopper
42 Mag with relationship quizzes
45 Metropolitan distance unit 48 Way up or down 50 Do in, as a dragon 51 Wild Australian dog 54 Pub order 58 Aptly named Nevada border community known for its casinos
62 Powerful explosive, familiarly
63 Three-time Tony winner Uta
64 Lunchbox sandwich protector
66 Eyeball-bending pictures 67 Somewhat wet 68 Physician’s org. 69 Wavy dos 70 At exactly the right time
71 Agreeable response DOWN 1 Litters’ littlest 2 Nebraska city on the Missouri 3 Caravan beast 4 Rhythmic flow 5 Congo’s cont. 6 Ring-tailed critter, to Crockett 7 Refill to the brim 8 “Who’s there?” response 9 Hamlet’s love 10 Flowed swiftly 11 Cyprus currency 12 “To whom it actually does concern” letters 13 Wall St. institution 18 Uneven, as a leaf ’s edge 22 “Big” London attraction 26 ABA dues payer 27 Gillette’s __ II razor
29 Wyo. neighbor 30 Idle of Monty Python 31 Hide’s partner 32 “In a few __” 33 Equine gait 34 Tabula __: blank slate 35 Japanese sash 36 Two lowercase letters have them 40 Olive __ 43 Heavily weighted exam 44 Points in the right direction 46 It’s unpleasant when things end on one 47 Like some poetry 49 NBC show that launched many comics’ careers 52 Doodad 53 French __ soup 55 Held in check 56 Picture holder 57 Frat party wear 58 Look for bargains
59 Weak- ankle support 60 Ice cream thickener 61 Spectacular 65 Baton Rouge sch.