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1 Quick 6 Zurich-based sports org. 10 Dis 13 Metaphorical title word in a McCartney-Wonder hit 14 Major composition 15 Dr Pepper Museum city 16 Played hooky from the office? 18 Journalist/author Larson 19 Telegram period 20 Long in the tooth 21 Texas-Louisiana border river 23 “Without further __ ...” 25 Taco toppings 26 Was sorry to have set the alarm? 31 Random selection 32 Give a halfhearted effort 33 Gratified and then some 36 Pizzeria staples 38 Romantic dining spot 40 Bush advisor 41 You can skip it 43 Piaggio transport 45 X or Y preceder 46 Made it through the Civil War? 49 Lunchbox container 51 “Wait Wait... Don’t Tell Me!” airer 52 Small creek 53 Meet at the poker table 55 Hound sound 59 Downwind 60 Reached the 2016 Olympics the hard way? 63 Joker, for one 64 Continental divide 65 “Buffy” spin-off 66 Superhero symbol 67 They’re fixed shortly after being intentionally broken 68 Crystalline stone

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1 Bench mates? 2 Bump up against 3 Little, to Luis 4 Rubber stamp partner 5 Highlight provider 6 Barnyard regular 7 2001 Apple debut 8 Lab coat 9 Welcomes warmly, as a visitor 10 Ready in a big way 11 Cupcake cover 12 Uses a fireplace tool 15 Online workshop 17 The Platters’ genre 22 x or y follower 24 Senior, to Junior 25 Amulet 26 Emulates Eminem 27 Meter or liter 28 Revelations 29 Plants used to make tequila 30 Cashed, as a forged check 34 “... happily __ after” 35 Say no to 37 Tangled 39 Put in one’s two cents 42 Mrs. Cullen in Stephenie Meyer’s “Twilight” 44 Venomous snake 47 “I know, right?” 48 Sign next to free samples 49 Hint 50 Luau entertainment 53 Gala giveaways 54 “Electric” swimmers 56 “For that reason ...” 57 Told a fantastic story, perhaps 58 North __ 61 URL ending 62 Identify on Facebook