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Across

1 Many opera villains 6 Georgia __ 10 ’70s Israeli prime minister 14 Ration out 15 Antioxidant-rich fruit in smoothies 17 Some earrings 18 Celestial explosion 19 Midwestern pair 21 Japanese prime minister since 2012 22 Cold War weapons 26 Northeastern pair 33 Ready followers? 34 Jumper cable connection 35 Did lunch, say 36 Morse clicks 37 Fly catchers 38 Corp. money execs 39 Puerto Rican pronoun 40 Bandleader’s cry 41 Ring figure? 42 Southwestern pair 45 Queen __ lace 46 Lode load 47 What the answers to three “pair” clues share, both in this grid and in reality 55 Soldier of Fortune subject 58 D-sharp equivalent 59 Grifter 60 __ del Sol 61 Prepare for mailing 62 On the less windy side 63 Woods components

Down

1 Automobil route 2 Healing salve 3 Frustrating roommate for a neatnik 4 Many opera heroines 5 “I’ll take that action” 6 Checklist item 7 Galápagos locale: Abbr. 8 Bos’n’s boss 9 Hustles 10 Stand-up sort 11 Mancinelli opera “__ e Leandro” 12 Robbins of Baskin-Robbins 13 Shaggy Scandinavian rug 16 Slow-cook, in a way 20 Give a darn? 23 Former African secessionist territory 24 “The Wind in the Willows” character 25 Handles 26 Italian headquarters of Maserati 27 Out of the sack 28 Around, so to speak 29 French-speaking republic 30 Escapade 31 “Crossroads of America” in Indiana, e.g. 32 Law-and-order gps. 37 Pancake-making aid 38 Nurtured 40 Mother of Pearl, in an 1850 novel 41 PC part? 43 Cantina quaff 44 Head of England? 48 Masonry support 49 Word with coat or shirt 50 Gaelic tongue 51 Bunch of bits