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Across

1 Get lovey-dovey 8 Ramble 15 Fertilizes, in a way 16 Spousal consent 17 Dryer component 18 Creamy rice dish 19 Tiruchirappalli title 20 California region named for

a literary hero 22 It can lead into day or night 23 Shade-loving plant 25 Big chunk of time 26 State probably named for a

French province 28 Mobile app? 29 Relay settings 31 Object of veneration 32 Edible conifer seed 34 Part 36 Many an IKEA buy 37 Slangy refusal 38 Brought down a Giant, say 42 Arrivals 46 Kyrgyzstan range 47 Interior design 49 Glitzy affair 50 Informed, with “in” 52 Sound heard going up a

mountain, maybe 53 Film in which the title character says, “I don’t permit the suffering. You do” 54 Yoga class syllables 55 “Please, please ... “58 Half-hearted 59 Asphalt 61 Prevailing conditions 63 Absinthe flavoring 64 Solemnly commands 65 Gets new players for 66 Hooks or lures

Down

1 Road wreck 2 Capital south of Addis

Ababa 3 Not yet up 4 Bloke’s address 5 Actress Scacchi 6 Siberian river to the Arctic

Ocean 7 Where the Boss’ band once

rehearsed 8 Hard heads 9 Buttermilk holder? 10 Indian tea region 11 Bachelor’s last words? 12 Rodents on wheels, perhaps 13 Attended informally 14 Like the wind 21 Muppet friend of Elmo 24 Any one of the male “Big Bang Theory” main characters 27 Shoot for the moon 29 Softened 30 Man of La Mancha 33 Nada 35 Whale group 38 Buffet featuring tortillas and

fixings 39 Hog’s call? 40 Biting 41 Conditioned response? 42 Repro man? 43 Source of some annoying

online messages 44 Crowing type 45 The blues 48 Gear tooth 51 Mercury money 53 Medium board 56 Source of folic acid 57 Quaint retail adjective 60 Letters on some tee tags 62 Ancient Greek statuary site:

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