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1 Sudden sharp sensations 6 Place for a meal 10 Eldest “Bonanza” brother 14 Oahu veranda 15 Mannheim mister 16 Still-life subject 17 *Sofia Vergara’s “Modern Family” role, to her nephews 19 Signs 20 Opening words 21 Western movie staples 23 Deliverers of 20-Acrosses, briefly 25 Small amount 26 Place for a meal 27 Emmy winner Christine 29 Eye protector 31 Maple Leafs, on scoreboards 32 “Paper Moon” co-stars 34 *Tree in a foyer 38 Muscle spasm 39 Lummox 41 Nothing 42 Longtime Eur. realm 43 *Deletes 46 Summer TV staple 48 Natural ending? 49 “The Matrix” hero 51 Liquid-Plumr shelfmate 52 Bug-eyed prayer 55 Units of wt. 57 Shelley’s “__ to the West Wind” 58 Correct, perhaps, as a check 59 Colorado’s __ Park 61 Champagne brand 62 Green course ... and what the start of each answer to the starred clues is? 67 Start of Massachusetts’ motto 68 Fateful March date 69 Persistent attack 70 Sounds of disapproval 71 Mouth off to 72 SpongeBob’s home
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1 P. Hearst’s captors 2 Cross-shaped letter 3 __ Wilson, lead singer of Heart 4 Leader overthrown by Castro 5 Highway exit feature 6 Like many holiday concerts 7 Type of exercise 8 Part of TGIF: Abbr. 9 Rub off 10 Howard Hughes, e.g. 11 *Highway warning 12 One with questions 13 Unkempt 18 Ford classic 22 Told all 23 Craze 24 *Conventioneer’s stop on arrival 27 Politician Trent 28 Homework shirker’s lame excuse 30 Spanish noble title 33 First word of some Brazilian cities 35 __ conditioner 36 Construction site sight 37 __ diet: high-fat, low-carb regimen 40 Enjoyment 44 Ritzy properties 45 Old-fashioned messages 47 Ordinary 50 Persistently preoccupy 52 N.L. mascot with a baseball head 53 Long times 54 Round before finals 56 Part of CST: Abbr. 60 Standard Oil brand 63 Snake River st. 64 Jeans brand 65 Ottoman title 66 Pride’s place