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Across 1 Praised 7 Stalagmite creator 11 Spam holder 14 Periodic Pacific current 15 American Eagle Outfitters lingerie brand 17 Whiz 18 Healthy starter 20 Zodiac animal with horns 21 Thurman of “The War With Grandpa” 22 Actress Goldie 23 Vocation 25 Baked side 30 Floor model 31 Genuflect 32 Pool or polo 33 Red-wrapped cheeses 35 Julia of “The Addams Family” 37 Area represented by Sen. Gillibrand 38 Meaty entrŽe 42 Prez on a fiver 45 Whole lot 46 Muscle twitch 49 Tank top kin, briefly 51 Cr me de la cr me 54 Writer Bombeck 55 Filled dessert 59 “Taxi” mechanic 60 __ mortals 61 Place for a “snake bite” piercing 62 “What __, chopped liver?” 63 Sequence of dishes such as 18-, 25-, 38-, and 55-Across, in more ways than one 68 Actor McKellen 69 Leading in a tight game 70 Barcelona’s naci—n 71 Flavor enhancer, for short 72 Buttonlike earring 73 Squeaky ball, e.g.

Down 1 Slight advantage 2 Apple pie order 3 Starless? 4 “You __ your best” 5 Chicago-to-Toronto dir. 6 Honolulu-born jet pilot who became a pop singer 7 Gal‡pagos Islands researcher 8 Confirms, as a password 9 Isl. with four provinces 10 See 36-Down 11 Traveling band 12 Private school 13 Foes that seem impossible to beat 16 Bk. read at Purim 19 Rubberneck 24 Tractor-trailer 26 Amo, amas, __ 27 Crypts 28 “But it’s a dry __” 29 Hints 34 Home of many L.A. Times readers 36 With 10-Down, politician’s flag, often 39 “The Lion King” lion 40 Word processor feature 41 Melissa Benoist’s role on “Supergirl” 42 Accolades 43 Islands northeast of Cuba 44 Chewing the scenery 47 Welcome warmly 48 Rivera who holds the MLB record for career saves 50 “Blech!” 52 Apparently was 53 Mega- squared 56 Hanauma Bay’s island 57 Gave up 58 Fan out 64 Photo __ 65 Clever remark 66 Paul Anka’s “__ Beso” 67 High hybrid stat