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1 “Nova” airer

4 Like a rumpled bed 10 ___ tha Kyd (big

name in rap, once) 13 Lead-in to correct 15 Pothead

16 Road goo

17 Lager or I.P.A.? 19 “Well, what have we here?!” James Bond genre, informally

Like a brooding teen, maybe Lose after being way ahead, as a lead

Hot fudge or caramel sauce? “I goofed … who cares!” “Eww, you could have kept that to yourself”

The “E” of Q.E.D. [I can hear you, you know]

Kind of daisy Lion-colored Neat or on the rocks?

Gen ___

Part of a wintry mix Salinger heroine Feud (with) Step between “ready” and “fire” “Thanks, but no thanks” Jägermeister or Fireball?

Keep ___ on (look after)

56 Chow down on, in

modern slang 30 31

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41 42 44 45 46 57 Perfumery scents 60 Part of E.S.L.: Abbr. 61 Chicken broth or beef bouillon? Whichever Common text in A.P. Latin

66 “Star Wars” pilot who, despite his name, flies with a co-pilot

67 “Geez!”

68 TV comic with a “Jokes Seth Can’t Tell” segment Collar 64 65

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Homes, in slang Emanation from Barney Gumble on “The Simpsons” 3 Attends to one’s mental health, say 4 L.A. school

5 Last in a series 6 Participated in a stock exchange? “Dragon Ball Z” genre of TV and film

8 Boil down

9 Before, to poets 10 Some Russian vodka, informally Web company that styles its name with an exclamation point

___ one’s sorrows Disconcerted Scrabble piece Vitamin that could also be a bingo call Desktop debut of 1998

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Titter “Nothing’s broken” Hardens

Like a contract that’s said to be “not worth the paper it’s written on”

Short albums, for short

Do an impression of Increase in the number of teams in a league, e.g. 36 Votes for

37 Makes a boo-boo 39 “No kidding?” 40 Druid, e.g. 43 Begrudgingly accepts, as a loss Whales and water fountains produce them

Tutor’s charge Like wet noodles Power source for early engines ___-Barbera (onetime cartoon company) Women’s health doc Bonkers Figure at a roast

Kind of nut with caffeine

Elitist

Cooke who was known as the “King of Soul”

Wine aperitif Some serious hosp. cases 25 26

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