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1 Result of a rise, perhaps

8 Other half

14 One of the Balearic Islands

15 Dessert order at a Mexican restaurant 16 Quirky sort 17 Life-form led by Optimus Prime in the “Transformers” movies

18 Monthly expense 19 Ballpark figure

21 ___ Lonely Boys, group with the 2004 hit “Heaven” 23 Button for enlarging an image

24 Mark of perfection 25 Expose

28 Really, really 31 Gender-___

34 T-bird alternative 36 Cabbage alternative?

37 “This isn’t a trick question”

40 “___ c’est Paris” (French soccer club slogan)

41 Vibe

42 Airs during the holidays

43 Jimmy of high-end footwear

45 Made it through 47 Pro in D.C. 49 Exaggerated 50 “The Bachelorette” network

53 Deli lunch options 57 Sound after a sip 59 Midcruise milieu 60 Where Bill and Hillary first met 62 In

63 Budgeting class? 64 Automotive amenity that offers an annual Santa Tracker 65 Stingrays, often

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1 Emissions concern 2 Like some pools 3 “Thus …”

4 What something bacillary is shaped like

5 Word with wonder or designer 6 Protest movement launched in 2011, familiarly

7 Peace slogan 8 Barricaded

9 To ___ mildly

10 Cry from a balcony 11 Big adventure through the concrete jungle 12 Emissions concern 13 Ciudad del ___, Paraguay’s largest city after Asunción 15 Sound investment

in the 1980s? 20 Follower of Jesus

Christ?

22 Paper cut, e.g. 26 Troubles

27 ___ power 29 Sovereign land, so

to speak 30 Excuses

31 It has a $100 billion line of credit with the Treasury Dept.

32 Cousin of a firth 33 Ones calling the

strikes?

35 Zwölf minus elf 38 Chill

39 “___ problem” 44 Acorn, by another

name

46 Fine wool

source 48 Cybertruck

maker

51 Mowgli’s teacher in

“The Jungle Book” 52 Belt wearer,

perhaps

53 Lead-in to -graphic 54 Keeping current

with

55 Graduation class 56 This is taking foree-ever

58 Many start with “I”:

Abbr.

61 Sinus doc