CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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1 Hypotheticals 4 Casino conveniences 8 Painfully bright 14 Medical research org. 15 Cool, in ’90s slang 16 Military builder 17 Subject of many 10-Downs 18 “Hang on for a sec” 20 Banjo virtuoso Scruggs 22 Most slimy 23 It can be white or red 25 “Better information. Better health” resource 29 Barbershop voice 30 Run for again, as office 31 Way with words? 36 Act decisively 38 Capital near Casablanca 39 “30 Rock” star 40 Cry from a daring biker 45 Literary breakdown 46 Actress Sonia 49 Had leftovers, say 50 French Open surface 54 Checking the parts list, e.g. 56 Jr.’s exam 57 Type of tax ... or how the ends of the other five longest across answers might be seen? 61 Oaf 62 Jeans appliqué 63 Words to a double-crosser 64 Some fridges 65 Nickel and cadmium 66 Frequent fast food flavoring 67 Ballpark fig.

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1 Financially behind 2 Often-dramatic movement 3 “Casino” Best Actress nominee 4 BOLO equivalent 5 2000s teen drama set in Newport Beach 6 Callender in the food business 7 To this day 8 “A Hard Road to Glory” writer 9 Jumps in the pool 10 Doctor’s order 11 Esq. group 12 DirecTV remote button 13 “A spider!” 19 Hodges of the Dodgers 21 Chicago area, with “the” 24 Dr. who founded the Aftermath label 26 Link often smoked 27 Just 28 High-fashion letters 30 Pro __ 32 Bullpen stats 33 Preservation container 34 “True Detective” network 35 “Phooey!” 36 10th-century Russian Orthodox saint 37 Well-versed one? 41 Avatar of Vishnu 42 Lozenge flavor 43 “30 Rock” network 44 Word before kick or pass 47 Market bunch 48 Declare to be genuine 50 Mil. rank 51 Rich veins 52 “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” novelist Loos 53 1983 Streisand film 55 Geologic periods 57 Director Wenders 58 Soreness? 59 Tater __ 60 Instinctive, as a reaction