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1 “__ la Douce” 5 Beat decisively 9 High-80s grade 14 Not nice at all 15 In __: as placed 16 “Spider-Man” trilogy director Sam 17 *ATM user’s code 19 It usually shows AK and HI as insets 20 Subordinate to 21 Newspapers, collectively 23 Lightning-tothunder interval, e.g. 26 Play with Iago 30 Naval rank: Abbr. 31 Crosses (out) 33 Fearful 34 Start of Act II, say 37 Needs to be submitted by, as a term paper 38 *Contact sport on skates 40 Garlicky sauce 42 “Fringe on top” carriage of song 43 LIKE THIS CLUE 45 GI’s internet suffix 46 Director Lee 49 Exec’s aircraft 51 Elizabeth Warren or Lisa Murkowski, e.g. 54 Elizabeth Warren or Lisa Murkowski, e.g. 56 Bush 43 successor 57 Diameter halves 60 Permanent place ... and where to find the starts of the answers to starred clues 63 Sch. east of Hartford 64 Grand Ole __ 65 Civil wrong 66 Cake pan trademark 67 Make less difficult 68 Lambs’ moms

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1 Ascribe (to) 2 Get control of 3 Classic colorful candies 4 Year in France 5 U.S. Army award 6 Barbecued piece 7 Sch. near the Rio Grande 8 Grand Canyon critter 9 *Forest threat 10 Ones who may stop to help 11 Peru airport abbr. 12 Thurman of movies 13 Taste of a drink 18 Internet address 22 Incoming flight info 24 Ice skater’s jump 25 Heredity units 27 Title for Godiva 28 Actress Lucy 29 “__ to Billie Joe” 32 Hospital supply 34 Sun emanation responsible the northern for lights 35 *Business known for overcharging, in slang 36 Elba of “The Wire” 38 Almond __: candy 39 Mystery writer Gardner 40 Feel sick 41 Suffix with hero 44 Coll. term 46 Hitting bottom, spirits-wise 47 “That’ll be enough” 48 Research funding sources 50 Lake near Reno 52 Refusals 53 Taper off 55 Golden State wine region 57 Coax (out), as a genie 58 Puncture prefix 59 Shock jock Imus 61 Tax form org. 62 Deli bread