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1 Building material for the first little pig 6 Some bank offerings, for short 9 ___ and cheese 12 Swim meet coverage? 13 Nancy who solves mysteries 14 Words said at the altar 15 President’s plane 17 ___-Mex 18 Roadside stops 19 Wrestling for 400pounders 20 Rod-shaped bacterium 22 Broadway’s “___ Miz” 23 Cry before “You’re out!” 25 Dorm figs. 26 Actor Hemsworth of “The Hunger Games” 27 Material for a tight-fitting glove 30 “Up top!” 35 Landed, as on a branch 36 Actions on the dance floor 37 “Mmm-hmm, mmm-hmm” 4038 41 Conclusion PhotographerFlair close Adams World of Seriesa 42 Brand boots of sheepskin 48 43 He-sheepEcstatic 51 Beauty’s partner, with “the” 52 Charged particles 53 Martial art that’s an Olympic sport 54 Big feature on a donkey 55 Miscellany … or a description of the final words in 15-, 23-, 30-, 38- and 43-Across 58 Since Jan. 1 59 Word repeated in “It’s ___, all ___!” 60 Tax cheats’ fears 61 “Hel-l-lp!” 62 Suffix with differ 63 Insurance company with a lizard mascot
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1 Backbone 2 Shore birds 3 Officials crying “Offside” and “Pass interference” 4 Commotion 6 5 7 OppositeNo-goodLair thiefof bests 8 9 Hon Sometimes good, sometimes bad 10 “Hello” singer of 2015 11 Gumption 12 Take a yacht out 13 Singer Lovato 16 Scoundrel 21 Rubbing the wrong way? 23 “Wailing” instrument 24 Stately shade trees 25 Gives a new account of 27 Annoying feature of an online stream 30 2829 In Meanswww. trackinghours healthcare.___the mannerof workers’of 3231 “Now Restroomall!” ___ sign seen it 33 Flying formation geese 34 Sea slitherer 36 It’s fixed for a prix fixe meal 39 Príncipe’s sister island 40 6 or so, for first graders 42 Release from being caught on a nail, say 43 Adheresas a rule to, 44 Old-fashioned “Awesome!” 45 “I ___ see that coming!” 46 What smells 47 Pigs ___ blanket 48 Like some ancient characters 49 Embellish 50 What rolling stones don’t gather 53 Force-ful characters? 56 Cacophony 57 Like some library books and babies
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