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ACROSS
1 “Sounds exciting,” sarcastically 6 First verb in the Lord’s Prayer
9 Trim
13 Pages (through) 14 Commercial follower of “-o-” 16 Super-duper 17 Employer of nurse sharks? 19 Name spelled out in a Kinks hit 20 Laudatory lines 21 ___ Claire, Wis. 22 Delicacy in a tiny spoon
24 Fig. in the form XXX-XX-XXXX 25 “It’s green and slimy” and “It tastes like the ocean”? 27 Climate agreement city
29 Site of the fall of man
30 Late Saudi journalist Khashoggi 31 “With this ring, I ___ wed” 33 Crushing setback 37 Seal the deal
38 Big scare of a couple of decades ago … or a phonetic hint to this puzzle’s theme
39 Sign away 40 Own (up) 41 “___ mío!” (Spanish cry) 42 Storied toymakers 43 Deadlocked 45 Less colorful 46 Nerd’s goal on a dating app? 51 Yodeler’s peak 53 Ciaos at luaus 54 Brouhaha
55 Fruit in some gin 56 Animal relative of a hinny
57 Pointy bill or tail feathers?
60 Dr. ___, film enemy of Austin Powers
61 Bring up … or something that might be brought up 62 Unidentified person, in slang 63 Climax in “Hamilton” 64 Dunderhead 65 Having a body mass index over 30, medically
DOWN
1 Actor Edward James ___ 2 State of mind
3 Jokey parts of prank calls, often 4 Sci-fi travelers, for short 5 Presidential advisory grp. 6 Times New Roman alternative 7 Accumulated, as expenses 8 “Jeez, I did NOT need to know that!” 9 Fictional sport whose rules are invented during play 10 Sarge’s superior 11 Something a bride or groom might acquire
12 Fruit from an orchard
15 Give in (to) 18 Levi’s alternatives 23 One of 17 Monopoly properties: Abbr. 25 Traditional wedding wear, for some
26 Really needs a bath, say 28 Complained angrily and loudly 30 What “choosy moms choose,” in ads 31 Knot-___ (scout’s skill) 32 Necessity for life, chemically speaking
34 Be a hermit, say 35 Supreme leaders
36 Five-time Pro Bowl receiver Welker 39 Diluted
41 Not as bright 44 Itinerary word 45 T.A.’s overseer 46 Having renown 47 Message on a candy heart 48 “Cross my heart!” 49 Pops, to tots 50 Things that might make one cry “Foul!”? 52 Black tea variety
55 Knife 58 Promoter of Teacher Appreciation Week: Abbr. 59 Sellout show inits. Annual subscriptions are available for the best of Sunday crosswords from the last 50 years: 1-888-7-ACROSS.
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