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1 Setting for “The Golden Girls” 6 Unlikely place to find bars 14 Performer at a flag lowering ceremony 15 Point to 16 “We’re all ___ here” 17 Individually 18 1949 novel set in the Wyoming Territory 19 Pacific Ocean phenomenon 20 They have an “itis” named after them 23 Suffix for a fan gathering 24 Fabric feature 27 Performing well 29 Evil spirit 31 Alternative to “stand” 32 Broadway character who sings “The Gods Love Nubia”
33 1960 Miles Davis album inspired in part by flamenco music
39 “American Pie” actor Eddie ___ Thomas 40 Plumbing fitting with a bend 41 Unresponsive 43 Spark plugs 47 Something found near a six-pack 48 I.S.P. once called Quantum Computer Services 50 Word in the “Survivor” motto 51 Ticklish area 54 Hooch holder 55 “Lean and hungry type,” in a Hall & Oates hit
57 Port in County Kerry 58 Cellphone account offering 59 Looks inside? 60 They may be under the table 61 Apparently is
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1 Bird that lent its name to Toledo’s Triple-A team 2 Pet that can regrow its tail
3 Strenuous thing to pull
4 Swift and sudden 5 Schedule issuer, for short 6 Word after speed or drunk 7 Tangle up 8 Sicilian town that lost a bell to Fascists, in literature 9 Playing craps, e.g. 10 Once-over 11 “Just a heightened sense of awareness,” per John Lennon 12 “Master Melvin” of baseball
13 Tank alternative 14 Met villains, often 21 Big name in retirement accounts 22 More than none 25 Company whose logo symbolizes the union of four manufacturers 26 Not wing it 28 Commuter scooter 30 Where to find bliss 33 Uno card with a slashed circle 34 Danity ___, girl group with a selftitled 2006 #1 album
35 It’s nice to see 36 ___ Octavius, Spider-Man villain 37 German title 38 Bland, in a way 42 Hot ___ 43 Consultant’s customer 44 Windy event? 45 Shocking things 46 Comic Wanda 49 Join
52 Extract juice from 53 ___ leches 55 Front desk handout 56 Landmark civil rights legislation of 1990: Abbr. 57 Emmitt Smith’s 175, for short Annual subscriptions are available for the best of Sunday crosswords from the last 50 years: 1-888-7-ACROSS.
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