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1 Duck 6 Imaginary ordinal 9 Duck

14 Word of leavetaking 15 Swing ___ (193347) 16 Tablecloths and napkins 17 Duck

19 It could be a problem 20 Strategically evasive 21 Handout for a walking tour 23 Cosy “spot” 24 Mike of “Shrek” 25 ___ Duck 27 Total disarray 30 Heavenly: Prefix 32 Attachment for a bit

33 Big snarl 37 Print “oopses” 40 Examine

41 Be in a mood and brood

42 Wet wood woe 43 Largest lake in Ethiopia 44 Average mark 45 Has in hand 46 Duck, e.g. 50 Lightning strike

51 Cotton gin inventor Whitney

52 A chance of a lifetime, say 55 Raphael’s weapon in “Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles”

58 “The Duck Variations” playwright 60 Duck 62 Mexican pal 63 Conger, for one 64 Swiss author of “Elements of Algebra” 65 Duck

66 Pigpen 67 “Duck, duck …” follower

DOWN

1 High-rise units: Abbr.

2 ___ parmigiana 3 Like many a barrelaged wine 4 “Rocks” in a tumbler 5 Molds, e.g. 6 “Henceforth I ___ will be Romeo” 7 Keep close to one’s heart

8 No ___, no foul

9 Laceless shoes 10 What a flat “b” palm facing a nearby fellow stands for, in A.S.L. 11 Pic-sharing app, informally

12 The second “R” in J. R. R. Tolkien 13 Prepare to proof, in baking

18 It’s mined, all mined!

22 “It’s ___!” (“We’re on!”) 24 Butterfly also called a common tiger or wanderer 26 Perpetual

27 Street ___ (rep) 28 What to call a man in Mannheim 29 Like cheese puffs and rice cakes 31 Tampa Bay pro 34 List ender: Abbr. 35 Transmit 36 Opening on Christmas Eve? 38 In direct confrontation 39 Used as a dining surface 45 Coatroom fixture 46 “Fine, stay angry then!” 47 Mission to remember in San Antonio

48 Skittish

49 Sís and das 50 Scene of pandemonium 53 Editor’s “Forget I wrote that” 54 Sanctified 55 Musician’s chance to shine, perhaps 56 Flabbergasts or gobsmacks 57 Memo subject header 59 Something a duck lays

61 Bugs and Daffy in “The Iceman Ducketh,” e.g.

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