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1 Anteroom

6 Hit it off

11 Like some cutting edges

13 Wore 14 Jumble of speech 16 What no monarch wants to be

17 On, on a memo 18 Subdivisions for families

20 Go ___ to ___ 21 Most states have state ones 23 A family’s might be unlimited

25 “It’s really difficult to underestimate you,” for one

27 Major turnoff, perhaps

29 Places where majors are of minor concern?

31 Indigenous Peoples’ Day mo.

34 Astronaut Jemison

35 “___ Beach,” acclaimed 1991 children’s book set in Harlem

36 Net hookup abbr.

37 Act of self-betrayal

41 Pinched pasta

42 Most crafty

46 Ones breaking ground

48 Seesaw, e.g.

49 Sign of affection, in

28-Down

50 Really wants

52 “Sex after 90 is like trying to shoot pool with a ___”: George Burns

53 Alternative to pinot grigio

55 Seems acceptable

57 Basketball player in purple and yellow

58 German newsmagazine Der ___

59 Cuts, maybe

60 Serious-minded

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1 Who reinvented the wheel in 1893?

2 Ask someone to provide, informally

3 Praise for a queen

4 Slate, e.g.

5 Provoked 6 Something simple done for pleasure

7 World’s busiest origin and destination airport

8 Annual competition that starts on the first Saturday in March

9 Ones wearing eagle insignia

10 Take a ___

11 Late-night talk show from 2010 to 2021

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12 Bird whose Latin root means “dog”

14 Amenity with a password

15 Hates

19 Mischief-makers

22 Moshers in a mosh pit 24 Language spoken near the Thai region of Isan

26 One getting hitched

28 See 49-Across

30 What’s read in tasseomancy

31 “Down!”

32 Crazy amount

33 Dish with soy sauce and mirin

38 Klaatu’s vehicle in “The Day the Earth Stood Still” 39 Butterflies

40 Pan-fried dumplings 43 Called up 44 Flower part

45 It’s a long shot in basketball 47 Oozes

49 Key 51 Buttonhole, essentially 54 Apt rhyme for “pet” 56 Source of salt