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1 Entrepreneur Blakely who founded Spanx 5 Mischievous kids 11 Personal pronoun 14 Malevolence 15 7UP nickname, with “the” 16 Male cat 17 Mistake by a contestant on “The Price Is Right”? 19 “__ bet!” 20 Blazer fabric 21 Betty or Veronica 22 Edelweiss range 23 __ Bravo 25 Like neither Jack nor Jill, apparently 27 Very long response by a contestant on “Jeopardy!”? 32 Chinese tea 34 Quaint 19-Across? 35 Computer shortcut 36 Scratchy sound 38 Pecks and pounds 41 Rocky __ 42 “For sure!” 44 Textile machine 46 70-Across’s div. 47 Prior results considered by a contestant on “Deal or No Deal”? 51 “Bring it!” 52 Wee bit 53 “Uptown Funk” singer Bruno 55 North African seaport 58 Royal bride’s accessory 62 Common verb 63 Pre-show training for a contestant on “Wheel of Fortune”? 65 Small pedestal 66 Bully 67 Farm grunt 68 Topper 69 Lest 70 2019 World Series champs

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1 Ticket abbr. 2 Profess without shame 3 Stand up 4 Sizes up, maybe 5 Explorer, e.g. 6 Tech review site 7 Good-sized building site 8 Mad scientist in an H.G. Wells classic 9 Drop like a stone 10 Hokkaido honorific 11 Billy Porter and Lady Gaga, for two 12 Earring shape 13 Some native Australians 18 Pindar, for one 22 Communion table 24 Birthplace of 53-Across 26 Doctrine 27 Financial independence 28 Hither and __ 29 Patterned spread 30 Face-to-face exam 31 Lymph __ 32 Footwear sometimes decorated with charms 33 “I got it” 37 Jury makeup 39 Excessively 40 Database command 43 Reserved 45 Mazda two-seater 48 Wide receiver’s shout 49 Episodic story 50 New Jersey township named for an inventor 53 “Do the __!” 54 Quarter 56 Photographer Geddes 57 CBS maritime drama 59 K2 locale 60 Lease 61 Is inquisitive 63 Eric Dickerson’s alma mater: Abbr. 64 Primus lead singer Claypool

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