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1 Steinbeck

surname 5 Russian assembly 9 Overdoes the

fandom, in slang 14 Liqueur that water

turns cloudy 15 NASDAQ newbies 16 Convent outfit 17 Inadequate

Wikipedia entry 18 “Cool it!”

19 Things

20 Play about the shortcomings of capitalism, abridged? 23 Capital of Iran 24 Stately tree

25 YA series about an insecure preadolescent, abridged? 32 Nutrition bar marketed to women

33 Acorn trees 34 University of Pennsylvania swimmer Thomas 35 “Love __ Open Door”: “Frozen” duet

36 See 46-Down 38 Savor the sun 39 Poke tuna 40 Garment worn

with a choli 41 Annoys

42 Film about a crime in a small town, abridged? 47 Sci-fi aviators 48 Apple gadget 49 Novel about a Japanese entertainer, abridged? 56 Nursery supply 57 SALT weapon 58 Bubbly name 59 Hunter-gatherer

diet

60 Hill partner 61 Craftsy etailer 62 “Hacks” Emmy

winner Jean 63 “Preach!” 64 Gratify

DOWN

1 “You Had Me”

singer Stone

2 “I’m __ here!”

3 Un color primario 4 El Diablo of “Beverly Hills Chihuahua,” e.g. 5 Consternation 6 Rise in pitch that can make a statement sound like a question 7 Apollo theater? 8 “Raiders of the

Lost Ark” snakes 9 Claressa who is the only American boxer to win consecutive Olympic gold medals

10 Woven floor mat 11 Lie for, say 12 “Mrs. Frisby and

the Rats of __” 13 D and C in D.C. 21 Sample 22 Newsroom

bureaus 25 Chinese martial art 26 “... bombs

bursting __” 27 Ancient Greek

region

28 Black Hills terr. 29 Chili rating unit 30 Like junk bonds 31 Shaggy

Himalayan locals 32 Payne of One

Direction 5/13/22 ©2022 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 5/13/22 36 “Don’t __ my 46 With 36-Across,

mellow!” “Big” star 37 Rolling Rock 49 Island in

openers? Micronesia 38 Closed 50 Fashion designer

ecosystems Emhoff

40 Basket made 51 Turturro of “The

without weaving? Sopranos” 43 Severe cold 52 Con job

remedy? 53 Whit

44 Agile 54 Take ten

45 Zaius, Thade, 55 Ocular malady

et al. 56 U.K. lawmakers