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1 Brainiac 8 Campus eatery, for short 11 Flying Solo? 14 Brewpub brew 15 Auburn University home 17 #2 on Rolling Stone’s 100 Greatest Guitarists of All Time 18 Burger bun flavorings 19 Out-of-date 20 Usual people in a roundup? 22 Small dogs 24 Trafficking org. 25 Insisted on it 29 Gaming rookie, in slang 31 “Treasure Island” author’s initials 33 Cape 34 Six-sided state 36 Steinbeck’s “__ of Eden” 38 Simple card game 39 Pal of Sleepy 41 “Taras Bulba” novelist Gogol 43 Org. with Thunder and Heat 44 Eggs in a lab 45 Amino __ 46 Chew (on) 48 Male bodybuilder 50 Uncle, in Mexico 52 Homecoming figure 54 Rock show venues 56 U.K. country 58 Palm smartphone 60 Welcomers at the church door 63 Car seller’s employer: abbr. 64 Like some celebrity memoirs 67 Desperate 69 Salaries 70 Composer Puccini 71 28-Down, essentially 72 Solid __ rock 73 Steams up
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1 Spaceship Earth locale 2 Unit at the pumps 3 *Friendly words to departing guests 4 Old-school “cool” 5 Has 6 Spoken 7 More heavily populated 8 Attorney’s assignment 9 Smart guys? 10 *Like medicine that works quickly 11 Smoked meat 12 Zion Church letters 13 “One Mic” rapper 16 Pasta sauce herb 21 *Extremely retro food regimen? 23 Drunkard 26 Common yoga pose ... and a hint to hidden names in the answers to starred clues 27 Former Swedish automaker 28 Southern veggie 30 *“Cruel Summer” band 32 Mineo of movies 35 Hyphenated fruit drink brand 37 Droop 39 Qatar’s capital 40 Done 42 Young fox 47 Hotel lobby hangings 49 Prefix with Saxon 51 Nervous 53 Remove calcium deposits from 55 Tennis great Monica 57 Area below the abdomen 59 Cookie bits in some Milka chocolate bars 61 “Born Free” lioness 62 Fly high 64 Gratuity 65 Rock producer Brian 66 HDTV choice 68 HDTV brand