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Bit of strategy 1 Painting 7 technique used in van Gogh’s “The Starry Night” Good as gold, 14 and others? High-m.p.g. 15 vehicle

One having a 16 certain video chat

This just in! 17 What happens 18 while you’re busy making other plans, it’s said Italian architect 19 Ponti

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21 Ole (stock characters in Upper Midwest jokes) Revolution 22 around o sol Makers of parts 23

Be present 25 Expression of 28 support Expression of 30 contempt One who might 31 meet with angels, for short Things used by 32 star witnesses? Meet somebody 38 you’ve heard lots about Creator’s 39 leeway

Jill Biden ___ 40 Jacobs Mauna ___ 41 Something 42 found after many years? Fencing sport 43 with bamboo swords

Film composer 46 Morricone Seat occupier, 48 for short

Stylish 51

Like 2021 53

It has its faults, 54 informally Club’s premier 55 venue Bring aboard, 58 sci-fi-style How many 60 Amish barns are raised Robinhood 61 competitor Patronized, in a 62 way Indenting aid 63

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Producer of 1 15-Acrosses Oscar nominee 2 for “Argo” Narcissist’s ploy 3 It’s on a roll 4 Follower of 5 McCarthy Boatload 6 Levin who 7 wrote “The Stepford Wives” Team with 8 “Mr.” and “Mrs.” mascots Irritant 9 Appropriate 10 What Grand 11 Canyon tourists enjoy Large marble 12 Choice words 13 Capital of every 15 country? Dolt 20 James Beard 23 award winners Northernmost 24 part of the U.K.

“___ legit” 26 “Lovely ___ 27 You” (song by the Moody Blues) Flavoring of 29 Cedilla liqueur Defeat soundly, 32 slangily Setting for a 33 blender

Pic on a pec, 34 say

Amour de ___ 35 (self-love: Fr.) Equatorial 36 plantation crop Force on Earth, 37 in brief “Go, and catch 44 a falling star” poet

Stop here ___ 45 (traffic sign) “Intuition tells 47 me …” Sidestep 49 Lab tube 50

Diminutive 52 master of film Potato or pasta, 54 informally Prefix with 55 century What Friday 56 has, unlike any other day of the week? ___ of This 57 Swirled (Ben & Jerry’s flavor) Pilot’s info, for 59 short

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