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DECOR OF THE DAY

ACROSS 1 Doo- wop group member 5 Diamond Head locale 9 Dam on the Nile 14 Amazon’s smart speaker 15 Stevedore’s workplace 16 Elbow room 17 Abandoned Wild West site 19 Fragrant evergreens 20 Make seams, say 21 Cruet filler 22 Mini- burgers 24 Unflappable sort 26 Prior to, in verse 27 Like an audiobook 30 Pop- ups that you can’t get rid of 35 Homes with hexagonal cells 36 Scandal suffix 37 Temporary insanity, e. g. 38 Winter Olympics leap 39 Bret who wrote gold rush stories 40 Stuff in dust bunnies 41 “Works for me” 42 Ship of Greek myth 43 So last year 44 Chem lab vessel 46 Ceded the pigskin, in a way 47 TripAdvisor spokesbird 48 Totally out of gas 50 Tack room gear 54 “And so forth,” briefly 55 Go kaput 58 With eyes open 59 McCarthy’s pursuit of reds, e. g. 62 Pedometer function 63 Word after play or gray 64 Clumsy sorts 65 Athletes’ awards since 1993 66 Apt to mouth off 67 Sneaky tactic

DOWN 1 Says “pretty please” 2 Rue the workout 3 It must go on, it’s said 4 Dots- and- dashes distress call 5 Sunroof, perhaps 6 Garlicky mayonnaise 7 Fell with an axe 8 Big brewers 9 Set lofty goals 10 Greenery popular in offices 11 Go downhill 12 Maker of Chromebook laptops 13 Prohibition agent Eliot 18 Shoppers’ carryalls 23 Flood- preventing barrier 24 Opener of many locks 25 Visa statement items 27 Dumbwaiter enclosure 28 Mischievous sprite 29 Bagel shop fixtures 31 “Beetle Bailey” pooch 32 Sought- after guests 33 Like urban populations 34 Full, and then some 36 What you wear 39 Anglers’ takes 43 Refreshment in a bowl 45 Sounds from a hatchery 46 Garfield, to Jon 49 Dwindle, with “out” 50 Aesopian racer 51 Leaves dumbstruck 52 Sing like Joe Cocker 53 Transaction at a meet 55 Serving two purposes 56 What FAQs provide 57 Crafts website 60 Road rage, say 61 Start of a triple jump

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