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ROUTE CROP
ACROSS 1 Hunter’s garb, briefly
5 Took from wild to mild 10 Climbed the ranks 14 Out of the office 15 Advil alternative 16 International show, for short 17 Monopoly corner square 18 Solitary sort
19 “It’s ___ a hard day’s night . . .”
20 Container for an indoor palm
21 Game show climaxes, often
23 Making out, in a way
25 Fingerprinting fluid
26 Ingredients in some bran muffins 27 Finger-pointer on recruiting posters 32 Shares an edge with
34 Like Medusa’s scalp
35 Slam dunk’s point value
36 Contaminant-free
37 Ark groupings
38 Late-July babies
39 Plea for help
40 Hall of “Let’s Make a Deal”
41 Began a hand
42 One who’s attractive but not very intelligent
44 Center of campus activity
45 Seascapes, statuary et al.
46 “I’m so fortunate!”
49 There’s no current in one
54 Container in a bargain basement 55 Cylindrical Hershey’s candy
56 Any of the “Scary Movie” movies 57 Head cheese, in large part
58 High roller’s perk
59 Tomato, technically
60 Made the scene
61 Ship-to-ship shout
62 Sides in an age-old “battle”
63 Tend to, as sauce DOWN 1 Many a bayou dweller
2 Far from clueless 3 Salad follower, often
4 Olive in Popeye cartoons
5 Hawk’s grippers
6 As an escort
7 Where a 3-Down may be listed 8 Anticipatory periods
9 Oil field structures
10 Take to task
11 Beasts in rice paddies 12 Chanced a citation 13 Mind-boggling spans
21 Drill set items
22 SRO part
24 McKinnon of “Ghostbusters”
27 State of harmony
28 ___ a one (none)
29 Metronome’s output
30 Initials in some courts-martial 31 Guinness World Records superlative 32 Area at one end of a church
33 Navigational hazard marker
34 Grains in concrete 37 Vatican notables
38 Cause of a puddle, perhaps
40 “Birthday” painter Chagall 41 Conveyor of tears
43 Feature of a four-poster
44 Treats with acoustic foam, say
46 Port St. ___, Fla. 47 Home to the Hurricanes
48 “Please step in!”
49 Largest dolphin family member
50 Playmate of Piglet
51 Muppet who’s always 3 1/2 years old
52 Seldom seen
53 Main idea
57 Roast VIPs