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SPLIT PEAS
ACROSS 1 Barbecued slab 5 Use a church key on 10 Flu season protection 14 20-Across datum 15 Cash, slangily 16 County Kerry’s land 17 Measurer of public opinion 19 Pyramid’s top 20 Reference named for a Titan
21 It doesn’t fly on the Shabbat
22 “X” may mark it 23 Appeared to be 25 Vowel sound in “fox”
27 Fateful day in March
29 Does a double take, say 32 Paparazzo’s wares, for short 35 Cluttered state 38 Alan of “Argo” 39 Org. encouraging flossing 40 Pot-scrubber’s aid 42 Chunk of history 43 Part of a calyx 45 Like a tuned piano string 46 Pedometer unit 47 Opened, as a keg 49 A shirt tag may irritate it 51 Antiseptic element 54 Pour, as port 58 Get smart with 60 Sips from a flask 62 Gossip’s tidbit 63 Last stroke, usually 64 “Smoke on the Water” band 66 Word after teen or matinee 67 Alpine climber’s tool
68 Kazan with an honorary Oscar 69 Word game piece 70 Hatchlings’ homes 71 Document in a safe, perhaps
DOWN 1 Songs in Bollywood soundtracks 2 Ready to blow one’s stack 3 “Beauty and the Beast” girl 4 Meats on some subs
5 One of an MLB quartet
6 “Ain’t happening” 7 Becomes less cordial
8 To whom a caliph prays
9 Ashen complexion 10 Five-armed creature
11 Place to carry a flask
12 Cookie with a Thin Bites variety 13 Message containing emojis, perhaps
18 Like trade-ins 24 How-to presentation, for short 26 Try for a part 28 Pants part 30 Item changed at a pit stop
31 Start of a gridiron play
32 Time traveler’s destination 33 Planning session offering 34 Make-believe cowboy’s weapon 36 Place for a mud bath
37 Like cotton candy 40 Malamutes’ burden
41 Just ___ (slightly)
44 Last Supper attendee
46 Tied tightly 48 Late meal, in kidspeak 50 Land liberated by San Martin 52 Hallmark birthday card section 53 Electrified swords 55 More than enough 56 “Cross my heart!” 57 Sneaker bottom’s pattern
58 Rod in a grill 59 Import with a four-ring logo 61 Petty squabble 65 Where GIs shop