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1 Minuet movement 5 Decides on, with “for” 9 Blew the mind of 14 Be a lazybones 15 Fuel from bogs 16 Word after spitting or mirror 17 Astronomical bear 18 In addition 19 Aug. 9, 1974 resignee 20 Primary concern 23 Linen closet items 24 Seize, as a suspect 25 Command to a puppy 28 Rains cats and dogs 31 District for playgoers 33 It can be paltry or tidy 36 Catalog company’s addressees 38 Palm reader’s phrase 40 Lawn-repair buy 41 Watson of “Beauty and the Beast” 42 March on Washington, e.g. 47 Slippery swimmer 48 Creamy seafood soup 49 Markdown events 51 Even the slightest 52 Living-in-harmony principle 54 Worries to no end 58 “In Search of Lost Time” novelist 61 Colorful bird in a rainforest 64 Harness racer’s gait 65 He drives Bart to school 66 Place for a masked phantom 67 “Thick & Fluffy” waffle brand 68 Golf or tennis lesson subject 69 Model builder’s adhesive 70 Bullwinkle or Betty Boop 71 Organs near temples
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1 Urban renewal targets 2 Synagogue scroll 3 Cow on dairy products 4 Pluto, before its downgrade 5 Expanse far from shore 6 Attack with snowballs 7 Subdue with a shock 8 Like a disciplinarian 9 Hits the jackpot 10 Fail to mention 11 Car wash option 12 Pompous sort’s attribute 13 Place for a BarcaLounger 21 Newsletter piece 22 Achieve through hard work 25 “Ghostbusters” goop 26 Reply to “Who’s there?” 27 Wreck beyond repair 29 Sushi bar bowlful 30 Vending machine features 32 Wassailer’s beverage 33 Nala’s leonine mate 34 Bolt with eight Olympic golds 35 Distasteful to a neat freak 37 “What if . . .” thought 39 Abbr. on an attorney’s letterhead 43 Return to the closet, say 44 Tailgate’s spot 45 Pondered overnight 46 Drop dabbed with a tissue 50 Any of a classic slapstick trio 53 Spider’s legs, e.g. 55 Kama ___ 56 Showing signs of life 57 Roofs on some Pontiac Trans Ams 58 Any of the “Animal Crackers” brothers 59 Descartes’ “therefore” 60 3-Down was Borden’s 61 The bossy 50-Down 62 iTunes download 63 Boardroom VIP
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