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COLORFUL CELEBRATIONS ACROSS
1 “___ hai!” 5 Fountain drinks 10 Antlered animal 14 Like some letters 15 Japanese dog breed 16 People of southern Africa 17 Reach a high point 18 Environmentalist bloc 20 Blew it 22 Carne ___ 23 Rejections 24 Power tool that smooths 26 A ___ Called Red (“Stadium Pow Wow” group) 28 Afro pick, e.g. 31 Regardless of the date 34 Threat in a Ralph Ellison short story 39 Thing you oughtn’t do 40 Shoestrings 41 Prefix meaning “new” 42 Like a lamb 43 Racetrack shape 44 Rare brew 46 Day of work for a TV host 49 Perform in a band 50 June birthstone 52 Blah 57 “Why ___ you booing me? I’m right” 59 Sends postally 62 Thoroughly enjoy 63 Event at which Hicham El Guerrouj set the mile world record 66 Short-sleeved shirt with a collar 67 Baker who said “Strong people don’t need strong leaders” 68 Judo technique 69 Apt name for an eye doctor 70 ___ dunk 71 Victoria or Tasmania, for Australia 72 Colorful substances
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1 ___ and dreams 2 Show with arias 3 Take lessons 4 Tattooed 5 Lose firmness 6 Bhindi masala ingredient 7 Stops functioning 8 Went to for dinner, say 9 “Killing Eve” star Oh 10 “Love Galore” singer 11 Ended up 12 Voice above tenor 13 Fellas 19 Nuisance 21 Packs of cards 25 Unfairly deprive 27 At this point 29 A lot of 30 Censoring sound 32 “Coming of Age in Mississippi” author Moody 33 “Skill in action,” per the Bhagavad Gita 34 Bit of spatter 35 Volcanic output 36 Without instruments 37 “The Color Purple” protagonist 38 Hang loosely 42 Toys on strings 45 Science setting 47 Top line on a form, often 48 Bestows 51 ___ sleeper 53 Fast 54 Word before “Coast” or “tower” 55 “For real!” 56 Icky 57 Gets older 58 Bubble wrap comes in one 60 Fictional archaeologist Croft 61 Schedule opening 64 Water barrier 65 Reverence