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ACROSS

1 “Back in Black” band 5 Biggest diamond? 8 Arnaz and Ball’s production company 14 Title Seuss character

who speaks for trees 16 Prefaces 17 “Wow, he survived!” 18 Walked with purpose 19 Bowling unit 20 AOL and Comcast 22 “Hulk” director Lee 23 Airline guess, for short 24 Depot: Abbr. 26 “Wow, you’re a regular

expert at turning right!” 29 Jacob’s twin 31 Horrified 33 Yucatán year 34 Renée Zellweger’s role

in “Chicago” 36 Door swinger 38 “Wow, those reptiles

have mad hops!” 42 Handed out cards 43 April 1 gag 44 Texter’s expression of

surprise 45 Shortly 48 Succumbs to gravity 52 “Wow, look at that

bovine idol!” 54 Triumphant shout 56 Half of a disapproving

rebuke 57 Previously named 58 Ticked (off) 60 Long, disapproving

look 62 Jackson with two Best

Actress Oscars 64 “Wow, I’m standing next to Mr. Clooney himself!” 66 Bears legend Walter 67 Animal that’s been run

over 68 Like palms on a first

date, perhaps 69 Not safe, in baseball 70 “Understood”

DOWN

1 Cost of getting some quick cash 2 Maps 3 Response to “Gracias” 4 Happy as a ___ 5 Jackie’s second husband 6 Relenting after a standoff 7 Old flames 8 Insults, informally 9 Sinus doc 10 Scarecrow stuffing 11 Strong control 12 Accommodations for

travelers 13 Employ 15 Bullfight cries 21 Ryder Cup org. 25 Move from gate to

runway 27 Patriot Allen 28 Actress Saldana of

“Avatar” 30 Russia’s ___

Mountains 32 Lends a hand 35 Vision-related 37 Peeves 38 Car buyer’s protection 39 Asset of a good

proofreader 40 “Understood” 41 Comic actor

Galifianakis 42 Homer Simpson’s

exclamation 46 Zero 47 Dazzle 49 Classic video game

consoles 50 Sound of draining

water 51 “Remington ___” 53 Gossipy sort 55 Like some wines and

cheeses 59 Iberian Peninsula river 61 Thor’s archenemy in

comics 62 Satellite-based navigation aid, for short 63 One of three in an

ellipsis 65 Gangster’s gun