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ACROSS 1 Too-clever-by-half

type 12 Important school fig. 15 Taunt to a

head-turner 16 Head-butter 17 Make an Amazon

visit, say 18 Thoughtful gift? 19 Lady, for one 20 What a pacer may

be experiencing 22 Project Mercury

primate 23 Still red, say 25 Flier not found in 49

states 26 Conform to the

party line? 27 Salon job, for short 29 Hallmark occasion 33 Chinese Fireball or Norwegian Ridgeback, in Harry Potter 35 Reproductive couple 36 Sharp shooter? 37 Music style featuring

accordions 38 They play by

themselves 39 Co-star of TV’s

“thirtysomething” 40 Trickery 41 A unit 43 Years abroad 44 Moose predator 48 Broad in tastes 50 Like silt vis-à-vis

sand 51 Years ___ 52 “Have some fun!” 55 Fox coverage that may be controversial? 56 What shoulders are

often used for 57 Some M.I.T. deg.

holders 58 It has many cells DOWN 1 Hit, old-style 2 Sausalito’s county 3 Increase 4 Casting needs 5 Roller on a

carriageway 6 ___-hoo 7 Many a Weird Al

Yankovic title 8 Cause of a rash

response? 9 “Got me” 10 Pick up, as ice cubes 11 Crocheter’s

purchase 12 Title food in

children’s literature 13 Crashed 14 Tour gear 21 Relative of Sinhalese 23 Event with goat

tying 24 Santa ___ (weather

phenomena) 26 Tony 28 Holiday spots? 29 Doofus 30 Lions, Tigers and

Bears play in it 31 Cold remedies? 32 Depression shared

by soldiers 33 Hills’ counterparts 34 Amazonas and Nilo 36 Certain plea, for

short 38 Not faking it 40 Legal release 42 Bad things to find in

theories 44 Singer’s concern 45 Let loose 46 Row with many

people 47 “Give it ___!” 48 Monk’s on

“Seinfeld,” e.g. 49 Definitely not step

lively 50 Bass parts 53 Turkish chief 54 Set the pace