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ACROSS 1 Punch bowl dipper 6 Room with a tub,

informally 10 Tobacco holder 14 Tool for climbing the Alps 15 Words before “old chap” 16 “What’s the big ___?” 17 & 18 Phrase of

resignation 20 Regarding this

matter 22 Second-longest river

in Iberia 23 Weeding tool 24 Some E.R. cases 25 Phrase of resignation 28 Land divided by the

38th parallel 30 “Well, lah-di-___!” 31 Smooth-talking 33 Post-blizzard vehicle 36 Maguire who played

Spider-Man 40 Phrase of

resignation 43 Attacked on all sides 44 Squeal in pain 45 Gait between a walk

and a canter 46 Brand at the

Daytona 500 48 The “F” of T/F 50 Phrase of

resignation 55 Nurtured 58 Developmental rink

org. 59 Former attorney

general Janet 60 Go hungry 62 Phrase of

resignation 65 Literal phrase of

resignation 66 VW or BMW 67 Minuscule, informally 68 Adjoining hotel

accommodations 69 Flightless South

American bird 70 Wizard 71 Envious critic, in

modern lingo DOWN 1 Collectible art print, in brief 2 Was heartsick 3 Hides in the forest? 4 Totally uncool 5 Former celebrity 6 Comedy routine 7 What a phoenix rises from, with “the” 8 Cardio workout regimen 9 Toyota Prius, e.g. 10 Thanksgiving dessert 11 Washington/ Montana separator 12 Type of black tea 13 Lightens, as one’s load 19 Go in circles 21 Early afternoon hour 26 Big name in Chicago politics 27 Haunted house inhabitants 29 Constantly worry 31 Early 2000s White

House inits. 32 It’s not the truth 34 “Bravo!” 35 Tom who wrote “The Electric Kool-Aid Acid Test” 37 Achieved results 38 Offshoot of punk 39 “Still …” 41 Frolicking mammals 42 Practices boxing 47 Qualifying match,

informally 49 Somewhat tardy 50 Only U.N. member whose name comes alphabetically between P and R 51 “Sure thing” 52 Send over the moon 53 Santa ___ racetrack 54 The sixth letter of “garbage,” but not the first 56 Paperless party

summons 57 Scare off 61 Beautiful water hue 63 Have down ___

science 64 CBS logo