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ACROSS
1 Facebook purchase of 2012 10 Site of the world’s largest single
reservoir of natural gas 15 Subject of a civil-rights
investigation 16 Border 17 It might be essential 18 Old Olds 19 Datebook abbr. 20 Resourcefulness 21 Like the x- or y-axis 22 Emblem of life 24 Mad 26 Little darling 27 Pit item 29 Pay 31 “A Perfect Peace” novelist 33 It may be retracted 34 Protein powder purveyor 37 Where Wagner was born 39 Growing concern? 41 E.T.O. craft 42 First name in the Harlem
Renaissance 44 Place for rods 45 Current event? 47 Skewered edible 48 Make a call to see someone
nowadays? 51 It may be put on after a shower 53 TV title role for Toni Collette 54 Name on the Enterprise 55 Swarm 57 Mid first-century year 58 Avoids a service interruption 60 Climbing hazard 62 “Creation” director Jon 63 Without warning 64 Copper 65 Pint-size collectible?
DOWN
1 “Awesome party!” 2 Sing 3 Soldier on 4 Knockout number, in more ways than one 5 Have ___ 6 Wood feature 7 Gaping grin 8 1997 Spielberg epic 9 ___ mal (tort reform topic, briefly) 10 “Friday Night Beauty”
airer 11 Literary sextet 12 Council city of 1545-63 13 Line up 14 Primed 23 Reason for a quiet zone:
Abbr. 25 Schedule 26 Breakfast fare 28 Spray source 30 Enrique Iglesias song subject 32 Kolob Arch locale 34 Refuse aid 35 L’Air du Temps perfume
label 36 Singer with the doubleplatinum album “Measure of a Man” 38 Determination 40 Assists, say 43 France, for one 45 Shot of adrenaline? 46 Encouraging words 48 Leave in a bad place, say 49 Part of some sundae shoppe
names 50 Dealer’s query 52 Annual cinéma prize 56 “Meet the ___” (major-league
fight song) 59 Feline 60 Chocolate ___ 61 Twaddle