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1 Muck 5 Hilt on competitor 10 O verlord’s domain 14 Green card issuer, informally 15 Speck s 16 Word repeated in ___ City, ___ 17 Eye an election o fficial? 20 Bulg aria’s capital 21 “Fie!” 22 They may be paddled 23 Laid- b ack 25 Tennis champion with the 2 009
memoir “Open” 26 Decimate a monastery’s occupants? 30 “Ready when you are!” 31 F ormal vote 32 D esk jockey’s happy yell 36 P revarication 37 Letters on s ome kits 39 Letters on s ome kits 41 “The Prague Cemetery” author,
2010 42 Happily , old- style 44 Many Ph. D. candidates 46 Capital about 60 mile s from the
Caspian Sea 48 Warning shouted to a lacrosse
defenseman? 51 Heavenly ring bearer? 54 High- and- mighty sort 55 Unique 56 ___ sauce 57 Let’s say, informally 61 Develop one’s comedy acts? 64 ___ Modern ( London museum) 65 R eport card report 66 Tidal term 67 Glutt ed ( on), briefly 68 Afflictions sometimes caused by
sleep deprivation 69 Music al Perry
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1 S afari vehicles? 2 “If you ask me,” in t extspeak 3 Good snorkeling locale 4 Fir es up 5 Grp . with a co- pay 6 “F or sure!” 7 “Good going, kid!” 8 Corporate department that offers
support 9 Chinese menu general 10 P ricey pieces 11 Bit sy pieces 12 S ome still- life subjects 13 46- Across tongue 18 Flatt ened 19 It might be s exual 24 “Her e, try wearing this” 25 Accept after a while 26 With one’s head in the clouds ? 27 Et ___ ( and others: Lat.) 28 “D er Goldfisch” painter 29 Parks’ partner, familiarly 33 Spice Girl Halliwell 34 Statement of confidence 35 W ord choice? 38 T alk incessantly 40 Share, as a blog entry 43 Didn’t make the grade? 45 “My bad” 47 Popular color at Victoria’s Secret 49 Bic olor snack 50 S eparate, as oxen 51 D ealt with 52 T ons 53 Rich European dessert 56 P aramedic’s “pronto” 58 Ready for service 59 Airplane ticket info 60 Spot 62 Speech coach’s targets 63 ___ Midway