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1 It’s usually taken on a bus 10 Pact signed by Nixon 15 Nancy Drew never left hers behind 16 Saw 17 Needing no prep, in a way 18 Bait 19 Or g. in “Argo” 20 It depicts a winged woman holding

an atom 21 Be yond that 22 Not mussed 24 Loads, for many: Abbr. 25 Constellation near Ursa Major 26 Art film? 30 Unle ashes (on) 31 Who said“Power has to be insecure

to be responsive” 34 Brut e 35 Ob serve 36 Tip-o ffs 37 It may be thrown in the mix 38 T ake off 39 Animated character who’s five apples

tall 41 “Truth in engineering” sloganeer 42 Where the waves come in? 43 Dairy case units: Abbr. 44 Was taken in 45 Stay a step ahead of 49 S ecure 51 Place for a rivulet 54 Part of HUD: Abbr. 55 Diamond, e.g. 56 Triton, to Neptune 58 Reisz who directed“The French

Lieutenant’s Woman” 59 C rowd 60 “Mak e Someone Happy” composer 61 It connects two pages

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1 Slug 2 Allegorical painting from Picasso’s Blue

Period 3 Field standouts 4 Paul, for one: Abbr. 5E xhibit plasticity 6 Be present in large quantity 7 Widen, as a gun barrel 8 Ark finder, familiarly 9 University course, for short 10 Delayed, in a way 11 Woodcutter, e.g. 12 St ar’s spot 13 Phrase often stamped in red 14 #1 hit on the soundtracks for“Grumpy Old Men” and “Beverly Hills Chihuahua” 21 Former Miss America who ran for the U.S. Senate in 1980 23 E arly writing materials 24 “Fifty Shades of Grey” protagonist

Anastasia 27 F etter 28 F acility 29 Matur e 30 B ee, e.g. 31 She wouldn’t take an affront sitting down 32 “Since you asked …” 33 It gets attention when it runs 40 P rie-dieu feature 44 ___ Belt 46 Italian city near the Slovenian border 47 Users may enter it 48 1-Across, for one 50 F amous last word 51 New Year’s Eve ball-drop commentator

beginning in 2003 52 Cr owning 53 Un crime de ___-humanité 56 D uke, e.g.: Abbr. 57 University course, for short