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1 Mat es 5 F ancies 10 Zing er 13 Staple of Mediterranean cuisine 16 P refix with biology 17 Char acter- building event? 18 ___ shoe 19 He became the fastest sprinter in the

U. S. in 2009 20 Goes on and on … and on 22 T akes credit? 23 Job holder? 24 Flubbed 27 Former TLC reality show set in a Florida

tattoo parlor 30 Many a catchphrase coiner 31 “Super Bass” singer Minaj 32 Inappropriate detail, for short 33 S ee 24- Down 34 What a plot may do 36 Ring - toss item? 37 Neighbor of W. Sahara 38 Badger 39 Classification for faint stars? 41 Where “giraffes are insincere,” in a Simon

& Garfunkel hit 43 Like many a football player 44 Dr. No or Mr. Hyde 45 [ Y ecch!] 46 Say hi, in modern lingo 47 Question before and after “or” 51 Pink slip 52 Best turnout ever 55 Work’s counterpart, briefly 56 Treat with a polar bear in its logo 57 Fing er wag accompanier 58 Skipping words? 59 Not merely interested

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1 Not - so- big shot 2 Glued to something 3 Earn a treat, say 4 St ain- removing compound 5 Was a crybaby 6 Chills 7 Actress Cadranel of TV’s “Lost Girl” 8 Musician who’s a great- great

grandnephew of Herman Melville 9 Try to have tried? 10 Lik e Stonehenge 11 Br eather? 12 ___ River, N. J. 14 Like some rave accessories 15 Skill used by Obi- Wan Kenobi 21 Result of a squeeze, briefly 23 Get within range? 24 With 33- Across, musical set on the

island of Kalokairi 25 Boob tubes 26 W ise one 27 It means very little 28 Lik e creepy- crawlies 29 Pool in a casino 31 “De ___: A Life” ( 2014 biography) 35 Confused 40 Longtime E Street Band guitarist 42 Cholesterol panel letters 43 Eatery known for its celebrity

caricatures 45 They often come down to the wire 46 Either of two married supersleuths of

1970s-’ 80s TV 47 R ent-___ 48 Villainess Vanderwaal of TV’s “Pretty

Little Liars” 49 Type tending to drift 50 “___ not to be” 53 One adopting the motto “Lux et

veritas” 54 Without any toppings, in restaurant-speak