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Across 1 Jab with a knife 5 One of the a’s in Nascar: Abbr. 9 “Well, golly!” 14 What Jack and Jill went up 15 Bygone dagger 16 Middays 17 Sitar piece 18 Heated argument 20 Stretches in history 21 “Either you do it ___ will!” 22 Shoe ties 23 Take while no one’s looking, say 26 ___ Buddhist 27 Relative of ltd. 28 Some special f/x 31 Iconic action figure 34 Material in a fire starter set 37 “Unto us ___ is given”: Isaiah 38 Tree with papery bark 39 Not quite circular 40 Have a midday meal 42 Stockholm native 43 CBS symbol 44 Ernie who won the 2012 British Open 45 Response to a punch in the gut 46 Exhibits a superhuman ability 52 Beetle Bailey’s superior 54 2 + 1 in italiano 55 Arrived 56 1937 Laurel and Hardy romp in the frontier 58 London subway, with “the” 59 Mountain ridge 60 Swear 61 Newspaper piece with a viewpoint 62 Argon and xenon 63 Alien: Prefix 64 “Stop” lights Down
1 Shakespeare’s “The Taming of the ___” 2 Pageant sparkler 3 Like some pond growths 4 Detonation area 5 In a faint 6 Wolf (down) 7 Feature of a font 8 Opposite of paleo9 Doing sentry duty 10 Illegal liquor, informally 11 What’s seen in “Saw” 12 Termini 13 Twisty road curve 19 Recoil slightly, as from an oncoming punch 24 10-pointer in Scrabble 25 Halloween costume with a pointy black hat 28 Shore recess 29 Prod 30 Not working 31 Entrance to a field 32 “By Jove!” 33 Ha-ha elicitor 34 Capital of Belarus 35 Rainbow’s shape 36 Pizazz … or what 18-, 23-, 46- and 56-Across each has? 38 Bit of ammo 41 “Twenty Thousand ___ Under the Sea” 42 Boar’s mate 45 Boxing combo 46 Corresponded with 47 Rock’s Perry or Tyler 48 “Ender’s Game” author ___ Scott Card 49 Stocking shade 50 Implant 51 Clarinets and such 52 Fleetwood Mac hit 53 Assents to the captain 56 What dogs’ tails do 57 Sealing ___