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1 Swedish group that once comprised two married couples
5 With skill
9 Opening to be filled
12 Sagan who hosted TV’S “Cosmos” 13 Like calamari … or overloaded circuitry 15 Catches, as a crook
16 Game with Mrs. White and Professor Plum
17 Kendrick with 13 Grammys and a Pulitzer Prize
18 “The Little Rascals” assent 19 Model/tv host on a record five Sports Illustrated Swimsuit Issue covers 22 Envision
23 Top card
24 Skeeves (out)
26 Spirited horse
28 “Grey’s Anatomy” actress
30 Snitch (on)
32 Rink surface
33 It has a double helix
34 “Full Frontal” host
38 Dem.’s counterpart
40 Prefix with -phyte or -lithic
41 Down Under hopper, informally 42 North Carolina senator who unseated Elizabeth Dole
45 Kind of tea from India
49 Highly decorative
50 Parts of the body that are “crunched” 52 Blue, e.g. … or a rhyme for “blue” 53 Female scholars … or a hint to 19-, 28-, 34- and 42-Across
57 Cher or Adele
58 Storehouse of valuables
59 “Pick me, pick me!”
60 Like, for-ev-er
61 See 64-Across
62 ___ mortals
63 Fashion monogram 64 With 61-Across, like some typefaces 65 Small wire nail
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1 Means of entering
2 “Swan Lake,” for one
3 Crème ___ (dessert) 4 Downwind, at sea
5 Company with a spokesduck
6 Aid for a twisted knee or ankle 7 Result of a twisted ankle 8 Opposite of nah
9 Beverage with a lightning bolt in its logo 10 Leave in the lurch
11 “Gangnam Style” rapper
14 Got close
15 Negative reply to a general
20 ___ President
21 G.O.P. color on an election map
25 ___ Na Na
27 1970s measure that fell three states short of passing, in brief
28 Not publish yet, as a scoop 29 German’s “Alas!” 31 Completely different lines of thought 34 Typical John le Carré work 35 Unionized teachers’ grp.
36 Brag
37 Greek goddess of the dawn 38 Studio behind “It’s a Wonderful Life” 39 Pincered insects
43 Gaza Strip governing group 44 Devoured
46 Common pronoun pairing 47 Roman goddess of the dawn 48 Intertwined 50 Choreographer Ailey
51 Fortifies, with “up”
54 Metal deposits
55 Places to hold discussions
56 Dead zone?
57 Temp’s work unit