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1 That girl 4 Den piece 8 Legless animal 12 Obtains 13 IRS employees 14 Toward the future 16 Dog-food brand 17 Sentry’s command 18 In force 19 Boxing win 20 Combative 22 Computer networks 24 Region 25 Forum hello 26 Experts 28 Quiet sound 31 Soft 34 Dirt 35 Breezy greeting 36 Running wild 37 Stoops 38 Burden of proof 39 Garden tools 40 Fasten a shoe 41 Band instrument 42 Tennis stroke 43 Foul 44 Coolidge nickname 45 Thames school 47 Crossing a river 51 Evening singer 55 Library abbr. 56 Put on a pedestal 57 Willy or Shamu 58 Roman’s V 59 Male vocalist 60 Made fast 61 Campus VIP 62 Kitten’s comments 63 Singer — James 64 Seek information
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1 Pouting 2 Flu shots 3 Paul Anka’s “— Beso” 4 Program of action 5 Australian minerals 6 Mountaineer’s risk 7 — spumante 8 Becomes unsteady 9 Chicago airport 10 Setting free 11 Principal 12 Some vampires 15 Insect killer 20 Flock 21 Liverpool lockups 23 Vats 26 Explorer — de Leon 27 Take a taxi 29 Transport by truck 30 Flexible tube 31 Arlene of old films 32 Melville work 33 Glum 34 Zoo barker 35 Was able 37 Thin pancakes 41 In the raw 43 They’re often polled 44 Pina — 46 Hurl 47 Gem surface 48 Some vines 49 Kim of “Vertigo” 50 Valley 51 Columnist — Hentoff 52 Footnote word 53 Short letter 54 Pluck 58 Vitamin monitors