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1 Barbecue chef’s coat 8 Angry Birds starting in 2010, e.g. 15 Pick up 16 Something on a ticket 17 Deeply felt 18 Small stabs 19 Overused 20 “Kinda” 22 Company with a buck in its logo 23 Literary character self-described as “poor, obscure, plain and little” 24 Ostracized sort 26 Plane wing part 27 Inits. after a big media merger of 1958 28 All-weather convertible? 30 Alternative to Food Lion or Piggly Wiggly 31 1990s “caught on tape” series 33 Vagaries 35 “No hard feelings?” 37 Query about a phone call 40 Many a maid of honor 44 Roach of old comedy 45 In the dictionary, say 47 Mitsubishi sports car, for short 48 Some thirst quenchers 50 Shrinking 51 Seed coat 52 Something water lacks 54 Tranquil and minimalistic 55 It might reveal what you’ve lost 56 Up to speed, musically 58 Something to pick a number from 60 One taking heat at work? 61 Synthetic dye compound 62 “Talk to the hand” 63 Gives a number?

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1 One pressing the flesh 2 Subspecies of a distinct geographical variety 3 Features of many doctor’s office waiting rooms 4 Veil material 5 Widespread 6 Latin American soccer powerhouse: Abbr. 7 It’s what you think 8 Assured 9 [Take THAT!] 10 Within 11 Banquets 12 Not merely good 13 Aristocracy 14 Pre-euro money 21 What a wormhole is a tunnel in 24 Court blowout 25 Took it easy 28 Pricey strings 29 iPhone rival 32 Brief topic 34 D.M.V. demands 36 Hot spot 37 Thoughts of wishful thinkers 38 Imbibed modestly 39 Ingredient in Pringles Light 41 Unit in superfast data transfer 42 Old Scratch, with “the” 43 Wearablestatus symbolsStealth fightersProvide 46 49 51 directionExpress starting in 2000 Model who 53 wrote the 1996 book “True Beauty” 55 Fall rapidly, as sales 57 Grocery brand that’s also a girl’s name 59 “Les Mille et ___ Nuits”