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1 Group in the original “Ocean’s 11” 8 Classic arcade game with lots of shooting 14 Like Istanbul 16 Emphatic admission 17 First world capital, alphabetically 18 Like clothes buttons, generally 19 Unexciting poker holding 20 2008 Bond girl Kurylenko 22 Bedevil 23 Car once promoted with the line “The thrill starts with the grille” 25 Speaker units 27 Prefix with -gon 28 Nocturnal acronym 29 Strange things 32 Super 8, e.g. 33 Group of female seals 34 Powerhouse in Olympic weightlifting 36 Gradually 39 Animated character who graduated from Dogwarts University 40 The “R” of 28-Across 41 Circular parts 42 Formidable opponents 44 Campaign aid 47 “The Old Curiosity Shop” girl 49 Touched 50 Rail center? 52 Express stress, in a way 54 Gulf of ___ 56 Santa ___, Calif. 57 Juiced (up) 59 Jacob’s partner in “A Christmas Carol” 61 City nicknamed “The Old Pueblo” 62 So-so, as support 63 Acropolis figure 64 Spots

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1 One going against the grain? 2 Poem greeting the dawn 3 “What’s past is past,” e.g. 4 Giant competitor 5 Last name of cosmetics giant Mary Kay 6 “See ya” 7 Bad way to go 8 Buffalo’s home: Abbr. 9 Has-___ 10 Source of stone used to build the ancient Egyptian pyramids 11 Flag-waving and such 12 Musical “girl who cain’t say no” 13 Joe known as “The Comeback Kid” 15 Cause of bad dreams, in modern lingo 21 Follower of bon or mon 24 Show immediately preceding another 26 Scuffle 30 For adults only 31 Specialeducation challenge 33 Bottom line? 35 Tom Sawyer’s half brother 36 Request for food delivery 37 Someone who’s pretty darn good 38 It could be on the tip of your tongue 39 ___ rap 43 More, in México 44 O.C.D. fighter, maybe 45 Put forth 46 Enamors 48 Small slip 51 “___ done now?” 53 Superbright 55 “The Wizard of Oz” farmhand 58 Helicases split it 60 Court divider