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1 Indian state that exports tea 6 Trade blows 10 Grade sch. class 13 John or son Julian 15 Renée Fleming performance 16 Still-life object 17 Identifications on left-hand pages, traditionally [the Bible] 19 Blue expanse 20 Peace sign 21 Letter before Peter in a phonetic alphabet 22 “Oh, hogwash!” 24 Something a bug might produce 26 Setting for a popular show [dimensions] 29 Still-life object 31 Wood in some closets 32 Notwithstanding 35 Hanoi holiday 36 “___ be surprised” 39 Dense megalopolis that includes Hong Kong, Macau and Guangzhou [Greek alphabet] 42 Handle 43 Goddess who captured Orion, in Greek myth 44 Gobs 45 Tennis great Ivanisevic 47 “Money ___ object” 48 Singer with the 2017 Album of the Year “24K Magic” [planets] 51 Govt. debt instrument 55 Ran gracefully 56 Device sold with earbuds 58 Word with press or mess 59 Small, medium or large: Abbr. 60 Annual greeting … or a hint to the ends of 17-, 26-, 39- and 48-Across 64 Opposite of paleo65 Away from the wind 66 Showstopper, literally 67 Male swan 68 Dirty, as tricks 69 Shock dispenser
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1 Motrin alternative 2 Cut, as ties 3 Scoffing look 4 Massachusetts’ Cape ___ 5 Interterminal transport 6 Cousin of an épée 7 ___-K 8 Bring out of the closet? 9 Spoke like Gollum in “The Lord of the Rings” 10 Food item ordered at a bar 11 Destroy, as an opponent 12 Speechless, perhaps 14 Small protuberance 18 Something one might do after an embarrassing loss 23 Didn’t leave after everyone else left 25 Trite 27 Summer refresher 28 Subways 30 Netflix transmission 32 Apropos 33 Bruce or son Brandon 34 Tremendous piece of work 35 Remote things? 37 Pac-12 athlete 38 County prosecutors, for short 40 Macbeth’s Scottish burial isle 41 “Stop! You’ll be sorry!” 46 Hillary Clinton’s maiden name 47 Kids’ road trip game 48 Like some vin 49 “It’s not my first ___” 50 Come to fruition 52 Plants also known as ladies’ fingers 53 World champion, e.g. 54 Bygone anesthetic 57 Out of whack 61 Stout, maybe 62 Subject of early genetic study 63 ___ voce (without dissent)