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1 TV’s “The Crown” or “Dexter” 6 Surrounded by 10 Crime show figure 13 Tiny bits 14 Many babysitter­s’ rules 16 Swiss waterway 17 Decision to go with drapes instead of blinds? 19 “Dexter” channel, in TV listings 20 Info that might be given with a gate change 21 Engineered food, briefly 22 Ready to burst 24 Level 26 Lots 27 State tree of Iowa 28 Slapstick specialty 31 Lip-smackin’ good 34 Like groaner humor 35 Tease relentless­ly 36 Word after test or web 37 Some pullovers 38 1944 battle locale 39 Law regarding access for the handicappe­d, for short 40 Add and then stir 41 Daniel who wrote “Flowers for Algernon” 42 Got back 44 Broadway’s “___ Joey” 45 Sea eagles 46 Lure with a phony online persona 50 Cameo role, typically 52 Pad see ew cuisine 53 Mater ___ (title for Mary) 54 ___ Miss 55 Accountant’s shares in a company? 58 “Noises ___” (1982 farce featuring a play within a play) 59 Some native Nebraskans 60 Therefore 61 Like Falstaff 62 “Deadly” septet 63 Outstandin­g Supporting ___

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1 Cut into bits 2 Paper deliverer’s assignment 3 Gillette razors 4 Yoga accessory 5 Pioneering botanist 6 Get to 7 Comfy slipons 8 Once ___ while 9 Only N.F.L. team with a perfect season (1972) 10 Fly fisherman? 11 Obama’s birthplace 12 Play thing 15 Like some nasty winter weather 18 Response to “You hurt?” 23 Lead-in to Geo 25 Telethon giveaway 26 Area in front of the front row of a theater 28 “Can you do me a ___?” 29 Salad green 30 They may clash in a theater 31 Leader with a title derived from the name “Caesar” 32 Errand runner, maybe 33 Why one missed the coach? 34 Ones calling out the rowing rhythm 37 Pesto ingredient­s 38 Individual 40 Nine-time baseball All-Star nicknamed “The Cuban Comet” 41 Nanki-Poo’s pursuer in “The Mikado” 43 Vessel that measured 300 x 50 x 30 cubits 44 Allen’s replacemen­t on “The Tonight Show” 46 “Life is a kind of ___”: Benjamin Franklin 47 Surprise declaratio­n at the altar 48 Painting on dry plaster 49 Trail guide user 50 Bowser’s warning 51 ___ Romeo 52 Group reporting to Eliot Ness 56 Question of false modesty 57 Private eye, in old slang

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