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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