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1 Lottery game originally played using Chinese characters 5 “___ Indahouse” (2002 comedy) 9 Bad lighting? 14 ___ Sea
15 Word before and after “a”
16 Back in 17 Hackathons and “Star Trek” conventions, say 19 Had in mind 20 Trial that might involve a monologue 22 Love, they say 23 When some people meet for lunch 24 Fuel-efficient option 26 Kind of housing aimed at lowincome residents, in brief 27 Sydney’s home, for short
28 Locale for a lowing herd in Gray’s “Elegy Written in a Country Churchyard” 30 Part that may be contracted 32 Actor Mortensen 34 Double-texted, say 35 “Actually, this is what we’re doing now ...” 38 Present-day vehicle? 39 Half-human/halfbird creature of myth
40 Some “bearded” dogs 42 Campsite org. 43 Bygone ___ 46 Drill sound 47 Color akin to “driftwood” 49 Class or order 51 “___ of Dogs” (hit 2018 animated film)
53 Kids acting out? 55 Omega alternative 57 What might cover a lid
58 Like Mufasa, but not Nala, in “The Lion King” 59 What a kid drinks from 60 Apportion 61 Fuzzy finish 62 Brand of cooler 63 Hydrogen sulfide has a distinctive one
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1 Dwight Eisenhower, for one
2 Puts up
3 Come to a point? 4 Like days long past 5 “Couldn’t agree more!” 6 Where a whodunit may reveal “who done it”
7 Bury
8 Spill it!
9 Spot for a shot 10 Easily swayed person, metaphorically 11 Something a birthdate determines 12 Workers who must maintain a sterile environment, in brief 13 “Uh-oh” 18 Vibing with something
21 Go into the majors, say
25 Facial hair also known as a “mouche”
29 Ivory tower sort 31 Celebration over the end of WWII, informally 32 Colorado ski mecca 33 “Whoa!” 35 Fictional detective first seen in a 1964 film
36 A counselor may be at the end of one 37 Option for a vegetarian 38 Splits
41 Feeling of conviction 43 Gave off
44 “Mr. ___” (1983 Styx hit) 45 Something “Jeopardy!” gives you 48 Part of a check list? 50 Budget alternative 52 Just made, with “out” 54 Province in Piedmont 56 “Intimations of Immortality,” for one