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1 Extra- special

delivery? 9 Rocker whose best- selling album was the punnily titled “Sheik Yerbouti” 14 Hit reality show

starting in 2011 15 Formed ranks 16 “If I’m being honest,” in modern slang 17 Position 18 Singer/ songwriter on Canada’sWalk of Fame 19 Feed for news

headquarters 21 W. W. I horror 23 Bazaar parts 26 Least bit, in a

phrase 27 “Sounds like a

plan!” 30 “The ___ and the Fox” ( Aesop fable) 31 Something a mantis has only one of, surprisingly 34 “Ah, makes

sense” 36 One of two Harrison compositions on the Beatles’ “Let It Be” 38 Not natural 39 Drumming

sound 40 Goal for aspiring comedians, for short 41 When the P. G. A. Championship is held annually: Abbr. 42 Hard- to- solve

problem 43 “Skedaddle!” 45 Uncommon blood classification 47 Informal question to someone who’s late 51 Spanish football

powerhouse 53 Magic charm 57 Group of PC

gurus 58 Onetime RCA

rival 60 “In actuality…” 61 Absolutely

clobbered 62 One of the

Kennedys 63 Redeemed

Down

1 De ___ manera

( elsewise: Sp.) 2 TV host Julie 3 Material for outdoor furniture 4 Tanning salon

fixture 5 Bad thing to go

to 6 They’re beyond

belief 7 Brilliance 8 William Shatner

sci- fi novel 9 Astronaut’s

experience 10 One way to

Rome 11 Courteous

host’s request 12 Notification

sound 13 Penny, maybe 15 Enticing pics of

things to eat 20 SomeWest

African money 22 Start of a fitness

motto 23 Duck 24 Rambo, for one 25 Up- and- comer 28 Do some course

prep? 29 Papyrus, e. g. 32 Goes from Tokyo to Kyoto, say 33 Fixed, as a bow 35 TV M. D. 37 Certain high

school whiz kid 44 Locale for

touchdowns 46 Taqueria

offering 48 Modern torrent 49 WildWest show

prop 50 Nips 51 Replete 52 French

government 54 He wrote “The sharp thorn often produces delicate roses” 55 Bon ___ 56 Creatures captured in Hercules’ 10th labor 59 Informal

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