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1 Dad on

“Black-ish” 4 Source of

intelligence 8 They work in

meters 12 Bucket of bolts 14 Concealer 16 Hour at which to sing “Auld Lang Syne” 17 It might have a

small bulb 20 Coat named for a former Irish province 21 Brand with a

joystick

22 Letter of completion, in brief

24 Post-op

program

26 Took a turn 28 “Count” in the Blues Hall of Fame 30 Uncertain

affirmation 32 Boot

33 Pair of hand drums, in Indian music 35 Speakers in many classrooms, for short

36 Rarer than rare 40 Directional suffix 41 Craft at camp 42 Ref. work that Tolkien contributed to from “waggle” to “wild” 43 Aromatic

herb 46 Exhausting

48 Shade by the pool? 49 Anesthetized,

so to speak 51 “All ___” (court

order)

53 What may come before further notice? 55 They hang

around the house 57 Wall Street,

e.g.

60 Grand ___ Opry 61 ___ Drogo, Jason Momoa’s character on “Game of Thrones” 62 “Seinfeld” role 63 Event suggested by this puzzle’s circled squares, read clockwise from the top 64 Cabinet resignee of 1988

65 End of nearly half of all website addresses

DOWN

1 Part of a turntablist’s headgear, for short

2 Street in

Strasbourg 3 Participant in an

ultramarathon 4 Letters of endorsement, in brief

5 African who lives along the coast of the Red Sea 6 Across a wide expanse of rural land 7 Nickname for

Edward

8 Twists can

thicken it

9 Like art conveying emotion rather than realism 10 Some merchandising opportunities 11 “Dear” man 13 Attire for many

bagpipe players 15 Onetime Yankees

pitcher Hideki 18 Previously known

as

19 Handles clumsily 23 Longtime

diplomat Abba 25 “Tonight’s another chance to start ___” (lyric from “It’s Just Another New Year’s Eve”)

27 Fit

29 Turner autobiography 31 Foil alternatives 32 Terra ___ 34 Strips in a club? 37 Goofs in proofs 38 Nice hand to be

dealt in poker 39 Gig components 44 Eagle

constellation 45 Relative of a slot

canyon

47 “The Faerie Queene” woman whose name means “peace” 50 Goethe’s “The

___-King” 52 Violinist Zimbalist 54 Completely

black, as the sky 56 Soccer legend who played for both sides in his final match in 1977 57 Fashionable

dresser

58 “Do you know

who ___?” 59 Musician Brian