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ACROSS

1 Past the

deadline 5 “Just the opposite,” nonverbally 9 “The ___ is

up!”

12 It might read “Happy Birthday!” 14 Soccer star

Sullivan 15 Mountain lion 16 *Feline that enjoys the yard, say 18 “And make it

snappy!”

19 To the ___

degree 20 Pesticide in a 1972 EPA ban 21 Whistler in

the kitchen 23 Appear that

way

25 Having three

dimensions 27 *DEN and

SEA, for two 30 Sauce made with chocolate and chiles 32 Taproom

selections 33 Genre for Common and Noname 34 “Not in a million years!”

35 “2 funny” 36 Atlanta university 38 Mature, like

fine wine 39 Sleeveless

top, for short 40 Atlas pages 41 *Scarce 45 Get clean,

with “up” 46 ___ crackers (s’mores ingredients) 50 “The Price Is

Right” game 51 Like Alan Turing and Alvin Ailey

52 Veiled

promise? 53 Curtain holders

54 Crafty press agent, or a hint to the word scrambled in each starred clue’s answer 58 Hockey Hall of Famer Willie

59 Voice actress Strong of “Rugrats” 60 Brazilian

dance 61 More, in

Spanish 62 Crunchy BBQ

side dish 63 Skin treatment at a spa

DOWN

1 Detroit NFL

team

2 Like sharp

pain

3 Give to the

church

4 “The Low ___ Theory” (A Tribe Called Quest album) 5 Bump on a

toad

6 LLC relative 7 Confidentiality contract, for short 8 Give them a

break! 9 The smallest

amount 10 “You have my

attention” 11 Look

gobsmacked 13 Of the highest level, informally 15 Backyard

cookout spot 17 Wrestling

room stench 22 “... you get the gist”: Abbr. 24 Stallion or

rooster

25 ___ Islands (country in Oceania) 26 Early tourney

round 28 Buckingham

___

29 Secret

stealer 30 Particularly

large plants 31 Declares

invalid 34 “Pass” 36 Early life

forms? 37 Poet Angelou 39 Emceeing

partners 42 Tightly

packed 43 Vowelless

cluck 44 “Zounds!” 47 “Another

card, please” 48 Pueblo brick 49 Word before “compass” or “duty” 50 Teen’s big

dance 51 Chew like a

beaver 55 Buddy 56 Savings plan

letters 57 Mushroom part that may be stuffed