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ACROSS 1 Sorrow 4 Low opera voice 9 First lady Biden 13 Succeed-vs.-fail choice 15Bowl berry 16 Proceed rapidly 17Idea’s starting point 18 “The Life Aquatic With Steve Zissou” director Anderson 19 Finished 20 Gentle reminder 21 Words to live by 22 Bobby who co-founded the Black Panthers 23 “Quiet!” 25Meaty Korean foods 28 Make some room 31Law allowing the request of records: Abbr. 32 Arm muscle, briefly 33 “Don’t bother asking for an explanation” 36 American woman’s title, perhaps 37___ rug 38Common craps rolls 39 “From my perspective ...” 42Guess, for short 43 Tiffs 44 None of the above 47“___ up?” (“How goes it?”) 48 Fifth-most common Chinese surname 49 Babe or Peppa 52 German man’s title 53 Pay raise 56 Mythical Himalayan beast 57 Talking point at a meeting 58 Rock band named after a mythological river 59 Does some modeling 60 Screening org. DOWN 1 Clear, as a computer 2 Singles 3 Scrape (out) 4 Like a hero 5 Out for the night 6 Looming threat, from a Greek parable 7Envy, e.g. 8“Wow,” in a text 9 What’s spotted in the rain forest? 10Cold caffeinated drinks 11 Like big words? 12 Its juice is used in guacamole 13 Duluth-tominneapolis dir. 14 Stench 20Genre for 46Down 21 Eat up, with “down” 22Short comedy sketches 23 It helps you track points 24Celebration in many comingof-age films 26 Perlman of “Hellboy” 27 Takes a load off 28 Jazz singer or actress Sylvia 29 Glides downhill 30 Is painful 34 Sign of summer 35 “Never Have I ___” (Netflix series) 40 Sci-fi film starring Keanu Reeves, with “The” 41Colorless gas 45 Range rovers 46 Grammywinning singer of “Orinoco Flow” 47 Questions of motive 49 Stone fruit discards 50 Big name in DIY furniture 51 Wonderful person 53It becomes syrup when boiled 54 A long time follower? 55 Chart-topping song