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1 __ Men, pop band whose name derives from its members’ homeland 5 Bit of a speech 9 Prolonged look 14 Instrument­s for Israel Kamakawiwo’ole 15 Case for notions 16 Attach 17 Bar for some dancers 19 “The Grand Budapest Hotel” actor 20 Kiss a frog, so it’s said 22 Org. that holds your interest? 23 LBJ agency 24 Reuters competitor 27 All out 32 Complain 36 Attic forager 37 Family nickname 38 Went too far with 40 Street vendor’s snack 42 Cosmetic surgeon’s procedures, briefly 43 Nursery supply 44 Salts 45 Evasive language 49 NBC sketch comedy 50 Portuguese king 51 Not connected 56 Snoring, e.g., and a literal hint to what’s hidden in 20-, 27- and 45-Across 61 Case study? 63 Like one who really gets IT? 64 Sea divers 65 Switch ending 66 Carpe __ 67 Cuban music genre 68 Daly of “Judging Amy” 69 Everyone, in Essen

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1 Light sources 2 “Ran” director Kurosawa 3 Ones with fab abs 4 Similarly sinful 5 Broke down 6 “Then again,” in tweets 7 Dismiss 8 Fuel type 9 “Soldier of Love” Grammy winner 10 Nonstick cookware brand 11 Anti-consumeris­t portmantea­u popularize­d in a 2001 best-seller 12 2011 animated film set in Brazil 13 PC file extension 18 Stillwater’s state: Abbr. 21 Capitol insider 25 Novelist De Vries 26 Pastoral poems 28 Athlete lead-in 29 It’s not hot for long 30 Submission encl. 31 Last stroke, usually 32 Common maladies 33 French postcard word 34 Utter disgust 35 “No __!” 39 ISP alternativ­e 40 Author of macabre tales 41 Old cereal box stat 43 Weblike 46 Before, of yore 47 Largish jazz ensemble 48 Maxwell Smart’s nemesis 52 “The Devil Wears __” 53 Motrin competitor 54 Party hearty 55 “Go ahead, make my day!” 57 Lana of Superman lore 58 Film feline 59 Silhouette of a bird, for Twitter 60 You might pick up a pebble in one 61 Attention from Dr. Mom 62 Milne marsupial

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