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1 Tool that can be a musical instrument 4 Not berthed 8 Designated 14 Confidentiality contract: Abbr. 15 Spider-Man cocreator Lee 16 Prophecy source 17 Get-together with a sketchy vibe? 19 Beam benders 20 Cookie-based dessert 21 Spanish “those” 22 Salon job 23 Marketer’s blitz campaign? 28 Affirmative replies 30 General on a menu 31 Sign of healing 32 __ Cruces, New Mexico 34 “Yeah, I guess” 36 Pickleball shot 37 Intercom call on Take Your Child to Work Day? 40 Mud bath spot 42 Bash who co-hosts CNN’s “State of the Union” 43 Mo 44 The Buckeye State 46 WNBA official 47 A few bucks, say 51 Shake Weight and The Flex Belt, per their infomercials? 55 Heaps 56 Limo destination 57 Jack up 59 Nut used to make vegan cheese 62 Cold Hawaiian treat ... or a directive followed four times in this puzzle? 63 Understood by few 64 Despise 65 Org. with seven teams in Canada 66 “This Is Spinal Tap” director 67 Lyft competitor 68 Game Boy batteries
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1 Beagle who pilots an imaginary Sopwith Camel 2 Like premium streaming services 3 Communion rounds 4 Urgent letters 5 Narrow piece 6 Foodie website covering 25 metro areas 7 “__ takers?” 8 Arcade achievements 9 Bad move 10 Ups the ante 11 Telethon VIPs 12 Blight-stricken tree 13 __ Moines 18 Grapefruit kin 21 Succeed 24 “You can come out now” 25 Rights advocacy gp. 26 __ Tomé and Príncipe 27 Recede 29 Hourglass stuff 33 Draw for some pictures 35 Contact lens holders 37 Uttered 38 Hr. for an afterlunch nap, maybe 39 Interval of eight notes 40 Cry noisily 41 Soup with rice noodles 45 Anne of Green Gables, for one 48 “Riverdale” actress Huffman 49 “Caught redhanded!” 50 Braces (oneself) 52 Nobel-winning chemist Joliot-Curie 53 Process that may involve PT or OT 54 Roofing option 58 Of all time 59 Subway unit 60 “What __ those?” 61 Bio or chem 62 Moo __ pork