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1 Anger 4 Theda of silent films 8 “Three ___!” (1986 western comedy) 14 Parts of clown costumes 16 Raiser of alarm in a coal mine 17 You might dip a 15-Down in this before writing something 18 Small part in a superhero film? 19 Wild guess 20 Baseball’s Slammin’ Sammy 22 Take care of, as a task 23 Gaping mouth 24 Ruined, as a martini, per 007 26 You might dip a 25-Down in this to test the water 31 Had words (with) 32 Performs, as a historical event 36 Things set on windowsills to cool 37 Forbid 38 ___ Zor-el (Supergirl’s real name) 39 Candy ___ (hospital volunteers) 42 Shakespeare’s fairy king 44 You might dip 37-Down in this at a dinner party 46 Sweet Italian wine 49 LAX’S counterpart in northern California 50 Thrill 51 One getting suckered 53 Japanese speaker brand 57 Luxury watch brand 59 You might dip a 55-Down in this to make a candle 61 Short-story writer famous for twist endings 62 Basic pizza serving 63 Strappy footwear 64 Zippo 65 B’way buy
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1 Tall purple flower 2 Flat fee? 3 Classic Icelandic saga 4 Showy bit of neckwear 5 “To repeat myself …” 6 Fame 7 Inquires 8 Landmark health legislation of 2010, for short 9 Many a home with a circular driveway 10 Swiss tourist destination 11 Xbox expert, say 12 Speak grandly 13 Church council 15 See 17-Across 21 Western resort town on the Roaring Fork River 23 Married mlle. 25 See 26-Across 26 Drains 27 ___ large 28 Robert ___, longtime Disney C.E.O. 29 Score keeper? 30 Blades that don’t cut … but that are themselves cut 33 King or queen 34 Pants, in slang 35 Levelheaded 37 See 44-Across 40 Wife of Theseus 41 Fish that’s poisonous unless cooked 42 Made a bid of 43 “That’s not fair! ” 45 Neighbor of Francia 46 Office notes 47 Hi, in HI 48 Bird that “quoth” in a Poe poem 52 Atop 53 Inits. in a 1955 union merger 54 “___ walks like a duck …” 55 See 59-Across 56 Working without ___ 58 Popeye’s Olive 60 Simile’s center