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mammal 14 1 for H, e.g. 15 Help flee a collar 16 One finalizing a return,

perhaps 17 Plane storage area 19 Knighted golf analyst 20 Itzcoatl, for one 21 Kansas __ 23 Hardly flushed 24 Alpine resort features 28 Kleptomaniacal toon

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capital 44 Linguist Chomsky 45 Radio button 46 Seriously wounds 48 Easy mark 50 “Treasure Island”

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for “beloved” 56 Zip 57 Bounded 61 Musical buzzer 63 Kyra Sedgwick TV title

role 66 Abrasive mineral 67 Quick correction 68 Diamond figure 69 Carpentry grooves 70 Quiet “Yo” 71 One way to go

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games are won 4 Pump bottoms 5 “Not feelin’ it” 6 The Great Emancipator,

familiarly 7 Frequent De Niro

co-star 8 Tall story? 9 “Scoot along, now” 10 Soul seller 11 Come rain or come

shine 12 C&W strings 13 Clubs seen near woods 18 Sputnik letters 22 Hip-hop article 25 More 26 Guitar string option 27 Gentle gaits 28 Beginner’s lesson 29 Nassau rum drink 30 Like raw 1-Down 34 Gourmet gastropod 36 Storied abduction craft 37 Internet funding 39 Big favors 41 Handhelds that

debuted in 1989 42 Texter’s “Too funny!” 47 Orchestra sect. 49 Interview 51 __ beans 52 Abs-strengthening

exercise 53 Attorney Roy and

sports anchor Linda 54 Spaghetti Western

director Sergio 58 K2 locale 59 Pilot and others 60 Hoops long shot 62 Acapulco gold 64 News VIPs 65 Barracks unit