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1 Otherwise occupied 5 “Checkmate!” 9 Concert gear 13 “__ upon a midnight dreary ... ” 14 Origami bird 15 Henhouse 16 “¡__ mío!” 17 Rabbit kin 18 Color of unbleached linen 19 Dinner and drinks with a preacher? 22 Actor Jeong 23 “Quite so” 24 Move, roots and all 26 Thousands of years, for a megalith? 31 __ Diego 34 CNN anchor Burnett 35 Brain teaser aid 36 Bouillon cube maker 38 “Queen __”: pop music nickname 40 Big fetes 41 Quechua speaker 42 Nonpayment risk, for short 44 Squalid digs 45 Exam for a certificate in mediation? 50 “Same!” 51 Titter 55 Golf ball position 57 Brief moment, or what three long answers in this puzzle have? 60 Gumbo pod 62 Miso soup base 63 Possess 64 Ray 65 Like some rural roads at night 66 Rid of wrinkles 67 “__ there, tiger” 68 Poems of praise 69 Ice cream brand with a birthday cake flavor

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1 __ Tree: place of enlightenment in Buddhist tradition 2 Collective bargaining group 3 Give a good talking-to 4 “Okay, I get it” 5 Country where Farsi is spoken 6 New Orleans voting district 7 Like challenging pushups 8 Lipton rival 9 Royal flush card 10 Nojito and nada colada, for two 11 Sweat outlet 12 Like some silk or sugar 14 Garment similar to a hijab 20 Parking post 21 Short music releases 25 Job safety org. 27 Bit of cacao 28 Month before febrero 29 Little pest 30 Site with handmade crafts 31 Omit 32 Actress Hathaway 33 Sign at some museums 37 Sack __ 39 Thus far 40 “Check it out” 43 Watch the birdie? 46 UFO beings 47 Tegan and Sara, for one 48 “Independence Day” director Emmerich 49 Computer pro 52 Stockpile (C) 2023 Tribune Media Services 53 Diplomat 54 Perfect places 55 Ear part 56 Store whose packages typically contain Allen keys 58 Archipelago part 59 __ end up 61 Sedaris of “The Mandalorian”