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1 Smurf with red pants 5 Performed in a choir 9 Overly proper 13 Homecoming guest, informally 14 Algeria has the largest one among African countries 15 Capital where natives say “Arrivederci!” 16 Chinese New Year, celebrated on Feb. 1, 2022 19 Trunk in a studio 20 Star’s negotiator 21 Lines at a theater? 26 Jewish New Year, celebrated on Sept. 25, 2022 32 Nevada’s thirdlargest city 33 A long way off 34 Follow, as orders 36 List-ending abbr. 37 “The Good Place” actress Rudolph 38 Became threadbare 39 Impudence 40 Pigs’ hangouts 41 Barbecue spice mixes 42 Big seller of flatpack furniture 43 Blackthorn fruit 44 Pac-12 team 45 Haggard of country music 47 Clear sky’s color 48 Approximate fig. 49 Came to a halt 54 Ave. crossers 55 Thai New Year, celebrated on April 13, 2022 57 Big toucan feature 60 Stadium level 61 Squared up 65 Prepare for takeoff 66 Fashion designer Tahari 67 Tick off 68 Bit of a dance 69 Tear to pieces 70 Highly skilled

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1 Days gone by 2 Pedigree competitor 3 Sound from a contented cat 4 “Time’s Arrow” novelist Martin 5 Old couch’s problem 6 Sheepdog’s greeting 7 Formerly called 8 Methane, e.g. 9 Uptight type 10 Wander around 11 Mogadishu-born model and cosmetics mogul 12 Brewing ingredient 17 Quick bite 18 “Bye now!” 22 Tourney winners 23 Tennis’s Nadal 24 “Thumbs down!” 25 Sentence segment 26 Movie do-overs 27 Standing guard 28 Korean New Year, celebrated on Feb. 1, 2022 29 Iranian New Year, celebrated on March 21, 2022 30 Explanatory page on a company’s website 31 President between Calvin and Franklin 32 Government in power 35 Affirmatives 46 ___-warrior (environmental activist) 47 Org. on a mouthwash bottle 50 Go in 51 Like ballet dancers 52 Unit of yarn 53 Messed up 55 Not attend 56 Peter Parker in “Spider-man,” for one 57 “Dynamite” K-pop band 58 Dine 59 Tool on a fire truck 62 Fight (for) 63 Pointy-eared toymaker 64 Acrobat’s safeguard