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Sci-fi weapon that makes the sounds heard at the ends of the answers to the starred clues 7 Hubs: Abbr. 11 Catch
14 Operating
mindlessly
15 “Call on me!
I know!”
16 Mined resource 17 Getting some sun 18 Like a phenom’s
rise to stardom 20 *“Black Widow”
co-star 22 Placeholder abbr. 25 Court divider 26 Light lunch
27 Spy of kid-lit fame 30 Olympics
participant 32 Oxen harnesses 33 “Should that be
the case ...” 35 Costa del __ 36 *Cathedral bench 40 Isr. neighbor 43 Genius Bar pro 44 Capital city on the
Andean Plateau 48 Forced
51 Binge watcher’s
unit
53 Venomous snake 54 Sound from a fold 55 Came in first 56 *Offer of
assistance
61 Much of nursery
school
62 Of France
66 Brain scan letters 67 Comparable 68 New York prison
in 1971 headlines 69 Mormon initials 70 Enthusiast, colloquially
Sci-fi weapon that makes the sounds heard at the ends of the answers to the starred clues
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De Armas of “Blonde”
Happy cry
Wide gap
Elec., for one
Zero
Cupid colleague “__ what?” Campus mil. unit
“Jeepers!” “Anything goes!” Japanese
“thank you” Alison who wrote the graphic memoir “The Secret to Superhuman Strength”
Stone for a Libra No longer working
Poetic possessive Steamed bun in Asian cuisine Genesis boat “Parks and __” Sorta
Metaphor for no-longerrelevant history Blouse
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Media-monitoring org.
Great Basin native Actor Wallach Is past?
Surgical tool
Sang some high notes? Colorful sale labels
“Kaboom!” Commotion Garden type “Ratatouille” rat who loves gourmet food 50 52 54 57
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Greek islander Evidence of workplace gender bias, perhaps
Mix
Walk in the park, maybe Mideast dignitary Pledge
Beauty store chain Fleur-de-__ Curling surface Automobile