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1 “Chocolate” dogs
5 Color in the Miami Dolphins logo
9 Hooded snake
14 Frozen drink with a Pina-Koala flavor
15 Bit of cottage cheese
16 “Road work ___? Uh, yeah, I sure hope it does!”
17 Medieval castle’s defense
18 Adjective for an animal’s back legs
19 They’re made for the future
20 Veggie named for a Belgian city 23 Discreetly
24 River, in Spanish
25 “That hurts!”
26 Liquor in a Manhattan
30 Sailboat pole
32 Certain British noble
34 “I’m a heckler!”
36 “___ eat my hat!”
37 Person looking for the next big thing
40 Owed
41 “Leave me ___!” (“Go away!”)
42 Like powhiri ceremonies
43 “Not kidding!”
45 Fried Hanukkah treats
46 Agile
47 Separated
49 Fish such as the steelhead
55 “___ Rabbit” ( Taika Waititi film)
58 Cozy breakfast spot
59 “Selma” actress Thompson
60 Rapper’s asset 61 Number of Great Lakes
62 Person who parks cars
63 Shift and Caps Lock
64 Mine deposits
65 Shopper’s destination
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1 Dance that originated in Trinidad
2 Oak nut
3 Shut-eye needed to look your best
4 Stationary basketball throw
5 Really felt a Kuk Sool Won class
6 Pen made from a feather
7 Large vases
8 Finds a sum
9 Calf-length trousers
10 “Hey, check it out!” 11 “___ Is Afraid” (surreal 2023 horror film)
12 Go on a tirade
13 Commercials
21 Fix a tear
22 Read the fine ___
26 Small brown bird
27 Sharpen
28 Kindle download
29 “___ telling me a shrimp fried this rice?”
30 Calf-length skirt
31 Former students, for short
32 Island where legong is performed
33 Very often
35 Redding who sang, “Sittin’ here resting my bones / And this loneliness won’t leave me alone”
37 Reggae singer Stephens 38 Screens for streaming
39 Morsel for a well-behaved kitty
44 Ammo for Katniss Everdeen
45 Sonia Sotomayor’s field
47 None of the ___
48 Jabs
50 Deets
51 “The Big Sleep” genre
52 Norway’s capital
53 Redditor, e.g.
54 “You Broke Me First” singer McRae
55 Alternative to LGA
56 World Cup cheer
57 Happiness