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1 Sales pitch 6 Outback birds 10 Sunup

14 Café lure 15 Clickable webpage word Home to billions Grass shortener Apart from that Slightly wet Julie Andrews’ “The Sound of Music” role

23 Risk, e.g. 24 Healthful berry 25 Jimmy Fallon

hosts it 31 “Homeland” spy

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32 Taxi

33 Nebraska city 34 “Apocalypse Now” setting, familiarly Gathering for fans of graphic novels, anime, etc. Delivery vehicle Painting need Microwave Valuable rock Avengers member with a patriotic shield Tolstoy’s Karenina Dutch cheese 9/26/1957 Broadway debut 16 17 18 19 20 35

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61 62 63 64 featuring the consecutive songs found at the start of 20-Across, the middle of 25-Across and the end of 43-Across With 50-Down, tightrope walker’s place Oscar winner Kazan Aquafina rival Craving Accelerates, with “up” Foolish Military meal Cafeteria carrier V-formation fliers

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1 “Casablanca” pianist Formal school dance

Corn Belt state Rise into view Cattleman’s rope Late morning hr. Venus de __ Disentangle Quick drawing Arp’s art movement Right away, in a memo 2

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31 35 Namby-pamby person Midday snooze Gas brand that had a torch in its logo Florida’s Boca __ Pageant winner’s crown Exaggerate, as a stage role Spanish island in the Mediterranean Devastation that’s wreaked Scarlett of Tara Decrease in intensity “Closing Bell” channel Repetitive shout at a protest 36 37

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52 53 54 55 58 Required little effort Newspaper opinion pieces Secret supplies Add to text, as a missing letter Carpenter, at times Suitable for all ages, filmwise Apple software for creating videos

See 55-Across Omelet ingredients Prima donna Ready for picking Toy dog’s barks Play a kazoo TV’s “Science Guy”