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1 Goal of much medical research 5 Like a baby with pudding, probably 10 Floor model, e.g. 14 “That’ll be the day!” 15 Jazz great Earl “__” Hines 16 Woeful word 17 *Consider carefully 19 Home in the sticks 20 Fluster 21 *Transformative beauty treatment 23 Fancy timepieces 26 Luthor of DC Comics 27 Stand-up comedian Shaffir 28 Undivided 29 Removes soap from 31 Tic-__-toe 32 Maytag sister brand 34 Tusks, e.g. 36 Plan of action, as “initially” found in the answers to the starred clues? 40 Writer Sir Arthur __ Doyle 41 Still-life pitchers 42 GOP gp. 43 Bearded spring blooms 46 Many an email attachment 49 Earlier 50 Intentionally mislead 51 “Don’t let that woman get away!” 54 *Talk back (to) 57 Garlicky mayonnaise 58 Angry 59 *Divvy up 62 Rae of “Insecure” 63 Industry honcho 64 Surrender, as territory 65 __-do-well 66 “You __ sweet!” 67 Potato buds
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1 Chevrolet that will be discontinued in 2024 2 Applied to 3 Brain-breaking question 4 Paperless option for taxpayers 5 Curator’s deg. 6 Take in 7 Women in __: educational advocacy org. 8 Sandbars 9 Big Apple MLB player 10 Paul of “The Batman” 11 Like some beachside homes 12 GranTurismo automaker 13 Bird with a powerful kick 18 __-Mex cuisine 22 Celeb who’s no longer in the limelight 24 Important ages 25 Chinese: Pref. 30 Kitten-lifting spots 32 Oral health org. 33 German city that hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics 35 Napkin corners? 36 Ferretlike carnivore 37 Proceeding as planned 38 Lambs’ moms 39 Take a break 40 Adds to an already full suitcase, say 44 Saucer-shaped vacuum 45 With trepidation 46 “Nuts!” 47 Intentionally mislead 48 Steak __: bistro dish 52 Rowboat blade 53 Component 55 Run like heck 56 Cab charge 60 Letters sent in emergencies 61 Game with colorful cards