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ACROSS 1 Puny parasite 5 Cheeky chatter 9 Commando actions 14 Buzzing with excitement 15 In a different form 16 Excessive and improper 17 Percussion instrument 18 Wrinkly tangelo 19 Air- race marker 20 Drink topped with whipped cream 23 Braggart’s favorite suffix 24 “___ the ramparts . . .” 25 Not kosher 27 Certain Arabian Peninsula resident 31 Underway to over there? 33 Did impressions of 37 Approach angrily 39 Beast that bore Balaam 40 Cookbook author Rombauer 41 Certain Monopoly token 44 Spelling of “Beverly Hills, 90210” 45 French pronoun 46 Sweet- sounding 47 In __ ( harmonious) 48 Slangy “buddies” 50 Austin Powers portrayer Mike 51 British blueblood 53 Medallioned vehicle 55 A drop in the ocean? 58 Melted- cheese dish 64 Comedy alternative 66 It has a base and a flaring spout 67 Witness stand words 68 First- generation Japanese- American 69 Sport refereed by a gyoji 70 Undergarment material 71 Hollywood go- between 72 Short- billed merganser 73 Far from florid DOWN 1 Balthazar’s group 2 “Young Frankenstein” assistant 3 “Beloved” novelist Morrison 4 Morning fare 5 It may stick to your ribs 6 Mohair- coated goat 7 Kind of pity or praise 8 Tape breaker 9 Delhi dough 10 At- rate link 11 Causing a screen saver to start 12 Twosomes 13 Transmitted 21 Block and tackle, e. g. 22 Cleaned, as a disk 26 In a just manner 27 Conical kilns 28 “Bones” of “Star Trek” 29 Furniture finial, sometimes 30 Many a posting 32 Term of address in colonial India 34 Buyer’s concern 35 Abu Dhabi bigwig ( var.) 36 Bar diversion 38 Quality of a singing voice 42 Lacking spirit 43 Afro- Cuban dance 49 Nefarious plan 52 Stand by 54 Traffic light turn symbol 55 “Laverne & Shirley” character Babish 56 Naval lockup 57 Foundation 59 Dog- paddled 60 Weapon used on the pampas 61 Barnyard noises 62 You may get it after seven years 63 “What will ___ think of next?” 65 Black- and- white set pieces?

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