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1 ___ disc (retina part) 6 Chandelier insert

10 “The Spirit of ’76” instrument

14 Left the sack

15 Lot measure 16 Father of Thor 17 Big spender in Vegas 19 Impart, as flavor 20 Thurman who played Emma Peel 21 Grand Lodge members 22 Brownies and Instamatic­s 24 Tramp’s spaghetti sharer 25 Student of Yoda 26 Venice thoroughfa­res 29 What a convertibl­e sofa may convert to 33 Declares without shame 34 Drainage pit 35 Was philanthro­pic 36 Apex predator of Africa

37 Vinyl collectors’ annoyances 38 Tedious task 39 Covering a wide 15-Across 40 Mental acuity 41 “The Power of Dreams” automaker 42 Vigorous efforts 44 Removes from a leash

45 Help for the 63-Across

46 Like some cream and pickles 47 Online retailer 50 Snapchat and Spotify, for two 51 Trident-shaped Greek letter 54 Share a border with 55 Worry-free state 58 Doughnut, to a dieter

59 Yodel comeback

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1 Pearl Harbor’s island

2 Stiffly formal 3 Garb for Caesar 4 “Kinda” suffix 5 Trix and Kix 6 Uncooperat­ive, like a mule 7 WWW sites 8 “BlacKkKlan­sman” director Spike 9 Cocktail mixers 10 Paneled access to a closet 11 Brainstorm­er’s spark

12 Stool pigeon 13 Sausage’s two 18 For whom the REO was named 23 Reverent verse 24 Suburbanit­e’s John Deere 60 More remote 61 Shifter’s selection 62 Typical Girls’ Life reader 63 Poverty-stricken 25 Some checkers moves

26 Give birth on a farm

27 Like Audubon’s art subjects

28 Wild West “necktie” 29 Throws in the towel 30 Structures built at “raisings” 31 Maneuver around 32 Edgar who painted dancers 34 Heavens above 37 Pool competitio­n 41 Rice University city

43 “Shine,” in brand names 44 Severs, with “off” 46 Observe secretly

47 “Oh, crud!” 48 Chamber music reed

49 Ahi, at sushi bars 50 Big Apple tennis stadium 51 Townshend of The Who 52 Landscaper’s bagful 53 Humble reply to “Nice work!” 56 Part of a royal flush 57 Feel remorse over

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