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1 Desert in China and Mongolia
5 Piece of a granola bar
8 Rolls topped with lox
14 Major test
15 Pinata decoration 17 Perfect scores for divers
18 Chess match constraints
19 Broke sharply
21 New England ___ chowder
22 Clutter- free
23 Acupressure surface
24 Wheat field measure
28 Clog- clearing brand
30 Bushido concept
32 “Rumor ___ it . . .” 33 Take a siesta
34 Negroni liquor
35 “As if that ___ enough . . .”
37 Tavern drink
38 Cantonese for “yes”
39 Come into view
40 “Mamma ___!”
41 Reason to crank the AC or roll the windows down
43 Spruce or sycamore
44 “Just play it cool!”
46 Like some shampoos
47 Insects studied by a myrmecologist
48 Institutions of learning
52 Type of cake that originated in Minnesota
54 Barbie or Fulla
55 Revolutionary Turner
56 Company with Palais Garnier performances
58 Blues Hall of Fame singer ___ James
59 Puzzle hunt aid Answers: 60 “I am ___, hear me roar”
61 Slow
62 Tense WNBA periods, for short 63 Gas in glowing signs
64 Chimps and gorillas
DOWN
1 Understands
2 Bovine plow- pullers
3 Bike perch that curves in the back
4 “Whew, that wore me out!”
5 Quartet times two 6 Like a climate with very little rainfall
7 President pro ___
8 Church part with chimes
9 Samoa’s largest city
10 Greek letter after beta
11 ___ Pen ( lifesaving device)
12 “___ me be clear . . .” 13 Soon- to- be alums ( Abbr.)
16 State nut of Arkansas
20 Kung ___ tofu
23 “Angel of Mine” singer
25 Finishing touch 26 Place to practice golf swings
27 ___ Lauder
28 Serious TV show
29 Buddha’s Tooth, for example
30 On ___ ( taking a pause)
31 Dream state acronym
34 Its streets are deserted
36 Nostalgically fashionable
41 “My ___ are tied”
42 Losing contestant
45 “Hush your mouth!”
46 UPS alternative 49 Extended family group
50 Yiddish for “pancake”
51 Remains
52 ___ and switch
53 Large vases
54 Early version of a song
56 Rice noodle soup
57 “The Last Jedi” pilot
58 Clean Water Act org.