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ACROSS 1 Large Asian desert 5 They may be screened 10 Painful 14 Cartel that added Angola in 2007 15 More or less 16 Sprouting “pet” 17 Expressed, as a welcome 18 Horse movers 20 Dinner’s often on him 21 Did brunch 22 Mumbo jumbo 23 They cause strikes 25 Latin abbr. that means “and others” 27 Scrawny animals 29 Couple incorrectly 33 Certain fairy’s procurement 34 Spritzer component 35 Successful auditioner’s “award” 36 Sounds made by patients with tongue depressors 37 Word that can precede the start of the theme entries 38 Itty-bitty 39 Christmastime 41 “Your turn,” in radiospeak 42 Just the way it should be 44 Warrants 46 Hangs attractively on 47 Great Trek participant of the 1830s 48 Former French currency 49 Tea-growing area of the Himalayas 52 “The Facts of Life” actress 53 Happy 56 In desperate need of help 59 Nessie’s home 60 Mixed bag 61 Quitter’s cry 62 Bounce off the walls 63 Omen 64 Matting fibers 65 Distort, as data DOWN 1 Lots of sailors? 2 Translucent gem 3 Luxurious situation 4 Skimmer over frozen lakes 5 Scheming factions 6 Shares a border with 7 Box in the theater 8 Big galoot 9 Hog’s home 10 Postgraduate student, presumably 11 Rock and Roll Hall of Fame locale 12 Like old age? 13 Not difficult 19 “Wake Me Up Before You Go-Go” band 24 “That’s revolting!” 25 Duck down 26 Pre-communist leader 27 “On your feet!” 28 Silver salmon 29 Hard-to-see specks 30 Big Ben is one 31 Unarmed, in slang 32 No-goodniks 34 Frugal sort 37 Zigzagged 40 It has a cedar tree on its flag 42 “Sweet as Apple Cider” girl of song 43 Copy protection devices, to tech geeks 45 “Arrivederci ___” 46 Rugged mountain ridges 48 Pin the blame on 49 Hubbubs 50 Recital numbers 51 Hearty swallow 52 Enormous fabled birds 54 Need a massage 55 Lateen-rigged sailboat 57 Pencil stump 58 Genetic material