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1 Word with “fire” or “transit ” 6 Pago Pago’s place 11 Cranberry locale 14 Like the best of the best 15 Gasket named for its shape 16 Elizabethan, for one 17 Heart rate reducer 19 Make a granny knot 20 Despise 21 Artist’s stand 23 Lets loose 26 Emerald and aquamarine 27 Some female relatives 28 Live frugally 30 “Macbeth” has five 31 Joyous hymn 32 Auto financing abbr. 35 Pal with a paw 36 Pushing rudely 38 Blip on a polygraph 39 Attempt 40 Bumpkin 41 Neighbor of Saudi Arabia 42 Type of skate 44 Pre-Christmas period 46 In a crabby manner 48 Bull session participants? 49 Astrological scales 50 Bread maker 52 Priest’s tunic 53 Currently unemployed 58 ___ Aviv 59 They’re found near radii 60 Dried coconut meat 61 Reference center? 62 Kills, as a dragon 63 Green tea
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1 Confederate soldier, for short 2 Public-house drink 3 Place for an orchestra 4 Stressful letters? 5 Make a fillet of 6 Smoky deposits 7 Impressive entranceway 8 Sportscaster’s need 9 “___ if by land . . .” 10 Concurring 11 “Friday the 13th” actress 12 A college of Oxford 13 Scottish Highlanders 18 Scottish chaps 22 Equip with weapons 23 Hardly suitable 24 More upscale 25 Barney’s wife 26 Healthy cereal choice 28 Screen ___ (PC feature) 29 Provide with an upper surface 31 Finger jab 33 Key instrument? 34 Is a landlord 36 Course of study 37 “Monty Python and the ___ Grail” 41 Elate 43 Rink legend Bobby 44 Good rating, for steak? 45 Soak 46 Group of candidates 47 Exxon Valdez, for one 48 Orchard, essentially 50 Active Italian volcano 51 Up, up and ___ 54 Building annex 55 Photo ___ (camera sessions) 56 Sis relative 57 ___ Juan