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1 Sport with a miniature version 5 Super Bowl LI champs, informally 9 Item that can be worn untucked 14 Fawned-over figure 15 Locale of most of Turkey 16 Trash can insert 17 1-Across shout 18 Distillery offering 20 Overly sentimenta­l words 22 Turf in a roll 23 Serpentine shape 24 Election Day list 26 Kick oneself for 28 Strut showily 31 Dogie catcher 33 Like draft beer 34 Monopoly pair 35 One-for-one deal 39 List entry 40 Ice hockey squads 41 French door feature 42 Like a wet noodle 43 Like die-hard fans 44 Indicators of karate skill levels 45 Negotiatio­n starter 47 Mark that may precede a 39-Across 48 Wool-producing rabbit 51 Shipwreck cause, often 53 ___ Aviv 54 Ship whose dimensions were given in cubits 56 Soothing salve 60 Gem production in Australia 63 Hurtful remark 64 Mme. Curie 65 Cookie with a limited-edition Peeps version 66 “. . . here on Gilligan’s ___” 67 Tundra transports 68 Doo-wop group member 69 NASCAR Hall of Famer Yarborough

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1 Stocking stuffer, say 2 Garlic feature 3 Handed-down tales 4 Parasite-eradicatin­g treatment 5 Racetrack bettor’s tactic 6 To date 7 Casual Friday eschewal 8 Creates two-by-fours, say 9 Water park attraction­s 10 Possessive on a towel 11 Comic book artist 12 Surname on an orange candy wrapper 13 On-the-sly meeting 19 Steeplecha­se entrants 21 Keep time, in a way 25 Magical potions 27 Mahalia Jackson’s genre 28 Erosion loss 29 Unsupporti­ve sort 30 Cherry eater’s discard 32 Performed flawlessly on 34 Submarine captain’s command 36 Place for a Facebook post, once 37 Start the kitty 38 4-Down victim, e.g. 40 Wildlifewa­tchers’ excursion 44 Town, informally 46 Optician’s wares 47 Beatniks’ percussion 48 Components of elements 49 Himalayan nation with a five-sided flag 50 Reason to wear eye black 52 iPod downloads 55 Etch A Sketch control 57 Schiaparel­li of fashion 58 No longer valid 59 Thing “hugged” by 18- and 60-Across and 4- and 27-Down 61 Teapot part 62 Tax-deferred plan, briefly

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© Andrews McMeel 5/12

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