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1 Not at all eager
6 “Buzz off!”
10 Fit to stand trial
14 “Nanook of the North” dwelling 15 Pint-sized 16 Vaper’s buy, for short 17 Appliance on display, e.g.
19 Summoned, as a butler
20 Jeans go-with, often
21 Croupier’s tool
22 Imposes, as a tax
24 Harley or Honda, informally
25 Neighbor of Java
26 Liable to cause injur y
29 Where you live
33 Dressed to kill
34 Earring shape
35 In perpetuity
36 Juicy gossip
37 Beats a hasty retreat
38 Reporter of fake news
39 Rotten to the core
40 Pre-event periods
41 Pasta drainer
42 Fended off
44 Had a hunch
45 Put on ice
46 Get out of town
47 Exercise area for a pooch
50 Response to an unwanted advance, maybe
51 Bug to no end
54 Drooling pooch of comics
55 Protector of wildlife
58 Feb. 14 word
59 “Therefore . . .”
60 Fabric for some
25-Down
61 Boers’ emigration
62 “@#$%!,” in comics
63 Joke around with DOWN
1 Hitchhiker’s wish
2 Eye salaciously
3 Gel-producing plant
4 ___ close for comfort 5 Scare out of one’s wits
6 Evidence of fire
7 Go underground
8 Pitcher’s number, in baseball shorthand
9 Light sources in pre-electricity days
10 Tennis court boundary 11 Berry in smoothies 12 Highest sudoku digit, typically 13 Dr. Seuss’ green fare
18 “___ my day!”
23 Manning of the gridiron
24 Michigan’s “Cereal City”
25 Pair in an UGG box
26 Reporting to
27 Born yesterday, so to speak
28 54-Across appears in one
29 Apportioned, with “out”
30 Harvard, Yale et al.
31 Take a hike
32 Misspoke, say
34 Ramshackle dwelling
37 Have membership in 41 Overlook, as a fault
43 Rawls with three Grammys
44 Side with a sandwich
46 What candidates “press”
47 Hardly a rocket scientist
48 Renuzit target
49 Telethon plea
50 X-rated material
51 Think-tank nugget
52 Sommeliers’ suggestions
53 Patella’s place
56 “The light dawns!”
57 Have regrets about