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1 Store convenience, for short 4 Sporty Camaros 9 As bad as can be 14 Intl. disease-tracking grp. 15 Nickel, e.g. 16 Put pen to paper 17 Wielded the baton 18 Urge by France’s president Emmanuel? 20 Leg part 22 Inflate, as expenses 23 Comprehend 24 With 34-Across, “If a fool’s got some bucks, a fool’s got challenges”? 27 December holiday 28 Rank 29 Connecticut governor Lamont 30 Wished (for) 31 Remote option 32 Police blotter abbr. 33 “That ship ___ sailed” 34 See 24-Across 39 Inflation Reduction ___ of 2022 40 Vietnamese noodle soup 41 Rendezvous 43 Checked things 46 Honshu honorific 47 River deposits 48 Take on 49 Discussion about King Charles’s seat? 51 Completely 52 ___ Maria 53 Bridge opening showing a balanced hand 54 Hygienic flaky dough pastry? 58 “___ blimey!” (Brit’s outburst) 60 Caste member 61 Contingency arrangement 62 That objeto 63 Controversial nuclear event 64 Very small, informally 65 Tim Scott’s title: Abbr.

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1 Leather worker’s tool 2 Roman gathering place 3 Not rushed, in music 4 Free (from) 5 Provide with more weaponry 6 Stock page heading: Abbr. 7 Beetle, e.g. 8 Inclined 9 Christian bracelet initialism 10 ___ y plata (Montana motto) 11 Place a call to 12 First African-American chairperson of the Republican National Committee 13 Proven in beta 19 Aye’s opposite 21 Middle-of-the-road 24 Las Vegas’s ___ Grand Hotel 25 Being punished, as some GIs 26 Close to face value, as a bond 27 National park in California 30 ___ 9000 (fictional computer) 32 Kitchen pest 33 “The White Lotus” channel 35 It turns out lts. 36 “___ you don’t!” 37 Olios 38 Release from captivity 42 “Shame!” 43 Cuban dance 44 Like some old-fashioned lamps 45 Garfield’s comics girlfriend 46 Shannon in the Pro Football Hall of Fame 47 On a mission for 49 Square one? 50 Bread and butter, e.g. 52 Letter-shaped hardware bit 55 Infomercials, e.g. 56 Soccer stadium cheer 57 Indian restaurant bread 59 Governor DeSantis, who makes an appearance in the five themed answers