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1D
They’re hard to sit for
IMPS
2D
Rights org. since 1909
NAACP
3D
Saudi currency
RIYAL
4D
Name on a 1945 bomber
ENOLA
5D
Populates, as a grand jury
IMPANELS
6D
D.C. insider
POL
7D
Studio sign
ON AIR
8D
Place for some serious me-time
DAY SPA
9D
Break down
SOB
10D
High-occupancy vehicles?
CLOWN CARS
11D
“Farewell, ma chère”
ADIEU
12D
Naysayer’s contraction
‘TISN’T
13D
Future flowers
SEEDS
18D
Social reformer Jacob
RIIS
22D
Noir sleuth
TEC
25D
Texter’s “however”
OTOH
26D
Cooper’s tool
ADZE
29D
Lummox
APE
30D
Source of awakening rays
SUN
31D
Back-tied sash
OBI
32D
Distress signal devices
FLARE GUNS
34D
Fiddler’s need
BOW
36D
Dental suffix with Water
PIK
37D
Pressure meas.
PSI
38D
Sounds of relief
AHS
40D
Cupcake finisher
ICER
41D
Twitter handle word for a celeb, perhaps
REAL
42D
Overly focused on minor rules
PEDANTIC
47D
Lip balm brand derived from “evolution of smooth”
EOS
48D
Skillet
FRYPAN
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50D
On a cruise
ASEA
51D
Dismissive word
PSHAW!
52D
Mission on a commemorative 1936 stamp
ALAMO
53D
Beeper
PAGER
54D
Providers of senior moments?
PROMS
55D
Inventor Nikola
TESLA
56D
“Hi! I’m … ” badge
ID TAG
57D
Patsy of country
CLINE
61D
Heart tests, briefly
ECGS
63D
Del. summer hrs.
EDT
65D
“The Fall of the House of Usher” author
POE
1A
Memo phrase
IN RE
5A
Music-playing Apple
IPOD
9A
Improvises musically
SCATS
14A
Primary
MAIN
15A
“__ Lisa”
MONA
16A
Many a jukebox tune
OLDIE
17A
Type of film industry contract
PAY OR PLAY
19A
Capital south of Moscow
BOISE
20A
Former justice Antonin
SCALIA
21A
Musician’s suffix
IST
23A
Make (one’s way)
WEND
24A
M&M’s choice
PLAIN OR PEANUTS
27A
Solidify
SET
28A
“High Voltage” band
AC/DC
29A
Starting on
AS OF
33A
Soft shot
LOB
35A
Mothers of Invention leader
ZAPPA
39A
Academic ultimatum
PUBLISH OR PERISH
43A
Early computer
ENIAC
44A
Quite small
WEE
45A
Gear on slopes
SKIS
46A
Coral formation
REEF
49A
Cavity filler’s org.
ADA
51A
Shopper’s decision
PAPER OR PLASTIC
58A
Smelting waste
SLAG
59A
Neighbor of Turk.
SYR
60A
Poke fun at
NEEDLE
62A
Dutch city, with “The”
HAGUE
64A
Portmanteau word describing some great music … or, initially, four answers in this puzzle
POPTASTIC
66A
Modify
AMEND
67A
Not yours, in Tours
A MOI
68A
Singer k.d.
LANG
69A
Superlatively bad
WORST
70A
Short period of time, for short
NSEC
71A
Long period of time
AGES