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1D
Having five sharps, musically
IN B
2D
Scratch, say
MAR
3D
At no cost
AS A GIFT
4D
President before Sarkozy
CHIRAC
5D
Digression lead-in, in texts
BTW
6D
Table extension
LEAF
7D
Cold War initials
USSR
8D
Early anesthetic
ETHER
9D
Foul tip?
BUM STEER
10D
Med. school subject
ANAT
11D
Newborn’s natural insulator
BABY FAT
12D
Botox target
AGE LINE
13D
Films that usually had live music
SILENTS
18D
Scrubbed, at
NASA NO-GO
22D
Word with bud or flap
EAR
23D
Bikini part
TOP
24D
Country mail svc.
RFD
25D
Utility abbr.
ELEC
29D
Chihuahua cheers
OLES
30D
Tear to pieces
RIP UP
32D
ISP option
DSL
35D
Service pro
ACER
37D
Feathery neckwear
BOA
38D
Contentious border happening
INCIDENT
39D
Israeli guns
UZIS
40D
Maude, “Phyllis” and “Rhoda”
SITCOMS
41D
You’re on!
IT’S A BET!
42D
Dir. assistance info
PHONE NO
44D
Frozen floater
ICE FLOE
45D
¿__ pasa?
QUE
46D
Beale and Bourbon: Abbr.
STS
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
48D
Canine care gp.?
ADA
50D
Tax time VIPs
CPAS
51D
Thing to run
ERRAND
54D
For this purpose
AD HOC
57D
Pacific Rim continent
ASIA
58D
Avis modifier
RARA
59D
Hip-hop’s __ Yang Twins
YING
63D
King of Spain
REY
64D
Non-Rx
OTC
65D
Neat ending?
NIK
1C
Computer whose 27-inch version has a Retina 5K display
IMAC
5C
Down in the mouth
BLUE
9C
Rum-soaked cakes
BABAS
14C
Part of rock’s
CSNY NASH
15C
Midterm, e.g.
TEST
16C
Eel, to a sushi chef
UNAGI
17C
*Seriously indoctrinate
BRAINWASH
19C
13-Down actress Normand
MABEL
20C
Miracle-__
GRO
21C
*Improvised rap
FREESTYLE
23C
Medical screening system
TRIAGE
26C
Tell (on)
RAT
27C
Fiver
FIN
28C
*Risqué
OFF-COLOR
31C
Hill-building stinger
RED ANT
33C
LAX summer setting
PDT
34C
Director Kazan
ELIA
36C
Blue Bloods actor Will
ESTES
37C
*Weight-training exercise
BICEP CURL
40C
Nurse at a bar
SIP ON
43C
1956 Mideast crisis site
SUEZ
44C
Mensa concerns
IQS
47C
Hometown of the Ivy League’s Big Red
ITHACA
49C
*Markdown
PRICE CUT
52C
Chinese menu general
TSO
53C
Nev. Neighbor
IDA
55C
Binges
SPREES
56C
*Brand created in Toronto in 1904
CANADA DRY
60C
Chow line?
ARF!
61C
More than chubby
OBESE
62C
Permanent place, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues
HAIR SALON
66C
__ Black
MEN IN
67C
River to the English Channel
ORNE
68C
Don’t look at me
NOT I
69C
Brown ermine
STOAT
70C
Hard to box in, ironically
CAGY
71C
52 Pickup need
DECK