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1D
Texter’s “I think …”
IMO
2D
Brooks of “Spaceballs”
MEL
3D
___ Friend (Facebook option)
ADD
4D
Mideast robe
CAFTAN
5D
Killed
SLAIN
6D
Ballet leap
JETE
7D
Canyon phenomenon
ECHO
8D
Completely joyless
NO FUN
9D
Protein in bread
GLUTEN
10D
Not feel well
AIL
11D
Noted rock formation in 39-Across
DEVILS TOWER
12D
Gladiators’ locale
ARENA
13D
Nonglossy finish
MATTE
18D
Don’t worry, nothing’s broken
I’M OKAY
21D
Inner ___ (flotation device)
TUBE
22D
Lower leg bone
TIBIA
23D
Kick out
EVICT
24D
Skiing mecca in 39-Across
JACKSON HOLE
26D
Boy Scouts award
BADGE
29D
Edsel or New Coke, notably
FLOP
30D
Animal with a hump
CAMEL
33D
Group of gnats
SWARM
34D
Have a fancy meal
DINE
36D
Wedding or concert
EVENT
37D
In very bad condition
RATTY
40D
CBS spinoff set in SoCal
NCIS: LA
43D
Eggs over ___
EASY
47D
Stuffed Indian pastry
SAMOSA
49D
Set of religious beads
ROSARY
50D
Crocodile’s home
MARSH
51D
Allergy season sound
ACHOO!
52D
One administering shots, maybe
NURSE
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
54D
Australia’s City of Light
PERTH
57D
What’s left of a ticket after it’s used
STUB
58D
Queen killed by an asp, familiarly
CLEO
60D
Go on snugly
FIT
61D
One of the Three Stooges
MOE
62D
Lithium-___ battery
ION
63D
Energy Star org.
EPA
1C
Apple computers
IMACS
6C
Game with a stack of blocks
JENGA
11C
Nevada/Arizona’s Hoover ___
DAM
14C
Gold ___ flour
MEDAL
15C
Sometimes-bad bacteria
E COLI
16C
Political period
ERA
17C
Famous geyser in 39-Across
OLD FAITHFUL
19C
Good job for an animal-loving ex-G.I.?
VET
20C
Gentle discipline for a misbehaving child
TIME OUT
21C
Hue
TINT
22C
Style of music north of the Rio Grande
TEJANO
25C
Cosmic clouds
NEBULAE
27C
___ the Terrible
IVAN
28C
Preparer of fast food that’s “finger-lickin’ good”
KFC
31C
Catches red-handed
NABS
32C
Clic Stic pen maker
BIC
33C
Dish of greens
SALAD
35C
Inhibit
DETER
38C
Gross!
ICK!
39C
Squarest of the 50 states
WYOMING
41C
Lab eggs
OVA
42C
Where the buoys are?
AT SEA
44C
British coins
PENCE
45C
Rainy
WET
46C
Crew implements
OARS
48C
Luau necklace
LEI
49C
Money due in Monopoly
RENT
50C
Exemplar of masculinity
MAN’S MAN
53C
Like Mustangs and Camaros
SPORTY
55C
Sore, as 56-Across
ACHY
56C
Parts of the body that may be ripped
MUSCLES
59C
Greek “r”
RHO
60C
Historic trading post in 39-Across
FORT LARAMIE
64C
Note after fa
SOL
65C
Topic to debate
ISSUE
66C
Boy Scouts squad
TROOP
67C
Soil-turning tool
HOE
68C
1990s fitness fad with infomercials
TAE BO
69C
Evil animal in “The Lion King”
HYENA