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1D
Prepares to streak
STRIPS
2D
Former liberal, informally
NEOCON
3D
Present, groupwise
ALL HERE
4D
Like some skirts and lampshades
PLEATED
5D
Tugboat’s greeting
TOOT
6D
Word go
ONSET
7D
Burlesque co-star, 2010
CHER
8D
Toddler’s wear
ONESIE
9D
This puzzle’s special squares, e.g.
OCTET
10D
Van Gogh’s “Portrait of ___ Tanguy”
PERE
11D
Seeker of the elixir of life
ALCHEMIST
12D
Monsieur Marceau spoke the only one in all of Mel Brooks’s “Silent Movie”
MOT
13D
G.I. suppliers
PXS
19D
Big name in games
ATARI
21D
Fire safety measure
DRILL
25D
Drawing room?
ATELIER
27D
Take a dip
BATHE
28D
Ingrid’s “Casablanca” role
ILSA
30D
Souvenir of a Russian trip
RUBLE
32D
Mutes, with “down”
TONES
34D
Homeboy
PAL
35D
Babe
HON
36D
Simba’s warning
ROAR
37D
Dyeing wish?
HENNA
38D
Frequent trip takers
ACID HEADS
40D
Cannabis-using
ON POT
43D
Feed ___, starve …
A COLD
45D
Spa offering
SHIATSU
47D
Out-of-studio broadcast
REMOTE
49D
Want in the worst way
ACHE FOR
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
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Word Whizzle
Words Crush
50D
Team leader’s concern
MORALE
51D
Was obviously asleep
SNORED
53D
Homework assignee
PUPIL
54D
Home of Carthage Palace
TUNIS
57D
Words in an analogy
IS TO
59D
Tsk, tsk elicitor
NO-NO
60D
Financial average
DOW
61D
Just get (by)
EKE
62D
One of TV’s Huxtables
THEO
1C
Stop daydreaming
SNAP TO
7C
Fowl territory?
COOP
11C
Speaker’s position?
AMP
14C
Betray, in a way
TELL ON
15C
Starting now
HENCE
16C
Bagel shop order
LOX
17C
Lumberjack contests
ROLEOS
18C
Takes back
RETRACTS
20C
Response to “How’d you get the answer so fast?”
I CHEATED
22C
Boil
SEETHE
23C
Dessert wine
PORT
24C
Hirsuteness, for one
TRAIT
26C
Both, for openers
AMBI-
29C
Emulate Snidely Whiplash
SNEER
31C
Mineral suffix
ITE
32C
Kind of separation
TRIAL
33C
Twofold
DUPLE
35C
Raises
HOISTS
36C
Ostrichlike bird
RHEA
39C
Party staple suggested by connecting this puzzle’s special squares
BALLOON
41C
Mother of Eos and Selene
THEA
42C
Available, as for work
ON CALL
44C
Actress Laura of “ER”
INNES
46C
What ___ surprise!
A NICE
47C
Good name, informally
REP
48C
Pillowcases
SHAMS
52C
High-end Swiss watch
RADO
53C
Candidate of 1992 and 1996
PEROT
55C
Toolbar image
ICON
56C
39-Across filler
HELIUM
58C
Fishy deli order
TUNA HERO
60C
Where service is lacking
DEAD SPOT
63C
Within walking distance, say
NOT FAR
64C
Approved
OK’D
65C
Church offering
TITHE
66C
It’s found under an arch
INSOLE
67C
Wide receiver Welker
WES
68C
Yellow stick
OLEO
69C
Became bitter
SOURED