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1A
Dainty drinks
Sips
5A
Number-picking game
Lotto
10A
Make a pandowdy, say
Bake
14A
Skipper of scripture
Noah
15A
Track legend Moses
Edwin
16A
Discover competitor, briefly
AMEX
17A
Photographer of the American West
Ansel Adams
19A
Talk up
Hype
20A
Casino or racetrack area
Pit
21A
Jane Goodall’s subjects
Apes
22A
Gemology units
Carats
24A
Toss around
Scatter
26A
Common sans-serif typeface
Arial
27A
Cleansed (of)
Rid
28A
Like many a filing error
Clerical
31A
Place with rainy plains, in song
Spain
34A
Barbershop signal
Pole
35A
Organ with a bridge
Nose
36A
“How hilarious!” in chat rooms
LOL
37A
“Goody Two Shoes” singer
Adamant
40A
Pewter component
Tin
41A
Snowman in “Frozen”
Olaf
43A
Shade of Dorothy’s slippers
Ruby
44A
Bother incessantly
Eat At
46A
Like some Buffalo wings
Boneless
48A
Take a shot at
Try
49A
Come to attention
Arise
50A
Cap’n Crunch and others
Cereals
54A
Makes a jack-o’-lantern
Carves
56A
“This can’t be!”
Oh No
57A
VIP with an MBA, perhaps
CEO
58A
Go backpacking
Hike
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
59A
“Fatal Attraction” Oscar nominee
Annear Cher
62A
Anthony Hopkins role in “Thor”
Odin
63A
Ancient Greek physician
Galen
64A
Cruise stopover
Port
65A
Took one’s leave
Went
66A
“The Mummy” setting
Egypt
67A
“Friends” character Geller
Ross
1D
Ginger-flavored cookies
Snaps
2D
Greek column style
Ionic
3D
Linguine or lasagna
Pasta
4D
“That’s all wrote”
She
5D
Did an axel, say
Leaped
6D
Less ordinary
Odder
7D
First word in “Jabberwocky”
Twas
8D
“Mars Attacks!” director Burton
Tim
9D
Seen by movie viewers
Onscreen
10D
Persian Gulf monarchy
Bahrain
11D
1999 World Golf Hall of Fame inductee
Amy Alcott
12D
Didn’t discard
Kept
13D
Former flames
Exes
18D
Jennifer Lopez or Selena
Latina
23D
guitar (imaginary instrument)
Air
25D
Prefix with athlete or angle
Tri
26D
Put to rest, as fears
Allay
28D
Searches exhaustively
Combs
29D
Massive landmass
Asia
30D
Pre-Easter period
Lent
31D
Neatnik’s opposite
Slob
32D
Equestrians’ competition
Polo
33D
Lester Siegel player in “Argo”
Alan Arkin
34D
Temporary halt
Pause
38D
Equestrians’ competition
Dressage
39D
White-knuckle emotion
Terror
42D
Intensely passionate
Fervent
45D
Yeoman’s “yes”
Aye
47D
Load of baloney
Lie
48D
Lucy, to Ethel
Tenant
50D
Nest noise
Cheep
51D
Blessing-inducing sound
Achoo
52D
Suggestive glances
Leers
53D
Arranges by kind
Sorts
54D
Dark-tongued dog breed
Chow
55D
West Wing worker
Aide
56D
Nothing more than
Only
60D
Over-the-hill horse
Nag
61D
EMT’s skill
CPR