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Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. Brakes : SLOWS UP 8. Do a sauce preparation job : DEGLAZE 15. Wedding employee : LIMOUSINE DRIVER 17. One always looking up : ETERNAL OPTIMIST 18. Meander : WEND 19. 42nd’s second : GORE 20. Food buyer’s consideration : TASTE 21. Polish removers : ACETONES 24. One of 20 in many books : MATCH 27. Pizza party purchase : SODA 28. Stress-free locale, ideally : SPA 31. Global warming concern : ICE CAP 33. Private dining area : MESS TENT 36. “Death at a __” (2010 comedy) : FUNERAL 38. Cooling-off period : DETENTE 39. A, often : FRONT ROW 41. Hemsley’s role on the sitcom “Amen” : DEACON 42. Hill climber : ANT 43. What happy concertgoers want : MORE! 45. Perfect places : EDENS 46. Deeply saddens … or delights : MAKES CRY 48. Parting sentiment : PEACE 52. Little, playfully : ITTY 53. First name in late-night talk : DAVE 57. Bar association concern : AMBULANCE CHASER 60. Top dog? : PICK OF THE LITTER 61. First name in

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. O on a stand, say : ISSUE 6. “Pokémon: The Series” genre : ANIME 11. Ceremonial exchange : I DOS 15. “The Nightmare Room” series author : STINE 16. Misses without exception : WOMEN 17. Dirty work? : PORN 18. Scuba diver’s destination : WRECK 19. Paramount paramour? : ALPHA ROMEO (from “Alfa Romeo”) 21. Sandwich title? : EARL 22. Watches kids : SITS 23. Sit tight : BIDE 24. Greek goddess carrying a pick? : AFRODITE (from “Aphrodite”) 26. Applies with force, as brakes : SLAMS ON 29. Jelly bean-munching president : REAGAN 30. Color gradation : HUE 31. Modest acknowledgment : I TRY 32. Wolverine relative : WEASEL 35. In the cooler : ON ICE 36. Program for young readers, and a hint to five puzzle answers : PHUN WITH FONICS (from “Fun with Phonics”) 40. Some satellites : MOONS 41. Back up anew : RESAVE 42. European wine area : ASTI 43. Mend, perhaps : SEW 44. iHeartRADIO fare : OLDIES 49. Inventor’s cry of success :

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. “__ just won’t do” : THIS 5. “What a relief!” : PHEW! 9. New Zealand mystery author Ngaio __ : MARSH 14. Automaker whose name means “Hark!” in Latin : AUDI 15. Peace of mind : EASE 16. Expiate, with “for” : ATONE … 17. Should we name the kid after the eldest Brady son or the James Bond author? : GREG OR IAN? (looks like “Gregorian”) 19. Done in : SLAIN 20. “Cray” and “totes adorbs,” e.g. : SLANG 21. Same old routine : RUT 22. Moans and groans : CARPS 23. Trip letters : LSD 25. __ it coming : HAS 26. Should we roll this old piano away or put it in order? : WHEEL OFF OR TUNE? (looks like “Wheel of Fortune”) 34. Word in many hymn titles : PRAISE 35. Bit : IOTA 36. Unheard-of? : NEW 37. ’50s-’60s car features : FINS 38. Continental currency : EUROS 40. As it happens : LIVE 41. Swampy area : FEN 42. Places for me-time : SPAS 43. Some party reminders : E-VITES 45. Should we read a religious pamphlet or watch a movie a

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. Israel Philharmonic music director Zubin : MEHTA 6. Hook-shaped ski lift : J-BAR 10. Calculator button : PLUS 14. Common Era starting date : ONE AD 15. Hebrides language : ERSE 16. Low-tech leaf-blower alternative : RAKE 17. Indian town in the Himalayas : DARJEELING 19. “Best Song __”: One Direction hit : EVER 20. Flow’s partner : EBB 21. The “P” of rock’s ELP : PALMER 22. Badlands landform : MESA 23. Angles : SLANTS 25. Spring singer : ROBIN 27. Prefix with graph : TELE- 28. Glass of public radio : IRA 31. Dug up dandelions, say : WEEDED 34. Scout’s discovery : TALENT 37. There’s always a hole in one : GREEN 38. Hot state : IRE 41. Spy film poison : CYANIDE 43. Record label for Pink : RCA 44. Facebook option : SHARE 46. Surfer’s gadget : REMOTE 48. Gourmet mushrooms : MORELS 50. D.C. bigwig : SEN 51. “Unique everything” website : ETSY 55. Peruvian pack animal : LLAMA 57. Not quite spherical : OBLATE 59. He

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. With 18-Across, R.E.M. guitarist : PETER (BUCK) 6. Microscope glass : LENS 10. All snuggled in : COZY 14. Support piece : BRACE 15. 1998 Sarah McLachlan hit : ADIA 16. Black-and-white cookie : OREO 17. Anglo-__ : SAXON 18. With 35-Across, 10-time “SNL” host who was Belushi’s straight man in samurai routines : BUCK (HENRY) 19. Restaurant handout : MENU 20. Gritty film genre : NOIR 22. “We are gathered __ today … ” : HERE 24. “Say that’s true … ” : IF SO … 27. Speedway event : RACE 29. Entertainment award quartets, for short : EGOTS 33. Swiss skiing spot : ALP 34. Pops, to tots : DADAS 35. With 44-Across, hitter of 755 home runs : HENRY (AARON) 36. “Perhaps I’m wrong” : MAYBE NOT 38. Takes effect : SETS IN 39. What six people in this puzzle might be said to possess : TWO FIRST NAMES 41. Climbs, as a cliff : SCALES 42. Staggered : TEETERED 44. With 57-Across, “Breaking Bad” actor : AARON (PAUL) 45. Gives (out) spar

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. Strains to lift : HEFTS 6. Scribble (down) : JOT 9. Former Russian despots : TSARS 14. Dickens’ Heep : URIAH 15. Cain raiser : EVE 16. Florida’s __ Center : EPCOT 17. Nabisco cookie with a pastry jacket : FIG NEWTON 19. “Cold Case Files” airer : A AND E 20. Seminoles’ sch. : FSU 21. Lukewarm reviews? : EHS 22. Sadden : DEPRESS 24. Gulf Coast Florida city : SARASOTA 27. Scrape or scratch : MAR 28. F equivalent, in music : E-SHARP 29. Investigations : PROBES 33. Hostess snack : HO HO 35. Sound from a tabby : MEOW 37. Wee hr. : TWO AM 38. Barley brew : ALE 39. __ Fáil: Irish coronation stone : LIA 40. Joseph of ice cream fame : EDY 42. “Cats” monogram : TSE 43. Mazda sports car : MIATA 45. City bond, briefly : MUNI 47. Suit to __ : A TEE 48. The “M” in LEM : MODULE 50. Like red-line traffic, on Google Maps : STOP-GO 52. For example : SAY 53. Lights that darken : SUNLAMPS 56. Kate of “Steve Jobs” : WINSLET 60

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. 8 for O, e.g. : AT NO 5. Quibbles : CARPS 10. “M*A*S*H” actor : ALDA 14. Like bachelor parties : STAG 18. Excel : SHINE 20. Autumn color : OCHRE 21. Tea party host : MARCH HARE 23. Pie company exec? : PASTRY WHEEL 25. Bad brunch review? : OMELET PAN 26. Find new quarters for : REHOUSE 27. Winter fall : FLAKES 29. Film units : REELS 30. Michelangelo masterpiece : PIETA 31. MSN competitor : AOL 32. Cooking fat : SUET 34. Guadalajara girls : NINAS 37. Neighborhood with meat purveyors? : BUTCHER BLOCK 43. Air freshener scent : LILAC 46. Performed, in Shakespeare : DIDST 48. How surprise party guests should arrive : EARLY 49. Blanched : WAN 50. Yours, in Tours : A TOI 51. Doc bloc : AMA 52. Keisters : SEATS 54. “Momo” author Michael : ENDE 55. ATM code you rotate regularly? : ROLLING PIN 59. FICA benefit : SSI 60. Unit in Ohm’s Law : AMPERE 62. Costa del __ : SOL 63. Female antelope : DOE 64. Mellow : SOFTEN

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. Top that turns : SCREW CAP 9. Fictional brother with a green hat : LUIGI 14. Like some snowsuits : ONE-PIECE 15. Lacks the wherewithal to : CANNOT 16. Vacant, as positions : UNFILLED 17. Sets free : LOOSES 18. General who’s the subject of the 2012 biography “All In” : PETRAEUS 20. Org. whose employees may have to lift 70-lb. bags : TSA 21. Country star at age 13 : RIMES 24. State secrets : BLAB 25. “Va-va-__!” : VOOM 26. “You got that right!” : AMEN! 27. Puck, say : DISC 28. Bouquet __ : GARNI 29. Resting place : BED 30. Raymond James Stadium pro : BUC 31. Some stingers : HORNETS 33. Took off, slangily : BAILED 35. Nice, for one : RESORT 36. Holy smoke : INCENSE 38. Lines of thought?: Abbr. : EEG 39. Long on-screen : NIA 40. Feature : TRAIT 41. Hits hard : RAMS 43. Bad thing to catch : FLAK 44. Mirror image : SELF 45. Have trouble with chess? : LISP 46. “There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact”

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. City in which much of “Moonlight” is set : MIAMI 6. Lively display of stamps? : FLAMENCO 14. Long range : ANDES 15. Valuable collectible : RARE COIN 16. Art class model, say? : STATIC EMPLOYEE (from “state employee”) 18. Singer Jones : TOM 19. Ashes not caused by fire : TREES 20. Notable times : ERAS 22. Genesis twin : ESAU 23. Volcanic rock : BASALT 25. Homeowner’s extreme reaction to a hailstorm? : WINDOW PANIC (from “window pane”) 30. Calculating : SLY 31. Lot unit : ACRE 32. Sucker of sorts : LEECH 34. Ancient Roman’s suggestion to a sweat-drenched pal? : CHANGE YOUR TUNIC (from “change your tune”) 41. Wise guys, maybe : SAGES 42. Hotel worker : MAID 43. Asian holiday : TET 46. Where sick con victims seek help? : PATSY CLINIC (from “Patsy Cline”) 50. Went from 50 to 40 : SLOWED 52. “Put __ on it!” : A LID 53. Bust size? : KILO 54. Flynn of film : ERROL 56. Attorney’s org. : ABA 59. Stand-up invited to a hol

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. Free-speech inhibitor : GAG LAW 7. Rep.’s opponent : DEM 10. Southwest art colony : TAOS 14. From the beginning : AFRESH 15. Blood type letters : ABO 16. Palindromic French pronoun : ELLE 17. Heist that really puts a burglar on the map? : BREAK-OUT BREAK-IN 20. Seeded : SOWN 21. Corrida cheer : OLE! 22. Cable network that airs vintage sitcoms : TV LAND 23. Place for rest and exercise : SPA 24. AFL partner : CIO 25. Retro renege? : BACK-IN BACK-OUT 32. “Me too” : SO DO I 33. Word with goal or detail : ORIENTED 35. Remote power sources : AAAS 36. Bucks : MOOLA 38. Top of le corps : TETE 39. Purplish reds : CRIMSONS 41. Oil __ : BARON 42. Unexpected visit from a hippie? : DROPOUT DROP-IN 45. Two for dinner? : ENS 46. Made a getaway : RAN 47. Performer with a record 21 Oscar nominations : STREEP 51. ESPN broadcaster Shriver : PAM 52. Energy units : ERGS 56. Scene-stealing understudy? : STAND-IN STANDOUT 59. Sush

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. Insurance submission : CLAIM 6. Spars on the briny : MASTS 11. Spanish I verb : AMO 14. Vital body vessel : AORTA 15. Choristers who are usually women : ALTOS 16. Young bloke : LAD 17. Get increasingly steamed : DO A SLOW BURN 19. “Diary of a Wimpy __”: Jeff Kinney book series : KID 20. Home of the NHL’s Blues : STL 21. Scrape off : ABRADE 22. Radio hobbyists : HAMS 23. Rickie Fowler’s org. : PGA 24. One way to travel : RAIL 26. Provocative social media tactic : FLAME TROLLING 32. Old Italian bread? : LIRE 34. Jai __ : ALAI 35. Forearm-related : ULNAR 36. Wee hr. : ONE AM 38. Approves : OKS 39. Disciple’s query : IS IT I? 40. “Am not!” retort : ARE SO! 41. Spa treatment : PEEL 43. Bullet __: list highlight : ITEM 44. Battlefield order : FIRE WHEN READY! 47. __ Mode, designer voiced by Brad Bird in “Incredibles 2” : EDNA 48. Strive : VIE 49. Skinny : INFO 51. Sleeping bag closer : ZIPPER 55. Getting stuff do

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. Fights (for) : VIES 5. “Whip It” rock band : DEVO 9. __-slapper: funny joke : KNEE 13. On the road : AWAY 14. Biblical paradise : EDEN 15. Dr. Hahn on “Grey’s Anatomy” : ERICA 16. Hesitation from Sylvester? : CAT’S PAUSE (sounds like “cat’s paws”) 18. Center of activity : LOCUS 19. Fireplace receptacle : ASHCAN 20. Accomplishment by Porky? : PIG’S FEAT (sounds like “pig’s feet”) 22. Former Fox TV series set in Newport Beach : THE OC 23. Curly cabbage : KALE 24. Minor flap : TO-DO 25. Ringing organ, at times : EAR 26. Detergent brand : ERA 28. ’60s hallucinogen : LSD 30. Pierre’s negative : NON 31. Near-failing mark : DEE 33. Reach its destination, as a trip : END 35. Slim candle : TAPER 37. Affirmative from Tony? : TIGER’S AYE (sounds like “tiger’s eye”) 40. Royal crown : TIARA 42. Slim fish : EEL 43. Tech sch. near Albany, N.Y. : RPI 46. Win, place or show : BET 47. Seasonal shelf sitter : ELF 49. __ moment’

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. “Agreed!” : DEAL! 5. Rose from a chair : STOOD 10. Free ticket : PASS 14. Sicilian resort city : ENNA 15. Houston baseballer : ASTRO 16. Salon coloring : TINT 17. Passenger train’s suitcase carrier : BAGGAGE CAR 19. “Otello” solo : ARIA 20. Single-celled creature : AMOEBA 21. “Platoon” setting, briefly : NAM 23. Texter’s soul mate : BFF 24. Former Yankee manager Joe : TORRE 25. Turned down an invitation : BEGGED OFF 28. Victorian, for one : ERA 29. Puerto Rico, to the U.S. : TERR 31. Harlem Renaissance author Zora __ Hurston : NEALE 32. Hissing sound : SSS! 33. Jets or Sharks, in “West Side Story” : GANG 35. Filled completely : SATED 36. Guy acting more maturely : BIGGER MAN 39. Some corporate jets : LEARS 42. Japan is in it : ASIA 43. Actress Ryan : MEG 46. Prenatal test, for short : AMNIO 47. U. of Maryland athlete : TERP 49. Affirmative vote : AYE 50. Cross between a Boston terrier or boxer and a beagle :

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. Avian mimic : MYNA 5. Selling point? : STORE 10. Weasel cousin : STOAT 15. Passed quickly, as time : FLEW 19. Pigeon calls : COOS 20. Kind of column : IONIC 21. Stands at lectures : PODIA 22. Lead in a movie, say : ROLE 23. What the acrobatic landlady liked to do? : JUMP OVER BOARDERS (from “jump overboard”) 26. Wile E. Coyote supplier : ACME 27. Run-of-the-mill : ORDINARY 28. Former LeBron team, on sports tickers : MIA 29. Lost on purpose : TANKED 31. Buds, possibly : BEERS 32. TruTV show for board game enthusiasts? : REALITY CHECKERS (from “reality check”) 37. Sorority letter : ETA 39. Former LeBron team, on sport tickers : CLE 40. Takes a breather : RESTS 41. “The Simpsons” retailer : APU 44. “Chain of Fools” name : ARETHA 47. Out in the yacht : ASEA 49. Bite playfully : NIP 52. When a pro might practice at Augusta National? : BEFORE THE MASTERS (from “before the mast”) 56. Departed : GONE 57. “Once __ a tim

Complete List of Clues/Answers   Across 1. Early Greek lyric poet : SAPPHO 7. Roll by : ELAPSE 13. Strong desire : CRAVING 15. Respectful bow : SALAAM 16. Friendly greeting : HEY THERE 18. Eastern religion : SHINTO 19. Novak Djokovic’s org. : ATP 20. Place to gas up for free? : OPEN BAR 22. Beer __ : NUT 23. Memorable Gregory Peck role : AHAB 25. How work may be done near a deadline : MADLY 26. Drain : TIRE 27. California’s __ Verdes Peninsula : PALOS 29. ’70s radical gp. : SLA 30. Singer Stefani et al. : GWENS 31. Reception for champions : THREE CHEERS 34. Scrooge types : CHEAPSKATES 35. Fruity treat : BANANA SPLIT 36. Jazz guitarist Herb : ELLIS 37. Terre dans la mer : ILE 38. Wetland birds : TERNS 42. Caffeine-rich seed : KOLA 43. 1960 Random House acquisition : KNOPF 45. Wild way to run? : RIOT 46. Web crawler, e.g. : BOT 47. Hit the skids : GO TO POT 49. Pressure meas. : PSI 50. Designer Pucci : EMILIO 52. Traditional Dixie dessert : PECAN PIE