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36 Like Michelangelo’s “David” or Rodin’s “The Thinker” 37 Where the United Nations is in Manhattan 38 Jupiter 39 Warning sign 40 Recycling containers

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ACROSS 1 Rounded cathedral feature 5 Undue speed 10 Bowled over 14 Miller ___ (lowcalorie beer) 15 Banks in the Baseball Hall of Fame 16 Sheltered bay 17 Equipment to help a patient breathe 19 Regatta group 20 Prince who became Henry V 21 “___ I care” 22 Jules who wrote “Twenty Thousand Leagues Under the Sea” 23 Floor measurements 25 “Sorry to hear that” 28 Breath mint in a roll, informally 30 Events with baying hounds

31 Foray 34 Small bit, as of cream 35 Lab eggs 38 H. G. Wells novel … with a hint to this puzzle’s circled words 42 Pea holder 43 Completely 44 In recent days 45 Trees that sway in a hurricane 48 Religious offshoot 49 Went to pieces 52 “Beauty is truth, truth beauty” poet 56 Resell unfairly, as tickets 57 First-rate 59 Flapper’s neckwear 60 Musical sound 61 Vishnu or Shiva 64 Fashion designer Cassini 65 “It’s ___ of the times”

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62 Puckerproducing 63 More faithful 64 Busy place 65 Influence 66 Rec centers 67 New Ager who sings in Irish Gaelic

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Across 1 Latin word on a cornerstone 5 ___-Saxon 10 Drafts may be served on it 13 Serves a draft, e.g. 15 Undomesticated 16 Org. for fillers and drillers 17 62-Across to a mathematician 19 Kith’s companion 20 Like some inclement weather 21 Money V.I.P. 22 What nonparallel lines do eventually 23 62-Across to an astronomer 26 Elbow 28 Federal biomedical agcy. 29 Family member: Abbr. 30 Olive genus 32 ___-black

35 Usefulness 39 62-Across to a Yankees fan 42 Long-limbed 43 Video game manufacturer 44 “___ ain’t broke …” 45 Province on Hudson Bay: Abbr. 47 Princely inits. 49 Summer, in about one-sixth of Canada 50 62-Across to a student of Semitic languages 56 Elis’ school 57 “___ the land of the free …” 58 Drum kit components 61 Sense of self 62 Age at which Jim Morrison, Jimi Hendrix, Janis Joplin, Kurt Cobain and Amy Winehouse died

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32 “Well, whaddya know!” 33 Mars, with “the” 34 Web access inits. 36 Kilmer of “The Doors” 37 One or more 39 Rick’s beloved in “Casablanca” 40 Was without

41 Suffix with major 46 Declare to be true 47 Swimming unit 48 Hardly hip 49 Camera lens setting 50 Place to learn in Lille 51 Carted off to jail 53 Tolerate

54 Emblem carved on a pole 55 Permission 58 Convent residents 61 Place for a rabbit in a magic act 62 Equal: Prefix 63 Immeasurably long time

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31 Politico whose name is an Cry to a torero anagram of Already occupied, GAOLER as a seat 33 “___ you O.K.?” Closing bid? 34 Miner’s hat Part of an outfit feature 36 Candy item that Determined to comes in five accomplish basic flavors Jaded ones 37 Metric ___ Nyasaland, now

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38 Sunrise direction in Spain 40 Bit of force 41 Ribald 46 Like most roads 48 Carol ___, fivetime world figureskating champion 50 Striped scavenger 51 Beaverlike

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25 1980s “Meet the Press” host Marvin 26 Attends to as one might a captured soldier 29 Hit group? 30 Something you’d rather not discuss 32 They’re written for two-part harmony 33 Amateur geologist’s purchase 34 Lawn care item 35 Course of sewers, for short 36 Retro candy containers 37 Drinks bourbon neat, maybe 38 Ecuador is a member of it 42 Fifth word of the lyrics to “American Pie” 43 Mass event

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64 Prefix with con 65 Sexy woman in a Beatles song 66 Inscribed pillar 67 The law has a long one 68 Bandleader Kay 69 Extinct carnivore, familiarly

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Across 1 Some light fare 11 Co. now known as Ally Financial 15 Toast maker’s start 16 “Streamers” playwright 17 Unlike conference games 18 Going ___ 19 Vision, in Vichy 20 Classic literary inits. 21 Midwestern twin city 23 Precarious positions 25 “The Gondoliers” girl 28 Poppin’ Lemonade is one of its flavors 29 See 43-Across 30 Birthplace of Queen Sonja 31 Big rush 33 Where the Pawnee R. flows 35 High

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DOWN 1 ___ State (Hawaii’s nickname) 2 Film studio behind “Toy Story” and “Up” 3 Fashion 4 Brain wave readout, for short 5 “Cluck, cluck” makers 6 Monet or Manet 7 Megamistake 8 Sn, to a chemist 9 Mouse spotter’s cry 10 Say yes to 11 Troubling 12 Datebook notation 13 “___ Defeats Truman” (famous 1948 headline) 18 Enter slowly and carefully, as a parking spot 22 Many an airport shuttle 24 Play opener 26 Spiced tea 27 Telescope serviced by astronauts 29 Change significantly 31 Big inits. in fuel additives

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44 Land of ___ (destination in “The Pilgrim’s Progress”) 46 Play maker? 48 Heat in one’s car 50 Oxygendependent organism 51 They get canned 52 He’s inclined to agree 53 Pot holder? Down 1 Amusement 2 Saint ___ of Assisi, co-founder of the Order of Poor Ladies 3 Missal stand’s place 4 Puts off 5 Last monarch of the House of Stuart 6 Hangout for Homer 7 Family nickname 8 Ask for a donation 9 Winged runners 10 Mo. when the Civil War began 11 Tries to catch 12 Crime reporters? 13 Take orders, possibly 15 “Star Wars” extras 21 Small biters 24 Dickensian surname

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25 Only person to guest-host “The Tonight Show With Jay Leno” 27 More upscale 28 State 29 Like some photo paper 30 Gowns that are rarely worn out

31 A zebra has a short one 32 Livestock auction info 33 Vacation spot 37 Fabulous singer 39 Original scheme 40 Breathless, say 41 One beaten by an ape

43 “___ #1’s” (2005 country music album) 44 Exposed to the elements 45 13th-century composition 47 Certain cat 49 Small part of a meal