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“PIGGIES”

By Brendan Emmett Quigley

ACROSS 1 Big cheese in Bombay, once 6 Pirate’s “hold up there!” 11 Like Motrin, e.g.: Abbr. 14 Letter-shaped dress 15 Full of life 16 Passing remark? 17 One hitting Romo? 19 3-1-1 rule enforcing org. 20 Interpersonal connection? 21 Demoiselle 22 More acrobatic 24 What grows in Marisa’s garden? 27 1877 play by Bret Harte and Mark Twain 30 “What ___ doing wrong?” 31 Without any delay 32 River through Toledo 34 Slumber party duds 36 Bachelorette party prop 39 Conduit for Mario 40 Auto wheel alignment, and a phonetic hint to this puzzle’s theme 42 Take in an eyeful 43 Thing pushed in the gym 44 Copying, in a phrase 45 Western novelist Louis 47 Playing card between dame and as 49 Umberto who said “I love the smell of book ink in the morning” 51 Transgender tennis star Richards 52 Those who refuse to eat soy? 56 Rarer than rare 57 Beer with West Coast and New England varieties 58 CD rate, e.g. 61 “Pronouns in ___” 62 Rachael raising her glass? 66 “Did see that happening” 67 Boston’s Hancock Tower architect 68 Tight end who plays for “Tompa Bay” 69 “The Maze Runner” director Ball 70 Oozes through 71 NBA commentator Johnson DOWN 1 “Well, phooey” 2 Sunscreen ingredient 3 “You said it too!” 4 “That one, or that one, or ... just pick one” 5 “Dad just left” 6 Brilliant blossom 7 One with an all-access pass 8 Tapped game 9 Form letters? 10 Peter’s “Game Of Thrones” character 11 Done with drinking 12 Zapping device 13 Cooks on the grill, say 18 Escape 23 Pairs 24 Couldn’t make a connection on the web, say 25 Force out of office 26 Water brand named after a Pacific island 27 Tool boxes? 28 Frozen rain 29 Kale and quinoa, e.g. 33 “When can I expect you?”, for short 35 Show where Elon Musk announced his Aspberger’s 37 Swing around 38 With 54-Down, hide-and-seek warning 41 Russian man’s name that means “holy” 46 Put into nice piles 48 “Well, in that case...” 50 Ear problem 52 Tight End Tim of the Jacksonville Jaguars 53 Nitrous ___ 54 See 38-Down 55 Central opening 58 Pictures of beavers on the intertubes, e.g. 59 “Allow me” 60 Little kid 63 Zoo favorite 64 Kind of retirement acct. 65 “Drop that bone, mister!”

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