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“LIFE OF BRIAN"

ACROSS 1. Apricot leftovers 5. Having more skills to pay the bills 10. Sukkah builder 13. Clinton’s collective, familiarly 15. Hit the road 16. Constitution, in D.C. 17. Say a few disparaging words about a baseball hat? 19. Place to fill up on grass 20. Job that entails informing people that they have overdue library books? 22. Streaming service abbr. 23. National Little League Mo. 24. Break in the action 25. “Like now, srsly” 27. Quick tug 31. City where you’ll find bouchon restaurants 32. Oversimplified 35. John Wayne Airport location, for short 37. “I need that coiled-wire switch”? 41. Perform extremely well 42. Pulls back a bit 44. Tree-filled spot 47. Steering wheel 49. Grace 50. Where Roosevelt met Stalin 52. Cuatro estaciones 55. Green lights 56. No longer have enough sails? 61. D-backs on scoreboards 62. Lack the courage to play Othello? 64. Excellent score 65. Fit to be tied 66. Tarred fiber used to seal gaps 67. Brian added to this puzzle’s theme answers 68. Water balloon fight sound 69. Small drinks DOWN 1. Like a rained out game: Abbr. 2. “That was such a bummer” 3. Fishy Tex-Mex option 4. Kleenex collection 5. Commercial script 6. Pulitzer Prize-winning columnist Stephens 7. Mathematical points 8. Rescue mission by air 9. Turn off 10. It’s in and out of shops regularly 11. Really terribly 12. Defang 14. 17th letters 18. Evansville-to-Bloomington dir. 21. “Omeros” poet Derek 22. Butterfingers 26. Pepper often stuffed in Manzanilla olives 28. Chain unit, perhaps 29. Seattle Kraken org. 30. Hull piece 33. Old law 34. With 36-Down, all collectively 36. See 34-Down 38. “You follow?” 39. First Japanese player to win a PGA Tour event 40. A pushover 43. Scoreboard nos. 44. Spin around 45. Country singer ___ Alaina 46. Water-warming phenomenon 48. Attractive item 51. SQ5 and SQ7 53. Fresh start? 54. “___ victory!” 57. Base protection 58. Said out loud 59. Greek omelet ingredient 60. Strait of Hormuz nation 63. VRBO data

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