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“QUI COMPONENTS”

By Brendan Emmett Quigley

ACROSS 1. Bit of smoke 5. “That was hairy” 9. Skoal in the mouth 13. City on Nevada’s Humboldt River 14. Circle dance 15.Gravy, e.g. 16. It’s just for laughs 17. Closing paragraph? 18. Large key 19. Stop playing the Steinway? 22. Unified 23. Engage in moshing 24. “Sittin’ Up in My Room” singer stabbing others in the back? 29. Brand of mouthwash 30. Mo. that begins with American Chess Day 31. Say firmly 33. Provençal beef stew 36. Word for word?: Abbr. 38. Bone head? 39. Off adventuring 41. Pick up 43. Conversation topic among gal pals 44. Floating among an antimalarial drug? 48. Gary Numan new wave classic 49. Some brown colors 50. Tough-to-chew piece of tobacco? 55. Last 56. Spitting sound 57. Shakespeare character followed by The Fool 60. “I’ll take the blame” 61. “Snowpiercer” actor Bremmer 62. Nutrient in legumes 63. It’s so yesterday 64. “It wasn’t me!” 65. Smug grunts DOWN 1. Wizards head coach Unseld 2. Similar group 3. Isn’t allowed to play 4. Drink that might make you feel funny 5. Frauds 6. Boxcar sleeper 7. Actor Ebouaney 8. Mashed potato alternative 9. Like a guaranteed winner 10. Ethnic group of Burundi 11. Served perfectly 12. “We ___ just leaving” 15. Cross-reference phrase 20. Adding word 21. “Play it, Sam,” speaker 22. Jockey Eddie 24. Issued, as a farewell 25. Balanced the levels 26. Tip over 27. Hockey goalies 28. Salad veggies 32. “I don’t like your ___, mister!” 34. Gambling game with a punto banco variation 35. Intertwined 37. Answer page 40. Donuts in math class 42. Swimsuit that covers the head as well as the body 45. Daniil Medvedev won it in 2011 46. Needy person’s note 47. Do completely perfectly 50. Here today, gone tomorrow employee 51. Singer nicknamed “Queen of New Age” 52. Pencil scraps 53. “Your Song Saved My Life” band 54. Cooking fat 58. Just fine 59. Scrubs wearers, briefly

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