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“NOSE TO NOZZE”

By Brendan Emmett Quigley

ACROSS 1. Paschal ___ 5. Redbox contents 9. With 66-Across, operatic singer with the hots? 14. Doughnut variety with a cookie fl avor 15. Thinness measurement 16. Faster than light speed traveler, probably 17. Soap brand 18. “Oh, stewardess! I speak ___” (“Airplane!” joke) 19. Forest space 20. Texas rock trio commemorative coin? 23. Exasperated cry 24. Kinky stuff 27. With 39- and 46-Across, massive slice stack that’s about to topple? 31. Low naval rank: Abbr. 32. “Color me intrigued” 34. Mammal with webbed feet 35. Dog with exactly two black dots 37. Humerus neighbor 38. “Little strokes fell great ___” 39. See 27-Across 40. Locks in 41. Bend at the barre 42. Bank adjustment? 43. Treasury secretary Yellen 44. Female principle 45. Swallow completely 46. See 27-Across 48. ___ McAdoo (team captain on “Ted Lasso”) 50. Poetic time 51. Astronaut Aldrin getting ready to propose? 58. Two-in-one utensil 61. Paul of Marvel Cinematic Universe 62. See 49-Down 63. Major disruption 64. It goes for a spin in a car 65. Not thinking clearly 66. See 9-Across 67. Good predictor 68. Fashion designer Browne DOWN 1. City of central Poland 2. Kyrsten Sinema’s st. 3. 4-Down ingredient 4. Popular spaghetti sauce 5. New Orleans pianist with the 1974 album “Desitively Bonnaroo” 6. Self-obsessed 7. Star who is 6-Down 8. Toy that only goes in one direction 9. Hot rocks 10. Comic Cleghorne 11. Muhammad ___ ul-Haq, Pakistani President 1978-88 12. Letter after wye, in Wolverhampton 13. & 21. Weak poker hand 22. Fast-serving tennis star John 25. The Monkees’ drummer 26. Gabriella ___ (Vanessa Hudgens’s “High School Musical” character) 27. Kinda crazy 28. And others, in a bibliography 29. No-carb-loading diet 30. Like hot fudge and caramel 31. Refrain from children’s songs 33. “I’m outta here” 36. She’s ISO love a second time 37. 2008 & 2009 Track & Field News Athlete of the Year 39. Cease-fi re 43. Computer graphic fi le format 45. “The Girl with the Pierced Eardrum” street artist 47. Les Paul rival 49. With 62-Across, city on the Cuyahoga river 52. Bullpen fi gures 53. Top quality 54. Wait to drive, say 55. [“This isn’t good”] 56. Big name in coconut water 57. ___ fatigue (online meeting burnout) 58. .edu user: Abbr. 59. Vietnamese bowlful 60. Punt blade

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