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“JUST STOP”

By Brendan Emmett Quigley

ACROSS 1. Moog knobs 6. Christie’s opening 9. Reese’s Pieces Pancakes franchise 13. Thanksgiving dinner guest, maybe 14. Programmer’s job 15. Shin-hiding skirt 16. 2014 Ava DuVernay historical drama 17. It’s got all the answers 18. Like a mystery man 19. Device that lets you safely shrink pictures? 22. What a dump! 23. “My bad,” in texts 24. Singer Yearwood with a cooking show 27. Org. with an Air Quality Report 28. “Hungry Like The ___” 30. Element #50 31. Program for women in labor? 35. Department 36. Bird with an S-curved neck 37. Go wrong 38. Wistia rival 39. Things eschewed for casual Friday 40. Young smoked herring? 42. ___ Marie (WWE Raw star) 43. Raging anger 44. See 31-Down 45. Aegean island 47. Final moment 48. Shaking problem 51. Periodical for hillbilly dads? 55. Forest deity 57. Iowa State city 58. China name 59. “Talk L8R” 60. Loch Ness fi sherman 61. Speechify 62. Fail to follow 63. It sometimes goes against the grain 64. Exclaimed surprise and delight DOWN 1. Othello pieces 2. Doing nothing 3. Bronze or steel 4. Genie’s home 5. Kiss passionately 6. Sci-fi villains that live in a cube 7. “Dat’s cool” 8. Drake’s “Thank Me Later,” e.g. 9. China name 10. Evidence of paying at the door 11. Can opener brand 12. Lock screen number 14. Manhattan sch. 20. Supreme Leader’s land 21. Shepherd’s cry 25. One getting a new employee badge 26. Qualifying phrase with a “/” 27. Squeezes (out) 28. ___ Parker (glasses company) 29. Grand Ole’ stage 31. With 44-Across, big name in vodka 32. “You got me” 33. Outmatched opponent 34. Settings symbol 35. Erase, as a drive 38. Fiery curry choice 40. Card that’ll get you around town 41. Gorilla in video games 43. Dandy dude 46. Live-in help 47. Polo goal? 48. Black Canary’s alter ego ___ Lance 49. Government bond 50. Class that covers congress 52. Song accompanied with popular hand gestures 53. “Buddy! I want some Fancy Feast!” 54. One in 100 55. Company that does arrangements 56. Polished off

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