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Across

1 11th graders’ exam (abbr.) 5 “Now, ___ from our sponsor” 10 Hill’s high point 14 “It’s ___ Quiet” (Bjork remake) 15 Doritos flavor 16 Any of the three “Survivor” motto words 17 Place to make a vinyl purchase 19 He’ll give you a ride, on “The Simpsons” 20 Muse for Keats 21 Norse pantheon chief 23 Oedipus ___ 24 “Scarface” director Brian 27 Mushroom with white buds 29 Second side in a game, perhaps 31 Cherry ___ (Ben & Jerry’s offering) 34 “Can’t Fight This Feeling” band ___ Speedwagon 37 A little above the pitch 39 Drum kit cymbal stand 40 Stumbles 42 “... the bombs bursting ___” 44 ___ speak (as it were) 45 Start a meal 47 Shoelace tip 49 “Shiny Happy People” group 50 Casino worker 52 Camera that gets strapped on 54 Name, in Latin 56 Vacationing traveler 60 Ray gun sound 62 Came up short 64 “___ just not, please?” 65 “___ please the court ...” 67 Protester’s forum 70 Wine valley 71 Spanish footballer Sergio 72 Miners’ quarries 73 Acceptability, for short 74 Painter Gustav who often used gold leaf 75 Rodeo item that I can’t seem to properly get around the theme answers

Down

1 Read carefully (over) 2 “The Jungle Book” tiger ___ Khan 3 Music licensing org. 4 Greet with a honk 5 “What next?” 6 Existed 7 Eight, in El Salvador 8 Half a state name 9 Olympic athlete’s violation 10 Guac ingredient, casually 11 Scent after the first rain in a while 12 Mononymic Art Deco designer 13 Microsoft system launched in 2001 18 Acting jobs 22 “The Daily Show” host Trevor 25 Half a Hawaiian fish? 26 Kitchen appliance manufacturer 28 Khloe’s mom 30 “Thatcherites” singer Billy 32 “... can’t believe ___ the whole thing!” 33 Tiniest speck 34 “SNL” cast member Chris 35 Lake on four states and a province 36 Component of some church instruments 38 First show 41 Grain storage tower 43 Govt. auction auto, perhaps 46 “Finding Dory” fish 48 It may be called 51 Edit considerably 53 One who talks the talk 55 Tibet’s neighbor 57 Opening notes 58 Win all the games 59 Brief 60 Most of a penny’s makeup 61 From a long way 63 Singer Lovato who announced their new pronouns in 2021 66 Lincoln’s son 68 Chow down, slangily 69 Amphibious WWII vessel

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