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Across 1 ___ weevil (plant pest) 5 Makes “turn” look like “tum,” say 10 Amorphous lump 14 “Caprica” actor Morales 15 Get from the ASPCA 16 Uncontrolled fury 17 Former second lady who crusaded against obscenity in music lyrics 19 “Jane ___” (Bronte novel) 20 Mythical beast 21 Levi’s competitor 22 Puzzler’s precaution 24 B complex component 26 Best-selling Japanese manga series 28 ESPN tidbit 29 Gumshoes, for short 30 At no time 33 New album, e.g. 36 “Biggest Little City in the World” 37 Poker pot 40 Lisbon’s river 41 Branch out 42 Roll call response 43 2-in-1 component, maybe 45 Comapny that sold the DieHard brand to Advance Auto Parts in 2019 47 Before, poetically 48 IRS paperwork 51 Lizard kept as a pet 53 Proposal rejection phrase 55 Defeated team’s lament 57 “Pay you later” note 58 2021 Billie Eilish song titled for a legal document 59 ___ mater 60 They’re low in the pantheon 64 Fly (through) 65 Oceanic ring 66 Ocho ___ (Jamaican seaport) 67 “Devil Inside” rock band 68 Some marching band members 69 Therefore (or the word hidden in the four theme answers) Down 1 Support with a wager 2 Bearded Egyptian deity 3 Pet for a sitter? 4 Trash talk
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5 Pejorative name The Guardian called 2020 “The Year of” 6 Sidle 7 “Winnie-the-Pooh” marsupial 8 “Ask Me Another” airer 9 Take the wheel 10 Selfless concept to work toward 11 Takes a break on a journey 12 Fairy tale monster 13 Tap output 18 High-society group 23 Skedaddle 25 Job interview subjects 26 Falls on many honeymoon trips 27 Take for granted 29 The bird that gets the showy feathers 31 Grammy-winning rock producer Brian 32 Sudoku constraint 34 “M*A*S*H” ranks 35 Sixth sense, familiarly 37 They’re like “Eureka” but shorter 38 Society column word 39 Handful while hiking 44 “Days ___ Lives” 46 Of concern, in “Among Us” 49 “Dance at Le Moulin de la Galette” painter
50 1993 De Niro title role 52 Book that’ll show you the world 53 Caroler’s repertoire 54 “Ted ___” (Apple TV series) 55 “Now then, where ___?” 56 Verve 57 Enchanted getaway 61 Greek vowel 62 “Red” or “White” follower 63 Aspiring M.A.’s hurdle
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©2021 Matt Jones (jonesincrosswords@gmail.com) Reference puzzle #1052
