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ACROSS1 Comply 5 Very pleased 9 Did a car job 14 Bone-dry 15 Focal points 16 Singer -- Cara 17 Oodles (2 wds.) 18 Belonging to us 19 Char 20 Down for the count 21 Have the blues 22 Fragrant trees 23 Beyond rad 25 Failing that 26 No. 27 Admirer 28 Zoologist's eggs 31 Fill with 34 Toll booth sites 36 Apollo acronym 37 Dress lengths 38 Cleaning cloths 39 Oxford rival 41 Pyramid builder 42 Check fig. 43 To -- -- (exactly) 44 However 45 Montand of film 46 Hushed 50 Garage job 53 Happy rumble 54 Id companion 55 Avowed 56 Whiskey grains 57 Grand Ole -- 58 Captain Nemo creator 59 Fume 60 Intuit 61 Reporters 62 Goes into hibernation 63 Chapeau's place
DOWN 1 Port near Kyoto 2 Look out --! 3 Form a butte 4 Still 5 Dim 6 Jeweler's lens 7 North-forty unit 8 Insult, slangily 9 Gets smart (2 wds.) 10 Hitch -- -- 11 Lucy Lawless role 12 Cal Tech grad 13 Report-card woes 21 Tiny particle 22 Feud participants 24 Pigeon dish 25 Creepy 27 Barely move 28 Not super 29 First-magnitude star 30 Club, briefly 31 Empire founder 32 Polite address 33 Cellar, briefly 34 Surf makers 35 Burnt up 37 Carpentry joint 40 Arroyos 41 California's -- Woods 44 Spurts 45 Knitting basics 46 Chess piece 47 Home of a brave 48 Long-plumed heron 49 Moriarty's creator 50 Invitation addendum 51 Still-life subject 52 Leaf opening 53 Ceremonial fire 56 P.O. service 57 Frequently
