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1 Rice-shaped pastaView answer 5 Turkish chiefsView answer 9 “Memento” star PearceView answer 12 *They might show when wearing a tank topView answer 13 *Spot for a summer napView answer 14 *Where you might play dodgeball, familiarlyView answer 15 Protein-building acidView answer 16 First Black doll from American GirlView answer 17 Sheltered, on a shipView answer 18 How sturdy things are builtView answer 20 Look of loathingView answer 22 Upright row target...that’s been relocatedView answer 23 Dead lift target...that’s been relocatedView answer 25 Bench press target...that’s been relocatedView answer 26 StillView answer 27 Former Interior secretary HaalandView answer 28 Ransom note writerView answer 31 “One of Us” singer JoanView answer 34 Gracefully lightView answer 35 “Stay perfectly still,” or what you might grumble six times at this puzzle’s constructorView answer 39 Be on the lookout for?View answer 40 Postal partiesView answer 41 Casual partiesView answer 43 Getaway optionView answer 44 Start for light or nightView answer 47 Dip target...that’s been relocatedView answer 48 Pull-up target...that’s been relocatedView answer 49 Squat target...that’s been relocatedView answer 50 What you do with a scale or escalatorView answer 54 Nancy’s friend in the comicsView answer 56 Alternative to “<3”View answer 57 “I figured it out!”View answer 59 Stand up for the arts?View answer 60 *Vacation on the slopesView answer 61 *Workout that might involve a reformerView answer 62 *Black-and-whitesView answer 63 Freshly paintedView answer 64 “Orinoco Flow” singerView answer 65 Letters on a Times Square boothView answer

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1 At a minimumView answer 2 HarangueView answer 3 Letter-shaped gesture accompanying a retortView answer 4 Los ___ (California town with a bear of a name)View answer 5 Dr.’s grp.View answer 6 Fade outView answer 7 “Highway to Hell” bandView answer 8 Vodka in a blue bottleView answer 9 Absolutely massiveView answer 10 Tech callerView answer 11 “Didn’t I call that?”View answer 12 CrackersView answer 14 Excuse for a teacherView answer 19 Bruce, to fansView answer 21 Getaway optionView answer 24 ToppingView answer 27 High mil. awardView answer 28 Clinches, as a victoryView answer 29 Magic, on tickersView answer 30 Reuben baseView answer 31 Frozen treat with a Major Mango flavorView answer 32 ___ Faire (event with jousting)View answer 33 Memorable name from the Montreal OlympicsView answer 35 Spillway siteView answer 36 Silk sashView answer 37 Common words on highway signsView answer 38 Self-serve coffee sourceView answer 42 Samba cityView answer 44 Pulls gentlyView answer 45 Gets into the poolView answer 46 Fan favesView answer 48 Army nicknameView answer 49 Doctor who doctored the résuméView answer 50 Annual Austin festView answer 51 Potent hit?View answer 52 “Guess again”View answer 53 WateryView answer 55 For fear thatView answer 58 Pre-tax medical expense fund, for shortView answer
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