DIAGRAMLESS, 21 X 21

ACROSS 1 Referendum 5 What makes a

curveball curve 9 Well ventilated 10 Succeed with

one’s diet 11 TV musical set

in Lima, Ohio 12 Poverty, pollution, and such 13 Applies 14 Abundance 19 Come in second 23 Waffle maker’s

appliance 24 Reason out 26 Bygone 27 An hour before midnight 28 Reposes 31 Declare with

confidence 32 Pokes fun at 34 Exchange expert 39 Checks the check 43 Close 44 Deteriorate, in a way 45 Leave the ground, in a way 46 Recording stars 50 Ringed by 51 Trap 53 DeMille

production, e.g. 54 They must be

covered to be real 55 Mozart

compositions 57 GI Joe 60 Flourish 62 Parcels 66 Means of travel 67 Piece of equipment 68 Bosses 69 Game with Mustard and Plum 70 What believers

fall on 71 Tough time 76 Plain 79 All alternative 80 Reason to make a

prank call, maybe 81 Wilderness, for one 82 Not round 83 Dancing stimulus 84 Staff symbol DOWN 1 Imprecise 2 Aromatherapist’s substances 3 Genealogical chart,

family _____ 4 Observing things 5 Petticoat 6 Show of hands,

maybe 7 Tropical spot,

perhaps 8 __ egg 15 Elvis’s

swivelers 16 Not written 17 Wine choice 18 Transmitter of waves 19 Basketball stratagem 20 Still capable

of exploding 21 Turn away 22 Middle,

in England 24 Give a hand 25 Threatening word 29 One may exert

pressure 30 Stadium bench 33 Toweled 35 Jordan native 36 Cupola 37 Rework 38 Cold war side 39 ____ ran: loser 40 Metaphysical, maybe 41 Person to go out with 42 Horse prodder 47 Fast-moving card game 48 Mezzanine 49 “Cat ___ Fever” 52 Supporter 56 Beach 57 www locations 58 Once more 59 A smaller portion 61 Like a churl 63 RC, e.g. 64 ___ de force 65 Musher’s transport 70 Prepared to pray 72 Knife 73 Bring on board in a way 74 “You got a better ___?” 75 Moss used as fuel 76 Musk 77 Surface 78 Some timeline

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