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1 “Becoming” author Michelle 6 Hot tub feature 9 One is full of garbage 13 Violinist’s block 14 Sound within “Tabernacle Choir” 16 October birthstone 17 Live and breathe 18 “Is it really necessary?” 20 Period of intense competition 22 Feel bad about 23 That guy 24 ___ Equis 25 Inclined (to) 28 Lacking color 31 “What’s ___ to like?” 33 Black and Red 35 Compensation to an intermediary 40 Capital on a fjord 41 Kerfuffle 42 Prepares to shoot a basket 43 Panel that discusses a product 47 Highway entrance or exit 48 Mom and pop org.? 49 Habeas corpus, for one 51 Catch some rays 52 Dating profile datum 55 Online convo parts 57 Sports ___ (jogging garment) 59 What a quarterback shouldn’t do 64 Race against the clock 65 Fairy-tale creature who says the starts of 20-, 35-, 43and 59-Across 68 Cookie Cobblestone ice cream brand 69 Tennis match subdivisions 70 World’s second most populous country 71 Take a breather 72 “Get it?” 73 Chavez honored with a national holiday
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1 Miner’s discovery 2 Word with “music” or “voice” 3 “In your dreams!” 4 Pennypincher 5 Pay for a poker hand 6 Foe of the Sith 7 Demand elasticity’s subj. 8 Chicken serving 9 Bird that might be white 10 Topple 11 Bread served during Passover 12 Ruses 15 “Sure, whatever!” 19 Knight’s getup 21 Like many sign language users 25 Starting from 26 100 centavos 27 Soft mineral 29 “That isn’t true!” 30 Fund 32 Former resident of Russia’s Winter Palace 34 Progresso product 36 Gloomy 37 Italian automaker 38 Political activist Goldman 39 “SportsCenter” channel 44 Circus prop 45 Some play “Valorant” 46 ___ Xtra (soft drink) 50 Like “Romeo and Juliet” 52 Caption on a flattering picture, perhaps 53 ___ dog (service animal) 54 “Saturday Night Live” has 71 of them 56 Dorm rooms, stereotypically 58 Flared dress style 60 Outdo 61 Nasty tweet’s sentiment 62 “Who ___ is coming?” 63 Young fellows 66 Actress Long 67 Paving goo