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1 Many a download 4 Rugby equivalent

of a touchdown 7 Who said of himself, in 1912, “No one candidate was ever elected ex-president by such a large majority”

11 Quirky bit of

running footwear 13 Get over a

breakup, say

15 Be like-minded

about

16 U.S. region with a weather pattern affectionately known as “Karl the Fog” 17 Highlands hillside 18 What a king might

sit on?

20 ’80s celeb who aptly appeared on Letterman? 21 Asian capital on the Mediterranean coast

23 Colony member 24 Paul who directed

“Bridesmaids” 25 Flattering verses 26 Dangerous thing

to assume 28 British unit of

mass

29 One hawing but

not hemming? 30 Tiniest change 31 Release 32 Hairstyle worn by Janet Jackson in the 1993 film “Poetic Justice,” with a hint to entering four pairs of answers in this puzzle

34 Next 37 Concerning 38 Govt. agency with the motto “Fidelity, Bravery, Integrity” 41 This is the life! 42 Next

43 Name that’s an

anagram of ORAL 44 Buffet dispensers 45 Texter’s “If you ask

me ...”

46 “Please be our

hero!”

48 Heart test inits. 49 Lay eggs, as fish 51 “Still I ___” (Maya

Angelou poem) 52 What banana bread is often baked in 54 Ambassador’s

aide

57 Food brand with a

rabbit mascot 58 Ropes in 59 Cornerstone abbr. 60 “Doesn’t matter

which”

61 Show that Cicely Tyson became the first Black woman to host in ’79

DOWN

1 Education grp. 2 Academic

achievements 3 Doesn’t allow 4 Western bloc

since ’93 5 Member of an Australian “mob,” colloquially 6 Strong desires 7 Section of a kid’s

store, perhaps 8 Director DuVernay 9 Available, as an

apartment 10 Brimming (with) 12 Gives a grilling 13 ___ James, ABC’s first Black “Bachelor” 14 Nature-centric

channel, familiarly 16 Target of a heist 19 Light

entertainment? 21 Amazon predator 22 Food brand with a rabbit mascot

24 Two in a row? 27 Iconic declaration from Bruce Wayne

28 Initialism before an

online summary 30 ___ Maar, muse of

Pablo Picasso 32 “Come” and “Don’t come,” at a craps table 33 What electrolytes

contain

34 Spanish

grandmother 35 Chosen to do

without 36 Ends of a homemade walkie-talkie 38 Swindles

39 Add evenly, as a

marinade 40 Platform whose exploitation is called “jailbreaking,” for short

43 Some athletic

sneakers 45 Popular brews 47 Chichi

49 Floored it 50 Disney lion voiced

by Beyoncé 53 Fashionable look,

in lingo

55 Color of coffee ice

cream

56 Subj. for a

nonnative speaker