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GETTING BETTER

ACROSS 1 “Rome ___ built . . .” 6 Pepper variety 10 Marina del ___, Calif. 13 Domed dwelling 14 Shaving cream additive 15 Get bushed 16 Butter- baked cod or haddock, say 19 McMuffin ingredient 20 Whistler’s output 21 Waken rudely 22 He “used to be the next president” 23 Grassy area 25 NL East city ( Abbr.) 26 Realtor’s estimate 31 “The King” 32 Not as naughty 33 Builder of paper nests 34 “The Power to Surprise” automaker 35 Cracked, in a way 39 ___ Park, Colo. 42 Ranking higher than 43 Eight uninterrupted hours, maybe 48 Quick to catch on 49 Word after black or photo 50 Workbench attachment 51 Pave anew 53 Source of bubbly 54 Fork over 57 Michigan’s nickname 61 Zhivago’s love 62 Word combined with “British” in 2016 headlines 63 Osprey’s gripper 64 Serpentine shape 65 Blue Monopoly bills, now 66 Florists’ cuttings DOWN 1 Wet- Nap, e. g. 2 Bug- eyed 3 Wade through mud 4 Postal creed word 5 Neighbors of snares 6 Headline like “MEN WALK ON MOON” 7 “What ___ is new?” 8 Titter on Twitter 9 Sign of summer 10 Rain dance, e. g. 11 1974 hit whose title translates to “It Is You” 12 Dr. Seuss title turtle 15 Military leader found on Chinese menus 17 That certain something 18 25- Across ballplayer 22 Bellyached 23 Luke’s sister in “Star Wars” 24 Catchall abbr. 26 Chosen number? 27 ___ broche ( on a skewer) 28 OR hookups 29 Potato- filled treat 30 Fit for farming 34 Oktoberfest containers 36 ___ Six- Pack 37 Forum greeting 38 One squat, say 40 Sound from the bullpen 41 Thank- you for waiting 42 Baseball or basketball statistics 43 Use Listerine, perhaps 44 Where spear carriers perform 45 Mammals that enjoy waterslides 46 Couch potatoes’ essentials 47 Minds Junior 52 Highest of MLB’s minors 53 Closely related 54 India ___ ale 55 Bohr model depiction 56 Cravings 58 Call at Wimbledon 59 Feller’s need 60 Inked design, for short