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ACROSS

1 Father, in Chinese 5 Virtual greeting 10 Bug big- time 13 Mennonite offshoot 15 Comedian DeCotis 16 Yak butter ___ ( traditional Tibetan drink) 17 What tenure provides to a professor 19 Show with the most Emmys 20 Give confidence to 21 ___ de toilette 22 Follower of “room” or “soul” 23 Solar panel component 25 Congestedsounding 27 Clean with water 30 Distinctive regional characteristics 34 Microbrewery choice 35 Kid around 36 Candle shop emanation 37 Jousting weapon 39 Dog trainer’s command 41 ___ up ( add pep to) 42 Teensy 43 Project for a pastry chef 45 Swelled head 46 Hyatt or Marriott, e. g. 49 Country that celebrates Sizdah Bedar 50 Slowly diminish 51 Drawn- out 53 Wine container 55 Turn to confetti 57 Tusked sea mammal 61 Hour after midnight 62 Good example 64 Greek letter before theta 65 Weasel- like river mammal 66 “Modern Family” star Vergara 67 Part of a basketball hoop 68 ___ coil ( scientific invention of 1891) 69 Really hot

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1 ___ Fresh ( Chipotle competitor) 2 “Cornflake Girl” singer Tori 3 Marathoners’ keepsakes 4 Per se 5 Bird with muscular legs 6 Give a hoot 7 Pop singer Grande 8 Customary routine 9 Joke- a-___ calendar 10 “We’re doomed!” 11 Tenant’s expense 12 Green smoothie ingredient 14 “Present!” 18 Instrument for Tina Guo 22 Polynesian language 24 Defeat 26 Deli counter device 27 “Private Practice” actress Kate 28 Competitor of Budget 29 One of 100 occupied in D. C. 31 Girl, in Spanish 32 End of the Greek alphabet 33 Talked nonstop 35 Dessert that wobbles 38 Supermarket worker 40 Showy part of a peacock 44 Widely recognized 47 Percentage quoted by a bank 48 Intricate robberies 49 Snowy shelters 52 Siestas 53 Mashable editor Jessica 54 Poker player’s payment 56 Sumo orange cover 58 Widespread 59 Alternative to Linux 60 Dog trainer’s command 62 Foldable bed 63 Tax- deferred plan

EDITED Erik Agard & Paolo Pasco 9/ 9