themeless 78 { solution! }
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| 1. | Mountain gap |
| 4. | Cooler quarters? |
| 8. | Moved like greased lightning |
| 12. | Kolkata costume |
| 13. | Sonic Blast flavor |
| 14. | Account |
| 15. | Winter holiday seasons |
| 16. | Derby day quaff |
| 18. | Ex-true believers |
| 20. | Pregnancy woe |
| 21. | 2013 film featuring Scarlett Johansson's voice |
| 22. | Palindromic preposition |
| 23. | Court cutup |
| 24. | Familiarize |
| 26. | River between Germany and Poland |
| 28. | Original airer of The Closer |
| 29. | More than a little thick in the middle |
| 30. | Parodied |
| 31. | Adjusts, as a timer |
| 32. | Forbid |
| 35. | Gray |
| 38. | Drip target |
| 39. | Caustic |
| 43. | Grazing ground |
| 44. | Supermarket section |
| 45. | Pump figure |
| 46. | Waiter's offering |
| 48. | Guillemot |
| 49. | Philosophical suffix |
| 50. | Ordered takeout, perhaps |
| 51. | Attacks with gusto, as a steak |
| 54. | The ___, 1956 movie starring John Wayne as Genghis Khan |
| 56. | Cerebral group? |
| 57. | Indigenous Japanese |
| 58. | Make like a canary? |
| 59. | Skewed |
| 60. | Eye woe |
| 61. | Reggae musician Peter |
| 62. | Spot's attention-getter |
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| 1. | A diet soda may have one |
| 2. | Beryl and muscovite, for example |
| 3. | Radio station devotee |
| 4. | Type of alpine cheese |
| 5. | Pennsylvania port |
| 6. | Canon part |
| 7. | One with a salty spouse? |
| 8. | Dog collar adornments |
| 9. | Color scheme |
| 10. | Ingredient |
| 11. | Withdraws |
| 12. | Brilliant |
| 15. | Company acquired by Verizon in 2017 |
| 17. | Blow a raspberry |
| 19. | Work at the Met? |
| 23. | Dark Side battlers |
| 25. | Glimpse |
| 26. | Bibliography abbr. |
| 27. | Nebraska Oscar nominee Bruce |
| 30. | Sailing to Byzantium, maybe |
| 31. | Offshoot |
| 33. | Concluded |
| 34. | High five alternative |
| 35. | Peruvian herd members |
| 36. | Ensure |
| 37. | Two farthings' worth |
| 40. | Symbol of hope, for many |
| 41. | Shoelace area |
| 42. | Certain Costco events |
| 44. | Hamburger button display |
| 45. | Co-owner's word |
| 47. | Stimulate |
| 48. | Comic book cry of frustration |
| 51. | Grand Funk Railroad, originally |
| 52. | Forever and a day |
| 53. | Joe Hardy's girlfriend |
| 55. | Ultimate ending? |
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