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Across
- 1Swiss capital
- 5Icy moon of Jupiter
- 11Vehicle to hail
- 14Solo for Pavarotti
- 15Blanketed in white
- 16___ Max (Peacock rival)
- 17*Intense clashes
- 19One of six on a Connect Four board
- 20Help for the defenseless?
- 21Peace symbol
- 22*They work around the clock
- 26&
- 29Hydrogen, e.g.
- 30Sheepish?
- 31San Francisco's ___ Valley
- 32Proud parent's exclamation
- 35*Very clear recollection
- 40Understood but not stated
- 41Janitorial implement
- 42Gold medalist's position
- 43NBA stat
- 46Ambient musician Brian
- 47*They may cling persistently
- 51Organism such as Methuselah (age 4,858)
- 52"Top Gun" shades
- 56It precedes "Blastoff!"
- 57Reduce a disparity ... and what you must do to two letters in each starred clue
- 60Pro
- 61Pete Best, briefly
- 622012's Best Picture
- 63Go on dates with
- 64Italicize or underline
- 65Come together
Down
- 1Blubber
- 2Spooky-sounding lake
- 3___ light (influencer's tool)
- 4Rafael who has won a record 14 titles at Roland Garros
- 5Nacion de Madrid
- 6Strips, as a ship
- 7Juicing substances, slangily
- 8Alternative to "rent"
- 9Fur baby
- 10Big pharma spends billions on them
- 11Feature of Mr. Clean
- 12Beyond's partner
- 13Yang who co-hosts the podcast "Las Culturistas"
- 18No walk in the park
- 21It's in your jeans
- 23Sweatshirt feature, perhaps
- 24Reproductive cell
- 25Hitchhiker's hope
- 26Against
- 27Standard
- 28Period of inactivity
- 32"That being said ..."
- 33Fe to chemists
- 34Liike for like, say
- 36Still in the game
- 37iPhone speaker?
- 38Golden State sch. whose mascot is Sammy the Banana Slug
- 39Baptism, e.g.
- 43Celebrates wildly
- 44Privileged classes
- 45When tripled, et cetera
- 47Puts in an overhead bin, say
- 48Bert's roommate
- 49Moisten, as turkey
- 50Result of throwing boiling water into frigid air
- 53Donkey's best friend, for one
- 54Be very angry
- 55Stereotypical name for a Dalmatian
- 57"60 Minutes" network
- 58Permit
- 59Gondola propeller
Hints before the answers
- Today's grid is 15x15 with 74 entries.
- There are 33 across and 41 down.
- The longest answer has 15 letters and is 35-across.
- Constructed by Seb Swann.
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- 1ASwiss capitalBERN
- 5AIcy moon of JupiterEUROPA
- 11AVehicle to hailCAB
- 14ASolo for PavarottiARIA
- 15ABlanketed in whiteSNOWED
- 16A___ Max (Peacock rival)HBO
- 17A*Intense clashesWINDSPRINTS
- 19AOne of six on a Connect Four boardROW
- 20AHelp for the defenseless?LEGALAID
- 21APeace symbolDOVE
- 22A*They work around the clockLONGSHOREMEN
- 26A&AND
- 29AHydrogen, e.g.GAS
- 30ASheepish?OVINE
- 31ASan Francisco's ___ ValleyNOE
- 32AProud parent's exclamationYOUDIDIT
- 35A*Very clear recollectionTREASUREDMEMORY
- 40AUnderstood but not statedIMPLICIT
- 41AJanitorial implementMOP
- 42AGold medalist's positionFIRST
- 43ANBA statREB
- 46AAmbient musician BrianENO
- 47A*They may cling persistentlySERVICEBELLS
- 51AOrganism such as Methuselah (age 4,858)TREE
- 52A"Top Gun" shadesAVIATORS
- 56AIt precedes "Blastoff!"ONE
- 57AReduce a disparity ... and what you must do to two letters in each starred clueCLOSETHEGAP
- 60AProWIZ
- 61APete Best, brieflyBEATLE
- 62A2012's Best PictureARGO
- 63AGo on dates withSEE
- 64AItalicize or underlineSTRESS
- 65ACome togetherMEET
- 1DBlubberBAWL
- 2DSpooky-sounding lakeERIE
- 3D___ light (influencer's tool)RING
- 4DRafael who has won a record 14 titles at Roland GarrosNADAL
- 5DNacion de MadridESPANA
- 6DStrips, as a shipUNRIGS
- 7DJuicing substances, slangilyROIDS
- 8DAlternative to "rent"OWN
- 9DFur babyPET
- 10DBig pharma spends billions on themADS
- 11DFeature of Mr. CleanCHROMEDOME
- 12DBeyond's partnerABOVE
- 13DYang who co-hosts the podcast "Las Culturistas"BOWEN
- 18DNo walk in the parkSLOG
- 21DIt's in your jeansDENIM
- 23DSweatshirt feature, perhapsHOOD
- 24DReproductive cellOVUM
- 25DHitchhiker's hopeRIDE
- 26DAgainstANTI
- 27DStandardNORM
- 28DPeriod of inactivityDEEPFREEZE
- 32D"That being said ..."YET
- 33DFe to chemistsIRON
- 34DLiike for like, sayTYPO
- 36DStill in the gameALIVE
- 37DiPhone speaker?SIRI
- 38DGolden State sch. whose mascot is Sammy the Banana SlugUCSC
- 39DBaptism, e.g.RITE
- 43DCelebrates wildlyREVELS
- 44DPrivileged classesELITES
- 45DWhen tripled, et ceteraBLAH
- 47DPuts in an overhead bin, saySTOWS
- 48DBert's roommateERNIE
- 49DMoisten, as turkeyBASTE
- 50DResult of throwing boiling water into frigid airSTEAM
- 53DDonkey's best friend, for oneOGRE
- 54DBe very angryRAGE
- 55DStereotypical name for a DalmatianSPOT
- 57D"60 Minutes" networkCBS
- 58DPermitLET
- 59DGondola propellerOAR
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