Crossword by: Steven J. St. John
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Across
1. Bug spray target
4. Hospital bug
9. They’re usually password-protected: Abbr.
14. Where the buck stops?
15. Opening of a memorable walrus song
16. F follower in vintage
17. Pius XII’s successor
19. Totaled
20. Trailer caution
21. Breaks down slowly
23. “Beowulf” translator Heaney
24. John of “Harold & Kumar” movies
25. Confused
26. Firms
27. __ melt
29. USPS assignment
30. Huff
31. Not likely to fall
33. Mesa natives
35. Road hog?
38. Magic power
42. Material flaw
43. Laid the groundwork for?
44. Didn’t quite expect
45. God that leaves one smitten
47. Insurance salesman Ryerson in “Groundhog Day”
48. Stephen King classic
49. In a single effort
51. Lore components
52. Capital near the Red Sea
53. Celebrity perks
55. Employ with vigor
56. Dr. Dean __ of talk radio
57. Somme one
58. They might be hitched
59. Spur part
60. Humanities dept.
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Down
1. Fiddles with
2. Situation when the first pitch is thrown
3. Like many “Argo” militants
4. One of five popes, ironically
5. Mortgage payment component
6. “__ the Falling Snow”: Enya song
7. Golden ratio symbol
8. Intensified
9. Blade brand
10. __ space
11. Hang out (with)
12. Cookbook phrase
13. Laid eyes on
18. Ice-breaking aid
22. Over the hill, say
24. Saw your breath while singing, maybe
27. Ponder
28. Quaint pointing word
31. Giving a once-over, with “up”
32. Subtle absorption
34. Symbol of tiredness
35. Pompadour sporter
36. One way to Martha’s Vineyard
37. Showed affection for, in a way
39. Begins to share
40. Maker of Natural Glow lotions
41. Meandering journey
44. Georgian greeting
46. Catch
48. Butcher block wood
50. Vittles
51. Jet
54. Swear words
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