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Across

1A Short-term office workers – TEMPS

6A __ and weave – BOB

9A Installs turf – SODS

13A Brownstone porch – STOOP

14A Not false – TRUE

15A Slip-on shoe – LOAFER

16A Linked-together homemade decoration – PAPERCHAIN

18A The Chicago Marathon, for one – RACE

19A Native of New Zealand – MAORI

20A Add to the mix – STIR

21A Black’s opponent in checkers – RED

24A Noisy flash of lightning – THUNDERBOLT

27A Hypercorrect “Yes, indeedy!” – AYESIR

29A From __ Z – Ato

30A Hi or low follower, in graphics – RES

31A Staircase part – TREAD

32A Geometric figure with no sides or corners – OVAL

35A Quaint warning of impending danger, and a hint to the implements at the ends of 16-, 24-, 49-, and 58-Across – AVELITTLESCRAP

41A Sparkling toppers – TIARAS

42A Division word – OVER

43A Weep loudly – SOB

46A Test for Ph.D. hopefuls – ORAL

47A Sharp-witted – ASTUTE

49A Tool needed for some needlecraft – NEEDLE

53A Name on a box by the sink – DAWN

54A Grown-up – ADULT

55A Belly button type – INNY

57A List of dishes – MENU

58A Arm-twisting wrestling hold – HAMMERLOCK

63A Walk off one’s anxiety, perhaps – DECOMPRESS

64A __ vera gel – ALOE

65A Consume fully – EATEN

66A Snow glider – SLED

67A Beaver creation – DAM

68A Uncool sorts – NERDS

Down

1D Recipe amt. – TSP

2D GPS prediction – ETA

3D Cleaning tool that may be dry or wet – MOP

4D Bard’s creation – POEM

5D Nursery rhyme couple with restricted 23-Downs – JACKANDJILL

6D Cranium organ – BRAIN

7D French “yes” – OUI

8D Filmmaker Affleck – BEN

9D Clean with effort – SCRUB

10D Grand speaker – ORATOR

11D Like animals in a petting zoo, ideally – DOCILE

12D Aromatherapy choices – SCENTS

14D Drive-__ car wash – THRU

17D Pacific salmon – CHUM

20D Member of the working class – SERF

21D Investment consideration – RISK

22D “At Last” singer James – ETTA

23D Food regimen – DIET

25D Pub game with sharp projectiles – DARTS

26D Inscribe with acid – ETCH

28D Barbecue rod – SKEWER

32D Proofreader’s insertion mark – CARET

33D 401(k) kin – IRA

34D Prepare to publish – TYPESET

36D Number of legs on some arthropods – SIX

37D Naked – NUDE

38D Burden – LOAD

39D Miranda of “Homeland” – OTTO

40D Some sushi toppers – ROES

43D Little rascals – SCAMPS

44D Trying experience – ORDEAL

45D Name on a box by the dryer – BOUNCE

47D Top-notch – AONE

48D Aspen trail – SLOPE

50D Like some word puzzles – LOGICAL

51D Greeting to a parent – ELLO

52D “Looks like the joke’s __” – ONME

56D “If all __ fails … ” – ELSE

58D Consumed – HAD

59D Pie __ mode – ALA

60D Above, in odes – OER

61D Cattle chew – RUM

62D Mil. mess duties – KPS

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