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65D Word after living or dead
55447 - 2 SNL
23D Weekend TV comedy show, in brief
40263 - 3 NSA
60A U.S. org. with cryptologists
38233 - 4 EPA
34A Org. that regulates hazardous waste
36320 - 5 OGRE
40D Fearsome folklore figure
36284 - 6 ETON
68A Elite British boys' school
32282 - 7 BRA
51A Undergarment with an underwire
31229 - 8 OVA
29A Some reproductive cells
30259 - 9 ORC
5D "The Lord of the Rings" monster
26128 - 10 EVER
24D At any time
22235 - 11 SAG
43A Droop
22191 - 12 EGG
47D Henhouse product
21206 - 13 ARC
63D Curved path
20265 - 14 IPO
21A Wall St. launch
20133 - 15 CPA
9D One auditing the books, in brief
19189 - 16 ABE
54A Honest ___ (Lincoln)
18274 - 17 REO
27A Rock's ___ Speedwagon
18196 - 18 ACED
69A Passed with flying colors
18152 - 19 IPAD
1A Tablet that comes with the FaceTime app
1883 - 20 INTO
18D "I don't wanna get ___ it"
17219 - 21 RIG
53A Oil-drilling structure
16114 - 22 HON
64D Sweetie
15121 - 23 RANT
15A Tirade
14133 - 24 LATTE
56D Espresso drink
1492 - 25 TOTAL
57D Amount at the bottom of a receipt
1385 - 26 IDA
1D N.A.A.C.P. co-founder ___ B. Wells
12251 - 27 AGOG
38D Brimming with excitement
12143 - 28 SEND
33D Button to press after composing an email
12133 - 29 ONAIR
67A Currently broadcasting
12128 - 30 ATMS
52D Bill dispensers, in brief
12119 - 31 LETS
32A "___ Make a Deal"
12106 - 32 TIED
31D Like a game's score before overtime
1080 - 33 NHL
28A Stanley Cup org.
9101 - 34 OPUS
5A Musical work that may be numbered
996 - 35 RAPT
25D Spellbound
790 - 36 HERD
22A Bunch of bovines
770 - 37 RICH
10D Calorie-laden
765 - 38 RIMS
36A Basketball hoops
758 - 39 TABS
39D File folder features
758 - 40 MOAT
58A Medieval castle defense
669 - 41 LOTS
72A Real estate units
664 - 42 THIN
59D Slender
661 - 43 WONT
49D "___ Get Fooled Again" (the Who classic)
640 - 44 YDS
66D Fabric-buying quantities: Abbr.
5125 - 45 AHS
35D Sounds of understanding
5121 - 46 PAC
6D "Super" campaign fund-raiser
582 - 47 ROOM
19D Hotel booking
580 - 48 TORN
26D Ripped apart
567 - 49 PINTA
16A Ship alongside the Niña and the Santa Maria
555 - 50 REND
71A Rip apart
486 - 51 DOTE
14A Shower love (on)
466 - 52 NSYNC
70A Boy band with the hits "Bye Bye Bye" and "It's Gonna Be Me"
352 - 53 DOME
44A Feature of the Capitol or the Taj Mahal
350 - 54 CRISP
9A Firm and brittle, as a cracker
329 - 55 UNHIP
7D Not cool
326 - 56 SHUN
20A Give the cold shoulder
252 - 57 BANG
41A Gun sound
238 - 58 STAPLE
8D Paper clip alternative
133 - 59 STEREOS
12D Sound systems
124 - 60 DEBUT
4D First public appearance
119 - 61 ORINOCO
45D Colombia/Venezuela border river
118 - 62 SAMSON
48D Biblical judge whose hair gave him strength
116 - 63 MINARET
46D Slender tower of a mosque
115 - 64 12
- 65 MONA
61A "___ Lisa"
067 - 66 NASSER
50D Egypt's Lake ___, near Aswan Dam
020 - 67 EMOTION
30A What a poker face hides
013 - 68 INTERIM
11D Temporary, as a position of leadership
011 - 69 PORSCHE
2D German automaker
010 - 70 PARDON
13D Presidential forgiveness
09 - 71 ATEAWAY
42D Eroded
05 - 72 EARTHTONE
37A Color such as khaki or ocher
05 - 73 ATAHALT
3D No longer moving
04 - 74 BABOONS
41D Monkeys with long snouts
04 - 75 SATDOWN
48A Used a chair
03 - 76 01
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- 78 SOWHATSTHESTORY debut
62A "Care to fill me in?" … or a hint to 17-, 23-, 37- and 55-Across's final words
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