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1.Colbert's ex-network3 letters 4.Flop ___ (period of failure)3 letters 7.Inputs, as data6 letters 13.Expand7 letters 15.Bluish-purple6 letters 16.*Fictional Spanish playboy7 letters 17.Be in cahoots (with)7 letters 18.Sportage maker3 letters 19.*Shortstop nicknamed "Mr. November"10 letters 21.Artist Matisse5 letters 23."Guilty," for one4 letters 24.Bygone "before"3 letters 25.Like an offline meetup, for short3 letters 26.Leafs through5 letters 29.Regarding4 letters 30.Radio silence7 letters 32.Outdo3 letters 34.*"The Smashing Machine" star13 letters 39.Drug in some psychotherapy3 letters 40.Instruments for Hawaii's Israel Kamakawiwo'ole and Jake Shimabukuro8 letters 42.Iconic plumber with a red hat5 letters 45.Young'un5 letters 46.What the fish said after swimming into a wall?3 letters 47.Midwesterner's "Oops"3 letters 48.Pushup muscle, for short3 letters 49.Desires5 letters 51.*Mythic seafarer with a "locker"9 letters 55."Or ___ thought"3 letters 56.Pastries from the French for "lightning"7 letters 57.Zhane hit about a party VIP ... or a casual hello to each starred clue's answer?7 letters 61."Prove it"6 letters 62.Supervise7 letters 63.Court sport6 letters 64.Energy3 letters 65.Gobble up3 letters

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1.___ oil (dispensary offering)3 letters 2.Negotiated, as a deal8 letters 3.Chris Pratt, vis-a-vis Arnold Schwarzenegger8 letters 4.Part of a prof's email3 letters 5.The "R" of TL;DR4 letters 6.Hathaway of "Mother Mary"4 letters 7.Awaken, as emotions5 letters 8."American ___ Warrior"5 letters 9.Color or voice quality4 letters 10.Privileged groups6 letters 11.Go back6 letters 12.Dual-channel audio6 letters 14.Cracked open4 letters 17.Animation stills4 letters 20.LP speed3 letters 21.Didn't seek?3 letters 22.Exasperated parent's "reason"6 letters 27.Sort or type4 letters 28.It's all the rage!3 letters 29.Basilica nook4 letters 31."Lobster Telephone" surrealist Salvador4 letters 32.Land hard4 letters 33.Like a stove, while caramelizing onions5 letters 35.Apple product ... or Apple power5 letters 36.Approved3 letters 37.Origin of "they"8 letters 38."Good thought!"8 letters 41.No-frills texting initials3 letters 42.Like an "Aw, shucks" vibe6 letters 43.Geronimo's people6 letters 44.Super Lustrous Lipstick maker6 letters 45.Ryan, Simu, et al., in "Barbie"4 letters 48.Dermal openings5 letters 50.Tingling sensation initialism4 letters 52.(I'm NOT entertained!)4 letters 53.Guitar hero Hendrix4 letters 54.Boutique4 letters 58.All Hallows' ___3 letters 59."Heard"3 letters 60.Jacuzzi feature3 letters

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