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August 20, 2026

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Across

1.Big belt4 letters 5.Mohammad Reza Pahlavi was Iran’s last4 letters 9.Grifter’s targets4 letters 13.She’s seated between Samuel and Brett5 letters 14.Lavishly appointed4 letters 15.Party on the beach, perhaps4 letters 16.Cargo from Germany10 letters 18.The ravens Huginn and Muninn serve him4 letters 19.Slinky swimmer3 letters 20.Bit of ancient argot11 letters 22.Overly indulgent3 letters 23.Fashion trigram3 letters 24.Find acceptance from the group5 letters 27.Character’s dramatic journey3 letters 30.New wave music maker5 letters 34.Rio contents4 letters 35.Returning words6 letters 37.Nest egg option3 letters 38.Tango producers15 letters 41.Pub privy3 letters 42.Lady Bird’s hubby6 letters 43.High-pitched Muppet4 letters 44.Trunk5 letters 46.Galley tool3 letters 47.Greek physician5 letters 48.Stew morsel3 letters 50.Foremost3 letters 51.Turning spigots11 letters 57.LinkedIn listing3 letters 60.In a wild state4 letters 61.Godiva’s place to show off10 letters 63.Salad green4 letters 64.Barcelona boy4 letters 65.Dada’s Max5 letters 66.Wraps up4 letters 67.Bus. sch. course4 letters 68.Unacceptable, and a hint to the clues at 16-, 20-, 38-, 51- and 61-Across4 letters

Down

1.Sharply sour fruit4 letters 2.“Let me think...”4 letters 3.Squid squirt3 letters 4.Stranded motorist’s need6 letters 5.Pole, e.g.4 letters 6.Great4 letters 7.Dismissed brutally4 letters 8.Patriotic Patrick5 letters 9.Lento, say6 letters 10.Lamborghini’s parent company4 letters 11.It can make you smart4 letters 12.Like some Masses4 letters 13.“The serpent beguiled me, and I did eat” speaker3 letters 17.Batiking need3 letters 21.Strong quality5 letters 22.“I don’t believe you!”4 letters 24.Court error5 letters 25.Cooler brand5 letters 26.Lesson leader5 letters 27.NH2 group5 letters 28.Spinoff of 19745 letters 29.Brown, e.g.5 letters 31.Bandmate of Zayn, Liam, Harry and Louis5 letters 32.“You wouldn’t dare!” reply5 letters 33.Wears5 letters 35.Brown, e.g.3 letters 36.Door sign3 letters 39.Spiny flora5 letters 40.Bring in4 letters 45.Graph aberrations6 letters 47.Egyptian land mentioned in Genesis6 letters 49.Together5 letters 50.Steeped stuff3 letters 51.Tool in a Zen garden4 letters 52.Sultanate in the U.N.4 letters 53.Related4 letters 54.Impressive in scope4 letters 55.City near Lake Tahoe4 letters 56.Press4 letters 57.“On the Conflicts of the Child’s Soul” author4 letters 58.Bone, in Bologna4 letters 59.Get into the pool3 letters 62.Guatemalan gold3 letters

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