Crossword for Sun, 29/Dec/2024

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Across
1: Surface-to-surface missile

5: Nutty

9: Basketball position (abbr.)

12: Mercury or Saturn

13: Distinctive atmospheres

15: “Not guilty,” e.g.

16: Blade sharpener

18: Well-ventilated

19: For ___ the marbles

20: Civil unrest

21: Rigid social classes

23: Shows the door, perhaps

24: PETA anathemas

25: They're good to hold

28: Incomplete components

32: Horse color

33: Something to build on

34: Article that may list survivors

35: Underworld lingo

36: Olympic weapons

37: De ___ (from the beginning)

38: At all

39: Geek's cousin

40: State peremptorily

41: Disturbs mentally

43: Excessively precious

45: Put ammo into

46: Lassoer's cord

47: Fountain

50: Akebono's sport

51: Goalie's protection

54: Colors

55: Holmes mantra, and a hint to this puzzle's theme

58: PDA entry

59: More wise

60: Very top

61: Suffers from

62: Mafia bosses

63: GI's diner
Down
1: Sprawling narrative

2: Ringlet

3: Elec., e.g.

4: Spanish title of respect

5: Natural depressions

6: Plant products

7: Harness race pace

8: Japanese honorific

9: Act the butterfly

10: Used to be

11: Popular NBC soap, for short

14: Makes fast

15: Ardent

17: 'Blast!'

22: Gallery objects

23: Advocate of stronger federal government

24: Destined

25: Curvilinear

26: Dry white Italian wine

27: More with it

28: Docks

29: Superior in rank

30: Allotment in some video games

31: Narrative

33: Radar reading

36: Puts into motion

42: Dauphin's denial

43: Rising stars

44: Very familiar with

46: Cow stomach

47: Former Iranian ruler

48: Cocoon's contents

49: Sales staff members

50: Utah's state flower

51: Measure off a distance, perhaps

52: Provides weapons to

53: Turns red, perhaps

56: Male youth

57: Highlander's cap




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