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1. Activity involving a needle : SPINALTAP 10. Expression of praise : PAEAN 15. Household help? : HOMELOANS 16. Flavor of Calvados brandy : APPLE 17. Wave measurement : AMPLITUDE 18. Unusually high 17-Across : SPIKE 19. Closest to nil : LEAST 20. Potential sucker : RUBE 22. Wretched : SAD 23. Gallimaufry : OLIO 24. One getting pinned? : VOODOODOLL 27. Even's counterpart : MORN 28. It's hard to penetrate : ARMOR 29. "Desperate Housewives" housewife : EDIE 30. "Point taken" : ISEE 31. Out-of-the-way spots : GLENS 32. Big draw of early Broadway : ZIEGFELDFOLLIES 38. Putters : IDLES 39. Ray in pictures : ALDO 40. Dispensary stock, for short : MEDS 41. Cat's-eye alternative : AGGIE 43. Furry sci-fi figure : EWOK 47. Self-starter's equipment? : BOOTSTRAPS 49. Something that's picked up : VIBE 50. Field of field workers: Abbr. : AGR 51. Small dabbler : TEAL 52. Grinder in an Italian restaurant : DENTE 53. Indication of a job well done : BRAVO 55. Getting ready to make one's move? : PACKINGUP 58. Crane, e.g. : WADER 59. Command : EXPERTISE 60. Act unprofessionally : EMOTE 61. Merrie Melodies regular : SYLVESTER		1. Peace : SHALOM 2. Thick-skinned fruit : POMELO 3. Debilitate : IMPAIR 4. "The Simpsons" bully : NELSON 5. Set down : ALIT 6. Choosing method : LOT 7. 19th of 24 : TAU 8. Locale of Krypton in the Superman saga : ANDROMEDAGALAXY 9. Feigned : PSEUDO 10. Madrid's ___ del Prado : PASEO 11. Useful piece of code, briefly : APP 12. Series kickoff : EPISODEI 13. 1955 A.L. batting champ : ALKALINE 14. Gratuitous : NEEDLESS 21. Part of N.Y.C.: Abbr. : BOR 24. Boughpot : VASE 25. City liberated during the Battle of Kursk : OREL 26. Hollow : DELL 30. Hypotheticals : IFS 31. ___ Worm (1980s light-up toy) : GLO 32. Victoria Falls forms part of its border : ZIMBABWE 33. "No smoking" symbol, e.g. : IDEOGRAM 34. Poe poem about a knight's lifelong quest : ELDORADO 35. Exploit : GEST 36. Disrespectful : FLIP 37. Expressions of praise : ODES 41. Bolted things down : ATE 42. Balsamic vinegar source : GRAPES 43. Composition of some chains : EVENTS 44. Ad-lib : WINGIT 45. Thick : OBTUSE 46. Big-enough catch : KEEPER 48. Browser setting? : STORE 52. Very serious : DIRE 54. Clinic worker : VET 56. Person in the fourth grade: Abbr. : CPL 57. "The Wonder Years" teen who loved Winnie : KEV