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1. Moody's rates them : BONDS 6. Oceanic in scope : VAST 10. Early software version : BETA 14. Musical work that's often not in English : OPERA 15. Gross, in kidspeak : ICKY 16. Cart-pulling beasts : OXEN 17. Pretentious and showy : ARTSY 18. See 37-Across : SHARPTURN 20. Uncooked : RAW 21. Old woman's home, in a nursery rhyme : SHOE 23. "___ Was a Lady" (Ethel Merman tune) : EADIE 24. See 37-Across : SHEPHERDSCANE 28. "___ to please!" : IAIM 29. "Careful, now!" : EASY 30. Woody Allen's trademark emotion : ANGST 32. It may be worse than a bite : BARK 34. Winter hrs. in New Orleans : CST 37. How 18-, 24-, 47- and 56-Across may be defined : BYHOOKORBYCROOK 41. Director's "Stop!" : CUT 42. Tops of many Halloween getups : WIGS 43. "You ___ be there" : HADTO 44. Bell-ringing cosmetics company : AVON 46. Theater area : LOGE 47. See 37-Across : SWINGINGPUNCH 52. A pet collar repels them : FLEAS 54. Flip, as a coin : TOSS 55. Tuna at a sushi bar : AHI 56. See 37-Across : RACKETEER 59. Rambo type : HEMAN 61. Start the pot : ANTE 62. Equips for war : ARMS 63. In-your-face : OVERT 64. "Guarding ___" (1994 MacLaine movie) : TESS 65. First, second, third or home : BASE 66. Noodges : PESTS		1. Sows' mates : BOARS 2. TV host with a book club : OPRAH 3. Food package datum : NETWEIGHT 4. "M*A*S*H" staffers: Abbr. : DRS 5. Greets informally : SAYSHITO 6. Baseball cap part : VISOR 7. Needed a massage, maybe : ACHED 8. Precursor of reggae : SKA 9. 49-Down war god : TYR 10. Plant expert's field : BOTANY 11. Give off, as charm : EXUDE 12. Garr or Polo : TERI 13. Rice who wrote of vampires : ANNE 19. Accompaniers of carrots in a Birds Eye package : PEAS 22. Haw's partner : HEM 25. El ___, Tex. : PASO 26. Belgrade natives : SERBS 27. Forming clumps, like drying mud : CAKY 30. Epitome of simplicity : ABC 31. Big Apple sch. : NYU 32. Spring sound : BOING 33. Land SW of Uru. : ARG 34. Utah, Omaha and others, on D-Day : CODENAMES 35. Pink elephant sighter : SOT 36. Fight ender, for short : TKO 38. Tae ___ do : KWON 39. Hot car's destination : CHOPSHOP 40. Giant in pasta sauce : RAGU 44. Responds to a morning alarm : AWAKES 45. Workbench gripper : VISE 46. Some football linemen: Abbr. : LGS 47. Sunni and Shia, for two : SECTS 48. "10 ___ or less" (checkout sign) : ITEMS 49. Like Odin or 9-Down : NORSE 50. Business presentation aid : CHART 51. Aids for the stumped : HINTS 52. Rush week venue, for short : FRAT 53. Sprinter's assignment : LANE 57. Running account at a bar : TAB 58. Geologic time : ERA 60. Day before a big event : EVE