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Clues Answers
''Checkmate'' IWIN
''Jurassic Park'' paleobotanist portrayer DERN
''Just kidding'' NOTREALLY
9:30 AM weekday bell ringer NYSE
Address since the '90s URL
Amish country souvenir HEXSIGN
Antoine's'' agua'' EAU
Artery, for short RTE
At leisure FREE
Attendance bk. notation ABS
Avid about HOTON
Bantu-speaking people TUTSI
Big mouths YAPS
Bugs may be found in them BETAS
Bugs, e.g BUNNY
Cannes award BESTACTOR
Circumvent AVERT
Commotions FLAPS
Complement of 51 Across TWO
Crowed CAWED
Cry of fright EEK
Culture grant awarder NEA
Divert AMUSE
Doc's order MED
Dust collectors DRYMOPS
Elevated state EUPHORIA
End of quote SLEEPSTANDINGUP
Enters abruptly BURSTSIN
Equine HORSY
Expensive spreads PATES
Fashion/entertainment mag COSMO
Flip over ADORE
Flooring material WOOD
Grandstand spot BOXSEAT
Guest of honor at the Empire State Building's 60th anniversary WRAY
Incited, with ''on'' EGGED
Increase of volume CRESCENDO
It's a trick RUSE
Clues Answers
Leader of consumerist ''Raiders'' NADER
Lectern location DAIS
Less than steadfast SHAKY
Mackinac Island's surroundings HURON
Maintenance miscellany ODDJOBS
Make fun of JAPE
Metaphorical intrigue WEB
Middle of quote TODO
Molasses, essentially SYRUP
Noblewoman PEERESS
Noel sextet GEESE
Noel trio MAGI
Numbers on toy packages AGELEVELS
Pipsqueak TWERP
Put under contract HIRE
Red deer stags HARTS
Schedule spoilers SNAGS
Seagoing cousins of crates TUBS
See 35 Across BERRA
Shade of autumn leaves OCHER
Share the instruction COTEACH
Slim down gradually TAPER
Small bands DUOS
SNUB I USE FOR __ ONE (''none of your business'' anagram) NOSY
Sort of beach bash LUAU
Start of a 35/36 Across quote, after seeing a Murphy bed WHADDYASUPPOSED
Stick with a kick TNT
Surname on Chopped Cups packages REESE
Tabletop role-playing game, for short DND
Theresa's successor BORIS
They're distressful ILLS
Top suit CEO
Trivia quiz array, often ABCD
TV's day starter for many GMA
Was sore ACHED
Wickedness SIN
Wisps overhead CIRRI
With 36 Across, source of quote YOGI