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 ACROSS

  1 Royalty payment?

 12 Hot stone massage locale

 15 "Not this guy"

 16 Crow call

 17 Filmmakers' organizing spaces

 18 Fix the outcome of

 19 Nurture, as a garden

 20 ___ and outs

 21 Fuel rating

 23 Place for whale watching

 24 Orbital shape

 25 Patronizes Etsy or eBay

 28 Worth

 29 Like melted ice cream

 30 Like matching mugs for some newlyweds

 34 Sandy bit of land

 35 More pleasant

 36 A wielder of the Force he is

 37 Gave college advice to, maybe

 39 Email answer

 40 Cries and cries

 41 Superstar's entourage

 42 Big name in domain names

 45 Animal on a milk carton, perhaps

 46 Reluctant (to)

 47 Tank filler

 48 Matcha and oolong, e.g.

 52 Moment, briefly

 53 "Just a little farther!"

 56 One in the big leagues

 57 Mushroom with a funnel-shaped cap

 58 Mess of a place

 59 Royalty payment?


DOWN

  1 Attention-getting whisper

  2 Mechanical way to learn

  3 "It's my time to shine!"

  4 ___ out (go deep on a topic)

  5 Playfully shy

  6 Phonetic term for folks who don't identify as male or female

  7 "Bleeding Love" singer Lewis

  8 Votes of approval

  9 Camera initials

 10 Currency in NYC

 11 Mix of lettuces and other greens

 12 Bit of cloth

 13 Tylenol targets

 14 "Well, shucks!"

 22 Decorates with swirly colors

 23 "___ Kids" (film series featuring secret agents)

 24 Made less challenging

 25 Just OK

 26 "The Handmaid's Tale" carrier

 27 Place for a free Cuba libre

 28 Bad habits

 29 Attack dog command

 30 Full of ups and downs?

 31 Brewery supply

 32 Doing nothing

 33 "___ it ain't so!"

 35 Indian city with the Qutb Minar, colloquially

 38 Extremely inept person

 39 Spreadsheet grouping

 41 Movie collectible

 42 Audibly reacts in surprise

 43 Not subtle

 44 Misleading thing

 45 Selects for a movie role

 47 Instrument in Chinese opera

 48 Subsequently

 49 Fish that go into unagi rolls

 50 "Black Dog" singer Parks

 51 Come across as

 54 Guy

 55 ___-la-la

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