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Author: Sam Ezersky
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| Early wake-up time | FIVEAM |
| Title for Iran’s Ruhollah Khomeini | IMAM |
| Herbert of old “Pink Panther” films | LOM |
| Penultimate tourney round | SEMIS |
| “Doesn’t matter to me” | IMEASY |
| Not yet completed | TODO |
| ___ moment | AHA |
| Sash go-with | TIARA |
| Ancient capital of Laconia | SPARTA |
| Brew | SUDS |
| Letters before single, double or triple | RBI |
| Lace tip | AGLET |
| Casting doubt on | CALLINGINTOQUESTION |
| Lake Volta’s land | GHANA |
| The best, informally | ACES |
| Radio/TV character played in film by Michael Horse (1981) and Johnny Depp (2013) | TONTO |
| Like some ruins in the Western Hemisphere | MAYAN |
| Lookalike | TWIN |
| 8.5″ x 11″: Abbr. | LTR |
| Scare quote? | BOO |
| Words of resignation | IQUIT |
| Topic concerned with hacking and software rights | CYBERETHICS |
| Put on a few layers | BUNDLEUP |
| Three-star mil. rank | LTGEN |
| Pope who supported the House of Borgia | PIUSIII |
| Diminishing returns? | ECHOES |
| They’re between shoulders | ROADS |
| Word with shot or suit | LONG |
| Rowdydow | ADO |
| Not abstaining | USING |
| Much sales | RETAIL |
| “No bid” | IPASS |
| An end to depend | ENCE |
| Head honcho | CEO |
| “Resume speed,” musically | ATEMPO |
| Emailing option | BCC |
| Riddle-ending query | WHATAMI |
| Toward the stern | ABAFT |
| Its first letter stands for “India” | IPA |
| Certain tenant | ROOMER |
| Lex, e.g., in N.Y.C. | AVE |
| Misfortunes | ILLS |
| Going for broke | ALLIN |
| Sides in Risk | ARMIES |
| Bette Midler’s “Divine” nickname | MISSM |
| Tense periods, for short | OTS |
| Archer of film | ANNE |
| Dangerous environment | SNAKEPIT |
| Easy-to-swallow pill | GELCAP |
| Food item cracked open before eating | CRABLEG |
| Prized duck | EIDER |
| It comes after II Chronicles | BOOKOFEZRA |
| “Today was just brutal!” | IMSPENT |
| Coiner of the term “Oedipus complex” | FREUD |
| / | PER |
| Thickheaded | DIM |
| Words of denial | NOTI |
| Lost | ATSEA |
| All-nighter aid | NODOZ |
| Sets of plotted points | LOCI |
| Shade of pink | CORAL |
| Immediately … or where this puzzle’s five shaded squares appear? | ATTHEDROPOFAHAT |
| Floor | AMAZE |
| Japanese symbol of luck | KOI |
| Largo or lento | SLOW |
| Swimming | NATANT |
| Notable schemer | PONZI |
| Some dash lengths | EMS |
| Rock stars are frequently on this | TOUR |
| Come out | EMERGE |
| Standard parts of combo meals | SODAS |
| “I’m good, thanks” | NAH |
| E-tail site since 2005 | ETSY |
| King’s speech? | SERMON |
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| Kind of year | FISCAL |
| Collision | IMPACT |
| Calf raised for its meat | VEALER |
| Gloucester and Kent in “King Lear” | EARLS |
| Certain bubbly, informally | ASTI |
| Final work of Willa Cather’s “Prairie Trilogy” | MYANTONIA |
| Tennis commentator’s cry | ITSIN |
| Police officer who’s not necessarily on horseback | MOUNTIE |
| “Play next” command on a music app | ADDTOQUEUE |
| Shade of green | MOSS |
| Cowboy’s rope | LARIAT |
| “Here we go again …” | OHBOY |
| Followers of openers | MAINACTS |
| By oneself, in a way | STAG |
| It’s played for half a beat in 4/4 time | EIGHTHNOTE |
| Country whose name consists of three consecutive state postal abbreviations | MALAWI |
| Peaceful | IRENIC |
| ___ spawn (hellions) | SATANS |
| “Ooh, let’s do that!” | GOODIDEA |
| “Eww, that’s enough!” | TMI |
| MetLife Stadium team, on scoreboards | NYG |
| Clear and set, as tables | BUS |
| Scanned IDs | UPCS |
| Italian pistol | BERETTA |
| Gets to | BUGS |
| One who cracks the whip? | LIONTAMER |
| Plastic construction piece | LEGOBLOCK |
| Serving in a red-and-white striped box | POPCORN |
| Totally out | INACOMA |
| Juice brand | HIC |
| Longtime N.B.A. on TNT analyst | ONEAL |
| Who wrote “Some people talk to animals. Not many listen, though. That’s the problem.” | AAMILNE |
| Action of a ladle | DIPPING |
| “Miss ___” (2016 political thriller) | SLOANE |
| Some fall births | LIBRAS |
| Heroes of the Battle of Britain, for short | RAF |
| Babe | SWEETIE |
| Mannerly | CIVIL |
| Freelancers’ units: Abbr. | HRS |
| Colorful treat that resembles a rocket | ASTROPOP |
| All-Star Mets catcher of the 1990s-2000s | MIKEPIAZZA |
| Corner PC key | ESC |
| Tow destination | IMPOUNDLOT |
| Scat snippet | LALA |
| “Quién ___?” | SABE |
| Sanctuaries | SAFEZONES |
| Be conned | GETTAKEN |
| [Shiver] | BRR |
| With 93-Down, half of a double helix | DNA |
| Skunklike, say | ODOROUS |
| Like TV but not radio? | INCAPS |
| “Old MacDonald” farm sounds | MOOMOO |
| See 88-Down | STRAND |
| Purchase at an African market | FETISH |
| “Yay, team!” | RAH |
| Cause damage | DOHARM |
| Volunteer’s declaration | ICANGO |
| Snowball fighter’s protection | MITTEN |
| Botanical opening | STOMA |
| Marriage money | DOWRY |
| “Ciao!” | LATER |
| Gifts that one usually bows when receiving | LEIS |
| Certain dirección | ESTE |
| What stars have | FAME |