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Author: Noki Trias and Lawrence Barrett
Editor: Will Shortz
Across
| "Darn it!" | RATS |
| In base eight | OCTAL |
| "Resident Alien" channel | SYFY |
| Sound heard in a long hall | ECHO |
| Tennis champ Osaka | NAOMI |
| City with a beef | KOBE |
| Jovial seasonal mood | CHRISTMASSPIRIT |
| ___-Seltzer | ALKA |
| Take a snooze, with "out" | ZONK |
| Cost of not doing business, maybe | LOSTOPPORTUNITY |
| Significant ___ | OTHER |
| Hubbub | ADO |
| Like many a go-getter | TYPEA |
| Warrior in the Greek pantheon | ARES |
| Regional wildlife | BIOTA |
| Lovable goofball, say | DORK |
| NASA endeavors whose vehicles can be found at the ends of 17-, 22-, 51- and 57-Across | MARTIANMISSIONS |
| Sketch show since '75 | SNL |
| Fist bump | DAP |
| Walkie-talkie band, briefly | UHF |
| Place to catch up over a hot drink | TEAROOM |
| When repeated, slangy sound of eating | NOM |
| Why everyone loves a good train wreck | MORBIDCURIOSITY |
| Fish also known as a bluegill | BREAM |
| Make a bow | TIE |
| Title woman in a classic 1973 breakup tune | ANGIE |
| Uniquely American cleverness | YANKEEINGENUITY |
| ___ homo | ECCE |
| Rest atop | LIEON |
| Cheeseboard choice | BRIE |
| Quizzical Quebec questions? | EHS |
| "I ___ know" (common excuse) | DIDNT |
| Member of the fam | SIS |
Down
| College app element | REC |
| "___ Tannenbaum" (16th-century folk song that inspired a carol) | ACH |
| Avid skateboarder, in lingo | THRASHER |
| Gardeners' orders, at times | SOILTESTS |
| Straight out of the barrel | ONTAP |
| Nanny ___ | CAM |
| Ode words | TOA |
| Morning hrs. | AMS |
| Composer of the piano piece played by Bugs Bunny in "Rhapsody Rabbit" | LISZT |
| Lose the suit, say | SKINNYDIP |
| Certain designer dog | YORKIPOO |
| Clarice Starling's employer in "The Silence of the Lambs," in brief | FBI |
| Nevertheless | YET |
| Hershey toffee confection | SKOR |
| Fit of sullenness | POUT |
| Fertile ground | LOAM |
| "___ vez" ("Again," in Valencia) | OTRA |
| Bother | PAIN |
| "Hamilton" actor Leslie ___ Jr. | ODOM |
| Indian flatbread | ROTI |
| Cousin of a gull | TERN |
| Gabs | YAKS |
| Like hay on a farm | BALED |
| "Same here" | ASDOI |
| Eventually | INTIME |
| ___ Islands, Polynesian archipelago | SAMOAN |
| Awkward farewell | UMBYE |
| Poet who coined the term "carpe diem" | HORACE |
| Kind of kiss | FRENCH |
| Timing of the Mercutio/Tybalt duel in "Romeo and Juliet" | ACTIII |
| Unfixable | RUINED |
| Home to the deepest lake and river gorge in the U.S. | OREGON |
| Cold rice topped with wasabi and raw fish | NIGIRI |
| Likely cause of a cranky toddler's ear-tugging | OTITIS |
| "Ridiculous!" | MYEYE |
| Soaks up the hot sun | BAKES |
| Ignores | SNUBS |
| Days gone by, in bygone days | ELD |
| Fangorn Forest dweller | ENT |