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Today’s Reveal Answer: Triple Jump
Our TRIPLET of themed answers all end with a synonym of “JUMP”:
- 62A Track-and-field event with a sandpit … or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23- and 51-Across : TRIPLE JUMP
- 17A Wave of antigovernment protests in the early 2010s : ARAB SPRING
- 23A Heading back to where one lives : HOMEWARD BOUND
- 51A Repository of seeds from all corners of the globe, informally : DOOMSDAY VAULT
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My wife and I were with family yesterday, celebrating Father’s Day. As a result, I am very late getting to today’s puzzle, and just had time to write up this abbreviated post. I will get to the full post just as soon as I can.
Apologies,and thank you for your understanding.
Bill
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Complete List of Clues/Answers
Across
1A The “S” of N.S.F.W. : SAFE
5A Invite to enter : ASK IN
10A Artist Salvador : DALI
14A “___ Your Enthusiasm” : CURB
15A Totally sus, say : PHONY
16A Scholarly “same” : IDEM
17A Wave of antigovernment protests in the early 2010s : ARAB SPRING
19A Old name of Thailand : SIAM
20A What’s rolled out for yoga : MAT
21A Pint in a pub, maybe : ALE
22A Performance at Lincoln Center : OPERA
23A Heading back to where one lives : HOMEWARD BOUND
28A Sitting on : ATOP
30A Shows signs of hunger : DROOLS
31A Harsh, as a takedown : BRUTAL
34A Hollywood workplace : MOVIE SET
38A Some undergrad degs. : BAS
39A Low-tech cooler on a hot day : FAN
41A Container at a beer blast : KEG
42A “Wha-a-at?” : HUH?
43A “___ Got Talent” : AMERICA’S
46A Madame : France :: ___ : Spain : SENORA
48A Playground denial : ARE NOT
50A Golf club often numbered 3 to 9 : IRON
51A Repository of seeds from all corners of the globe, informally : DOOMSDAY VAULT
56A What volcanoes do : ERUPT
57A Pie ___ mode : A LA
58A What the light from a lighthouse may pierce : FOG
61A Singer James : ETTA
62A Track-and-field event with a sandpit … or a hint to the ends of 17-, 23- and 51-Across : TRIPLE JUMP
66A “But ___ again …” : THEN
67A “Fingers crossed” : I HOPE
68A Area east of the Urals : ASIA
69A Group : SORT
70A Light brown and dull, as hair : MOUSY
71A Actions at the Bellagio or Encore : BETS
Down
1D Hoodwink : SCAM
2D Vibe : AURA
3D Beer pong venue, maybe : FRAT HOUSE
4D Flow out : EBB
5D Garden of Eden fruit : APPLE
6D Brilliant at negotiating : SHREWD
7D Ornamental fish in a pond : KOI
8D Holiday ___ : INN
9D MetLife Stadium team, on scoreboards : NYG
10D Get rid (of) : DISPOSE
11D “Goodbye, mes amis” : ADIEU
12D “Live and ___” : LEARN
13D What the “face with steam from nose” emoji suggests : I’M MAD
18D Piano player in “Casablanca” : SAM
22D Compel : OBLIGE
24D Pick, with “for” : OPT …
25D Elbow’s place : ARM
26D King’s partner in castling : ROOK
27D Birds of peace : DOVES
28D Group whose “Gold: Greatest Hits” is the second-best-selling album in U.K. history : ABBA
29D Disneyland transport : TRAM
32D Unprecedented : A FIRST
33D Fastened, as a corset or shoe : LACED
35D Explosive personality trait : SHORT FUSE
36D Continental money : EURO
37D Greater ___ : THAN
40D Grandma, affectionately : NANA
44D Spreading unchecked : RAMPANT
45D Miso bean : SOY
47D Zero, in soccer : NIL
49D The Roku Channel, Hulu and others : TV APPS
51D Little specifics, in slang : DEETS
52D One dental specialty, informally : ORTHO
53D ___ Banks (barrier islands of North Carolina) : OUTER
54D Narrow backstreet : ALLEY
55D Abu Dhabi’s land, for short : UAE
59D Leave out : OMIT
60D Transcript figs. : GPAS
62D ___ Cook, longtime tech C.E.O. : TIM
63D Letter before sigma : RHO
64D Debtor’s note : IOU
65D Boxing punch : JAB
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