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BestCrosswords.com - "Short Names*" by Mark McClain on 11/30/2025 [easy]
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1- Roulette verb; 5- Helped; 10- Coup d'___ (forced regime change); 14- Walk the floor nervously; 15- Garden statue; 16- The Great Pyramid, for one; 17- *The function of a newspaper executive; 19- Medical plan options (abbr.); 20- Stick in a billiards parlor; 21- Spud, more formally; 22- Org. for 50+ folks; 23- Gold purity unit; 25- Clever or amusing trick; 27- Like most people on earth; 31- Monarch's tenure; 34- "Waterloo" group; 37- Rudely bold; 40- Brit's restroom, informally; 41- IM ___ (noted architect); 42- *Two are worth a dime; 43- Social media chortle letters; 44- Good buddy; 45- Stick; 46- Big piece of furniture; 47- Flower associated with the Netherlands; 49- Port facilities; 51- Lacking any movement; 54- Came to; 58- Edinburgh resident; 60- Tooth cover; 64- Officeholder, casually; 65- "This can't be happening!"; 66- *Collectible doll with a moving noggin; 68- Part of a baseball catcher's gear; 69- Book full of maps; 70- Doing nothing at all; 71- Returning sound; 72- Relatives of ducks; 73- One-time Russian ruler;
 
Down
1- Tiny bit; 2- City west of Venice; 3- Slicker, in winter; 4- After all taxes and deductions; 5- Farming prefix; 6- The I of NIH; 7- Capital of Qatar; 8- Puts out, as a sound; 9- Bus destination; 10- Combustible gas; 11- *Green fruit in Mexican cuisine; 12- Latin love; 13- Recipe amt.; 18- Makes a choice; 24- Big name in roadside assistance; 26- Big coffee dispensers; 28- Bibliography abbr.; 29- Curved foot part; 30- Unclad; 32- Make a mistake; 33- Site of a big Mardi Gras celebration, informally; 34- Schedule entry (abbr.); 35- French word that can mean good or pretty; 36- *Ordinal indicated by the prefix nano-; 38- Lowest possible score; 39- The E of EV, briefly; 42- Back of the neck; 46- Opposite of NNE; 48- Altogether; 50- Crinkly green; 52- Transfer from plastic to paper; 53- Govt. savings instrument, informally; 55- Newspaper opinion pieces; 56- Tree-climbing marsupial; 57- Church official; 58- A few; 59- Stylish; 61- Up to the task; 62- Many corp. execs, academically; 63- Besides this; 67- Big success;