ACROSS

1. Trump ex

6. Reed instrument

10. Pokes

14. Stinking

15. Pell-

16. Part of QED

17. Irish dramatist (1880–1964)

19. Author Seton

20. Dog's treat, perhaps

21. Thai dough

22. Prom attendee

24. Wife of Zeus

25. Greek port

26. Nearest the horizon

29. Actor Delon

30. To (everyone)

31. Henry V victory site

35. Short lead-in

37. Payment or profit start

38. Boring implement

39. The body politic

41. Nastase of tennis

42. Asian peninsula

43. Like much information

45. Italian theologian

48. Rhoda actor David

49. Stews with 52D

50. Wash. neighbor

51. Male cat

54. Fireplace shelves

55. Russian dramatist (1868–1936)

58. Billion follower

59. Secondhand

60. Construction pieces

61. Ollie's pal

62. Impudent response

63. Pester like a pup

DOWN

1. Should that be true

2. Go a different way

3. Rat attachment?

4. French diarist

5. Sun-dried bricks

6. Nebraska native

7. Brightest companion

8. Miss

9. Blissful

10. French dramatist (1910–1987)

11. Golfer with an army

12. “Blue ” (Roy Orbison song)

13. Vega and Polaris

18. Push or go follower

23. All My Children character

24. Norwegian dramatist (1828–1906)

25. “The elder” or “the younger”

26. Of the flock

27. Directional prefix

28. Unit of power

29. Greek square of old

31. Bancroft and Boleyn

32. Tropical fruit

33. Check

34. Ebony, e.g.

36. Prefix for sphere

40. British physiologist Darwin

43. Utah city

44. Noodle

45. Turkish leaders

46. Tossed ring

47. Shadow

48. Street layouts

50. Clumsy, stupid fellows

51. It might be baited

52. See 49A

53. Popular computer game

56. Gentle-lamb connection

57. Sash

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