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About the Puzzle
This puzzle was obviously inspired by the movie referenced by 56-Across. The New York Times rejected this puzzle back in 2017 because they had already run a similar theme. I really tried to hide unusual or surprising elements in the other three theme answers--ones that solvers wouldn't expect to find. I hope you enjoy it!
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Across
- 1 Puts on the canvas, for short
- 4 Larsson of the 'Millennium' series
- 9 Some guy
- 14 NPR's Shapiro
- 15 "Why do you say that?"
- 16 Fracas
- 17 Like leaving the stove on unattended
- 19 Dish out
- 20 On a brief vacation, say [Sum of the first seven integers squared]
- 22 Poise or patience
- 23 U.N. org. for workers
- 24 ___ punk (Sublime's genre)
- 27 Certain Marine, now [Most probable value when rolling two dice]
- 32 Campus lab staples
- 35 Paris fashion house founder
- 36 The Terminator, for one
- 37 Sole
- 39 Gringotts Bank feature
- 41 Scrapes (out)
- 42 Pinnacle
- 44 Loughlin of "Full House"
- 46 Literary character with deep roots?
- 47 "I just need a moment" [Product of the first four prime numbers]
- 50 "Can't this wait?"
- 51 Media center?
- 52 Woodard of "Hill Street Blues"
- 56 2016 film about mathematicians...and a hint to the circled letters
- 61 Portraitist Kahlo
- 63 Dumplings often stuffed with sauerkraut
- 64 Tutor's question
- 65 Fortune's "Most Innovative Company" six times
- 66 Agency issuing nos.
- 67 Isolated, with "under"
- 68 Hollywood's Trejo
- 69 It has the answers
Down
- 1 Roo's mom, in Kid Lit
- 2 Crushed sundae toppers
- 3 They lead the way
- 4 Went in reverse, maybe
- 5 Left
- 6 Something a ceramist must handle?
- 7 Has no basis
- 8 Gloomy and mysterious, as a novel
- 9 Gloomy and mysterious, as a character
- 10 7 Up is the "Un" one
- 11 "Great Scott!"
- 12 Scientific unit now a siemens
- 13 Steel-cut morsel
- 18 Some "pre-worn" clothing items
- 21 Villian in 2014's "The Amazing Spider-Man 2"
- 25 Carpenter of fame
- 26 Brooder's feeling
- 28 On the edge of one's seat
- 29 Expat's news source, briefly
- 30 "Check. Me. Out!"
- 31 Honourary letters
- 32 Flavorless
- 33 Accept, as charges
- 34 Title character of Disney's first animated film
- 38 One might be overinflated
- 40 Texter's "Hah!"
- 43 Exhibition's conclusion
- 45 Really hurting
- 48 Censored, in a way
- 49 Pouring sound
- 53 More than a pat on the back?
- 54 Eponymous Hershey's employee
- 55 Term paper
- 57 Hip response to 64-Across
- 58 TV's Dobrev or Garcia
- 59 Plant thought of frondly?
- 60 Marvel's "___ Fist"
- 61 Fantasy football pt. earners
- 62 #Optoutside company