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Crossword: Themeless

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The blank of the Vol. 143 Issue 18's crossword, Themeless.
Manaal Mohammed–The Tech
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The solutions to the Vol. 143 Issue 18's crossword, Themeless.
Manaal Mohammed–The Tech

This is a moderately challenging themeless puzzle. Play the interactive version online here.

Across
01     Newspapers, e.g.
09     Beloved princess of Wales
14     Chewy candies  
15     Korean dish said to originate from norimaki
16     OKs
17     Plot
18     Sap
19     First or third quarter phenomena
21     It’s not a word salad
23     Slapstick staple
24     PIN point?
25     Beaver build
28     Tamil writer known for creating the fictional setting of Malgudi
33     Hobbit hometown
35     High mountains (particularly Swiss ones)
36     Senator Jerry from Kansas
38     Once more
39     Fractions of denominations
41     “Can’t beat this price!”
43     “___ Just Not That Into You” (2009 rom-com)
44     Body vessel?
46     Great Basin tribe
47     Repetitive person
53     “Let’s see what you got!”
56     Smart-charger software company
57     Comfort
58     Lock up
60     “Just a scratch!”
61     “16 and Pregnant” stars
62     Osama Bin _____
63     Came to, say

Down
01     Florida city known as the “Horse Capital of the World”
02     Boutonniere spot
03     Texas soft drink, slangily
04     Military procession
05     Style characterized by long bangs
06     Actor Patel
07     ____ Chaiken, “The L Word” co-creator
08     Plus
09     Fiats
10     Cool cat’s “Understood”
11     Troy’s best friend in “Community”  
12     Reputation
13     Mimics
15     Get off here
20     Lotus and Warrior, say
22     Check your balance on it
25     Wine go-with
26     w * h for a rectangle
27     Cat whine
28     Hasty    rash
29     Expressionst painter Paul
30     People seemingly unable to think independently, in online slang
31     Snatches, playfully
32     Thing to find at 54-down
34     Prejudice-motivated felony
37     Australian no, maybe
40     “On it!”    surecan
42     Bear _____ (firm that failed in 2008)
45     N.F.L.’s Grier
47     Fiat stopper
48     Lets out
49     Where Hercules slew a lion
50     “Citizen Kane” director Welles
51     Houses
52     Thick, say
53     Daesh, to Obama
54     NYC cultural attraction
55     Trudge
59     Pepe Le ____ (Chuck Jones creation)