"Ali ___ and the 40 Thieves" Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a small cake leavened with yeast

Hint 2: Clue Definition

ALI (noun)
1. United States prizefighter who won the world heavyweight championship three times (born in 1942)
2. the fourth caliph of Islam who is considered to be the first caliph by Shiites; he was a cousin and son-in-law of Muhammad; after his assassination Islam was divided into Shiite and Sunnite sects

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Across

1. ''Twilight'' heroine

6. ___ pants (garment with lots of pockets)

11. School grp. in charge of fund-raisers

14. Intentionally miss calls from, say

15. Layered bulb

16. Partner of a cone, or of a reel

17. Textile pattern that resembles braided wicker

19. Moody rock subgenre

20. Tall, in Spanish

21. Chopped down

22. Frighten off, as from doing something

24. ___ Rabbit

26. Film award that has had the categories "Worst Excuse for an Actual Movie" and "Most Flatulent Teen-Targeted Movie"

27. Sir and Madam, for two

30. "___ Playing Our Song" (Marvin Hamlisch musical)

32. Ready for a mate

33. Call from a drill sergeant

34. ___ Romeo (Italian car)

37. Poetic before

38. Sledding event that debuted in the 2022 Winter Olympics

41. Common setting for a joke

42. Laura of "Big Little Lies"

44. Lil ___ X, "Old Town Road" rapper

45. Vigorously strong

47. Playwright O’Neill

49. What the Roman numeral XX represents

50. Little 'uns

52. Philadelphia's Liberty ___

53. Wishes

54. First, second or reverse, e.g.

56. "___ and the 58-Down Girl" (Ryan Gosling film)

60. Year, in Portuguese

61. English pop singer whose name sounds like a goofy hint to the ends of 17- and 38-Across and 11- and 29-Down

64. We are family!

65. Clamor

66. Person

67. Like winter roads, at times

68. Like a kid in a "Sister" T-shirt vis-à-vis one in a "Sister" onesie

69. Multicolored gemstones

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Down

2. Assessment, for short

3. Completely disoriented

4. Pleasant to be around

5. Suffix with 'lemon' or 'lime'

6. Crouch down in fear

7. All over again

8. Director Johnson

9. Website ending for the White House

10. Eventually

11. Gourmet bread for a hamburger

12. Marisa of "My Cousin Vinny"

13. Really love

18. Band whose albums include "Sticky Fingers" and "Let It Bleed," familiarly

23. Book after II Chronicles

25. 500 sheets of paper

26. Lois Lane and co-workers at the Daily Planet

27. Like a score of 2-2

28. Start of a memo

29. Steinbeck novella set on a horse ranch

30. The ones over there

31. Major airport, e.g.

35. Speedy

36. Inclined to attend gallery openings, perhaps

39. Alternative to Gramma or Granny

40. Postseason football game

43. Painting that might make you blush

46. Unfortunate way for a business to go

48. "Goodness, I can't do that"

50. Color for some business casual pants

51. Like some chemical bonds

52. Big name in aspirin

54. What streets and avenues often make, collectively

55. Gaelic language

57. ___ mater

58. See 56-Across

59. Strings of digits to keep secret, in brief

62. Pioneer in instant messaging

63. Yet, informally

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