Encountered Crossword Clue

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Across

1. Speak with a gravelly voice

5. Sharp point

9. Church refrain

13. Box lunch that might contain baran

14. Tech giant

15. "Pardon me, would you ___ any Grey Poupon?"

16. "Despicable Me" character who says "It's so fluffy!"

17. Like khanom bueang

18. Peepers

19. Suddenly says those three little words

22. Hot spot in Yellowstone

23. "It's ... just okay"

24. Lip balm brand

27. Aliens (Abbr.)

28. Places for studs

31. "It's ___ be a scorcher!"

33. Part of an ice skate

35. Tackled a karaoke song alone

36. Writer who challenges injustice through verse, perhaps

38. Claws on bird "paws"

40. Pumpkin parts

41. Word with "surf" or "source"

42. ___ mandala (Tibetan Buddhist tradition)

43. TD throwers

47. "___ to the Artichoke"

49. Not certain

52. Candid view

56. Particle with protons

58. One might read "Happy 21st birthday! Again!"

59. Taboo things

60. Actor's assignment

61. In the thick of

62. Wear away

63. "Peachy-___!"

64. Limbs that Michael Flatley reportedly insured for millions

65. Adriatic and Arabian, e.g.

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Down

1. Rue

2. Irks

3. El Castillo in Chichen Itza has 365

4. Crew

5. Spot for a soak

6. Dull pain

7. Kingdoms

8. Buy off

9. [Cough cough]

10. "Perhaps I'm wrong"

11. Night before

12. Classic game console

13. Girl Scout award

20. Rewards for pups

21. "Phew! Great to hear!"

25. Number in "A Chorus Line"

26. Bummed

29. Suffix for "Gator"

30. Maria who won the Nobel Peace Prize

32. Fútbol cries

33. Feature of Bert, but not Ernie

34. Home to Larry, Downing Street's Chief Mouser

35. Accelerated

36. Storytelling inconsistency

37. X

38. Channel with old films

39. __ you okay?

42. Kind of seed on some buns

43. Andes crop

44. Dwells on

45. "Make it make ___"

48. Sticker of a stick figure family

50. "Although she's dressed up to the ___ / At sixes and sevens with you"

51. One might wake you up or put you to sleep

53. Warning sign

54. Calc prereq

55. Chances

56. Noah's ship

57. Tip for a ballet dancer?

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