It pays the bills Crossword Clue

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(noun)
1. a specific piece of work required to be done as a duty or for a specific fee
2. a crime (especially a robbery)
(verb)
1. invest at a risk
2. arranged for contracted work to be done by others

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Across

1. Tampa Bay team

5. World’s second-largest religion, after Christianity

10. Nuisance

14. Soothing ointment ingredient

15. Cash, slangily

16. Eight, in Acapulco

17. *Uber and Airbnb are large players in it

19. Opening for coins

20. Initials before an alias

21. Battery rating

25. *Investor’s compensation for buying speculative stocks

29. Sadly

31. Not that

32. Bring in, as income

33. Take a stroll

34. Action between shuffle and deal

35. Common sports injury site, for short

36. With 38-Across, place known for pilot programs, or where you might expect to find the “classes” at the ends of the starred answers

38. See 36-Across

41. Very, in Veracruz

42. *Hearty energy

43. Duke U.’s state

45. Third-rate

47. Bewildered state

48. Beige

49. *Corporate America

52. Luau instrument, for short

53. Stands

54. It’s often 72, of course!

56. Authentic

57. *Pranksters’ favorite day

63. In one's birthday suit

64. German camera brand

65. Precious

66. 1974 Elliott Gould/Donald Sutherland comedy

67. Fruits used to flavor gin

68. Daringly original

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1. Need for a spill

2. Emmy-winning comedian Wong

3. Inflatable fitness prop

4. Look for

5. “The way I see it,” in a text

6. Abel, to Adam

7. U.K. W.C.

8. Mike Trout and Aaron Judge, three times each

9. Town official

10. Singer of the #1 hits “Rockstar” and “Circles”

11. Custard-filled pastry

12. 2024 Japan-set series that won 18 Emmys

13. Tribal emblem

18. Sonata or Prelude, e.g.

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23. Mouth part

24. Frozen snowman

26. Suffering from a mosquito bite

27. Close

28. Model buy

30. Mountain rescue vehicles

35. High points

37. Spiritual guides

38. Medium, e.g.

39. Came to pass

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42. Boxy vehicle

44. Regret

45. Join the conversation

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47. Banish

49. “Tam o’ Shanter” poet

50. Walrus cousins

51. Lotion bottle letters

55. Senate staffer

58. Brazilian city, familiarly

59. Drink cooler

60. ___ Vegas

61. Slump, as shoulders

62. "Give it a go!"

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