"The ___ thickens" Crossword Clue

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"The ___ thickens" Crossword Answer

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(verb)
1. make a plat of
2. make a schematic or technical drawing of that shows interactions among variables or how something is constructed
(noun)
1. a secret scheme to do something (especially something underhand or illegal)
2. a small area of ground covered by specific vegetation

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Across

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5. Has no choice

13. Islamic prayer leader

14. Poker player’s buy-in

15. Italian "Paul"

16. Well-dressed guy

18. Arctic Indigenous group

19. Venomous arachnid

20. Not dormant, as a volcano

21. "A," in German

22. Autobahn speedometer meas.

24. Take, as advice

25. It captures ballpark smooches

29. Stand for a poster

31. Egyptian fertility goddess

32. Hilarious person

34. Doll with neon hair

37. Ping-pong table divider

38. Containers for fruit preserves

40. Burj Khalifa's country, for short

41. Birds in V-formations

43. Capital with fjord tours

44. Facility that produces coins

45. Casts a ballot

47. Lengthy rants

49. Sulky state

51. ___ Geo Wild (cable channel)

53. Popular chain for RVers

54. Snacked

56. Hot pepper named for Cuba's capital

61. Off-Broadway awards

62. "Totally agree!" … or what the circled letters are, in different languages

63. Like throwbacks

64. Abbr. before a recipient's name on an envelope

65. The Roaring Twenties and the Swinging Sixties

66. Otherwise

67. Hotel worker

68. Overhaul

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Down

1. Covers for pots

2. Apple with a big screen

3. ___ tofu (Sichuan dish)

4. Catherine the Great, e.g.

5. Sauce for mozzarella sticks

6. Erase

7. Reeked

8. Half a score

9. "Pink" animal of film

10. 1963 Kingsmen hit with a repetitive title

11. Martini garnish

12. Schlepped

15. Insta posting

17. Sweeping in scope

20. ''Now I understand!''

23. Fragrant bits tossed at newlyweds

25. Key chess piece

26. 'That makes sense'

27. On-location inspections

28. Boozy brunch drink

30. Lines on a GPS

33. Breakfast beverages, for short

35. Come down to Earth

36. "Sounds like a plan!"

38. Hot tub nozzle

39. Green Day or Pink Floyd

42. "And that's that"

44. Wander aimlessly

46. Wrap (up)

48. Singer Chappell

49. Sound asleep

50. 2016 prize for Bob Dylan

52. Greek letter that symbolizes an angle

55. "That," in Spain

57. ___ spumante

58. Brontë's "Jane __"

59. Enjoy a fantasy, say

60. ___ buco

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