Group Theory
by Fred Piscop

Across

1. Paddled at an initiation, say
6. Make-believe
10. __ of the land
13. In reserve
14. Andean land
15. Wound at the corrida
16. Wedding party member
18. Genesis brother
19. Miss World et al.
20. Strengthen by tempering
22. Switch positions
23. Dead heat
24. Smelter refuse
25. Murphy __
26. Painted with dots
30. Western plateaus
33. __ d'oeuvres
34. Zero, in tennis
35. Wharton School subj.
36. Mubarak's predecessor
37. Diva's performance
38. Like most workhorses
39. Jazz vocalist Anita
40. Mournful ring
41. Starts by short-circuiting
43. Suffix with neat or beat
44. Currier's partner
45. Swerve at sea
46. Word of advice
49. Ray-Bans, e.g.
52. Short Beethoven work
54. Libel, e.g.
55. Mule or burro
57. "To __ his own"
58. Wind ensemble member
59. Peace goddess
60. Paid player
61. Body decorations, slangily
62. Male and female

Down

1. Arthur Marx, familiarly
2. Like most Turks
3. Criticizes harshly
4. Sharp quality
5. Presidential campaign events
6. Sudden influx
7. Towel pronoun
8. "We __ the World"
9. Cave-wall painter
10. Earring site
11. Surface figure
12. Give a whoop
15. Ship-to-shore connection
17. Camelot lady
21. Carpet fuzz
24. Alley cat, e.g.
25. Range of radio frequencies
26. Fountain drinks
27. Handed-down stories
28. Wicked doings
29. Negotiation's end, hopefully
30. Fishnet stocking pattern
31. Off-the-wall response?
32. Santa suit soiler
33. Where the Styx flows
36. Touchy subject
40. Service club since 1915
42. "__ got a mule ..."
43. "Peter Pan" dog
45. Oxen connectors
46. Casio competitor
47. Totally absurd
48. Turns white
49. Aerobics move
50. Frosty coating
51. With the bow, in music
52. Dundee denizen
53. Get bushed
56. Lawyers' org.

Solution

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