Director Welles Crossword Clue

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WELLES (noun)
1. United States actor and filmmaker (1915-1985)
DIRECTOR (noun)
1. the person who leads a musical group
2. someone who controls resources and expenditures

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Across

1. Admission requirement for some stodgy clubs

11. Amazon hunters, maybe?

13. Bold announcement that might be printed on a tank top

15. Fire

16. The ___ ("New Slang" band)

17. 'Hit the gas!'

19. 'Beats me'

21. Place for a bishop

23. Hockey great Robitaille

24. What the "Ex-Presidents" do when not robbing banks, in Point Break

27. Smooth move for a ballerina

28. Fixes

30. ___ Wabo (nightclub founded by members of the band Van Halen)

32. Ready to go

33. Goddess name-checked in Tal Bachman's "She's So High"

36. Position on a mat

39. Man's name that becomes a common woman's name when a y is added at the end

40. Car emission that routinely gets tested

44. Most reserved

46. "Ring a ___?"

48. Emotion that might accompany a 😲 expression

49. Casino with locations in Vegas and Tahoe

51. A very boring movie, maybe

53. 'Indeed'

54. ___ chart (team's structure)

57. Rainbow maker

58. High-altitude spots from which to catch a game

61. Go out to eat?

62. Sensational experiences?

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Down

1. Call a different pitch, perhaps?

3. Stash for a squirrel, maybe

4. Hump-day follower: abbr.

5. Some rental units (Abbr.)

6. Close

7. Ancient Celtic priest

8. Like some wines

9. Likely complaint on a sweltering day

10. Fair-hiring letters

11. University home of the Boilermakers

12. Most definite

13. Catches wind, in a way

14. "Sorry to Bother You" actor Thompson

18. Title role for Julia Louis-Dreyfus

20. Response to a sick burn?

22. Some walking sticks

25. Not quite tartare

26. Bad thing to drop during church service

29. More balanced

31. Garfield's best friend and frequent victim

34. Rose Parade city

35. Popular Italian espresso brand

36. Far from glowing

37. ___ of the Dead (Edgar Wright film)

38. Bug in one's ear, maybe

41. Lunatics

42. Hasn't settled with

43. Hackneyed way of addressing gentlemen

45. Ancient city along the Nile

47. Mental breaks

50. Sound of a watermelon hitting the ground, maybe

52. Take with force

55. Prefix with prompter but not prompt

56. Mass

59. A dog may do it for a treat

60. Big Boi and ___ Present ... Outkast (2001 compilation)

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