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The Olympic Games Crossword Puzzle

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This crossword was inspired watching the games of the XXXII Olympiad, dubbed "Tokyo 2020" and held in the Japanese capital during July-August of 2021. There is a mixture of sports, countries (and codes), along with a few fillers. Enjoy! (British/Australasian spelling)
Author: psnz - Diff: Harder

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      1. Relaxation, sometimes seen (with "off") when an athlete knows they've qualified or won
      5. Resembling a phallus
      10. Animal house
      14. Country with "FRA" IOC code
      15. IOC country code for Trinidad and Tobago
      16. Go to extremes, as athletes can do with exercise
      17. Nursing need
      18. Some Winter Olympians, though roller exponents competed in the 2018 Summer Youth Olympics
      21. Shaker stuff
      22. Climactic musical finales
      23. Exercise that's good for the heart and lungs
      24. Quadrennial (usually) summer or winter sports events: ____ Games
      27. First name in gravity
      30. Country with "NEP" IOC code
      31. Thane (alt.), feudal lord or baron
      34. Land clumsily and noisily
      36. IOC country code for Mauritania
      37. Country with "LAO" IOC code
      38. Stadium sound
      40. IOC code at 2016 Summer Olympics for athletes displaced from home countries
      42. Recycling receptacle
      43. Playground game
      45. Roused
      46. Former British colony, now part of China with "HKG" IOC code (4,4)
      47. Naval rank (abbr.) or printing widths
      48. IOC country code for Saint Lucia
      50. IOC country code for Turkey
      51. IOC country code for New Zealand
      52. Athletes from the ____ of Man compete at the Olympics as part of Team GB (GBR)
      54. Satisfied sigh
      56. Country with "MLI" IOC code
      58. Athlete competing under the "IRQ" IOC code
      60. A sucking insect of the order Thysanoptera
      62. Butcher's wares
      64. Basic dance move (3-4)
      66. One-celled swimmers
      68. Knocking sound (3-1-3)
      71. Gun barrel measure relevant in shooting sports
      72. Country with "BLR" IOC code
      75. "Well played!"
      76. Country with "BRA" IOC code
      77. IOC country code for East Timor (Timor-Leste)
      78. Events at the Olympic Games
      79. Breathing sound
      80. Use as a model
      81. Hatchling's home

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      1. Young newts
      2. Rugged ridges
      3. Protectorate (1947-1956) competing in 1952 Summer Olympics before rejoining West Germany
      4. Relating to the intestines
      5. Basil-based sauce
      6. IOC country code for Italy
      7. Separate tries allowed in field events
      8. Baltimore bard
      9. Trig function, reciprocal of sin
      10. Country with "LES" IOC code
      11. Middle word in "UAE" and formerly "UAR" (1964 and 1968)
      12. Inactivity, taking it easy, such as when waiting to compete
      13. US campus military org.
      19. Good place for a firing
      20. Skateboarding obstacle suitable for grinding
      25. IOC country code for Yemen
      26. IOC country code for Panama
      27. Person competing under the "ISR" IOC code
      28. Loss of speech
      29. Baroque composer Arcangelo, or Captain with a mandolin in a 2001 film
      31. Seven-piece Chinese puzzle
      32. Olympians from this Baltic country wear the "EST" IOC code
      33. Minor injuries carried by some athletes
      35. Explorer Juan ____ de León (1474-1521)
      37. Herbaceous plant genus of the family Linaceae with small sessile leaves
      39. Barley bristle
      41. Leaves for a drink
      42. IOC country code for Botswana
      44. IOC country code for Australasia when Australia and New Zealand competed together in 1908 and 1912
      49. Olympic official or athletes from the ____ Islands (MHL) in the Pacific
      53. Tight spot
      54. Historic IOC country code for Netherlands Antilles
      55. A strike seen in some Olympic sports
      57. Country with "LBN" IOC code
      59. Shark hanger-on
      60. Affectedly quaint, in England
      61. Country with "PER" IOC code
      63. Stretches of land in the equestrian eventing cross-country round
      64. Graphical device for comparing Olympic medals won by countries
      65. No longer done (eg Olympic sports like tug-of-war, live pigeon shooting, ...)
      66. E.g., e.g.
      67. Word-of-mouth
      69. Essential "spare" equipment for cyclists? (Var.)
      70. Challenge or trial
      73. IOC country code for Lithuania
      74. IOC country code for South Africa