14A. An aardwolf really does look like a cross between an aardvark and a wolf, though it’s most closely related to the hyena.

DIGIT (40A) is the word for a [Finger or toe]. But it’s also, [when read as two words, what you can do to the ends of 17- and 62-Across and 10- and 34-Down]. Here’s where that hard G comes in: DIG IT.

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