TODAY’S CROSSWORD

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5 Ali —

9 Become indistinct 13 Stadium walkway 14 Mr. Stravinsky 15 Reeves of “The Matrix” 16 “Waterloo” group 17 Lull

18 Battery’s “+” end 19 Did a quilt

21 Goatee site

23 Instant lawn

24 Walks

26 Bear constellation 28 Pal of Harry at Hogwarts

29 Let back in 33 Checking for fit (2 wds.)

38 Dixie

39 Before long

40 Gulps down

43 Bad temper

44 Put through a blender 46 Sourly

48 More grim

51 TGIF part 52 Muscle-car dial 53 Frozen plain 57 Brewer’s plant 60 Afro or updo 62 Recoloring 64 Change

66 Twig juncture 68 Rum source 69 Cunning ways 70 By mouth 71 Egyptian sun god 72 Make socks 73 Without

74 Ms. Dunaway

DOWN

1 Catch

2 Usual practice 3 Earth pigment 4 Where stars are 5 Retrievers (2 wds.) 6 Get ripe

7 Pear variety 8 Legendary king 9 Affleck of “Bounce” 10 Burma neighbor 11 Loosen

12 Felt sorry about 15 Sunflower State 20 Accrue interest 22 Wrathful feeling 25 Blizzard maker 27 Taos dwelling 30 California’s — Woods 31 “— cost you”

32 — went thataway! 33 Cookbook amts. 34 Defeat

35 Yesteryear 36 Sluggish by nature 37 Tip of a pen

41 Freebie

42 Apple desserts 45 Passes laws

47 Wee

49 Environmental

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50 Jungle chargers 54 Kind of coffee 55 Lariat

56 Badger

57 Peddle

58 Thor’s father 59 Sanskrit dialect 61 Public meeting places 63 Autry of oaters 65 Animal friend 67 Onetime newscaster

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