Montreal Gazette

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- edited by will shortz puzzle by: pAtrick Merrell

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1 Sounds of surrender

6 1922-91 initials

10 Extra inches

14 A patriarch of the Israelites

15 S O S, basically

16 Film treasure hunter Croft

17 Q: “Can I write both a poem and an essay?” A: “___”

20 Meet stick

21 Tight hold

22 What Alabama cheerleade­rs often request?

24 Matt’s replacemen­t on “Today” 26 Candymaker H. B. ___ 27 Yearned (for)

29 Tracy Marrow’s stage name 32 German article

33 Author of the line “It means Luca Brasi sleeps with the fishes” 34 Actualitie­s

36 Q: “Is that snack bar known for good burgers?” A: “___”

41 Common place for a car’s name, once

42 Hunchbacke­d film character 44 Night that “77 Sunset Strip” aired for most of its run: Abbr.

47 Popular game console

48 Skill on display in the “Kill Bill” movies 50 Synopsis

52 Conspirato­r’s agreement

54 Part of a pickup line?

55 Name on both sides of the Equator 58 Pledge

60 Q: “Should you call that stopover between Liverpool and Belfast a peninsula?” A: “___”

64 Fiddler on the reef?

65 Duds

66 Jokester

67 Lacking

68 Detail, in brief

69 Auguries

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1 Considerat­ion at the Pearly Gates 2 Prefix with -bar

3 Chickpea

4 “Made you look!”

5 Haying tool

6 Topple

7 ___-pitch

8 Member of a Macedonia minority

9 Like signatures of William Shakespear­e 10 Certain S O S

11 Whipped

12 Provoke

13 British sausage

18 It might be set with candles

19 Kitt who played Catwoman

22 Tour de France high point 23 Something drawn when landing on a yellow square in Pictionary 25 On-demand flier

28 Van ___

30 Brink

31 Verb ending in old verse

34 Hard or soft menu item 35 Exterior

37 Fad teddy bear name of the 1980s 38 Retreat

39 Holder of dozens upon dozens 40 Loose change “collector”

43 Steak coating

44 Swiss money

45 Sea sucker

46 Metaphor for death in a Eugene O’Neill play

48 Small relative of an elephant bird 49 World Heritage Site grp. 51 Sultans and sheiks, usually

53 News inits. since 1996

56 Camels, e.g., for short 57 Rush-rush

59 Diploma displayer, for short

61 Live

62 Wimple wearer

63 Some inning enders, in brief

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