Crossword

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1 Eager kids’ plea 6 Spine line? 11 Small shot 14 What Bernese Mountain

Dogs do a lot 15 To no ___ (in vain) 16 Snakelike fish 17 Lloyd of the U.S. women’s

soccer team 18 Put down new turf 19 X, in sorority names 20 Gave some alone time 22 Enter on tiptoe, perhaps 24 James with a posthumous

Pulitzer 25 Popular drinking game 26 Mars 2020 org. 28 Key ring? 30 They may be loose or split 31 Very strong hold 33 T. follower 35 Self-important tyrants 36 Made small waves 40 Vessel for boiling water 41 Coconut or almond cookie 42 Light brown 45 Not smooth 47 “Frozen 2” queen 48 (Jackpot!) 50 Birth control options: Abbr. 52 Sarcastic comment after a

misfortune 53 Draws new boundaries, say 55 Biblical couples’ cruise 56 Love, on an Italian valentine 58 Starting players 60 Angry feeling 61 Dovetail joint component 62 Polynesian Disney heroine 63 Reel’s partner 64 Trapped in branches 65 Rubbed the wrong way

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Org. concerned with outbreaks Shrinking Asian sea “Just ‘cuz” 4 Chef who owns Spago 5 The 1% 6 Weigh station factor 7 “___ changed” (ex’s claim) 8 Graduation cap attachment 9 ‘80s funk balladeer 10 Respected one, in many

cultures 11 Signal to come over 12 In support of 13 Arm rests? 21 Hipster’s grooming tool 23 Animal that isn’t preyed upon, and a hint to the first four letters of 4-, 9- and 21-Down 25 Fast-tempo jazz style 26 “Pick” lead-in 27 Singer Grande, to fans 29 “___ better to have loved

and lost ...” 32 Slimy substance 34 Pollution regulator, for

short 36 Mechanic’s cloth 37 Text in a cat meme 38 Dawn goddess 39 It may include the

sequence CAT 41 Cocoa holder 42 Dessert whose name is

French for “lightning” 43 Fried, sugar-covered pastry 44 Amassed, with “up” 46 New Year’s Day, informally 49 Hilton competitor 51 Savory taste 53 Tear apart 54 Rational 57 Caviar 59 ___ Hatter