Crossword
across
1 __-pedi 5 Like many snowbirds: abbr. 9 Golden Arches pork sandwich 14 __ jacket 15 Part of a plot 16 Muse for Millay 17 Ambitious aspiration 19 Industry bigwig 20 Hotel breakfast buffet offering 21 “Evita” role 23 River near the Sphinx 24 Hush-hush govt. org. 25 “We’re off to a strong start” 28 Lauren of fashion 30 Mystery man John 31 Uninteresting 33 “Yippee!” 36 Flapper’s accessory 39 A city council is part of it 43 Typical “Blue’s Clues” watcher 44 Davenport resident 45 Gossip column twosome 46 Stop 47 Stop 50 Aphrodite or Venus 55 __ King Cole 58 “Not sure yet” 59 Road cover 60 Sole role in the play “Tru” 62 Place for short cuts 64 Word lover who’d especially enjoy the four longest answers in this puzzle? 66 Pointed remark? 67 Always 68 Persia, today 69 Totally filled 70 Email status 71 What a successful dieter weighs
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1 Fruit served in balls 2 Matter makeup 3 2002 legislation that protects whistleblowers, familiarly 4 Like some waters: abbr. 5 Convertible, in slang 6 Prefix with friendly 7 Song on a CD 8 Indian metropolis 9 Got together 10 Shrink in fear 11 Probability expression 12 Author Calvino 13 Like fillets 18 Cry out 22 Home of the Ewoks 26 “I’m impressed!” 27 Hired hood 29 Puzzle solver’s cry 31 Lunchtime fave 32 John of the U.K. 34 Gardner of the silver screen 35 Start of a conclusion 36 Bane 37 Cardinal Ozzie Smith’s retired uniform number 38 Spot to check your balance 40 Lisa who hosts CNN’s “This Is Life” 41 Beckett no-show 42 Leading lead-in 46 Friend of Pooh and Roo 48 Go along with 49 PDQ 50 Leans while sailing 51 D-Day beach 52 Lot attendant 53 Lowlands 54 Used the car 56 Book with roads 57 After-school jobholders 61 One of the Everly Brothers 63 Actor Beatty 65 High-ranking off.