CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 “__ Secretary”:

CBS drama 6 Tense period? 10 Studio payment 14 Anaheim’s Honda Center, e.g. 15 West Coast sch. 16 Harbinger 17 Woody Woodpecker’s creator 18 Commuter option 19 Skip over 20 Circus barker turned hurler known for brushbacks? 23 Auditorium 24 Sound sometimes choked back 25 Harvest-ready 28 Wooded valley 31 Olympics volleyball great Kerri __ Jennings 35 Like fans after a tough win, probably 37 Pro words 39 29-Down’s rock

gp. 40 Circus emcee

turned fry cook? 43 Reason to wear

earplugs 44 A, in many orgs. 45 Saws 46 Emmy contender 48 French cathedral

city 50 “Not gonna

happen” 51 With 27-Down, sign on a damp bench 53 Party leader 55 Circus performer turned gardener? 62 Disturbs 63 Button on some

remotes 64 Family name in a

1936 classic 65 Dramatic

accusation 66 Send a quick

message to 67 Contribute, as to

a kitty 68 Stinging insect 69 Merit badge

holder 70 Baton, say

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1 West African

country 2 Ireland’s __

Islands 3 Lairs 4 Film noir

protagonist 5 Miata maker 6 Prince’s “__ Rain” 7 Berry at health

food stores 8 Narrow cut 9 Soft minerals 10 Disc-shaped

robotic vacuum 11 Austen classic 12 Nuremberg no 13 Blasted stuff 21 Respected tribe

members 22 Tearful words 25 Sitcom with a 1974 wedding episode 26 Greek column

style 27 See 51-Across 29 Jeff of 39-Across 30 Chair part 32 Release 33 “To __: perchance to dream”: Hamlet 34 Epsom Downs

racer 36 Caught 38 __ Prime 41 Ideology 42 Red-and-white

topper 47 Admits (to) 49 Yet 52 Estimates on

weather maps 54 Dots on a

subway map 55 Excel input 56 Graphic __ xwordeditor@aol.com 57 General Organa in “Star Wars: The Force Awakens” 58 Days and Holiday 59 Permissionseeking phrase 60 “The Very Hungry Caterpillar” writer Carle 61 Military status 62 Hanukkah

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