DAILY CROSSWORD

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1 Tie up at the pier 5 Basics 9 Expressive chat image 14 “That works for me” 15 “Dang!” 16 Cars sold at auctions 17 Nabisco chocolate-creme cookie 18 Vermeer or van Gogh 20 Postgraduate degree 22 First-class 23 Sailor 24 Tanning lotion letters 27 Golf hole benchmark 29 Snacked (on) to excess, briefly 32 Pinup queen Page 34 __ buco: veal dish 36 Mob kingpin 38 PG-13 issuing org. 39 __ vincit amor 40 Restful resorts 41 Vase material named for its white color 43 Window insert 44 Wiped off the board 45 Genghis __ 48 ’60s tripping drug 49 Took command of 50 “Morning Edition” airer 52 Lion’s den 54 Turning point in tennis, and a hint to this puzzle’s circled letters 59 Casino big spender 62 Veggie in a green smoothie 63 Sleep lab study 64 Where Norway’s Royal Family resides 65 Biblical paradise 66 L.A.’s region 67 Pics on ankles 68 Hair-coloring agents

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1 Gloom partner 2 Cajun veggie 3 Course including romaine and croutons 4 Greenhouse gas protocol city 5 Loved to death 6 Get-up-and-go 7 New cow 8 Mar. 17 honoree 9 Horn of Africa nation 10 Clothing store department 11 Withdraw, with “out” 12 GI doll 13 Dead Sea country: abbr. 19 Lawrence’s land 21 U2’s “The Joshua Tree” co-producer Brian 24 “Enough!” 25 Residents around the Leaning Tower 26 __ up: came clean 27 Saddle knob 28 Aim high 30 Madame Bovary 31 Language of Copenhagen, in Copenhagen 33 Culinary meas. 35 Acorn droppers 37 Pike or trout 39 Seasoned expert 42 Army leader 46 Last Olds models 47 Catch red-handed 51 Place to keep a camper, for short 53 Irritated 54 Mets’ old stadium 55 “Casablanca” woman 56 Boston NBAer 57 Protected from the wind 58 Some male dolls 59 Owns 60 Nasdaq debut 61 Health supplements co.