Houston Chronicle

DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Sharp as a tack 6 Fave texting pals 10 “2 Broke Girls” network 13 Chain known for fresh-baked bread 15 Count (on) 16 “Blessed __ the meek ... ” 17 Imaginativ­e 18 Lacking scents 20 “My parents are gonna kill me!” 22 Page with views 23 Cough syrup meas. 26 Cowpoke’s pal 27 Like the Flash 29 Tennis period since 1968 31 Legendary soul seller 32 Tag line? 33 Woodworkin­g device 35 Fryolator sound 38 Central parts 39 High ball 40 Piece of a pansy 42 Pub pint 43 More than a little plump 45 Put a little extra

into the part 46 MapMyWalk

statistic 48 Dilapidate­d place 50 Vegetable container 52 See 31-Down 53 Tolkien creature 54 Viola’s clef 55 Italian relative of grits 58 Hard-to-pass drivers 60 Catwoman portrayer Kitt 64 Seafarer 65 Tropical getaway 66 Rise to the challenge ... and a hint to a hidden word in 5-, 10-, 25- and 28-Down 67 “__ takers?” 68 Some Fr. martyrs 69 Relaxes

DOWN

1 Place for losers? 2 Scratch or dent 3 Little six-footer 4 Lower-APR deal 5 Armstrong improvisat­ion 6 Far-reaching 7 Govt. agents 8 Bobbing wreckage 9 Country W of Iraq 10 Stop on a redecorati­ng spree 11 Make more toys? 12 Far from posh 14 Wedding site 19 Ones on either side of a “v.” 21 Conduits for gods’ wisdom 23 South Pacific monarchy 24 Ruin 25 King novel set in a graveyard 28 Nominally sovereign country 30 Minor peeve 31 With 52-Across, jeweled creations made for Russian czars 34 Rock’s __ Lobos 36 Buyer of 31-Across’ soul 37 Sacked out 41 CPR provider 44 Canopy support 47 Apple MP3 player 49 Anne Brontë’s “__ Grey” 50 Medicare card specificat­ion 51 Big name in online financial services 52 “It’s somebody __ problem” 56 Check out rudely 57 Geometric figure 59 Towel word 61 Pulls a yard prank on, briefly 62 Color nuance 63 College-level H.S. classes

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