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1 Monster party 5 Cooled with cubes, as tea 9 Hood’s bank job 14 Author __ Stanley Gardner 15 Dress that reaches the ankles 16 According to 17 Roman love god 18 Bird sacred to Tut 19 Animal shelter arrival 20 Brought in for repair, as a disabled car 23 Dublin’s land: Abbr. 24 __ bran 25 Either “T” in “AT&T,” when abbreviate­d 26 Jul. and Aug. 28 Oppressive ruler 30 Cause of much yawning 31 Really bug 32 Playground plank for two 34 __ Spumante 35 Obeyed strictly 38 Coll. staff member 40 “Finally!” 41 Joint that may need replacing 42 Bugs for payment 44 Put a worm on 48 Electrical particle 49 & 50 Hindu term of respect 51 Lead-in with car or tourism 52 Milne play about an amphibian 56 Beat at chess 57 “If __ $1,000,000”: Barenaked Ladies song 58 List-ending abbr. 59 Doctor on the starship Enterprise 60 San __, Italy 61 Shortest Great Lake name 62 Culture: Pref. 63 Golda of Israel 64 Title for Byron

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1 “Scram!” 2 Weapons facility 3 Adagio, as compared to allegro 4 “You can have it” 5 Mimicked 6 Explorer Sebastian 7 Interstate highway sign word 8 One hanging near the kitchen sink 9 Red tape, e.g. 10 O.T. book named for a woman 11 “Scout’s honor!” 12 City on a harbor 13 Attempt 21 Transplant recipient 22 “Lo, How a Rose __ Blooming”: carol 27 Speed down snowy slopes 29 Starting with 30 Thai money 33 Not give an inch 34 Pro’s opposite 35 First-class 36 Dog believed to have originated in Newfoundla­nd 37 Start of a “Come again?” response 38 __ Beta Kappa 39 It’s “read” during a reprimand 42 Beatnik’s bro 43 Game with Draw Two cards 45 Italian playhouse 46 Cream-filled pastry 47 Dressed to kill, with “up” 50 “Ditto” 53 Thousands of years 54 “With this ring, I __ wed” 55 Cad 56 Sra., in France

 ?? By Shannon Summer ?? ©2016 Tribune Content Agency 7/25/16
By Shannon Summer ©2016 Tribune Content Agency 7/25/16

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