DAILY CROSSWORD
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1 D.C. fundraisers 5 Throat-clearing word 9 Square root of 64 14 Marathon aftermath 15 Singer Horne 16 Versailles send-off 17 Moscow : nyet :: Berlin : __ 18 Paper or plastic choice 20 Detective Pinkerton 22 Protest singer Phil 23 “Okay, __ do it!” 24 Waitstaff boss 27 Gravy container 28 Cocktail 31 Online company with many drivers 33 Tot’s piggies 37 Religious symbols 39 “__ culpa” 40 Misfortune 42 Tales of __: misfortunes 43 Bamboo eater 45 Watson of “Harry Potter” films 46 Learning by memorization 47 Carrier that added “ways” to its name in 1997 49 Butter toffee bar 51 Popular climb from Lone Pine, California 57 Car rental giant 60 Most of the Jolly Green Giant’s laugh 61 “Done!” 62 Fries, slaw, etc. ... and what this puzzle’s circles represent 65 “Terrible” tsar 66 Coral island 67 West Point initials 68 Take a break 69 Oater law group 70 Gas company with toy trucks 71 Neighborhood
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1 Old TWA rival 2 High-speed Amtrak service 3 Legumes used in cook-offs 4 McCain or McConnell 5 Math subj. 6 King of Judea 7 Firstborn son of Cain 8 Ultra-manly 9 Corn piece 10 Peaceful 11 Barb 12 Furnace output 13 Harbor craft 19 Cornerstone abbr. 21 Gun lobby org. 25 Kett of old comics 26 Christine’s lover in “The Phantom of the Opera” 29 Ultimatum words 30 Tie the __: marry 31 Strike caller 32 Older brother of Jeff Bridges 34 “__ to Billie Joe” 35 Large shade tree 36 Total in math 38 “Understand?” 40 Scott of “Happy Days” 41 Flea market payment 44 Ones “in distress” in old films 46 Tax-sheltered nest egg 48 German coal valley 50 Modeler’s buy 52 “Obviously, Einstein!” 53 “__ are the times that try men’s souls”: Paine 54 Early-bird catches 55 Rub out 56 Gossipy sort 57 Without delay, in memos 58 Don Corleone’s first name 59 Nuptial vows 63 Barcelona cheer 64 Carrier to Copenhagen