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1 See 1-Down 5 Risk taker 10 Minimally 14 He sang about Alice 15 Ooze with 16 Bond’s first movie foe 17 Word with interest or service 18 Lavin of “Alice” 19 Water retainer 20 *More than is wise 22 River racers 24 Rose of Guns N’ Roses 25 Poetic pair 26 *Luxury resort chain 31 “__ to leap tall buildings ...” 32 “David Copperfiel­d” villain 33 Cain, to Abel, informally 36 *Dominated the election 41 Teachers’ org. 42 Sufficient, to Shakespear­e 43 Working hard 44 *Complete with ease 48 Descends, as a rock wall 52 Fluke-to-be 53 Worried 54 Farewells ... or, homophonic­ally and read top to bottom, what the first words of the answers to starred clues represent? 59 Fly in the ointment 60 Fly-fishing catch 62 Tennis score 63 Floor piece 64 “Maybe, just maybe” 65 Big name in furniture 66 Clairvoyan­t 67 Got by 68 See 58-Down

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1 With 1-Across, Whoppers and McRibs, e.g. 2 Embossed cookie 3 Southweste­rn clay pot 4 Remove respectful­ly 5 First-class 6 Armpit 7 Squirt 8 Teacher’s deg. 9 Thought (out) 10 Make sense 11 Composer’s embellishm­ent 12 Bracelet spot 13 Biblical verb 21 Toy inserts usually not included 23 Crescent points 25 Either “The Man Who Wasn’t There” director 26 Doe’s dear 27 Wind in a pit 28 Arm bone 29 Bull Run soldier 30 Over-the-shoulder garb 33 In __: as placed 34 “Understood,” in hippie-speak 35 “Little Women” sister 37 Verbal nods 38 Kind of geometry 39 “The Giver” novelist Lowry 40 Thai language 45 Entertaine­rs on the road 46 Partner of hollered 47 Wine choice 48 Reddish-brown colors 49 Singer Lennox 50 “Positive thinking” advocate 51 “Your table’s ready” signaler 54 Sticky stuff 55 Radar dot 56 Team connection 57 All tied up 58 With 68-Across, “Milk” Oscar winner 61 Letter after pi

 ?? By Ed Sessa ?? ©2017 Tribune Content Agency 2/15/17
By Ed Sessa ©2017 Tribune Content Agency 2/15/17

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