Houston Chronicle

DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Helps illegally 6 “London Fields” writer Martin 10 Serengeti grazer 13 French name meaning “born again” 14 Goal-oriented suburban parent? 17 Mexican pyramid builder 18 Late with one’s payments 19 Bulb that’s more sweet than pungent 21 Scheming 22 Quarterbac­k Dawson 23 Renewable fuel made from organic matter 27 Crow’s cry 28 Building guideline 30 Tokyo, long ago 31 Basic two-element computatio­n 36 “Want the light __ not?” 37 “Golly!” 38 Good-sized backyard 39 Concern for a marketing department 44 One of the Galápagos, e.g.: Abbr. 45 Fed a line to 46 Cartoon frame 47 Balance precarious­ly 49 Justice Dept. division 50 Car stat with city and hwy. components 53 Forgetful person literally indicated by this puzzle’s circles 57 Fundraisin­g portmantea­u 60 “You Don’t Join Us, We Join You” insurance company 61 “Monday Night Football” airer before ESPN 62 Lingering looks 63 Deleted, with “out” 64 Scheme 65 Wade noisily

DOWN

1 Many Mideast natives 2 Chisel’s cutting edge 3 Contest submission 4 Abound (with) 5 Not connected to the church 6 From Thailand, say 7 Like old records 8 “__ See for Miles”: The Who 9 Metal-marking tool 10 “Today” rival, familiarly 11 Fish-fowl link 12 Hesitation sounds 15 Beethoven’s Third 16 Nevada city near Tahoe 20 Like morning grass 24 Company with “save you 15%” ads 25 Beautify 26 Loudness units 27 Astronomer Sagan 28 Ignore the limit 29 Spa treatment 31 Hasbro game requiring quick reflexes 32 Unavailabl­e 33 Duke or duchess 34 Fairy tale brute 35 Elongated comet part 40 Arctic covering 41 Museum manager 42 Big name in PCs 43 Lipton pouches 48 Disdainful clicks 49 Like thick fog 50 Passover cracker 51 Needle bearers 52 Grind, as teeth 54 Drive-__ window 55 Youngsters 56 Legitimate 57 Car wash extra 58 Prez in a stovepipe hat 59 Type of TV display

 ?? By Roger and Kathy Wienberg ?? 9/20/17
By Roger and Kathy Wienberg 9/20/17

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