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DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS 1 Roman jet? 4 Start of a rhyming

Basque game 7 Reason to use an

inhaler 13 Knock 14 Cry buckets 15 Unexpected twist 16 The record longest continuous ride on one is 105.57 miles 18 Unlikely to ride a 16-Across well 19 Hunted Carroll critter 20 Balm-maker’s plants 22 A.L. East team 23 Roman’s advice to prevent an explosion? 27 ’80s jeans 31 SOP part: Abbr. 32 “48 __” 33 Assistant who didn’t exist in Mary Shelley’s novel 34 Whiskey order 36 “... beneath __ blue sky”: Don Henley lyric 38 Stubborn equine 39 Roman variety store? (and a hint to 10 other puzzle answers) 41 Perry’s creator 42 Dull finish 44 F-__ 45 A hothead has a short one 46 67.5 deg. 47 Item before a door 49 Sack out 51 Roman Shakespear­ean drama? 54 Bargain bin abbr. 55 Bete __ 56 Immature dragonfly 59 Stereotypi­cally stylish 62 Leaves port 65 Facial feature named after an animal 66 Muscovite’s denial 67 Whiskey option 68 They usually leave the park 69 Key contractio­n 70 Roman graveyard shift hour? DOWN 1 R&B’s __ Hill 2 Soup aisle array 3 Roman bowler’s target?

4 Roman musical family?

5 Hole-making tool 6 Intestinal 7 Invite on a date 8 NutraSweet competitor

9 Have faith in 10 Noodle topper? 11 “Les __” 12 At least one 14 “... truth is always strange; / Stranger than fiction” poet 17 “Willkommen” musical 21 Words on a reward poster 24 “... there’s __!”: Hamlet 25 Intimidati­ng words 26 Roman bike? 27 Roman “high” request? 28 Exotic pet 29 Pre-Aztec Mexican 30 Multi-armed ocean critter 35 Bad picnic omen 37 Gets bent out of shape 40 Roman Scrabble Q-tile, e.g.? 43 Authorize 48 Dior designs 50 Secret hot date 52 Fed. bill 53 Simple question type 57 Roman’s long golf hole? 58 Casual greeting 59 “That stinks!” 60 Nanki-__ 61 Bagpiper’s hat 63 Anatomical orb 64 Apollo lander, briefly

 ??  ?? By John Lampkin ©2017 Tribune Content Agency 9/29/17
By John Lampkin ©2017 Tribune Content Agency 9/29/17

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