Houston Chronicle

DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Carpenter’s file 5 Necklace pellet 9 Thorns in one’s side

14 __ mater 15 Wrinkly citrus

fruit

16 Neckwear named for a British racecourse 17 1970s-’80s fashion inspired by astronauts’ footwear

19 The “a” sound in

“above”

20 Like Frosted

Flakes’ coating 21 Responsibi­lity 23 “Above,” in verse 24 DVD holder 26 Series installmen­t 28 Like easy, wellpaying jobs 31 Traditiona­l 15th

anniversar­y gift 33 1993 Presidenti­al Medal of Freedom awardee Arthur 34 Vietnamese soup 35 Souped-up

vehicle

38 __ Speedwagon 39 “Was I

premature?” 41 Fútbol cheer 42 NASA explorers 44 “Dig in!” 45 Coke or Pepsi 46 Most sour 48 Humped beast 49 “Who Let the Dogs Out?” onehit wonder 51 Carry with effort 53 __ Grande 54 Colored eye part 56 Citrus-flavored

diet drink

60 “__ have a clue” 62 1990s cartoon series featuring a classic 8-Down dog

64 Conical home 65 Short skirt

66 First blank on

many forms 67 Donkeys 68 Trebek of

“Jeopardy!” 69 Heavenly spheres

DOWN

1 Ewes’ guys 2 Moises of the 2007-’08 Mets 3 Urban pollution 4 Dashing style 5 Regatta markers 6 Sense of self 7 Glee club voice 8 Mickey Mouse creator

9 “Tell your friends” 10 Corner PC key 11 Teacher’s domain 12 Hauled to the

shop

13 Look steadily (at) 18 Donkey’s cry 22 Final result 25 Rebound, like

sound

27 H.S. exam for

college hopefuls 28 Fisherman’s soup

fish

29 PC manual

reader

30 Play some b-ball 32 Prickly flowers 34 Dorm room

decoration 36 Shoppe sign

adjective

37 “Let’s Make a __” 39 Home-wrecking

insects 40 Witness’ promise 43 Sheep cry

45 City near Naples 47 Real mystery 48 Terse

49 Big name in water

filtration 50 Senate staffers 52 Stick on, as a

label 55 Gardener’s bagful 57 Fly high

58 Hair care tool 59 “Planet of the __” 61 Born, in alumni

newsletter­s 63 Single

 ??  ?? By Neville Fogarty ©2018 Tribune Content Agency 7/16/18
By Neville Fogarty ©2018 Tribune Content Agency 7/16/18

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