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DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Break away from the pack 10 Mixer setting 14 One in a deli dozen 16 Accent sound? 17 Eligible voters 18 Bill nos. 19 Strips on a tree 20 Under-the-bed figment, hopefully

22 “__ 281”: film about the making of “Citizen Kane” 23 Crest 25 Capital city that’s home to the Garden of Babur 27 “__ Blues”: “White Album” track 28 Heat fig. 29 Burrito filling word

30 “Be right there” 34 Words dismissing the statement that preceded them 36 “That’s enough of that”

37 “__ porridge hot ... ” 38 Cybertalk elements 39 “Portlandia” network 42 Rhyme scheme for Edward Lear 43 Sounds from squeaky toys? 45 Emulating 46 “The Wiz” tune with the lyric “You’re the bravest of them all” 48 Samples 51 Former? 52 Seriously sedate 54 Dictate 55 Covert ’50s-’70s federal flier 56 Eminem-inspired word for a rabid supporter 57 Wicked “stawm”

DOWN

1 “The only thing that matters”: cummings 2 Not typical of 3 Property claimant 4 Loans drawn as needed: Abbr. 5 Stud stake 6 Spanish cable network 7 Audition user? 8 Height of one’s ability 9 Cleanse goal 10 Hockey announcer’s “Great stop!” 11 Principal place of operations 12 One breaking in 13 World Cup tiebreaker­s, for short 15 Dance judge Goodman 21 Camel performers 24 Deceive 26 Wisconsin’s Fond du __ 28 Agreement with Satan, by most accounts 30 Capital of Hesse 31 Average __

32 Not cool

33 “I’d say ... ” 34 Check into 35 Strauss opera 36 New Deal agcy. 39 Disappoint­ing reply to “Where’s the last chocolate truffle?” 40 Cool-weather material 41 Reagan defense secretary Weinberger 43 “Coming along?” 44 Opening 47 Hoppy initials 49 On the water 50 Shutterbug­s’ buys 51 Woolf ’s “__ Dalloway” 53 One on the water

 ?? ©2018 Tribune Content Agency ?? 8/18/18 By Tracy Bennett and Erik Agard
©2018 Tribune Content Agency 8/18/18 By Tracy Bennett and Erik Agard

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