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Identical 5 1 “Mountain” soft drinks

9 Burn the midnight oil at college 13 Urgent request 14 Forgo the church ceremony 16 Lo-cal 17 Concern after heavy rain 19 Inflated ones often clash

20 Kinda 21 Airport near Tel Aviv

22 Isn’t feeling up to par

23 Like G-rated movies 27 Natural soother 28 Salon jobs 29 Singer Jimmy or actor James 32 Litter member or user

34 Sewn connection­s 38 Bruins legend 39 Shore dinner 42 “Not happenin’” 43 Pace for Paganini 45 Noon on a garden dial

46 Like Godiva 47 Choir voice 50 Tool for a duel 52 American Revolution leader 58 Woman’s name often spelled without its “e” 59 Progressiv­e spokeswoma­n 60 Airport concern 62 Multi-platinum Diamond 63 Very loud, musically ... its symbol hints at four puzzle answers 66 Boarding site 67 Cosmologis­t Carl 68 Chicago commuter system, familiarly 69 Snow conveyance 70 Earns after taxes 71 Doomed

DOWN

1 Sun protection nos.

2 __ a sudden 3 Stiller’s partner 4 __ Kodak

5 Bit of OED info 6 Building add-on 7 Literary Virginia 8 Clues for a bloodhound 9 Detox diet 10 Unbending 11 Coral island 12 Having lots of loose ends 15 Vedder of Pearl Jam

18 Flag down, as a cab 24 Focuses of activity 25 Passing words? 26 Website for handmade art 29 Morse code unit 30 Palindromi­c “before” 31 Drew Brees’ asset 33 Texter’s gratitude 35 Gasteyer of “SNL” 36 Draw graffiti on, say

37 Noted seashell seller 39 Decide not to call, in poker 40 Feudal holding 41 Seacrest morning co-host

44 Like some den walls 46 Directives 48 Spats 49 Borrowed, as a library book 51 Predicted takeoff hrs. 52 Dracula’s canines 53 Tatum or Ryan 54 Bring together 55 New York’s Ausable Chasm, e.g.

56 Yale founder Yale 57 Budget noodle dish 61 Egg-white omelet’s lack

64 Bit of body ink 65 Shoo-__: easy winners

 ??  ?? By Pam Amick Klawitter ©2018 Tribune Content Agency 11/26/18
By Pam Amick Klawitter ©2018 Tribune Content Agency 11/26/18

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