Houston Chronicle

DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Settle for

leftovers

6 “A revolution is not a dinner party” statesman 9 Additions to the staff

14 Petting zoo critter 15 Wayfarer’s stop 16 Lexus rival 17 Meets unexpected­ly 19 Connecting waterway 20 Rock band need 21 Board game with rooms

22 Woo with a tune 23 Works with one’s private tutor, say 25 Emily Dickinson’s hometown 28 Longtime nighttime host 29 Bread brushed with ghee 30 Zipped 31 Feathery wrap 34 Emergency runthrough opening 39 Tennis’ Andy Murray’s title 40 Bud

41 Sign of holiness 42 Facial tissue? 43 Opposite of engagement 46 Utah’s state tree 50 When many workdays start 51 Said, “The dog ate my homework,” probably 52 Notable period 55 Church offering 56 Income-reducing inequity, or what can be found in the four other longest puzzle answers

58 Fake handle 59 Many a Monopoly sq.

60 “Live at the Acropolis” keyboardis­t 61 Takes it easy 62 “Let’s do it!” 63 Mild oath

DOWN

1 Idris of “Luther” 2 College benefactor 3 Pack (down) 4 Little dickens 5 Brickyard 400

acronym

6 Courtly dance 7 Pays for a hand 8 Middle name adopted by John Lennon 9 Mexicali mansion 10 “Just you watch me”

11 Steps up a ladder 12 Poetry Muse 13 Place for a makeover 18 Sorts

22 Icy forecast 23 Change for a 50 24 “Heidi” setting 25 Armadillo meal 26 When repeated, fish on a menu 27 Tresses

30 Dim __: traditiona­l Chinese food 31 Spot on a sweater? 32 Peace Prize city 33 Minute matter 35 Gross quality 36 Stand out 37 Freud contempora­ry 38 If so 42 Schusser’s topper 43 They’re usually not hits 44 Columnist’s page 45 Overnight flight 46 Saudi Arabia’s neighbor 47 Of practical value 48 Voices against 49 Vibrant 52 Italian peak 53 McNally’s mapmaking partner 54 Geometric reference line 56 __ fever 57 Scraggly horse

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By Ed Sessa

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