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DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 i follower 4 Cookout aid 10 Butcher’s assortment 14 Blond one in a bar 15 Cry from a toon sombrero wearer 16 Scratcher

17 Dog star’s first name?

18 Hang around 19 Hebrides isle 20 King’s self-allusion 22 Share with followers, in a way 24 Westcheste­r County city known for its Playland 25 Pricey strings 26 Civil rights icon Parks 29 Roman god

31 Put (out) 35 Others, to Ovid 36 “Exodus” hero 37 Ad to lure you in 38 Windshield option 39 Two-time Wimbledon champ Kvitová 41 Ward of “Sisters” 42 Sidesteps 44 Formally seek justice

45 Take off 46 November 1 honoree 47 24-Across, briefly 48 Señor’s “some” 49 Leading

51 __ Aviv 53 Melville narrator 56 County fair sight 60 Classic role for Carrie 61 Antique photos 63 Supermarke­t chain 64 Four Tops frontman Stubbs 65 Seat of County Kerry 66 Swelter 67 Didn’t dillydally 68 Vinny famously called them “utes” in a “My Cousin Vinny” courtroom scene 69 Amount to pay

DOWN

1 Henry VIII’s last wife 2 Assortment 3 Reject 4 Magnetic Field? 5 Preliminar­y drudgery 6 Ashtabula’s lake 7 Joker 8 “Roger __ Book of Film”: 1996 publicatio­n 9 Harder to find 10 Layered lunch order 11 Cream additive 12 Locks in a barn 13 Whack

21 Regal headpiece 23 Zap

25 Gets ready for the big game ... and a hint to four puzzle answers 26 Utility company listing 27 ’60s-’70s Twins star Tony 28 Scene of frequent Middle East unrest 30 Before, before 32 Apply to

33 “The Most Happy __”: 1956 musical 34 Toga party places 37 EKG reading 40 Robot play 43 Peak seen from Messina 47 Ravel work immortaliz­ed in “10” 50 Cantankero­us 52 Facilitate­s 53 Misfortune­s 54 Flow slowly 55 Queen’s home 56 Tower of Pisa feature

57 Bit of bickering 58 Fairy tale baddie 59 Madcap Martha 62 Six-time NBA AllStar __ Gasol

 ?? By Alicia Bachman and Kurt Krauss ©2019 Tribune Content Agency 8/9/19 ??
By Alicia Bachman and Kurt Krauss ©2019 Tribune Content Agency 8/9/19

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