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DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Throw off

5 Like some firs 10 After-school treat 14 Actress Anderson 15 Source of net profits? 16 Cooking acronym popularize­d by Rachael Ray 17 Emulates Ogden Nash?

19 Early light time 20 Can’t stand 21 Student of Graham 22 “Of course” 25 Ones working with maître d’s 27 Imagined gifts? 30 Word on a dipstick 31 Country singer Blake who’s a coach on “The Voice” 32 Noted work 35 Want ad initials 36 Lies 40 Fiber-rich snack 43 Slip in a pot 44 What cheerleade­rs lead? 48 Remote situation 49 Gets more out of 50 Gone by 51 Kooky 53 Gifford’s successor on “Live!” 54 Tracks on a lily pad?

59 Rep on the street 60 Deck with a Hanged Man 61 Duck that lends its name to a color 62 Wriggling

63 Golf strokes ... and when combined with 48-Down and divided in four parts, a hint to four puzzle answers

64 Like hunks and

knockouts

DOWN

1 West __: upscale store

2 “Who, me?” 3 Certain keeper’s charge

4 Some church contributi­ons 5 Units of force 6 Chiwere-speaking native 7 Breakfast snacks 8 Topper 9 Yellow pair? 10 It requires some orderly help 11 Toyota model 12 Bargain-basement 13 Tommy Tune’s ten 18 One-named Nigerian singer 21 Defensive covering 22 WWII supply referred to as “meatloaf without basic training” 23 Pakistani tongue 24 Wine list heading 25 Prepare for a Hail Mary 26 Where to see a wake 28 Degree requiremen­t, perhaps 29 Greet and seat 33 Nickname in late 20th-century British politics 34 Liked, with “for” 37 Offenses 38 Schlep 39 Unravel, with “out”

41 TGIF part 42 Libretto cousins 44 “On Language” columnist 45 Move forward 46 München mister 47 Book reviews 48 Strong-arming 51 St.-John’s-__ 52 Showbiz award “grand slam” 54 Uploading letters 55 India-born author Santha Rama __ 56 Originally

57 Try

58 Dodgy, on this side of the pond

 ?? By Gary Larson ©2020 Tribune Content Agency ?? 6/12/20
By Gary Larson ©2020 Tribune Content Agency 6/12/20

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