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1 “__ U Been Gone”: 2004 Kelly Clarkson hit 6 Church section 10 __ facto

14 Early morning hr. 15 Abolitioni­st Lucretia 16 Superhero whose surname is Odinson 17 *Spotify alternativ­e 19 Foot part 20 Palindromi­c address 21 Baldwin of “30 Rock” 22 Family grams 23 Not online: Abbr. 24 Incensed feeling 25 Cincinnati-based supermarke­t chain 27 *“More heat in that dish!,” Emeril-style 31 Formerly called 32 Really popular 33 Battery size 34 African country whose capital is Accra

37 __-Z: Millennial­s’ followers

38 Not at all pleased 40 Slippery sea creature 41 Neither’s partner 42 Bygone airline 43 *“Unwell” band

49 Go over again, as a contract 50 Cleanse (of ) 51 Positive response 53 Crowd requiremen­t? 54 Turn sharply 56 South American berry 57 Clarinet insert 58 Game-ending result ... or what each of the answers to starred clues has? 60 Othello’s betrayer 61 Memorial notice 62 Honor-thieves link 63 Cons’ opposites 64 Candy apple and fire engine 65 Thick, like fog

DOWN

1 “Me too!”

2 Like a garaged car, gearwise 3 Sherpa, typically 4 The __ before the storm

5 Suffix with morph 6 Protective piece of jewelry

7 Ask, as a question 8 Neckwear-securing accessory

9 And more: Abbr. 10 “Let’s do this”

11 Frustratin­g series of missed calls 12 Sun-powered vehicle 13 Valuable rocks 18 Declutteri­ng maven Kondo 22 Opposite of oui 24 DIY furniture brand 26 Tattered cloth 28 Current events TV channel 29 Popular ride app’s basic service level 30 Horses eat it 34 Amazing person 35 “Agreed!” 36 Hannah Montana, for Miley Stewart 37 Positive feeling 38 Amazed 39 Indian flatbread 41 Minnesota Timberwolv­es org.

42 Spin, as a baton 44 Things one believes 45 Giggle syllable 46 Pays for everyone 47 Business big shot 48 Longs (for) 52 Prolonged attack 53 Excursion 55 Geraint’s beloved 56 Very top

58 In favor of

59 In low spirits

 ?? By Hannah Slovut ©2020 Tribune Content Agency ?? 7/21/20
By Hannah Slovut ©2020 Tribune Content Agency 7/21/20

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