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DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 “The Boy Who Cried Wolf,” e.g. 6 __ bean

10 “Gee whiz!” 13 Name on a sweetener packet 14 Après-ski drink 15 IOC country two before NZL, alphabetic­ally 16 Go off without a hiccup

18 Still, in verse 19 Needs for 3-Downs 20 WSJ headline topic 21 Tobacco plug 22 Singapore makeup 26 Complain (about) 27 PC corner key 30 Paranormal power 32 Hawaiian Congresswo­man Gabbard 34 50 minutes on a couch, say 35 Going out with 37 Divvies up 40 Harsh

44 Big name in insurance 45 London-based credit brand 48 List-ending abbr. 49 “A Death in the Family” author James

50 Crack shot

52 Comic Foxx 53 New Deal agcy. 54 Baseball’s Rose 58 One might be under a selfie 59 Site of a tennis focus match ... and a hint to what’s hidden in 16-, 30and 45-Across? 63 The Cyclones of the Big 12 Conf. 64 Spanish 41-Down 65 Bitter-tasting 66 Lifesaver, briefly 67 Water ___

68 Hits hard

DOWN

1 Stepbrothe­r of Phineas on a Disney animated series 2 Shade of blue 3 Hit close to home? 4 Indian yogurt drink 5 Nightmare street 6 Never ever 7 “Bah!” in Bavaria 8 Tennessee athlete, briefly 9 Joyous shout 10 “Speaking of which ... ” 11 Sweater material 12 Guttural 14 HMO outlays

17 Works on walls 21 Bayou cuisine 23 Rubylike gemstone 24 Post-9/11 cabinet agcy. 25 Slugging Sammy 27 “The War of the Worlds” villains, for short 28 Bring an action 29 Decamped, say 31 Address for a noblewoman 33 Urged to attack, with “on” 36 Former senior 38 Wile E. Coyote purchase 39 Pouch 41 English 64-Across 42 “Just watch me!” 43 Close-knit groups 45 She’s a doll 46 Discrimina­tion based on years 47 Raise

51 Many, many years 55 Spanish coin 56 Fall lead-in, maybe 57 Flight board listings: Abbr. 59 Souvenir shop purchase 60 Tokyo, formerly 61 Nothing 62 Crow cry

 ?? By Gabrielle Friedman ©2020 Tribune Content Agency ?? 8/12/20
By Gabrielle Friedman ©2020 Tribune Content Agency 8/12/20

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