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1 LBJ’s vice president 4 Sponsor’s tube spot

8 Dracula stabber 13 Tic-tac-toe winner 14 Glow 15 One-on-one teacher

16 Fifth scale note 17 *A total failure “goes over like” one

19 Arena overhead view provider 21 Cowpoke’s “okay” 22 Tattoo artist’s array 23 Stares openmouthe­d 25 Violent storm 27 Eaten away by rust, say 30 More, in Mexico 31 Once more 32 Weather guy Al 34 __ and cheese 37 Smooth-tongued 38 Bird-related ... four of them have landed at the ends of the answers to starred clues 39 April 1 “honoree” 40 Slim fish often smoked 41 Itty-bitty 42 Joltless java brand 43 Tips container 44 Leather bookbindin­g material

46 Type of pub named for its unglamorou­s appearance 50 Blind pieces 51 Greek goddess of discord 52 Greek T 54 Financial word before year or policy 57 *Hotel chain with a geographic­al name

60 Beer named for Washington’s capital, briefly 61 Prefix with national 62 Covers with asphalt

63 Was victorious 64 Wet-eyed 65 Roe source 66 __ Luthor, Superman nemesis

DOWN

1 Bulky “Bonanza” brother 2 “Peter Pan” captain 3 *Last Supper cup 4 Focused on a subject, as a crossword 5 By way of 6 Artist Warhol 7 First appearance 8 Cards, in box scores

9 “Tiptoe Through the __”

10 Make things right 11 Goofballs 12 Dadaist Max 14 Apply carelessly 18 Theoretica­l missing links 20 West Indies native 24 Dish up, as a dish 26 St. Patrick’s mo. 27 Zoo enclosure 28 Look at creepily 29 Washing, as the dishes 33 Bout-ending blows 34 *Monastic hood 35 Golfer Isao 36 Scottish family 38 Fizz up, as water 39 Protests by not eating 41 Saloon bill

42 Oil leak blemishes 43 Court clown 45 Director Hitchcock 46 Kind of bank card 47 Goodnight woman of song 48 Panoramic view 49 Carpenter’s files 53 Home of the Jazz 55 Natural burn balm 56 Bobcat, e.g. 58 Dryly humorous 59 Little __, singer of the #1 hit “The Loco-Motion”

 ?? By Jerome Gunderson ©2020 Tribune Content Agency 8/24/20 ??
By Jerome Gunderson ©2020 Tribune Content Agency 8/24/20

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