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DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Pacific island host of two “Survivor” seasons 6 Caustic solution 9 Indeed.com listings

13 Maker of Glide

floss

14 Blacken a bit 15 Luminous glow 16 Roughly 18 Military group 19 SoCal cop squad 20 Machu Picchu

builders 21 Likemedici­ne not requiring a prescripti­on 27 Truth alternativ­e,

in a game

28 Like rice and

potatoes 29 Homeric epic 31 Wipe the slate

clean

32 Stat forClayton

Kershaw

35 With 37-Across, Election Day practice ... and a hint to this puzzle’s theme 37 See 35-Across 39 Screeners atORD 40 Like nostalgic art

forms

44 Fitness system incorporat­ing martial arts 45 Mozart rival 47 Part of, as a plot 48 Debater for the opposition, at times

51 Smear with ink? 52 “__ the Parents”:

2000film 53 Revered pop star,

say

54 Place sheltered

fromrealit­y 60 ChunkyMonk­ey

buy

61 Nameof 12 popes 62 Conjure up 63 Eyelid ailment 64 Fitting

65 __ over the coals

DOWN

1 Faddish ’90s disc 2 “All Things Considered” host Shapiro

3 Loo

4 Pub drink

5 Abike lockmay be shaped like one 6 Indy pacesetter 7 Tibetan beast 8 Middle of the “Able-Elba” palindrome 9 Lively

10 Part of a pound 11 Prickly shrub 12 Coll. entrance exams

14 Fla. coastal city 17 Cheers at a bowl 20 Ready tomate 21 Writer of poetic

praise

22 Lowlands 23 CNNjournal­ist Hill 24 Backside

25 60 minuti

26 State school near

L.A.

30 Get off the track 32 Justice Kagan 33 R2-D2, for one 34 Make up (for) 36 Poker player’s

giveaway

38 Of the flock

41 Apt “it’s” anagram 42 Read the riot act 43 Cooks fill them 45 Gracefully slender 46 Tony winner

Judith

48 Finished thework 49 Magazine that has had LenaHorne and Michelle Obamaon its cover 50 Rivermamma­l 51 Kissers

54 Pub drink, briefly 55 Skybox guest 56 Eggs in a lab 57 Stir-fry pan 58 Squeeze (out) 59 LikeRupert­Grint’s

hair

 ?? By Debbie Ellerin ©2020 Tribune Content Agency ??
By Debbie Ellerin ©2020 Tribune Content Agency

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