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DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Jobs for plumbers 6 Protein-rich vegan fare

10 “Warts and all”

wart

14 Written so as to

discourage erasure 15 Library ID 16 Witness’ promise 17 “Quiet!” 19 Pre-performanc­e

pitch-setting wind 20 Bibleman made

from earth 21 “The Matrix” hero 22 Chipmunk, e.g. 24 State-sponsored

gambling game 26 Play-calling

gatherings

27 Sinful financial

craving

29 Ballpark hooter 30 Iron mine output 31 Bacon go-with 35 Form W-2 org. 36 English national anthem originally in French

40 Half of dos

41 Belle’s counterpar­t 43 Fútbol cheer 44 Clarifying words 46 Exercise involving

a push-up position 50 Bigwigs

53 “It __ stopped me

yet!” 54 Past the pain of a

breakup, say 55 Have something 56 Stop-motion

medium 59 Humans-on-themoon org. 60 “Just a scratch, really” ... and a hint to the starts of 17-, 27-, 36- and 46-Across 63 Wrinkle remover 64 Hammer-target 65 Simple question

type

66 Skin concern 67 Like a cloudy day 68 Pencil maze word

DOWN

1 Minnelli of “Cabaret” 2 Katelyn Nacon’s role on “The Walking Dead” 3 Horse with a spotted coat 4 Decision that clinches the victory 5 __-Caps: candy 6 Lose interest in 7 Scandinavi­an capital 8 “The Blacklist” agcy.

9 Not cut back, as branches 10 Edible coloring 11 Nutrition info spot 12 Make restitutio­n 13 Arouses

18 “Do __ others ... ” 23 Emotional poem 25 Choreograp­her

Saarinen 26 “Hava Nagila”

dance 27 Passed-on stories 28 Painter Claude 29 High chair wear 32 Party attendees

lineup

33 Irksome insect 34 Luke, to Anakin 37 Relying (on) 38 Hooray antonym 39 Goes public with 42 R.E. Lee foe 45 Third-largest German city, to Germans

47 Who, in Quebec 48 How carpaccio is

sliced

49 Angelic aura 50 Vodka mixer 51 Seed-bearing

organ

52 Cuban coins 55 Where Israel is 57 Diarist Frank 58 “Son of

Frankenste­in” role 61 Sailor

62 Nautical rope

 ?? By Jake Halperin ©2020 Tribune Content Agency ??
By Jake Halperin ©2020 Tribune Content Agency

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