Houston Chronicle

DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Musical collectibl­e 6 Wit 10 Cut 14 Trunk with a chest 15 Mind 16 Is gentle with 17 Denny who founded the Moody Blues and Wings 18 Deception at a dog show? 20 With 21-Across, odds follower 21 See 20-Across 22 Highest unstriped pool ball 23 Top-shelf whiskey? 26 Washes up 27 Samsa of Kafka’s “The Metamorpho­sis” 28 Roll in the grass 29 Steamed state 30 Perfume compound 31 Tees, say 33 Video game letters 34 Food staple storage areas? 38 Blame 41 Wranglers rival 42 Big name in health care 46 Ambient music pioneer Brian 47 It might be sticky 48 Bordeaux wine 49 Classic light provider 51 Unexpected lopsided victory? 53 “Star Wars” name 54 Fishing boat 55 Wireless standard initials 56 Cartoon canine whose speech patterns inspired four puzzle answers 58 Youngest French Open champ 60 Superhero with a hammer 61 Has something 62 “At the Movies” cohost 63 Dict. entries 64 Where Cisco has no “i,” briefly 65 Vast chasm

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1 Loose 2 Auto repair perks 3 One of the Fondas 4 “Top Gun” org. 5 Homer’s bartender 6 Clichéd 7 Quarters 8 Guns 9 Salon supply 10 Diagonal sail extender 11 ’60s-’70s show with a Joke Wall, familiarly 12 “The parcel has arrived” 13 African pests 19 __ lips 21 Blunder 24 New __ 25 Loughlin of “Full House” 26 Pear variety 28 Getaway spots 31 Many a “Buffy” character 32 Vein contents 35 Solving aid 36 Trendy kind of chips 37 Lightly burn 38 Replaces actors for 39 Lawlessnes­s 40 What may float your boat 43 Transport on “Mister Rogers’ Neighborho­od” 44 Fixes, in a way 45 Certifies 47 Oozy horror film menace, with “the” 48 Shout 50 Metaphoric­al opportunit­ies 51 Undergroun­d network 52 Turned up 54 WWII turning point 57 Strong desire 58 Watery expanse 59 Point of decline

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