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DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Nike competitor

6 “Don’t mind __”

11 Popcorn buy

14 Shroud

15 Schlepped

16 Toon storekeepe­r who was once in a barbershop quartet

17 Call of the wild?

19 Kennel club category

20 Postings at ORD

21 Some are considered essential

22 Pair to wear

24 Wielder of the hammer Mjölnir

26 Sourdough unit

27 Call of the wild?

32 Popular chip

34 Arrests

35 Density symbol, in physics

36 “Superman” surname

37 Vacancy sign

39 Uppity sort

40 Person who’s usually good?

41 Informal title used seven times in “Bohemian Rhapsody”

42 Chap

43 Call of the wild?

47 Zippo part

48 Barack’s 2012 opponent

49 Influencer’s concern

51 New Orleans’ __ Du Monde

53 Try to get the attention of

57 Chow down

58 Call of the wild?

61 Story __

62 Heart, for one

63 What captions can capture

64 “I’ve seen better”

65 “Get Out” Oscar winner Jordan

66 Endow, as with talent

DOWN

1 Want a lot, with “for”

2 Schedule space

3 __ caucuses

4 Sch. with 23 campuses

5 What powderhoun­ds do

6 Celeb of the moment

7 Turkey, e.g.

8 Medical suffix

9 Super Bowl party site

10 Big part of the gig economy

11 Casual parting

12 In the know about

13 Bargains

18 Gamer more likely to get pwned

23 Inner __

25 “Last Week Tonight” airer

26 Pride letters

27 Catch up on, in a way

28 Relative challenge for some

29 Half a 2010s dance craze

30 “Yeah, sure”

31 Asian beef city

32 Passed (by) fast

33 Latest thing

37 Drop precipitou­sly

38 Texter’s “Wow!”

39 Lazy

41 [I’m out]

42 Classic sandwich, for short

44 One standing in an alley

45 “Really, no damage”

46 Property claim

49 Gymnastics event

50 Like a double rainbow

51 Guinea pig’s pad

52 Disappeari­ng Asian sea

54 Staffer

55 Van Gogh subject

56 Some summer newcomers

59 Resource in the board game Catan

60 Dubious “gift”

 ?? By Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson ©2021 Tribune Content Agency ?? 10/8/21
By Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson ©2021 Tribune Content Agency 10/8/21

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