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DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Fruity drink suffix 4 Hwy. with tolls 8 Starring roles 13 One in a pod 14 Hip bones 15 Traditiona­l Easter wear 16 Series-ending letters 17 Tray with egg rolls, fried wontons, etc. 19 Butler at Tara 21 Bygone Ford 22 “... thus wide I’ll __ my arms”: “Hamlet” 23 Amorous looks 26 Bygone blade 27 Slight bit, as of color 28 Cloak-and-dagger org. 29 Tour of duty 30 Big first for a baby 31 “__ we having fun yet?” 32 Concert pianos 33 Yoga-inspired athletic brand 36 Order to relax 39 Two-outs-in-asingle-AB stats 40 Mil. awards 44 Ending with wind or air meaning “transmitte­d by” 45 Early Beatle Sutcliffe 46 Camera setting 47 “Phooey!” 48 Yogi’s cartoon buddy 50 NBA tiebreaker­s 51 Muppet chimp __ Minella 52 To this point 53 Colorful Hawaiian garment 57 “__ Abner” 59 Gofer’s job 60 Drooling comics canine 61 Having four sharps 62 They’re not options 63 Like retailers during holiday season 64 Self-esteem

DOWN

1 Tarzan raiser 2 Home of Lions and Tigers, but not Bears 3 Every last person 4 Move sneakily 5 Verb meaning “demote” coined in 2006 6 Nap, to a Brit 7 Water in la mer 8 Truckful 9 Rhinitis-treating MD 10 Former justice Scalia 11 Diving board site 12 City map lines 15 Initial diner orders? 18 Response to a judge 20 Parmigiana choice 23 Classic sports cars 24 Beige hue 25 Not argue with 26 Waits for further instructio­ns 29 “No seats” sign 31 Pint at a bar 32 Baseball VIPs 34 “__ as directed” 35 File format for digital books 36 Stomach 37 Long wait, to some 38 Solver’s smudge 41 Metal marble 42 Just enough snow to cover the ground 43 Easter time: Abbr. 45 Auction cry 46 “Gorillas in the Mist” author Dian 48 Data transfer unit 49 Desert refuge 51 Catches some rays 54 “Spy vs. Spy” magazine 55 Filmmaker Reiner 56 UCLA URL ending 58 Sign before Virgo

 ?? By Kurt Krauss ©2021 Tribune Content Agency ?? 12/14/21
By Kurt Krauss ©2021 Tribune Content Agency 12/14/21

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