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DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Abe Lincoln feature

6 Starting from 10 Yarn relative 14 Pool owner’s

bane

15 Spitting sound 16 One slain in

Genesis

17 Dyeing targets for

some 18 Dollywood’s st. 19 Princess friend of

Gabrielle 20 *Generate funds for a corporate project, say 23 Pinkish hues 26 Archaeolog­ical

artifact

27 Ranges of colors 29 “Fantastic” J.K.

Rowling critters 33 Fortunate ones 34 *Condition of steaming water with lots of bubbles breaking quickly

37 EPA pollution std. 38 Kept from

squeaking 39 Outdoor gear

brand 40 *Drambuie and

Scotch cocktail 43 Hogwarts motto

language 45 Watch closely 46 Poking fun at

48 “__ Survive”: disco

classic

51 In-group privilege 52 Abraham Lincoln nickname, and a hint to a hidden word in each answer to a starred clue

56 Not pizzicato 57 Domesticat­ed 58 Loses on purpose? 62 Trudge (through) 63 A comet was often considered a bad one

64 WWII sea threat 65 Fork over, with

“up”

66 __ Room: White House banquet site

67 Reddish cent

DOWN

1 Limbo need

2 Jeff Lynne rock gp. 3 Had __ at: tried 4 Wearying grind 5 Makes potable, as seawater 6 Bldg. divisions 7 Take the helm 8 Prevention measure

9 Auction ender 10 One hailed in cities 11 Be on the lookout

for? 12 Headey of “Game of Thrones” 13 Airline to Tel Aviv 21 Tel Aviv home: Abbr. 22 Variegated

23 Note in an A major

scale

24 Not transparen­t 25 Edit

28 “Rigoletto”

highlight 30 Combat mission 31 Fast-food toy giveaways, typically

32 “The __ and arrows of outrageous fortune”: Hamlet 35 “Thrilla in Manila”

victor

36 Hit, as with

snowballs 38 Sneaking, maybe 41 Three-part work 42 Sailing deviations 43 Got ready for the

ice, as skates 44 Chalk up

47 No longer fast? 49 Andean grazer 50 Bartender’s supply 52 Abrasive sound 53 Woody’s son 54 Clickable pic 55 Outdoor party

rental

59 Ages and ages 60 Summer shade 61 Oink pen

 ?? By George Jasper ©2021 Tribune Content Agency 12/22/21 ??
By George Jasper ©2021 Tribune Content Agency 12/22/21

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