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ACROSS

1 Halts

7 Loops in via email 10 Muslim cleric 14 “Dear Prudence”

offering

15 Circle of life?

17 __ Marcus

18 New word for

something old 19 Economic metaphor coined by Adam Smith 21 Crow’s-nest call 22 Tolkien villains 25 Cryptograp­her

Turing

28 Gawk

33 Cantina dip 35 Hence

36 “Leave the World Behind” actor Mahershala

37 Very softly, in music 38 Hurry, with “it” 41 Hydroelect­ric

facility

42 Ore-__ Tater Tots 43 Years during

Caesar’s reign 44 One of the Stooges 46 Lowest of lows 50 Some Dada works 51 “Manhattan Beach” novelist Jennifer 52 Ranch newborn

54 Superhero team with the physical features of 19-, 28-, 38-, and 46- Across 62 Hawaiian treat similar to a snow cone 64 Mellow 65 “Until we meet again”

66 Beyond thrilled 67 Pieces de

resistance? 68 “Levitating” singer __ Lipa 69 States definitive­ly

DOWN

1 “Pretty please?” 2 Genesis paradise 3 Tel __, Israel 4 Gorillas, e.g.

5 Net funds 6 Ranking

7 Corner PC key 8 One of Canada’s First Nations

9 “An American Pickle” star Rogen 10 Like some transfers 11 Telepath 12 Whichever 13 James Bond film studio

16 Big Band __ 20 Mormon sch. 23 Letter-shaped vise 24 Pinches pennies 25 Seek (to) 26 Cuddly companion 27 Source of some

wool

29 Suit

30 “Dude!” 31 Self-importance 32 Decomposes 34 Literary captain obsessed with a whale

39 Artist Yoko 40 Minecraft

explosive 45 Part-timer’s work

period, perhaps 47 Rapscallio­ns 48 Many times,

poetically 49 Felipe Alou’s

outfielder son 53 Amtrak express 55 State-of-the-art 56 Deadlocked 57 Women’s Rights

Project org. 58 Actress Ward 59 Feedbag grains 60 Versatile vehicles,

for short

61 Start afresh

62 Bay Area airport

letters

63 “As if!”

 ?? By Michael Schlossber­g ©2024 Tribune Content Agency ??
By Michael Schlossber­g ©2024 Tribune Content Agency

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