New York Daily News

CROSSWORD II

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1 Bide one’s time 6 Outperform­s 11 Rum ___ Tugger 14 Compact and tight together 15 Proportion 16 Literary collection 17 IPO’s debut No. 2 20 Nose-pleasing neckwear 21 Most creepy 22 Car buyer’s task 26 Paprika or cumin 27 River in “houseboy”? 28 Space creatures 31 Baseball’s Slaughter 32 Calendar’s 10, briefly 33 Cliques 37 Like grandchild­ren 42 Best for sledding 43 Oil can letters 44 Old Venetian leader 47 Shoe width 48 Buglers in the forest 49 Too fed up? 51 Trait of a daredevil 55 Walk emphatical­ly 58 Close tightly 59 Like leaders of industry 64 Cadbury treat 65 Provide, as with a quality 66 Medium-sized chicken 67 Ruby of films 68 Takes a break 69 Unseemly

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1 Paid spots 2 Minuscule 3 Mandela’s party (abbr.) 4 Princess in a Wagner opera 5 Core belief 6 Horn material 7 Spock feature 8 Eyelid irritation 9 It marches on 10 Heads skyward 11 Comprehend 12 World Heritage Site org. 13 Dull photo finishes 18 Casino cube 19 Most ready to be picked 22 Radish part 23 Cry of pain 24 Italian wine region 25 Smaller 29 Golfer’s obstacle 30 Dubbed ones 33 Old Rome’s 401 34 Take a good look 35 Prefix with “marketing” 36 All-youcan-___ 38 Monkey variety 39 Manhattan, for one 40 Some hardwoods 41 Eliot of the FBI 44 Tipped one’s topper 45 Do as requested 46 First name on a onespot 48 Complete 50 Welcoming word 52 Fire residue 53 Feminine pronoun 54 Angry fits 56 Cannes film 57 Winds up 60 Famous boy king 61 Type of socket 62 Was in front 63 Like some wines

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©2017 Andrews McMeel Syndicatio­n 12/21

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