Crossword
ACROSS
1 Stinging insect 5 Storied broom
riders 9 Distinctive aroma 14 Govt. workplace monitor 15 Yemen neighbor 16 Copier need 17 Beverage from a German vineyard 19 Wheel spokes, geometrically 20 Triangular Greek letters 21 Coexist peacefully 23 French fashion monogram 24 Boot front 26 Anteater’s slurp in the comic “B.C.” 27 Unauthorized recording 33 Do the playby-play, say 36 Like Cheerios 37 Slightest 38 Medical ins. plan 40 Tree trunks 41 “To know me __ love me” 42 Musician at ballparks and churches 44 Nuclear power 48 Put the kibosh
on 49 Klutz 50 Noah’s boat 53 One of a group of versifiers that included Wordsworth 58 Stubby piece 60 Whitney Houston’s “__ Always Love You” 61 Period after young adulthood ... and a hint to each set of circles 63 Excessive enthusiasm 64 Partner of proper 65 On a yawl, say 66 Small hippo type 67 Trillion: Pref. 68 Mix together
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1 Verbose 2 Barbecue residue 3 Con man’s setup man 4 Breathe heavily 5 Question in response to “I need this in a hurry” 6 French friend 7 Criminal group 8 React to pepper 9 Layer upon layer 10 Mined fuel 11 Prefix meaning “within” 12 German no 13 Pre-calc math course 18 Gotoa steakhouse, say 22 Get dolled (up) 25 Make an engraving 27 __ buddy 28 Citrus fruit 29 Senseless 30 South Pacific resort island 31 Sport-__: versatile vehicles 32 Classic PC game 33 Et __: Latin for “and others” 34 Source of many tweets 35 Partnership for Peace international gp. 39 Sandwich cookie 40 “Baa Baa Black
Sheep”wool unit 43 Mom’s mom 45 Not out-ofbounds, as a ball 46 AFL merger partner 47 Not subject to taxes 50 Demean 51 Bright Orion
star 52 Work, as dough 53 Like a wet noodle 54 On a trip 55 Mattress option 56 Kind of tournament round, briefly 57 Run out of gas 59 Smile broadly 62 S, SE or SSE