Puzzles plus

Eugene Sheffer

ACROSS

1 Nile bird 5 Egos’ counterparts 8 Glitz partner 12 Disney film with dancing hippos 14 Slimming surgery, for short 15 Jonathan

Swift, e.g. 16 Salt Lake

City team 17 USN officers 18 Says

20 Use the rink Verifiable Pen pals? Subs “— -haw!” (oater cry) Varieties 23 24 25 28

29 30 Author Tolstoy Risky undertaking Friend French river Bloodhound’s clue Capital of South Dakota 40 Shred 41 Rights org. 42 Greets with

a grin

47 Sleep

phenomena 48 Engrossed 49 Tv/radio

host John 50 Menlo Park

monogram 51 Jug handles 32

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DOWN 1 Conditions

Sheepish remark 3 Bankbook abbr. Long-legged wading birds Egyptian deity Insult, slangily Soak Derriere muscles Low-calorie Unoriginal one

11 Rolling

stone’s lack 13 Jocular

Johnson 19 Harbor

vessels

20 CIA operative 21 Chicken — 2 4 5 6

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Pulitzer winner James Baseball’s Joe Took care of a neighbor’s home, say “Legally Blonde” role Vend Swizzle Popeye’s Olive “Take your time” Current measure Missile shelter Fraction Frozen drink brand 39 Stately trees 40 Ascend 43 CEO’S deg. 44 Govt. lender 45 — Lingus 46 Pro Bowl stats 22

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ACROSS

Modern Persia Arnaz who loved Lucy

9 Become acclimated 14 “Finding ___” (2003 Pixar film) Alternative to a wood, in golf Name said twice before “Wherefore art thou”

In vogue

Oscar the Grouch’s home International Court of Justice location, with “The” Bulls in a bullfight Old weapon in hand-to-hand combat

Place for a nest Digital picture, maybe

31 Less fresh 33 Emergency call in Morse code Wild guess With 60-Across, one of two U.S. vice presidents to resign from office Result of a football blitz, maybe Completely anesthetized 45 Exercise that might

be done on a mat 46 Cover gray, perhaps 47 Like vinegar

49 “Holy moly!” 52 English channel, informally, with “the”

Bit of fashionable footwear 1 5 15 16

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BABY BLUES

Home in the shape of a dome

60 See 39-Across 62 Dreaded cry from a boss … or a hint to the ends of 18-, 23-, 40- and 53-Across Listing in a travel guide

Texas ___ (school NW of Houston) Dealer in futures? It’s a plot! News media Rival of Harvard Wood for boat decks 58 67 68

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DOWN

Not give an ___ (be stubborn)

Give a makeover, informally Spanish girlfriend “Hey, don’t jump in front of me in the line!”

Insult

Time span sometimes named after a president 7 Rather, informally 8 Where work may

pile up

9 Best Picture winner set in 1-Across Swims at the Y, say “The Walking Dead” network Cause of a sleepless night for a princess, in a fairy tale Whole bunch Greek counterpart of Mars Yadda, yadda, yadda

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Zap with a light beam Contest attempt Classic work that’s the basis for Shakespeare’s “Troilus and Cressida” “Goodness gracious!”

Not having two nickels to rub together

“For shame!” Fledgling pigeon Weight whose abbreviation ends in a “z,” oddly “Sexy” lady in a Beatles song Blood grouping system Hole-some breakfast food? Nickname for the Cardinals, with “the” Prefix with -pod or -partite

Zoo enclosure Foal : mare :: ___ : cow Lawyers’ org. Took care of someone else’s pooch

Loud

Land with a demilitarized zone Delayed

Four: Prefix Insets in a crown Line on a calendar Talk, talk, talk Regatta implement French “a” Wriggly fish

Dr. of hip-hop