CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS

1 __ Wednesday 4 Rock of comedy 9 Miata automaker 14 6-Down leader 15 Moocher 16 Cannes concepts 17 CPR pro 18 *Suffering harsh criticism 20 Attach, as a patch 22 All skin and bones 23 See 39-Down 24 Put up, as wallpaper 25 Fleecy boot brand 26 Word on a sample check 27 Sneaky guy? 28 Charlotte of “The Facts of Life” 29 Lawman Earp 31 Portable gifts for book lovers 33 Very long spell 34 Part of mph 35 Exchange rate abbr. 36 Like some smiles 37 NYC airport code 40 Cat, often 41 Clam 43 “Sailing to Byzantium” poet 45 Where LeBron plays home games, on scoreboards 46 Yin partner 47 Standard 48 Passed down, as folk mus. 50 Antique shoppe adjective 51 Wilder’s “__ Town” 52 “Mrs. Dalloway” novelist 53 Bicycle part 55 *Highway patrol group 58 Have debts 59 Ancient Aegean region 60 Bugs of crime 61 Came down with 62 Chopper blade 63 Gushes 64 Caution to drivers

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1 Iowa college town 2 “One for me, too” 3 *Deep trouble 4 Held tightly (to) 5 Coop resident 6 *Member of a 1960s Chinese paramilitary group 7 Glacial periods 8 Show of indifference 9 Baker’s accessory 10 Electronic security corp. 11 Fanatic 12 Duplicity 13 Posed a question 19 Mom’s demand for an explanation 21 Top draft status 26 Moving vehicle 27 __ rally 28 Road trip convenience 30 Go up and down 32 Tune for two 36 *Hard-to-control blaze 37 Iditarod frontrunners ... or what both parts of the answers to starred clues can do? 38 Left base illegally 39 With 23-Across, “Life of Pi” Oscar winner 40 Kitchen spray 41 Edible mollusk 42 Country singer Lovett 43 “Right back atcha” 44 Off the mark 47 Respectful refusal 49 Destinations in Clue 50 Pops the cork from 52 Be dressed in 54 Jared of “Suicide Squad” 56 Juan’s uncle 57 Bit of cornfield cacophony