CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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1 Big bash 5 Lestrade’s rank, in Sherlock Holmes stories: Abbr. 9 Music rights org. 14 Hose color 15 Ward of TV’s “FBI” 16 Rattle 17 Excursion in a Loire Valley town? 19 Others, to Pablo 20 Former trucking watchdog agcy. 21 Newscast attention-getter 23 National capital on the Cape Verde Peninsula 25 Horse of southeastern France? 29 Improve, as a highway 31 Composer Rorem 32 Rome’s __ Veneto 33 Going down 35 Way off the highway 36 Relative in a Cote d’Azur family? 40 Minute Maid Park player, to fans 43 Rickety, say 46 “Queen Sugar” creator DuVernay 47 Clear dishes from 50 More work 51 Swindle at a French festival? 54 “Because __ so!!” 56 Relieve 58 Day-__ 59 “Dust-colored,” in Hindustani 62 Hybrid linguistic term that hints at the answers to 17-, 25-, 36- and 51-Across 64 Aspect of a problem 65 Accommodates 66 “Desperate Housewives” character 67 Set of beliefs 68 Old-time dagger 69 Lip

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1 Reeking 2 Nissan Leaf and Toyota Prius 3 River through Reno 4 Scand. locale 5 Ratio phrase 6 Synthetic rubber used in waders 7 Winter weather aftermath 8 “Islands in the Stream” duettist 9 Loved 10 Man-goat of myth 11 Tough mutt 12 Japanese carrier that sponsors a major LPGA event 13 Box score abbr. 18 Low clouds 22 “__ of Us”: Joan Osborne hit 24 City addr. info 26 Eggs 27 Point 28 Velvet feature 30 London’s Old __ 34 Serengeti bovine 35 Enlists again 37 Flood 38 Richmond winter hrs. 39 Sounding like a dove 40 Cul-de-__ 41 FDR power program 42 Was a candidate 44 Falls for lovers? 45 Newsstand buys 47 1800s Mexican leader Juárez 48 Flash drive port 49 Shoeshine targets 52 Microwaved 53 Longtime Utah senator Hatch 55 They’re just what the doctor ordered 57 Massachusetts motto starter 59 Louisvillebased fast-food company 60 Laugh syllable 61 Nolan Ryan, notably 63 Dumbbell abbr.