DAILY CROSSWORD

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1 Blue gem, briefly 6 See 10 Units of electrical resistance 14 “You __ serious”: “I don’t believe it” 15 When doubled, toy train sound 16 Actress Cusack 17 Bungle 18 Don’t have 19 Number after dix 20 *Spider-Man’s alter ego 23 DOJ anti-narcotics arm 24 Gen-__: boomers’ kids 25 Lustrous patterned fabric 27 Rim 30 SOS responder 33 Vain dresser 34 Protestant minister 36 Leaving out 40 Mined metal 41 Pseudonym ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue is 43 Texter’s guffaw 44 Like shish kebab 46 A __: based on deduction rather than experience 48 Family reunion attendees 49 Beanomen of 51 __ in the back: betray 52 Prickly plant 55 Burn soother 57 “Ben-__” 58 *Striped African equine 64 Superstar 66 BMW competitor 67 Studio warning sign 68 Sushi bar soup 69 Corp. VIP 70 Bump in the night, say 71 Cancún cash 72 Place for Girl Scout badges 73 Furry sci-fi creatures

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1 End table accessory 2 Soul singer India.__ 3 Irksome one 4 Reference aids in reference books 5 Sock away 6 Mercedes line of autos 7 __-Pei: wrinkly dog 8 Small indentation 9 Hitched together, asoxen 10 Spanish eye 11 *Midsize SUV 12 Perplexing passages 13 Tiptoe, say 21 One shaping a rosebush 22 Roof support 26 Witty remark 27 Long narrative poem 28 Chocolate option 29 *Hellenic religious symbol 31 Apartment type 32 Start-the-day ABC talk show, familiarly 35 “Let me in!” 37 Drives forward 38 “You’ve Got Mail” director Ephron 39 Smooth-talking 42 Platte River st. 45 Punster 47 “Finally got it” 50 From Copenhagen, e.g. 52 Zoo primate 53 WWII hero Murphy 54 Reactions to fresh comments 56 Depleted atmospheric layer 59 Luminous glow 60 Mid-month date 61 “Charles in Charge” actor Scott 62 Take a chance on 63 Warring son of Zeus and Hera 65 Lav, in Leeds