DAILY CROSSWORD

ACROSS

1 ’90s-’00s Olympic soccer notable 5 Literary captain 9 Leaks slowly 14 Burn soother 15 Zippo 16 Computer text code 17 They’re not loyal 18 Unyielding 20 Golfing group 22 Base for money 23 Swallowed 24 “Harry Potter” reporter __ Skeeter 25 Not much 27 Anthem contraction 29 Blue, on the Danube

31 Noir hero 32 Lose oomph 34 Movie SFX 35 Purim heroine 39 Centers of attention 40 What unfixed malfunctions usually do 42 Flight-related prefix

43 “Burnt” color 45 Coastal bird 46 Sound of an

angry exit

47 LSU conference 48 Chicago-style pizza chain, informally 50 Education org. 51 Started, as a

conversation 55 Car dealer’s abbr. 57 Acct. that may

be rolled over 58 Half a numbers

game

59 Seattle pro 62 Going back,

in a way

65 Arch type 66 Often harmful

bacteria 67 Basmati, for one 68 “What, will these hands __ be clean?”: Lady Macbeth 69 Thick 70 “Futurama” creator Groening 71 “Baseball Tonight” channel

DOWN

1 Roxie __, “Chicago” role 2 “There oughta be __” 3 Grand Prix, for one 4 Soccer superstar Lionel 5 Edible elephant, say

6 Fabled also-ran 7 Hubbub 8 Xhosa’s language group 9 French holy women 10 Bilingual subj. 11 Grand display 12 Mary-in-mourning sculpture 13 Agreed (with) 19 Skillet dish with ham and peppers 21 Wagering shorthand 25 Supercharge, and a hint to what’s literally hiding in the four longest Down answers 26 Take the role of 27 Does in 28 Morlock victims 30 Memorable time 33 Infomercial brand

36 FAQ spots

37 QED word 38 Type of tomato 41 Spigoted server 44 Suit go-with 49 Fed. benefits

agency

51 Located

52 Jiffy

53 Hispanic penguin in “Happy Feet” 54 Render harmless 56 Lake Geneva river 59 Religious offshoot 60 Bawl

61 “Ol’ Man River” composer 63 Raised trains 64 Through

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