The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
DAILY CROSSWORD
ACROSS
1 Concerning 6 Letters replacing a list 9 Afternoon snooze 12 Nighttime party 14 Soccer tiebreaker, perhaps 17 County on the English Channel 18 Canyon namesake of dry California winds 19 Tree with elastic wood 20 *Matches with known outcomes 22 Hi-__ TV 23 What “X” may mean 24 Music center? 25 Dennis the Menace, for one 28 Beloved 30 Monk’s title 33 Cultural setting 36 Black and blue? 39 H or O, in H2O 41 Contrasting ornaments 42 Roald Dahl title heroine 43 Submitted, as a manuscript 44 Kvetching sounds 45 Weakens 48 Give voice to 49 __ Lingus 51 Partner in a 2020 peace agreement with Isr. 53 Quite a ways away 56 *Music group’s lead violinist, casually 61 Anger 62 Imagining 63 Photo taken backward? 65 Marine Corps motto, briefly, and a hint to the answers to starred clues 66 Thrills 67 General on a menu 68 Fair-hiring letters 69 Flair
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1 Syrian leader 2 W.C. Fields persona 3 *Fast-food alternatives to burgers 4 RN workplaces 5 Sailing danger 6 Ancient mystic 7 Jazz trumpeter Jones 8 Meeting group 9 Biblical boater 10 Bee, to Opie 11 School orgs. 13 Leave 15 Name seen on one’s way to the penthouse? 16 License plates 21 Marked on a ballot
26 “La Bohème” role 27 Banana covering 29 Hunk’s pride 30 *Like half a chance 31 Apr-reducing loan
32 Pt. of AAA 33 Office notice 34 “Now __ me down to sleep ...” 35 Being severely criticized 37 Numbered rds. 38 Novelist Jaffe 40 Diner check 46 Aussie parrot, briefly 47 Mournful 49 33-Down demand, perhaps 50 Luncheon end? 52 “... or __!” 54 Cartoon mermaid 55 Actress Witherspoon 56 Punch deliverer 57 March time 58 San __: Italian resort 59 Recon target 60 Sniggler’s catch 64 Map line: Abbr.