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1 Goal of much
medical research 5 Like a baby with
pudding, probably 10 Floor model, e.g.
14 “That’ll be the
day!”
15 Jazz great Earl
“__” Hines 16 Woeful word 17 *Consider
carefully
19 Home in the
sticks
20 Fluster 21 *Transformative
beauty treatment 23 Fancy timepieces 26 Luthor of DC
Comics 27 Stand-up
comedian Shaffir 28 Undivided 29 Removes soap
from
31 Tic-__-toe 32 Maytag sister
brand
34 Tusks, e.g. 36 Plan of action, as “initially” found in the answers to the starred clues? 40 Writer Sir Arthur
__ Doyle 41 Still-life pitchers 42 GOP gp. 43 Bearded spring
blooms
46 Many an email
attachment 49 Earlier 50 Intentionally
mislead
51 “Don’t let that
woman get away!”
54 *Talk back (to) 57 Garlicky
mayonnaise 58 Angry
59 *Divvy up
62 Rae of “Insecure” 63 Industry honcho 64 Surrender, as
territory 65 __-do-well
66 “You __ sweet!” 67 Potato buds
DOWN
1 Chevrolet that will be discontinued in 2024 2 Applied to 3 Brain-breaking
question 4 Paperless option
for taxpayers
5 Curator’s deg.
6 Take in
7 Women in __: educational advocacy org. 8 Sandbars
9 Big Apple MLB
player
10 Paul of “The
Batman”
11 Like some beachside homes 12 Granturismo
automaker 13 Bird with a
powerful kick 18 __-Mex cuisine
22 Celeb who’s no
longer in the limelight 24 Important ages 25 Chinese: Pref. 30 Kitten-lifting
spots
32 Oral health org. 33 German city that hosted the 1972 Summer Olympics ©2024 Tribune Content Agency, LLC
35 Napkin corners? 46 “Nuts!” 36 Ferretlike 47 Intentionally
carnivore mislead 37 Proceeding as 48 Steak __: bistro
planned dish
38 Lambs’ moms 52 Rowboat blade 39 Take a break 53 Component 40 Adds to an 55 Run like heck already full 56 Cab charge suitcase, say 60 Letters sent in 44 Saucer-shaped emergencies
vacuum 61 Game with 45 With trepidation colorful cards