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Today’s Crossword

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1 British bloke 5 Title for a fictional fox 9 Pancake syrup tree 14 Prefix for “six” 15 Coleridge’s “The __ of the Ancient Mariner” 16 Partners of pains 17 Many Manet works 18 Like a grand-scale fail 19 __ Islander: small-state resident 20 Earnings before the government’s cut 23 End in __: come out even 24 French street 25 Cops’ orgs. 28 Fave pal, in 67-Across 31 German pastry 33 Question as to technique 34 New Haven collegian 36 Cribbage piece 37 Gossip columnist Barrett 38 Words on a “No Trespassin­g” sign 42 Rockers’ sound machines 43 Speck in la mer 44 Coloring cosmetic 45 Chessmen and board, e.g. 46 Squeaky clean, as hospital supplies 49 Alternativ­e to grass seed 50 “No seats” initials 51 Big __: trademark burger 52 Gunk 54 Invention that revolution­ized book production 60 First appearance 62 Promises at the altar 63 __ Hari 64 Smidge 65 “Me neither” 66 Getting people out of harm’s way, for short 67 Cellphone messages 68 Secluded valley 69 __ of the woods

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1 Lamb serving 2 Will beneficiar­y 3 Rod on which wheels turn 4 Rotini or rigatoni 5 Secession approved in a 2016 U.K. referendum 6 Jack the __ 7 Arab leader 8 Piccolo relative 9 Actress Hemingway 10 German eight 11 Element in matches 12 Conducted 13 Language suffix 21 On the Caribbean 22 En __: on a hot streak, slangily 26 “Stick around” 27 Influenced 28 Road that avoids the city center 29 Crop raiser 30 Container with an attached cover 32 Michigan’s __ Peninsula 35 Drips in a hosp. 37 Classic roadster 39 Giant 40 Putting in office 41 Surg. holding area 46 Workers with anvils 47 Pay no mind 48 Begins a computer session 53 Ad agency guys responsibl­e for 20-, 38- and 54-Across? 55 Oxidation damage 56 Beloved star 57 Roof gutter locale 58 Like short, clipped notes, in mus. 59 Burlap container 60 Va. summer hours 61 __ out a living

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Puzzle by Brock Wilson

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