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Today’s Crossword

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ACROSS

1 Animated film set partly in Insectopia 5 By way of, to Burns 9 Try 13 Like many trees in winter 14 Respond 16 Approximat­ely 2.2 lbs. 17 West Point, e.g.: abbr. 18 “Are you calling me __?” 19 Currier’s partner 20 Moment-of-truth words 22 Fight 24 Geological period 25 Track-and-field events 27 Bugs often caught 29 DOJ chiefs 30 Cough syrup amt. 33 Jessica Simpson’s pop-singing sister 35 Extreme degree 36 Cookie with a limitededi­tion Swedish Fish variety 37 Went over the limit 38 Hidden supply 40 Club charges 41 Some twitches 42 Nigerian native 43 Not covering much 45 Calligraph­y supply 46 Corvallis sch. 47 Like either main face of El Capitan 48 Slightly embellishe­d truth 50 Decay 53 Energetic worker 56 Part of a proverbial secretive trio 58 Jet engine sound 59 “The Wonder Years” mom 61 Old El Paso product 62 Related 63 Move quickly 64 Quickly, in memos 65 Alice’s workplace 66 New Year’s Day word 67 Orch. section

DOWN

1 Taper off 2 Dipping chip 3 Conductor’s job? 4 Last letters in Canada 5 Recycling, composting, etc.? 6 Greek sun god 7 “Nick of Time” singer 8 Andean tuber 9 Moves merrily 10 Couch potato’s device 11 Brown bar orders 12 Highly respected speakers maker 15 Livestock feed approximat­ion? 21 Cruise stop 23 NBA stats 26 It may be beaten 28 Bygone automaker 30 Tongue-in-cheek presidenti­al tribute? 31 Barely flow 32 Bouquet 33 Italian wine city 34 Public relations distortion 35 Mil. category 36 “Garfield” dog 39 Touch on 44 Board and lodging 46 Electrical unit 47 Hit hard, as the brakes 48 Yells “Fore!” at 49 Junior Jetson 51 First name in bologna 52 Features of some sports cars, and what this puzzle’s four longest answers have in common 53 Eighth of a fluid ounce 54 Oxen coupler 55 Carpentry fastener 57 Sch. support groups 60 Army training ctr.

 ?? Puzzle by Robert and Marlea Ellis ?? 11/9/17
Puzzle by Robert and Marlea Ellis 11/9/17

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