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Today’s Crossword

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ACROSS

1 Set of options

5 Dodge

10 “Sing it, Sam” speaker 14 Gospel singer

Andrews

15 Annual Big Apple

parade sponsor 16 Darned

17 New Zealand bird 18 __ Wars: Rome vs.

Carthage

19 Tizzy

20 Vogue VIPs

21 __ wrench

22 With 22-Down,

“People’s Court” rival 23 KOA campground

area

25 Bond film?

27 Ally of “WarGames” 29 “Westworld,” e.g. 33 “It’s a Wonderful Life”

director

34 Juicy fruit

35 Up to, briefly 36 Revlon rival

37 With 40-Across, party supplies found in this puzzle’s four corners 38 Beige shade

39 Hard to find

40 See 37-Across

41 Fail to mention

42 Hill builder

43 Cantina toast

44 __ donna 45 Fundamenta­l

measuremen­t

47 __ exercise: upper

arm strengthen­er 48 The “G” of GTO 49 Apple __

50 Start of a French oath 53 Norwegian contempora­ry of Tchaikovsk­y 55 Bullfight “Bravo!” 58 One-fifth of a limerick 59 Guadalajar­a gal pal 60 Target Field player 61 Is indebted to 62 Lacked

63 Make (one’s way)

64 Skin pics 65 “My take is ...” 66 Circle parts

DOWN

1 Karaoke need 2 Novelist Bagnold 3 Bulletins, e.g. 4 “Argo” weapon 5 Use

6 Event for which Kerri Strug is famous 7 Unpopular spots 8 Endangered species 9 PC bailout key 10 Library, cardwise 11 Give for a while 12 Belt

13 Deal preceder 21 “Bridge of Spies” actor 22 See 22-Across 24 Fogg’s creator 26 Some aristocrat­s 27 Egyptian beetle 28 Morro Castle city 29 Threaded fastener 30 Electricit­y producer, perhaps

31 Dr. Evil’s cohort 32 Pub handle 34 Seeing red 37 African title of respect

38 Foe of “moose and squirrel”

43 “You bet” 44 Fussy sort 46 Means of escape 47 Internatio­nal agreement 49 Insurance giant 50 Part of a piggy bank 51 Bygone audio brand 52 Site for techies 54 Empties (of)

56 “The Mod Squad” cop 57 Circle’s lack

59 Tuna at a luau 60 Airline once owned by Howard Hughes

 ?? Puzzle by Bruce Haight 8/16/18 ??
Puzzle by Bruce Haight 8/16/18

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