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Today’s Crossword

- Puzzle by C.C. Burnikel 11/21/18

ACROSS

1 Plane engine housing 4 Hindu philosophy 10 “Don’t leave” 14 Previously

15 Signals for

firefighte­rs

16 Only state with a

non-rectangula­r flag 17 Big beverage server 18 Church official

20 “I’m game!” 22 Business abbr. 23 Singer Mann 24 Vermont senator since 2007 28 Gambling city on the Truckee 29 Golden Delicious, e.g. 30 Hosp. recovery area 32 Prepared

33 Add to the staff 37 With 39-Across, seed money ... or what 18-, 24-, 48- and 58-Across each has 39 See 37-Across 41 Jedi master with pointy ears 42 Twaddle 44 Business losses, figurative­ly 45 Biting desert lizards 47 Buddhist temple bell 48 “Thus with a kiss I die” speaker 53 Amazon Echo’s voice assistant

54 Youthful fellow 55 Difficult journey 58 Baked pasta dish 62 “__ you alone?” 63 Flood-anticipati­on

precaution, briefly 64 Was nearly empty 65 Fabric flaw

66 Dollars for quarters 67 Word from a poser 68 Thus far

DOWN 1 Folklore lumberjack Bunyan 2 Fantasy meanie 3 “Chin up!” 4 Touch lightly 5 Harlem Renaissanc­e writer Locke

6 C.S. Lewis’ fantasy world

7 Bench press beneficiar­y 8 White House’s 132: abbr.

9 Firepit detritus 10 Three-dimensiona­l 11 __ park 12 Broadcaste­r 13 Oxen connectors 19 Stick for a walk 21 Nissan sedan 25 Ginger or ginseng 26 Builder’s guideline, briefly 27 Ring exchange place 28 __-Rooter 30 “Gangnam Style” musician 31 Festival in the month of Adar

33 Holed up

34 Travel plan

35 Hit the bell 36 Caribou cousin 38 Sport for equestrian­s 40 Simon who co-wrote and co-starred in “Shaun of the Dead” 43 Sun worshiper’s mark 45 Nanny __

46 Bread or butter 48 Not so well-done 49 Salade ni oise morsel 50 Fox of “Transforme­rs” 51 Precise

52 “Until next time” 56 Cleveland’s lake 57 Held on to 59 Tolkien monster 60 “Don’t think so” 61 Little lamb’s mom

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