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Today’s Crossword

- Puzzle by Gary Cee 11/28/18

ACROSS

Mary Oliver, e.g. Tweak Obliterate in a flash Prefix with sphere Self-moving vacuum “I __ you one” High-tech classroom Starchy grain Bygone Persian rulers Long-jawed fish Present

Fighter at the Olympics 27 Man-horse hybrid 30 Synagogue reading 31 Country between

Vietnam and Thailand 32 Quaint contractio­n 34 Type of coffee or whiskey 37 Congressio­nal statute 38 Military IDs ... or what 17-, 23-, 51- and 61-Across have Life highlights, briefly Moby-Dick, e.g. Hula strings Pungent quality Rice dish

“The Shawshank Redemption” extras Court long shot

__ hog

Org. whose returns were never sales Get to

Trellis climber Astute attorney Golf peg, or where it’s used

65 Long cold spell 66 Image in a botanical

print

67 Make a typo, say 68 Litter box visitor 69 Pre-Easter season 1 5 11 14 15 16 17 19 20 21 22 23 41 42 44 45 46 49

51 54 55

56 60 61 64

DOWN

1 D.C. influence gps. 2 “However,” in tweets 3 “Handsome, clever, and rich” Jane Austen character 4 5 6 7

8 9

10 11

12 13 18

22 24

25 Headwear with tails Works on walls Stag’s mate Longtime Univision news anchor Ramos Two dots above a vowel Pizza chain in many food courts

Bar bill Madagascar!, in the Bronx

In the know

Pan in Neverland Inst. with the fight song “On, Brave Old Army Team” Frost

Jay-Z’s “D.O.A. (Death of __-Tune)” HS subject that covers all the angles? 26 27 28 29 33

35 36 38 39 40 43 45 47 48 50 51 52 53 Jewish ritual Jaguar’s weapon Individual­ly

“Fat chance!” “The Simpsons” disco devotee Locale Soil-clearing tools Mark for omission Related Well-mannered man Made up things Reveal everything Individual­ly Draw a blank Nothing but Done to death Float in the air Actor Oscar __ of “Star Wars: The Last Jedi” 57

58 59 61 62

63 Pulitzer Prize-winning author James Close-knit group Test by lifting Backtalk Alternativ­e to JFK or EWR Perfecta or trifecta

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