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Today’s Crossword

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ACROSS

1 Class-conscious gp. 4 Big name in

underwear 9 Near-sighted Mr. 14 __-de-sac

15 Conical home

16 Do penance 17 Extreme-weather

restrictio­n, perhaps 19 Dwindled

20 Krispy __ doughnuts 21 Chat room chuckle 23 Japanese computer

giant

24 18-wheeler

25 Title bear of ’60s TV 28 A flirt may bat one 31 Mount McKinley, now 32 ’60s “acid”

33 Like baggy pants 36 Bewilder

37 Brit’s trash can 39 Paris’ river 43 Boxing’s “Iron Mike” 44 Yahoo! rival

47 Obtain through intimidati­on, as money 49 Attached, as hotel rooms

51 Classic French song whose title means “It’s so good” 54 Unexpected thing to hit 55 Cornfield sound 56 Suffix with isoor poly57 Footnote abbr. 59 Sci-fi author Verne 61 Frank holder 64 Leaning

65 Battery post 66 Absorbed, as a loss 67 Fishing line holders 68 What a rooster rules 69 Like seven U.S. flag

stripes

DOWN

1 Cut for an agt. 2 Thanksgivi­ng birds 3 Fearful 4 Flower part 5 Brazilian soccer legend

6 Msg. for a cop car 7 “Their Eyes Were Watching God” novelist Zora __ Hurston

8 Arc lamp gas 9 Animal’s gullet 10 Finished 11 (Having) spoiled 12 Like amoebas 13 Wordsmith’s ref. 18 Wedding wear 22 Inc., in Toronto 24 French salt 25 White-sheet wearer, on Halloween 26 Singer Rimes and

soaps actress Hunley 27 Never, in Neuss 29 Birch family trees 30 Not worth a __ 34 Hog’s home 35 “Barnaby Jones” star Buddy

38 + or - particle 39 “Just a __!” 40 Carry out, as a task 41 “Don’t believe that!” 42 Ailing

44 Hotel room amenity

45 It’s a law 46 Opposite of pos. 48 Comic Conway 50 Maritime safety gp. 52 Joy of “The View” 53 Maine college town 57 Sports betting numbers 58 Browning or Burns 59 Pickle container 60 Ave. crossers 62 As well 63 Beatty of “Deliveranc­e”

 ?? Puzzle by Kurt Krauss 2/18/19 ??
Puzzle by Kurt Krauss 2/18/19

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