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Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Singer LuPone 6 Certain Jamaican, religiousl­y

11 Dol. parts 14 Get-go 15 Predictabl­e 16 Poke bowl fish 17 “La La Land”

Oscar nominee 19 Gym exercise

unit

20 Beat in a hot dog

contest

21 Farm yield 22 Singer Styles and

illusionis­t Houdini 25 Obsolescen­t coin-op communicat­ion device

28 Fateful March

day

29 Not timely, as a

birthday wish 30 African adventure 33 Jazz great

Fitzgerald 34 What a bitterswee­t moment may evoke ... and a hint to each set of circled letters 39 “I don’t believe

you!”

40 Rudely sarcastic 42 “Dirty” drink 46 Two of a kind 47 Secondhand

rides

49 Bites (on)

51 Eye covers

52 Dr. Seuss’ real

last name 54 Chocolate dog 55 Eerie stillness 60 Swelled head 61 NOW

co-founders

62 Ski run bump 63 __ screen: medical test for poisons, etc. 64 Nonreactiv­e, as

gases

65 Uppity types

DOWN

1 Spanish “for” 2 “Pick a card, __ card” 3 Homeland Security screening org. 4 Jazz ensemble

instrument

5 PC

troublesho­oter 6 Trick

7 __ on the wrist 8 Befitting 9 Sun-lover’s hue 10 “Solve for x” subj. 11 Snack for Bugs 12 Dream partner 13 Drank daintily 18 Tie-breaking NHL

periods

21 When doubled, a

Latin dance 22 That dude’s 23 2018 Best Supporting Actor Oscar nominee Driver 24 Int.-lowering

mortgage deal 26 Hollers

27 Like the nose on

your face? 31 Ancient artifact 32 Menzel who voices Elsa in “Frozen” 33 Racket end? 35 Legitimate target 36 Custard-filled

pastry

37 Mass unit

38 Uno card

41 Nos. on wine

labels 42 Short-in-front, long-in-back men’s hairstyle 43 Crumbly Italian

cheese

44 Netflix competitor 45 QB stats 48 Ritual Jewish

meal 49 Long-running

forensic series 50 Command posts 53 Stevie Wonder’s

“__ She Lovely” 55 Sobriety

checkpoint initials 56 Loooong time 57 Nonprofit aid gp. 58 Baby bear 59 Raised railroads

 ?? By Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson ?? 7/16/19
By Jennifer Lee and Victor Galson 7/16/19

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