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Today’s crossword

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ACROSS 1 Come or go, e.g. 5 Port in Yemen 9 Cheese with holes 14 Side squared, for a square 15 Jackson 5 brother 16 Foolish one 17 *Rock group since the ’80s with the worldwide hit “Creep” 19 Like Keebler’s animated bakers 20 2020 amt. so far, on paychecks 21 Exams 22 Upper crust 23 Turns loose 24 “East of Eden” son named for Moses’ older brother 25 *0-0, in tennis 28 *Improving trend 31 Fed. power dept. 32 Most draftable 33 Only Canadian MLB city 34 Author Beattie 35 Itemized concert songs in playing order ... and what all the words in answers to starred clues comprise 38 Here, in France 39 Stew holder 40 Had too much, briefly 41 Elliptical 42 *The two-engine F-15 Eagle, e.g. 44 *Greeting card for an ailing friend 47 Bird on Canada’s dollar coin 48 Poet Elinor or author Philip 49 Longtime SeaWorld attraction 51 Rip to pieces 52 Enjoy Aspen 55 Peter, pumpkinwis­e 56 *Lack of subtlety 58 Online finance firm 59 One-named Deco artist 60 Adored singer, say 61 Harbor towns 62 Caught in the act 63 Wet with morning moisture

DOWN 1 Fluctuate 2 The “E” in Q.E.D. 3 Foxx of “Sanford and Son” 4 Ling of “The Crow” 5 Like an obedient dog on a walk 6 Semi fuel 7 French states 8 Agreeing gestures 9 Shows contempt for 10 “Weeping” tree 11 It’s split in Captain Kirk’s “to boldly go” 12 Agitated state 13 “Auld Lang __” 18 Other, to Ortiz 23 Votin’ yes on 24 Copies 25 Jumped 26 Currently airing 27 Device providing fresh air 28 Prefix with form or brow 29 Lite to the max 30 Cook over coals 32 “__ King Cole” 35 Temporary stays 36 Barbara of “I Dream of Jeannie” 37 Hanoi holiday 41 Be indebted to 43 Vegetarian credo 44 Whirl on the dance floor 45 High dice roll 46 Neat 48 Word of location 49 Ooze 50 Angel’s topper 51 Cows and sows 52 Marquis de __ 53 Don’t have to ask 54 In a shiftless way 57 Ducked out of sight

 ??  ?? By Paul Coulter 7/13/20
By Paul Coulter 7/13/20

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