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Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Technical details 6 Roadie’s load 10 World’s bestsellin­g cookie 14 Superhero sound effect 15 Are in the past? 16 Home to il Colosseo 17 Ouzo flavoring 18 Drywall material 20 “Won’t you be __ and ... ”: polite request words 22 School fundraisin­g gp. 23 Filmmaker Brooks 24 Freezer aisle treat 27 Spelling showdown 28 Sleep stage 29 Sound like an ass 30 “Piece of cake!” 31 Chill 34 Syrup source 36 Instructio­n to start playing ... or a hint to the end of 18-, 24-, 49- and 56-Across 39 Eagle or evil organ 40 Unrecovera­ble expense, in economics 43 Cat’s warning 46 Seek, as a compliment, with “for” 47 “Argo” spy org. 48 Total: Abbr. 49 Similar but unspecifie­d things 53 Unwinding spot 54 2016 Olympics city 55 Outline, maybe 56 Peepers of a certain color, affectiona­tely 60 Lyric poem 62 Get up in arms 63 Crafts go-with 64 French greeting 65 Finds in mines 66 Ink cartridge color 67 Digital “I’ve got it!” gestures

DOWN

1 Jamaican genre 2 Cure-all 3 Marked by widespread growth 4 Trig ratio 5 Promise with one hand on the Bible 6 Cuteness reactions 7 “I could go either way” 8 Like Ivy League clothing styles 9 Sort out 10 “Catch-22” pilot 11 iRobot vacuum 12 Award show hosts 13 Buffalo Bill show shooter 19 Select, as for a job 21 Money-back offer 24 Not online: Abbr. 25 Structure with a keystone 26 Finally arrives 30 Totally rad, in modern lingo 32 Club fees 33 Queen __: “Lemonade” star’s nickname 34 Summery headwear 35 Pose a question 37 Sled dog command 38 Soda since 1886 41 Evaluated, as competitio­n 42 Looney toon? 43 Monopoly maker 44 Get in the way of 45 Horse house 46 Like a baker’s apron, probably 49 Wall St. trader 50 Purple hue 51 Lock on the head 52 Country made up of 6,852 islands 57 “Sure” 58 GPS approx. 59 Taxpayer’s ID 61 “The War of the Worlds” foes, e.g.

 ?? By Adam Vincent ?? 12/15/20
By Adam Vincent 12/15/20

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