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Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Make bold,

maybe 7 Advanced degree

candidate’s no. 15 “No more kidding

around!”

17 Hobby

18 Peck in the park,

informally 19 Controvers­ial oil

well verb 20 “Whose __ was

that?” 21 Philosophy 101

subject

22 Headey of “Game

of Thrones” 24 “Turning Tables”

singer

27 Main ingredient­s in the Thai dish tam som 30 Shuffle alternativ­e 31 Speak from

memory 34 One-named “Chandelier” singer

35 Start thinking about old unpleasant­ness 38 Stately tree 39 Gas up? 40 World’s largest

fashion magazine 41 Responds to a

minister, in a way 43 Coarse cloth 44 Join (with) 45 Sources of

suffering 48 Ginormous 50 Completely

surround

51 Food is tossed

in it

54 2019 culminatio­n

of a 22-film story 58 Thrift store

merchandis­e 59 Free throws,

usually

60 “You’re absolutely

right”

DOWN

1 “That’s enough!” 2 Sound of a flop 3 Romance writers’

award until 2019 4 Assassin

standout? 5 Smother

6 Libya’s Gulf of __ 7 Company with

woodchuck ads 8 Stars’ play area 9 Lifesaver, briefly 10 “Catch my drift?” 11 Canopus’

constellat­ion 12 Short promotion 13 Hilltop

14 Place Sundance

liked to see 16 Substance 21 Drudge or trudge 22 Woodshop tool 23 Heaviest of the three modern fencing swords 24 Quito’s range 25 Alfalfa’s love

interest 26 Suspicious plant 27 The Panthers of

the ACC 28 Symbolic compromise crossing 29 Having no more

room, perhaps 31 Thin in tone 32 Latvian capital 33 Pro concerned

with returns 36 Olympic sprinter

Devers

37 Prayer

supports? 42 Op-ed features 43 Care for 45 Bartlett relatives 46 Double or triple

skating move 47 Boys of Sevilla 48 Cuban team, for

short

49 Name that sounds like its first two letters

50 Poison lead singer Michaels 51 Stand by 52 Start to

science? 53 Bar supply 55 Cry of

exasperati­on 56 Word with surf

or trip 57 Letters next to

a4

 ?? By Adrian Johnson ?? 10/30/21
By Adrian Johnson 10/30/21
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