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Today's crossword

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ACROSS

1 Nail polish layer 5 Bicycle for two 11 Texter’s “I think” 14 “Yeah, doubtful” 15 “Act your age!” 16 Go on the __:

skip town 17 Oscar-nominated writer of “Fried Green Tomatoes” 19 Perjure oneself 20 Thrifty

21 Actor Sheridan 22 Fireworks show

sound 23 Nostalgic sch.

visitor, perhaps 24 Herbal brew with

a licorice flavor 26 Spanish “this” 28 Stranger than

strange 29 D’backs, in box

scores 32 Pseudonym

letters

34 Totally silly 37 Physical therapy that targets hand pain

42 Puzzle genre 43 __ de cologne 44 Female sheep 45 Some British

peers

48 Cause of a bad

air day 51 Container with

melted cheese 54 “Well, fudge” 57 Diva’s solo 58 Card game cry 59 Is worthy of 61 Prefix with

diversity

62 Button needed in

some macros 64 Gymnast Mary __

Retton

65 Folded egg dish 66 Makes do, with

“out”

67 USCG rank 68 Hold a grudge

against

69 Paying close

attention

DOWN

1 Shirt sleeve’s

end

2 “A Mighty Wind”

actress Catherine 3 Render invalid 4 __-in-cheek

5 Anti-dandruff shampoo by Neutrogena

6 Dog kennel sound 7 Nick of “48 Hrs.” 8 Actor Johnson known as “The Rock”

9 “A Mighty Wind”

actor Levy

10 Fuel economy

meas. 11 Uncomforta­ble 12 Acadia National

Park state

13 __-3 fatty acid 18 Proactive Health

dog food maker 22 Russian

pancakes 24 Phony

25 “The Other Black Girl” actor McCormack

27 La Brea __ Pits 29 CIO partner 30 Brazilian city 31 Cleverly inventive 33 Body spray brand 35 Just out of the

box

36 Linguistic suffix 38 “Everyday Italian” cookbook writer De Laurentiis

39 Neutral hue 40 West’s opponent, in some All-Star games

41 Mai tai liquor 46 Peanut or pea 47 Cactus quills 49 Cute name for a black-and-white pet

50 “Ozark” Emmy

winner Julia

51 Aesop tale 52 Celestial hunter 53 Dad’s brother, in

Paris

55 Chicken __

masala

56 Like a challengin­g

climb

59 Baseball glove 60 Method: Abbr. 62 The “F” of FYI 63 Low card in a

royal flush

 ?? ?? By Patti Varol 3/5/24
By Patti Varol 3/5/24

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