Crossword

Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

ACROSS

1 “More or less”

suffix 4 Rose and fell on

the waves 10 Tax pros 14 Cohort of Larry

and Curly 15 Not widely

understood 16 Boffo review 17 Extemporaneous,

as a speech 19 Theater honor 20 “Firework” singer

Perry 21 Near-perfect

bridge feat 23 Amigo 26 Liam of “Michael

Collins” 27 Appointed White House overseer 32 __ Vegas 33 Peaceful 34 Dalai Lama’s

homeland 38 Planets, in

poems 40 Not suitable for military service ... or an apt description of 17-, 27-, 49- and 64-Across 43 Thick book 44 Salami type 46 Nevada senator

Harry 48 Red wine choice,

for short 49 Laundry service

option 53 ’60s dance

craze 55 Opus __: “The Da Vinci Code” sect 56 DJ known for playing novelty tunes 59 Surrealist

Salvador 63 Geological age 64 Beanstalk giant’s

chant 67 Unclothed 68 Like bears 69 Alias, on police

blotters 70 List of appts. 71 English writer Edward Bulwer-__ 72 “Oedipus __”

DOWN

1 “Didn’t hurt a bit!” 2 Living room seat 3 Lift with effort 4 Scoff from

Scrooge 5 Calif. neighbor 6 Covertly sends

an email dupe to 7 “The Wizard of

Oz” author 8 __ terrible: difficult

child, in French 9 Rid of parasites,

as a dog 10 Multi-discipline strength-training program 11 Painter Picasso 12 Like many nestbuilders 13 Look (like) 18 Tap out a text, say 22 Departed 24 N.Y. Jets’ org. 25 Bread shape 27 Bathtub blockage 28 Cocksure

Aesopian racer 29 Library ID 30 Mel’s Diner

waitress 31 Blue toon 35 Memorable

clown 36 Disney’s “__ and the Detectives” 37 See to 39 Began to melt 41 Stephen of

“Michael Collins” 42 Locate 45 Grad 47 Pres. before JFK 50 Beneficial 51 Fancy duds 52 Pal of Rover 53 Perpetrate, as

havoc 54 Love to pieces 56 Pats gently 57 Exam 58 “Think nothing __” 60 Many miles off 61 “Use the

Force, __” 62 Big-screen format 65 Masculine Italian

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