THE DAILY CROSSWORD
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1 Inferior in quality 6 Temple mascot Hooter T. __ 9 Edsel and “Ishtar,” e.g. 14 Gossipy Hopper 15 Month in printemps 16 “Chicago” showgirl 17 Singing the praises of 19 “Tiny Alice” dramatist 20 Longtime game show that features stunts and a time limit 22 State as fact 25 Parlor art, briefly 26 Horror film director Craven 27 Website help sect. 28 Résumés, for short 31 Family nickname 33 High-quality investment 38 Quiet 39 __ pay 40 Wynonna’s mother 43 Lose it 46 Kalamazoo-toCincinnati dir. 47 Only even prime number 48 Ka __: southernmost Big Island point 49 “Black-ish” network 52 Weaken 54 Pax __ 57 Megahits, and what the interior letters of 20-, 33and 43-Across effectively are? 61 Sported 62 Didn’t stop behind in time 66 Muscat native 67 Managed 68 Corpulent 69 Router button 70 Texter’s “Yikes!” 71 Bit of hardware
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1 Michael of “SNL” 2 Spell 3 Summer hrs. at Augusta National 4 Acrobat maker 5 Not as tanned 6 Forget about 7 Crave, e.g. 8 Tenth word of the National Anthem 9 Elementary math subject 10 Lounge around 11 U-shaped river bend 12 King or queen, perhaps 13 Goes after 18 Hold (onto) 21 Part of 46-Across 22 Dover and Edwards, e.g., briefly 23 “Pass the __” 24 __ kick: tricky football ploy 29 Asti product 30 Used up 32 Order to go 34 Wings with rooms 35 Tightly connected 36 Hearty entrée 37 It’s not a bear 41 Classic name in shoes 42 Maker of BILLY bookcases 44 “Macarthur Park” songwriter Jimmy 45 More angry 49 Detest 50 Fault 51 Musical endings 53 Grand Canyon animal 55 Thins, for instance 56 Rachel Maddow’s network 58 Volcano apex 59 Ore source 60 Strong taste 63 __ Spiegel 64 Legal conclusion? 65 Morning moisture