CROSSWORD

GENE JACKETS

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1 Went from tween to teen, say 5 Sensei’s teaching 9 Stares slack- jawed 14 Roll to the runway 15 Rush- job initials 16 ERA part 17 Kleenex, Sinex or Rolex 19 Assisted living attendant 20 Better qualified 21 Made beloved 23 Maggie Simpson or Stewie Griffin 24 Mount Carmel’s land ( Abbr.) 27 It may be pierced or plugged 28 Deeply ingrained habit 34 View from a mountaintop, say 37 Flag pin’s place 38 Plus others, briefly 39 Boombox component 42 Sci- fi escape vessels 43 Called a halt to 45 Sort of 47 Heaping chips-and- cheese fare 50 Obit, essentially 51 Marauding horde member 52 Unsettled issues 55 Guacamole needs 60 Farr of “M* A* S* H” 62 Fastener that’s “bucked” 63 Crime lab specimen, and a part of 17-, 28and 47- Across 66 Totally absurd 67 Nutty, slangily 68 Like Clark Kent, but not Superman 69 Arm- raising muscles, for short 70 Barnyard females 71 Former GM make DOWN

1 Ready for a pitch 2 Greta of “Grand Hotel” 3 Speak reverently of 4 Sup in style 5 Brady who said, “Marcia, Marcia, Marcia!” 6 Letters on a Forever stamp 7 Many a titled Brit 8 Began a Broadway run 9 James Mattis was one 10 Shade similar to turquoise 11 Manx murmur 12 Comfortable state 13 Coasting toy 18 More thirsty 22 Dapper ___ ( snappy dresser) 25 Evidence of a laceration 26 Oblong tomato 28 Repaired, as a boot 29 Comaneci with five gold medals 30 Captures on cassette 31 “Once” follower, in stories 32 Wine list column 33 Other than that 34 Marmalade tidbit 35 Periodic table fig. 36 Zilch 40 Screen dimension unit 41 Diamond Head’s island 44 Pre- election face- offs 46 Skating legend Henie 48 Served, as time 49 Lo mein morsel 52 Urge forward 53 Placed in an archive 54 Ferrets out 55 Like Death Valley 56 Napa Valley climber 57 Caplet shape 58 Weight- and-fortune cost, once 59 Cause of a white Christmas 61 Shooter’s stockpile, briefly 64 Unreturned serve 65 Sinking ship’s signal of old