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MAKE ENDS MEET

ACROSS 1 Backtalk 5 Request from a dentist 9 ___ and seek 13 Detangling target 14 Backpedaling phrase

16 Object of worship 17 Digging 18 Reluctant 19 Breathing organ for a fish

20 Doormat saying 23 Carne ___ 25 Painter Amos 26 “Aw, darn!” 27 Email address character

28 Anti- smoking ad, e. g.

31 Shaadi garment 33 Pancake made with fermented batter 35 Prefix meaning

“three”

37 Male cats 39 Cyndi Lauper hit 43 HR rep on “The Office”

44 ___ Lanka 45 ___ Scotia 47 Goes bad 49 Firewood splitter 51 First- aid ___ 52 Flying saucer, e. g. 55 Some brownie mix- ins

57 Singer with albums named for her age

59 “Deal with it” 63 Language of Ghalib’s poetry

64 Historical period 65 Word after

“banner” or “gap”

68 Like extra- sharp cheddar 69 Piece of sitting furniture 70 Bronte protagonist

Jane

71 Mythology 72 Common pet fish name since 2003 73 Clarinet insert

DOWN

1 One of a crosscountry pair 2 “The Street” author Petry 3 “I guess we’re done here?” 4 Lasted 5 Bottom part of a shoe 6 They’re in the + column 7 Totally stunned 8 Sacred symbols 9 Hottest temperature of the day 10 “In a pickle,” e. g. 11 Stuffed vegetable dish

12 Journalist Nakashima 15 Famous trans allegory in film 21 Treasure hunt aid 22 Deck with swords and cups 23 Opposite of subtract 24 Chimney particles 29 “Keep listening!” 30 Sound from a corgi 32 “Sign me up!” 34 “Mi ___” (“my love”) 36 “___ been a pleasure!” 38 Dramatic look 40 Magazine with a Power 100 list 41 Historical period 42 Descriptor for geniuses or grins 46 Broke a fast 48 Drop by 50 Lobe’s place 52 Regular 53 Pass up 54 Sequence 56 Kitchen appliance under a hood 58 Washer’s partner

60 Impolite 61 Get- rich- quick scheme, almost always 62 Phrase after a gulp, maybe 66 “___ You Happy Now?” ( Michelle Branch song) 67 Colorful Taylor Swift album title

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