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CROSSWORD

KLUTZ!

- BY Fred Piscop

ACROSS

1 Norse god of thunder 5 Build up, as a fortune 10 Clark of “American Bandstand” 14 Right-hand person 15 Cheesy munchie 16 Ireland’s biggest-selling solo artist 17 Secure a ship 19 Potter’s need 20 Tried mightily 21 Flock member 22 Rosebud’s rider 23 Flooring material 25 The whole schmear 26 Blab 33 Carried with difficult y 35 “Goodnight” girl of song 36 Hasty escape 37 Muscat’s land 38 ’ Vette alternativ­e 39 Commuter’s cost 40 Slip preventer 41 Play roller derby, say 42 West with 21 Grammys through 2016 43 Go back on a promise 46 Use a skillet 47 Vote of approval 48 Word before ringer or heat 50 Crunch targets, for short 53 Sends to the Hill 58 Mayberry tyke 59 Prepare to study 61 Plant with fronds 62 Eton, to Harrow 63 One on your side 64 Suffix with Oktober 65 Abrasive that’s largely corundum 66 Where the Clintons met

DOWN

1 Little shavers 2 “Java” trumpeter Al 3 Evidence of decomposit­ion 4 Seized vehicle, informally 5 Toughen, as steel 6 PC alternativ­e 7 Need ibuprofen 8 Come in third 9 Needing ibuprofen 10 Irregular edge, as of stationery 11 Spaced out 12 Ink cartridge color 13 Danny who played Walter Mitty 18 Go wide of 24 Cat cartoonist B. ___ 25 Neighbor of Teddy on Mount Rushmore 26 Events with concerts and livestock exhibition­s 27 Sword’s superior, proverbial­ly 28 Like a cliche 29 Dissenting religious belief 30 Wrap up 31 ___ a soul (no one) 32 Hook’s henchman 33 Sarcophagu­s site 34 General Bradley 38 Boxing ref ’s ruling 39 Way off 41 Light blue shade 42 Eucalyptus­eating “bear” 44 Full of passion 45 When many magazines are published 48 Tip, as one’s hat 49 Blunted Olympics blade 50 Zoning unit, maybe 51 Sombrero feature 52 Goalie’s stop 54 “Buy It Now” site 55 Cuba libre mixer 56 Turnpike charge 57 Terrier t ype 60 38-Across, e.g.

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© Universal Uclick 9/28

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