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CROSSWORD

EPICENTERS

- BY Gail Grabowski

ACROSS

1 Like some inaccurate clocks 5 Mediator’s skill 9 Dental care brand 14 James who sang “At Last” 15 Letter between Delta and Foxtrot 16 Not clearly stated 17 Level or bevel 18 Common street name 19 Gives off 20 Orchard machine 23 Big name in jeans 24 Having a bug 25 “Draw me” challenge 27 Known in advance 32 Volcano feature 33 Cropped up 34 Side dish cooked in a seasoned broth 39 Cpl., e.g. 40 Argue, as a court case 41 Solid yellow billiard ball 42 Monopoly token or Parcheesi pawn 45 Stingray kin 47 “Push-up” garment 48 Leave defenseles­s 50 Mix, as musical influences 54 Quarterbac­k sacker, perhaps 55 “Just as I suspected!” 56 Subject of an FBI warning on a DVD 62 Year-end temp 64 Vegging out 65 Coin in circulatio­n since 2002 66 “Rainbow” fish 67 Like top sirloin, typically 68 Part of a wall frame 69 Drill instructor, informally 70 Hourglass filler 71 Fizzy drink

DOWN

1 Cheese in a Greek omelet 2 At the summit of 3 “Not so fast!” 4 Counts, as votes 5 Masonic Lodge’s meeting place 6 Trendy berry in smoothies 7 Trendy, as clothing 8 Big name in toy trucks 9 Leave 50 percent, say 10 Fig. on a PC spec sheet 11 Like Cirque du Soleil performers 12 Minstrels’ instrument­s 13 Attack from all sides 21 “You’re something ___!” 22 Threw wide, say 26 Texter’s “Didn’t need to know that” 27 Snake’s hollow tooth 28 Predator of seals 29 Part of a Clue board 30 Whodunit writer who created Perry 31 Dorothy Gale, to Em 35 Battle of Normandy city 36 Over the time limit 37 Texas Hold ’em fee 38 Daredevil’s apparent lack 40 Saloon instrument 43 Flow back 44 Gorilla or lemur 45 Nail salon offering, briefly 46 “Bond girl” Ursula 49 Be contingent (on) 50 IMDb.com listings 51 Plantation family of fiction 52 Lord’s home 53 Pandora’s boxful 57 Result of brainstorm­ing 58 Distinctiv­e flair 59 Repo man’s seizure 60 Ick y buildup 61 “Star Wars” series sage 63 Harbor craft

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