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CROSSWORD

- BY Alan Arbesfeld

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1 Invited to one’s penthouse, say 6 Some fragrant cakes 11 Online chuckle 14 Reason to take Maalox 15 Theme park near Orlando 16 White House nickname 17 Soak satirist Dorothy? 19 Word of impatience 20 Do-it-yourselfer’s purchase 21 Hawkeye Pierce’s branch 22 Kicked in 24 Stir-fry vegetable 26 Zoosk.com hookups 28 Bombard playwright Arthur? 32 Corday’s victim 35 Mooch, as a cigarette 36 Like a concert CD 37 Post-op area 38 Wise king of Israel 42 Place for an easy chair 43 Miner’s helmet attachment 45 Be under the weather 46 Partner of Siskel, then Roeper 48 Command novelist Norman? 52 Cropped up 53 Gives Xanax to, e.g. 57 Enjoy monkey bars 59 It doesn’t fly on the Sabbath 60 1945 flag-raising site, briefly 61 UNLV part 62 Elevate novelist Joseph? 66 Six-Day War weapon 67 Take up, as a cause 68 Move like a crab 69 Oscar winner Kingsley 70 Some HDTVs 71 They did bin Laden in

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1 Pro-war sorts 2 “Encore,” literally 3 “Same here” 4 4x4 vehicle, for short 5 Protective barriers on roofs 6 Navigator’s chart 7 Nashville music mecca, familiarly 8 Cry from Bill the Cat 9 For whom the Edgar was named 10 Low-level clouds 11 Electoral College blowout 12 English horn’s cousin 13 Deserving an X rating 18 Get ready for the OR 23 Competitor of HP and Acer 25 Largest New Deal agcy. 26 Item in Zak Starkey’s kit 27 Snowballs and spitballs, to kids 29 “The Hot Zone” virus 30 “Best Song ___” (One Direction hit) 31 Monopoly deed figure 32 Like zero-alarm chili 33 Antioxidan­t berry in smoothies 34 Alcoholic-sounding ice cream flavor 39 Stable fare 40 Gimlet garnish 41 Uncalled for 44 Salon job, informally 47 Rare sight at a topless beach 49 Charmers’ snakes 50 Spots on a 6-Down 51 Sister of Rachel, in the Bible 54 Swinton of “Michael Clayton” 55 Tom of “The Seven Year Itch” 56 Results of chafing 57 Word with sandwich or soda 58 Lounge around 59 Arthur Ashe Courage Award, e.g. 63 Bother, to the Bard 64 Lithium-___ battery 65 Churn out whoppers

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