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CROSSWORD

GETTING IN YOUR HAIR

- BY Lynn Lempel

ACROSS

1 Workplace watchdog agcy. 5 Cause of writer’s cramp, often 10 “What a relief!” 14 Coumadin may prevent its formation 15 It comes from the heart 16 Move hither and yon 17 Big spender in Vegas 19 Rightmost column, maybe 20 Weight watcher’s buy 21 Relax in the tub 22 Email folder heading 23 Do a bakery chore 25 Like an uncomforta­ble mattress, perhaps 27 Long, arduous journeys 30 Puzzle parts 33 Bird with an olive branch 36 Fish tales 38 Dwindle, as public favor 39 “What ___ thinking?” 40 El Chapo, in the drug world 42 Soccer standout Hamm 43 Pie cuts, essentiall­y 45 Cost of belonging 46 Casualty in Genesis 47 Pollsters’ discoverie­s 49 Changes, as puzzle clues 51 Davis of “Do the Right Thing” 53 Puccini title heroine 56 “Alternativ­e ___” (bit of fake news) 58 Take a tumble 61 Zubin of the Israel Philharmon­ic 63 Air France hub 64 Shrubs and vines in a forest, e.g. 66 Gorsuch of the Supreme Court 67 In a heap 68 Dendrologi­st’s interest 69 Measuring aid 70 Verb in personal ads 71 Shut angrily

DOWN

1 “Draft Dodger Rag” singer Phil 2 Like black ice 3 Hulk of wrestling 4 Wheaties box adorner 5 ___ Paulo, Brazil 6 D.C. wheeler-dealers 7 He sang of Alice 8 Get to second base, in a way 9 Seller’s profit margin 10 Do well financiall­y 11 Beehive structure 12 Equally matched 13 Wild place, stereotypi­cally 18 Pledge paddle’s target 24 Take-a-number supermarke­t section 26 Personal manner 28 Tenderhear­ted 29 Seamless transition 31 Falco of “Nurse Jackie” 32 Bit of wax on a letter 33 Rec room missile 34 Sharif of “Doctor Zhivago” 35 Part of a movie trailer 37 Defied the posted limit 40 Nickelodeo­n’s target audience 41 “___ soup yet?” 44 All the rage 46 States confidentl­y 48 Corestreng­thening exercises 50 Egyptologi­st’s find 52 Bert’s pal on “Sesame Street” 54 Boorish sort 55 On naval maneuvers, say 56 Word processing function under “Format” 57 Carpetlaye­r’s calculatio­n 59 Run, but go nowhere 60 Through-thekeyhole glimpse 62 “Excuse me . . .” 65 GPS lines (Abbr.)

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© Andrews McMeel 7/18

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