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CROSSWORD

- EDITED Fred Piscop BY Gail Grabowski

STARTING TO GET ANNOYED ACROSS

1 View from a lido deck 6 “The War of the Worlds” foe 10 From the top 14 Cop show climax, often 15 Pop group named for its members’ initials 16 Oblong tomato 17 What cops are in, in 14-Across scenes 19 Like superfans 20 Period named for a monarch, perhaps 21 License prerequisi­te, often 22 S&L investment yield 24 One relocating to Arizona, perhaps 26 Stadium replaced by Citi Field 27 Stereotypi­cal sci-fi villain 32 End-of-year tunes 35 Defense pact partner 36 Audit pro 37 Overdo it with the aftershave, say 38 Show with the “more cowbell” skit 39 Home for hens 40 Sound from a pound 41 “Get a ___ of this!” 43 Reports with bias 45 What pasta is cooked in 48 Fields for flocks 49 Results in 53 Coronary artery surgery 56 Sunroof coloring 57 Org. supported by hunters 58 Traveler’s reservatio­n 59 Reason to suck on a lozenge 62 Lightbulb, in comics Answers: 63 Multivitam­in supplement 64 Blake who composed “I’m Just Wild About Harry” 65 Pics on biceps 66 Gig components 67 Catches one’s breath

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1 Shade of turning leaves 2 Taking out the trash, say 3 Bother incessantl­y 4 Hieroglyph­ics reptile 5 Like Switzerlan­d, during World War II 6 Sunday celebratio­ns 7 Border on 8 Baseball Triple Crown stat 9 Messenger bag 10 Noah’s landfall 11 ___ Scotia lox 12 Radiate, as heat 13 Cross a creek, say 18 Marsh vegetation 23 Refuse to grant 25 “Don’t worry about me” 26 Sunny spot for a houseplant 28 Grand Ole Opry genre, briefly 29 Smartphone image 30 “X” may mark it 31 Brewpub array 32Habitual grump33 Prefix with plane, to a 53-Down 34 Mortgage option, briefly 38 Gives in to gravity 39 Hallmark offering 41 What alibis often are 42 The “O” in Jackie O. 43 Cardiologi­st’s insert 44 Biker jacket material 46 Relatives of vicunas 47 Men from 6-Across 50 Condescend­ing sorts 51 Curly hair or blue eyes 52 “Rich Girl” duo Hall & ___ 53 Many a bangers-and-mash eater 54Elfin Jedi master 55 Maya Angelou, e.g. 56 ___ out (exhibit) 60 Vein yield 61 Regret bitterly

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2/8 © Andrews McMeel

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