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CROSSWORD

- EDITED Erik Agard BY Gail Grabowski

IN THE ORCHESTRA

ACROSS 1 Be in charge of 5 Pulled apart 9 World-weary sounds 14 Water balloons, say 15 Spilled salt, to some 16 Fields of expertise 17 Completely engrossed 18 Posh affair 19 Coffee concoction 20 High-ranking officers 23 “Chocolat” actress Olin 24 Was in charge of 25 Stat for a student 28 “To be fair . . .” 32 Complain 33 Nocturnal flying predator 36 Charlie’s Angels, for example 37 Make impure 38 Easterlies, e.g. 42 Like the Pantheon 43 Stretch ___ 44 Word before “bar” or “pride” 45 Very much 46 Revenue source for magazines 49 Female fowl 50 Part of FWIW 51 Two truths and ___ 54 Used one’s influence to gain an advantage 60 “All done!” 62 Art ___ 63 Site of a hamster wheel 64 Last Greek letter 65 Small flying insect 66 Victor’s shout 67 Flag holders 68 Literary governess Jane 69 License prerequisi­te, perhaps

DOWN 1 “No ___, no foul” 2 Something checked on a phone 3 More than enough 4 Very fond 5 Ancient 42-Across attire 6 “Rock the Casbah” actor Sharif 7 Depend 8 Make possible 9 According to some food theorists, chicken soup is one 10 401(k) alternativ­es 11 Leaves 12 Beret or bowler 13 U-turn from NNW 21 Kilt pattern 22 Hummingbir­d feeder color 26 Bamboo eater 27 Fidgety 29 The Grand Canyon State, on scoreboard­s 30 Nothing at all 31 Works hard 32 Singer Ella 33 The “O” in O Magazine 34 Composed prose 35 Iced tea garnish 37 ___ garage 39 Florist’s delivery vehicle, often 40 Chill in the air 41 ABC show for early risers, for short 46 Verizon ISP 47 ___ up (unearth) 48 Bring forth 50 Kennel pests 52 Very impressed 53 Some frozen waffles 55 Strongly encourage 56 Declare false 57 ___ tissue 58 Lug 59 Text status 60 Do better than 61 Medical grp. with copays

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© Andrews McMeel 7/17

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