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ACROSS
1 Braided Jewish bread 8 Some punches
13 Fill to the gills
14 Stay faithful
15 Takes stock? 16 Colonial-era headgear 17 Cleverness thought of too late to use 19 “___ a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World” (1963 film) 20 Country singer Keith 21 Former inits. for Spike TV 22 Prefix with tourism 23 Department store founder R. H. ___ 24 Cost of admission 25 The “A” of I.P.A. 26 Place to find a pen and teller 27 Wretched
30 Flexible contract
provision
33 Gets back together,
as a class
34 Wasteful government
spending
35 Seating with hymnals 36 “As an aside …,”
in a text
37 ___ Martin
(Cognac maker) 38 It can go for a buck 39 “Golly!”
40 Cartoon character who explores with Boots 41 “Golly!” 42 Straight-shooting 45 Dessert brand 46 Dressing up as a fictional character with others 50 Bathroom units 51 Malevolent look 52 Shelters
53 Leaves the union
DOWN
1 TV show that spawned an exhibit at Chicago’s Museum of Science and Industry
2 ___ Solo
3 Off-road ride,
for short
4 Gives a false story 5 Endures
6 Lead-in to boy or girl 7 Wondering “Should I?
Should I not?”
8 Floral necklaces
9 Latin phrase used listlessly? 10 Discouraged
11 City NW of Genoa 12 Posted 14 Hee-haw 16 Dessert chain
18 The Who’s “Tommy,” e.g. 19 Freeze frame? 22 Otherwise
23 Peter who wrote “Serpico” 24 Ordinary people
25 ___ Lingus 26 Played, as a trumpet 27 Foretell the future by using a crystal ball 28 Stereotypical response from a shrink 29 Overnight delivery? 31 Entrance room
where guests wait 32 Good date movies 37 Need fortug-of-war 38 Rounded patch of color
on an animal coat 39 Small annoyances 40 Cost of
membership
41 “That’s ___ to my ears” 42 Mount of Greek myth 43 Jazz great Fitzgerald 44 Peace symbol
47 Had the helm 48 Affirmative vote 49 Affirmative