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Across 1 “My Kind of ___ (Chicago Is)” 5 Went 90, say 9 The former Mrs. McCartney 14 What you may think of 15 Concern for beachcombers 16 Tinker to ___ to Chance (Cubs double play combo) 17 Curse of the Billy ___, Cubs “jinx” that ended in 2016 18 Western tribe 19 Things proofreaders look for 20 Hall-of-Famer known as Mr. Cub 23 Racer Yarborough 24 Balls 25 Blog annoyances 27 Backbone-related 30 The year 254 32 Opposite of baja 33 Its inaugural flight was from Geneva to Tel Aviv 35 Kind of blitz 39 2016 award for each Cub 42 Shag or bob 43 English lockup 44 Barely beat 45 Judy Jetson’s kid brother 47 Moves like a whirlpool 49 Entertain grandly 52 Trash-toting transport 53 Sleep like ___ 54 Wrigley Field events since only 1988 60 Finish pitching in a lopsided game 62 Uncouth one 63 Newswoman Logan 64 Capital in a Cole Porter song 65 Certain tax-free investment, for short 66 Home to French silk makers 67 Bar drink taken in one gulp 68 What many writers write on 69 Cubs slugger with 609 home runs
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1 Buster Brown’s canine sidekick 2 Something whiffed 3 Withdraw gradually 4 Cub, e.g. 5 Targets of close shaves? 6 Some wrap holders 7 First place 8 What many writers write on 9 Allow to 10 Unique feature of Wrigley Field 11 Country whose capital is more than 4,500 feet above sea level 12 Like some humor 13 Burros 21 Stat for Jon Lester 22 Cubs’ divisional rivals: Abbr. 26 Hoopsters’ hoops 27 Familiar sayings 28 Secret plan 29 Modest reply to a compliment 30 Hall-of-Fame sportscaster Harry who regularly led the Wrigley Field crowd in singing “Take Me Out to the Ball Game” 31 Oscar : films :: ___ : ads 34 Toy block brand 36 “What ___ tell you?” 37 “Picnic” playwright 38 Matures 40 PC brand 41 Thrilling 46 Kylo ___, Adam Driver’s role in “Star Wars” 48 Ballpark frank 49 Stadium walkways 50 Internet finance firm 51 Decide to play for pay 52 Glimmered 55 Some early PCs 56 Ascend 57 Chicken salad ingredient 58 Boy with a bow and arrow 59 Mideast capital supposedly founded by a son of Noah 61 Favorite