CROSSWORD PUZZLE

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1 Deep mud 5 Proverb 10 Majority 14 Region 15 Dentist’s tool 16 Very interested in 17 Yearn 18 Gruesome 19 Spume 20 Meantime 22 Benumbs 24 Tease 25 Stanza 26 Burn with liquid 29 Evergreen tree 30 Bursting at the __; very full 34 Neat 35 Capture 36 Water parted by Moses 37 Wedding words 38 Rotten 40 Coolidge’s nickname 41 Mel or José 43 Upper limb 44 Survey of voters 45 Liberated 46 Hotel 47 Flag maker __ Ross 48 Train station 50 Caribbean or Mediterranean 51 Trudged 54 Room for making meals 58 Green citrus 59 Passenger 61 Bring on board 62 Related 63 Silly 64 __ Benedict; fancy breakfast 65 Brooklyn hoopsters 66 __ meringue pie 67 Injection

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1 African nation 2 Press, as clothing 3 Money paid to a landlord 4 With bells on 5 Speak without preparation 6 Percussion instrument 7 Lung contents 8 Sailplane 9 Firstborn of two 10 Offense; sin 11 In the past 12 Astonish 13 Male turkeys 21 Get __ of; shed 23 Valuable thing 25 Bright & lively 26 __ as a board 27 Apple drink 28 Worship 29 Distant 31 Famed British racecourse 32 Repasts 33 Ms. Struthers 35 And not 36 Record speed letters 38 Gave up 39 Fancy vase 42 Blushes 44 Juicy fruits 46 Element whose symbol is I 47 Wager 49 Danger 50 Ambulance’s blaring device 51 Think ahead 52 Similar to 53 Leave out 54 Game similar to lotto 55 On drugs 56 Thus 57 Home of twigs 60 Water barrier