CROSSWORD FOR WEDNESDAY
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1 Half, in combos 5 Outlet insert 9 Safari leader 14 Circle size 15 Parking lot sight 16 Burr or Copland 17 “Semper fi” grp. 18 Room service item 19 Drip-dry fabric 20 Cop’s contact 22 Shellfish 24 Ms. Lauper 26 Santa — winds 27 Gum arabic tree 30 Painter’s aid (2 wds.) 35 Sextant’s successor 36 Barbecue favorite 37 Foot part 38 Ja, to Jacques 39 Paprika dish 42 Off-rd. vehicle 43 Fuel cartel 45 Mosque official 46 — nous 48 Laid an egg (2 wds.) 50 Rubicon crosser 51 Pamplona yell 52 Monkeys’ taboos 54 Nightstand spot 58 Hook up 62 UFO passenger 63 Flower container 65 Neutral color 66 Jewelry box 67 Old Dead Sea kingdom 68 Tar’s toddy 69 Pet nickname 70 Japan’s first capital 71 Heredity factor DOWN
1 Herr’s abode 2 Prefix for “while” 3 Brief message 4 1980s Chrysler CEO 5 Copper “rust” 6 Put out bait 7 Tony-winner — Hagen 8 “Naked Maja” artist 9 Kind of split 10 Buttonholes 11 Younger Guthrie of folk music 12 When shadows are shortest 13 “Green Gables” redhead 21 Recumbent 23 Candy sheets 25 Leave alone 27 Reserved or reticent 28 Sporty car 29 Movie mermaid 31 Tot’s wheels 32 Billy and nanny 33 “Violet” lead-in 34 When pigs fly 36 Adidas rival 40 Fixed a squeak 41 Emulates Galen 44 Most intimate 47 Savings (2 wds.) 49 Hard and stern 50 Theater 53 Cap brim 54 Support 55 Post-kindergarten 56 Eat sparingly 57 Equal 59 Large lot 60 — Hubbard of sci-fi 61 Racing sled 64 Oklahoma town