Crossword

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Edited by Rich Norris and Joyce Nichols Lewis

1 Bowl over 5 Hardly prudent 9 Chophouse order 14 Young Clark’s

love 15 90 degrees from

norte 16 Century plant,

e.g. 17 Hindustani

tongue 18 Boardwalk

extension 19 Trick 20 Computer accessory honored in verse? 23 Construction

alloy 24 RSVP part 25 Bud 28 Olympic dominance by Team USA? 33 Virgin __ Records: British label 36 Male delivery 37 Canadian coin

since 1996 38 Landslide victory

claim 41 Stretch out 42 Recorded 43 Mine in Milan 44 Conscription

agcy. 45 How some medieval knights described their relationships? 49 “__ Fell”: Beatles 50 Chicago’s __

Center 51 Post-lecture

activity, briefly 55 Grammarian’s

treatise? 60 Strange 62 Watch part 63 Potpourri quality 64 Did a gainer, say 65 Yokohama

product 66 Eric who founded an eclectic reader 67 Autobahn autos 68 Strongbox

alternative 69 The ten in “hang

ten”

DOWN

1 Frequents dive

bars, say 2 Deck with a

Hanged Man 3 Inordinate 4 Queasiness 5 Certain auction

offering 6 “Fat chance!” 7 Intervenes 8 Stout-hearted 9 It’s not debatable 10 “Young Frankenstein” helper 11 Slugabed 12 Christmas lead-in 13 Coffee break

time 21 “Slippery” tree 22 Joy 26 Place for digs 27 Essays

appearing daily 29 “Get on Your

Feet” singer 30 Anonymous ’70s

litigant 31 Song on the

album “ABBA” 32 Bed at a base 33 The Oxford Dictionaries 2015 “Word” of the Year is one

34 “__ Constant 48 Skipped Sorrow”: folk 52 Greet quietly classic 53 Airborne intruder 35 Easy to figure 54 Lew in old

out movies 39 Wagner’s “__ 56 Dog trainer’s

Rheingold” word 40 Fitting 57 Good things to 41 Gambling cube make meet 43 Trivial matter 58 Soft ball 46 Perches 59 “Hook” pirate 47 Kicks off the 60 Commotion

field, briefly 61 Impertinence ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE: xwordeditor@aol.com