DAILY CROSSWORD
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Chuckleheads Marcus Aurelius, for one
Distraction in a dr.’s waiting room Meet part Confection typically flavored with saffron and rosewater
16 Make public 17 *Obstacle encountered at dawn?
Letters before a take
Ruse
Flamenco shout Sleep study subject
*Plot where blue bars of soap grow? Pro Football Hall of Famer Troy __ roll
Certain crosscountry traveler Two or three, say Setup punches Chest muscles, briefly
Conclude with, and a phonetic hint for the answers to the starred clues Four-award acronym
Big Apple store Fibber
“Pride Is the Devil” rapper Soaks up the sun Short revitalizer *Time when tall, thick grass covers a golf course?
“It’s open!”
Soup container Western gas chain Avocado discard *Shoutout to a ride-hailing app? System starter? “They were no match for me!” Center of Renaissance art Actor Cariou 1 6
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64 65 66 Pert 67 Anti-anxiety drug
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Appliance alert Not quite round Round number? Merely
Porcine pen
NFL coach with the most career wins
Scale allowances Not fresh
Secret suffix Ancient land on the Dead Sea *Everyone’s favorite fire-breathing monster?
Mann of pop
[But I don’t wanna do my homework!] Windfall
Cast
Jaguar, for one His and hers
Gala garb Egyptian cobras Maker of BILLY bookcases *Controller part that gets worn out playing “Mortal Kombat”? Text, e.g.
Star __: expensive spice
34 Rx overseer 36 Whirled weapon 37 Pedometer unit 39 Large deer 43 “SNL” alum Hooks 45 “I dunno” gestures 46 Post-op wear for some pets 47 Drive away 29 30 33 48 49 50
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Waiting in the wings Surveyor’s units
__ the Owl:
Rice University mascot
Naan flour “Glass Onion” filmmaker Johnson
Bar mixer
Black gemstone Campy scarf UFO aviators Squash