Houston Chronicle

DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Limerick, e.g. 5 Undergroun­d molten rock 10 “Get lost!” 14 Far from fair 15 Double-reed woodwinds 16 Global extremity 17 Rural political bloc 19 Shortly, to Shakespear­e 20 Submitted 21 Opponents 23 Mate for a stag 24 Amin of Uganda 25 Crate-moving equipment 27 Mountain climber’s return trip 31 Rain really hard 32 The Trojans of the NCAA 33 Silly error 36 Other side, in war 39 Bone-breaking combo, in a playground rhyme 43 Martial arts-based workout 44 “Stop stalling!” 45 Three, in Napoli 46 Circus safety gear 48 Double-__: traitor 51 Slow-cooked entrée 55 Really annoy 56 “The Greatest” in the ring 57 “Get lost!” 58 Farther below sea level 62 CBS legal drama “The Good __” 64 Retail outlet with a tech support area called the “Genius Bar” 66 Bad to the bone 67 River in Düsseldorf, in Düsseldorf 68 Nebula named for a crustacean, which can precede the starts of 17-, 25-, 39-, 51- and 64-Across 69 Pack of cards 70 Desirable trait 71 Citgo rival

DOWN

1 Wrinkly-faced dogs 2 Storybook baddie 3 Splashy style 4 Connecticu­t home ofa 19-acre maritime museum 5 Breakfast times 6 Blood classifica­tion letters 7 __ on a tangent 8 “Likewise” 9 Stand up for (oneself) 10 Health resort 11 Burger bar array 12 Emotionall­y distant 13 Religious belief 18 One of a triangle trio 22 Sport with clay targets 26 Carson’s successor 27 Clean with a rag 28 Juanita’s “this” 29 Word before method or notation 30 Pond hopper 34 Singer Yoko 35 Govt. banking protector 37 Inconseque­ntial 38 River of Flanders 40 Trucker on a radio 41 Zither-like Japanese instrument­s 42 Shrill 47 World’s largest desert 49 Mine extracts 50 Undetailed drawing 51 Toyed with, cat-style 52 Martini garnish 53 Last year’s frosh 54 Drinks excessivel­y 59 Skin opening 60 Important chapters in history 61 Civil War fighters 63 Bugling beast 65 Stretch the truth

 ?? By Roger Wienberg ?? 6/22/15
By Roger Wienberg 6/22/15

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