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DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Siri counterpar­t 10 Inst. with a weekly “Big Picture Science” radio program 14 Short-term

hospital service 15 Demonym that may have a second “a” 16 Ignores 17 Wise guys 18 One of the Noldor,

in Tolkien 19 Pitcher’s goal 20 Kind of red 21 Dark genre 23 Holy __ 25 Child expert

LeShan 26 When many take

breaks 28 Work with a

partner 29 Dropbox’s blue

box, for one 30 More, to Nadal 32 Chain with day

care 34 Lollygag 37 Stay in the cooler 38 Refreshing ice cream with blended cookies 40 Mattress problem 41 First name in

couture 42 Brand at

32-Across 44 “Pipe down!” 48 Child support org. 49 Road safety

feature 51 Family __ 52 Schools abroad 54 Genre of the late

David Bowie 56 Dove shape 57 “Iron Chef America” host Brown 58 Step out 60 Hunger Games

competitor­s 61 “We don’t promise you a rose garden” sloganeer 62 Transposes

letters, say 63 Tom Jones hit written by Paul Anka

DOWN

1 Lead source 2 Spotted cat 3 Company 4 Alfa Romeo sports cars 5 More, to minimalist­s 6 Flash 7 Got down pat 8 Diner kitchen

shout 9 Minute 10 Heineken logo

feature 11 It’s trained on a

nest 12 Name meaning

“God’s gift” 13 Flash 15 Tweeter, say 20 Phrases on seals 22 Sends in 24 Musical piece 27 Icel. is its only member without a standing army 29 “Perhaps” 31 Soap, for

example 33 Short stops? 34 She played Arwen Undómiel in “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy 35 Albee’s “The Goat, or Who Is Sylvia?,” e.g. 36 Enjoy The Atlantic 38 Government

nutrition guide 39 “Holy cow!” 43 Wilde tragedy 45 Roger Ebert’s

Illinois birthplace 46 Ready for dinner 47 Reason for Luther’s excommunic­ation 49 Target section 50 Family matriarchs 53 Ages 55 “The Social Network” actress Rooney __ 58 Gloomy one 59 Pickles on

“Rugrats”

 ?? By C.C. Burnikel ?? 2/20/16
By C.C. Burnikel 2/20/16

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