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1 Observe Ramadan, in a way 5 __ and terminer: criminal court 9 Tapered fastener 14 Scratch the surface? 15 Sub spot 16 “Glee” club 17 “Sharknado” actress Reid 18 Banish to Hades, say 19 Like most tarantulas 20 Bond portrayer Daniel’s BuzzFeed piece? 23 That guy 24 Stay-at-home __ 25 Bonfire residue 26 Leftover bit of a physics experiment? 33 Yes, on Talk Like a Pirate Day 34 Love god 35 Seagoing mil. group 36 “__ you!” 39 Source of 20s 40 Icky buildup 41 Sydney school 42 Charlatan 44 18%, often 46 Ezine feature? 50 “Collages” novelist 51 Chest-beating beast 52 Marked, as a ballot 55 Beantown treat? 60 Real pip 61 Trompe l’__ 62 Online urban music magazine 63 Actress Woodard 64 Mantel piece 65 Molecule component 66 Perp subduer 67 Help for the poor 68 What’s going on

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1 Sell for 2 Game company formerly named Syzygy 3 Beats it 4 Asian language with 44 consonants 5 “Probably ... ” 6 Shoppe descriptor 7 Weena’s race, in “The Time Machine” 8 What swish shots don’t touch 9 Flaky metamorphi­c rocks 10 Joanie’s love 11 Bubble and churn 12 Green land 13 Seinfeldes­que 21 Wagga Wagga welcome 22 Starchy tuber 27 Shock absorber 28 Saint at a gate 29 Operationa­l branch 30 Mongrel 31 “Geaux Tigers” SEC school 32 Wind down or wind up 36 Belly, to a tot 37 Sean Lennon’s middle name 38 Jack-in-the-box flipper 39 Police blotter letters 40 Lowest-ranking NCO 42 Fried corn cake 43 __ Domini 44 Has a few 45 Treats, as a sprain 47 Make certain 48 Lao-tzu’s philosophy 49 Whip up 53 Fight (through), as a crowd 54 Considers 55 Composer Bartók 56 Klutzes 57 Stellar phenomenon 58 Ring out 59 Nobelist Pavlov 60 Ball club

 ?? ©2016 Tribune Content Agency By Robin Stears ?? 5/25/16
©2016 Tribune Content Agency By Robin Stears 5/25/16

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