Houston Chronicle

DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS 1 Piece of cake 5 Forever and a day 9 Tony who was a teammate of Carew and Killebrew 14 Some bra fabric 15 Little bit 16 Put a lid on 17 *On the same page 19 Steakhouse order 20 “You never know” 21 Where honorees may sit 23 Miss Chile’s title: Abbr. 24 Rowing pair 26 Ragged 28 Gingerbrea­d house roof toppers 32 Get really mad 35 “Hey, sailor!” 36 Glide above the clouds 38 False step 39 Actor McKellen 40 *Auto buyer’s considerat­ion 42 Andy’s doll pal 43 Eccentric 45 Base lullaby 46 Likelihood 47 Nods off 49 Multiwinne­r race outcome 51 Say hello to 53 Take down __: humble 54 Silo filler

56 Landlocked African nation 58 Like a soldier at attention

62 Pigeonhole 64 Online business, and a hint to the ends of the answers to starred clues 66 Muscat native 67 Ready for picking 68 “Very true!” 69 Fee-based entertainm­ent service

70 Biblical garden 71 Little shavers DOWN

1 Like the chance of winning a lottery 2 Grandpa’s love 3 In need of a massage 4 Journalism award 5 Prepare to fire 6 Sore loser’s opposite 7 Volcano in Italy 8 “__ with flowers” 9 Mo. for scary

costumes 10 Bib-wearer’s

entrée 11 *Illegal activity that threatens elephants 12 Blow off some

steam 13 General vicinity 18 Tail end 22 Texas NBA team, on scoreboard­s 25 Civil rights icon Parks 27 Prom attendee 28 Profits 29 Company with orange-and-white trucks 30 *Jamaican resort 31 Soup go-with, at lunch 33 Fit automaker 34 Auditing giant __ & Young 37 Ali boxing technique 40 Deal with things 41 “Right this minute!” 44 70-Across tempter 46 “Just my luck!” 48 “Just a __!” 50 Regard 52 At that place 54 Hoofbeat sound 55 “__ Lama Ding Dong”: doo-wop hit 57 Battery fluid 59 Humorist Bombeck 60 Kept in the loop, briefly 61 Bills with Hamilton on them 63 Tyler of “The Leftovers” 65 Fellows

 ?? By C.C. Burnikel ?? 7/12/16
By C.C. Burnikel 7/12/16

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