Houston Chronicle

DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS 1 Bun or beehive 7 Faux __: social

goof 10 Keep __:

persevere 14 Free from stress by heating, as metal 15 Theater chain initials 16 Golfer’s mulligan, e.g. 17 Tendency to explode in anger 19 Banjo ridge 20 Surrounded by 21 Rushed toward 23 Genetic letters 24 Scottish denial 25 Demons and such 28 Graduates 30 Deem necessary 31 Performing 35 Issue a ticket to 36 Cover for mysterious doings 40 Surprise “from the blue” 41 Sharpshoot­ers’ aiming devices 42 Top squads 45 Media revenue source 49 Blue jeans pioneer 53 Roman goddess of peace 54 Wash. neighbor 55 Needles 56 Beaujolais or Burgundy 57 Red __: spicy candies 59 Real-time media transfer 62 “The Mammoth Hunters” novelist Jean 63 Dictator Amin 64 Rain or snow, briefly 65 Wee 66 Broadband option, briefly 67 Most elegant

DOWN

1 “Our Man in __”: Graham Greene novel set in Cuba 2 Creature 3 Instead (of) 4 Film critic Rex 5 “Who __?”: New Orleans Saints fans’ chant 6 Spanish cheer 7 Like a visit from the Bishop of Rome 8 Congregati­onal replies 9 Paper bits for collages 10 Response to “Speak!” 11 Wonderful 12 Modern theft target 13 How food may be seasoned 18 Med. scan 22 Even score 25 Ltr. insert 26 Corleone family head 27 School break 29 Rum cocktail 32 “No __, ands or buts!” 33 White House foreign policy gp. 34 Old Prizm automaker 36 Removed from office via election 37 Lifts 38 Taxpayer ID users 39 56-Across choices 40 Bloody Mary’s solo 43 Chinese food additive 44 Unemotiona­l 46 Separately 47 Island verandas 48 Not subject to jury duty, say 50 Fridge forays 51 Analgesic brand 52 Put to work 56 Birdhouse singer 58 Furtive 60 Sunscreen letters 61 Prefix with cycle

 ??  ?? ©2017 Tribune Content Agency 8/22/17 By Bruce Haight
©2017 Tribune Content Agency 8/22/17 By Bruce Haight

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