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DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Gaping mouths 5 “The Sorcerer’s Apprentice” composer 10 States in an outdated atlas: Abbr. 14 Nobelist Wiesel 15 Official mandate 16 Analogous (to) 17 One way to ride a horse 19 Stereotypi­cal pooch

20 D.C.’s Pennsylvan­ia, e.g. 21 Named, briefly 22 Shop talk

23 One in a hundred? 25 Cafeteria worker’s cover 27 Affleck of “Gone Girl” 28 “Downton __”: PBS show 29 Dramatic opening? 32 Many an emailer 34 ’50s political monogram 37 Typical MLB pitching alignment, and a hint to this puzzle’s circles 41 Train stopping at

every sta.

42 They turn litmus

paper red 43 Does impression­s of

44 Grazing groups 46 “Gimme a __” 48 Large goblet 50 “Haven’t the foggiest” 54 Bamboo lover 55 Alternativ­e to fries 56 Korean automaker 57 Script fraction 58 Military expert, say 61 Sun Devils’ rival 62 Canadian fliers 63 Language of Pakistan 64 Riverbank residue 65 Govt.-backed bond 66 “Freeze!”

DOWN

1 Small plateaus 2 Still in contention 3 Alleviate traffic on, perhaps 4 “Told you” 5 Exactly right 6 Milk source 7 10-time NBA AllStar Jason 8 Commonly injured knee part, briefly 9 Sault __ Marie 10 “On Language” columnist 11 Barely enjoy the pool?

12 First Homeland Security secretary 13 Condescend­ing one

18 Place

22 First sign of fall 24 Rose’s Broadway beau

25 Saintly glows 26 Drive the getaway car, say 29 Partner of 30Down 30 Partner of 29Down 31 Remote choice 32 Ouzo flavoring 33 MDW : Midway :: __ : O’Hare 35 Anonymous Jane 36 Peyton Manning’s four? 38 Educator Montessori 39 Adapter letters 40 Delicate handling 45 Firstborn 46 Parlor piece

47 Let up

48 Just above average 49 One side of Hispaniola 50 Talk oneself up 51 School uniform part, perhaps 52 Foul up 53 Thoroughly enjoy 55 Early smartphone 58 Rank above cpl. 59 Coffee break time 60 Mercury astronaut Grissom

 ?? By George Jasper ©2019 Tribune Content Agency ?? 2/20/19
By George Jasper ©2019 Tribune Content Agency 2/20/19

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