Houston Chronicle

DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Bloke 5 Tie, in chess 9 Rival of Elle 14 Punjabi prince 15 Personal energy field, some say 16 Black key wood, traditiona­lly 17 Banned apple spray 18 Electric fan noise 19 Fix, as a loose shoelace knot 20 “Hell’s Kitchen” chef 23 Special or covert strategies 24 Trucker’s unit 25 Owns 28 Lorelei’s river 31 Risky low-lying area to build on 34 Long, long time 35 Post-WWI art movement 37 Affixed with a hammer 38 Unknown Doe 40 “Gymnopédie­s” composer 42 High-grade cotton 43 Barely make, as a living 45 Boots the ball 47 Serious no-no 48 Not someone an amateur should play poker with 50 Adidas alternativ­es 52 Everyday article 53 Second-tallest living bird 54 Burger holder 55 Narrative device that peeks at the future ... and a hint to the start of 20-, 31-, and 48-Across 61 Camper’s craft 64 “English breakfast” drinks 65 Bear’s warning 66 Assumed name 67 Colored eye part 68 Prefix for objectors 69 Where to get dates 70 __ a one: none 71 Barely a sound

DOWN

1 Rugged cliff 2 Angelic ring 3 Cracked open, say 4 Formal forgivenes­s 5 Occurs to, with “on” 6 German coal valley 7 La Scala number 8 Become fond of 9 Porch with a roof, usually 10 Give heed to 11 Obtained 12 Institute of higher learning, to Brits 13 Look at intently 21 Opinion piece 22 Oklahoma athlete 25 “Total patient” philosophy 26 Low-hemoglobin condition 27 Many taxis 28 Not accept 29 Pipe smoked in trendy bars 30 “Where are you?” response from a nearby room 31 Govt. regulator of dietary supplement­s 32 “I don’t have time right now” 33 Nada 36 Inhaler user’s malady 39 Nonverbal okay 41 Really bug 44 Having no purpose 46 Cowboy boot attachment 49 “Keep __ Weird”: Texas city slogan 51 Open for Christmas 54 Everycow 55 Whitecap formation 56 Olympian queen 57 Okay, but not great 58 Great 59 Part of APR 60 Plumbing problem 61 Upper limit 62 Phrase on a menu 63 Nada

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