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DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Ring in one’s ears? 11 Common dressage gait

15 It may offer dining options and a spa 16 Tanning target 17 Imperfecti­ons affecting diamond clarity

18 ’60s pop singer Sands

19 Called to the shepherd 20 Trial for a wouldbe atty.?

21 One told to leave, maybe 22 Camera choices 23 No longer is 24 Round number? 25 Trig function 27 Pickett’s Charge charger

28 High in an irritating way 32 Weak-kneed 36 Sign that may have a dog silhouette on it

38 “I hear ya” 39 Child’s milestone 40 Future flounder 41 Mulligan, e.g. 43 Fix

45 “__ little faster, please”

46 Retinal cells 50 Thorn in one’s side 51 Hawaiian staple 53 Word from the Hebrew for “teaching” 54 “Scientific American Frontiers” host 55 Tippling point? 57 Each cha in chacha-cha

58 Bad taste 59 Lawman who was also a boxing referee 60 Green Hornet’s great-uncle

DOWN

1 Cheats, in a way 2 Nephric

3 Jazz pianist Peterson

4 Flag bearers 5 Guck

6 “__ not my call” 7 Upbraid

8 Start of a pedestrian caution 9 Dunham of “Girls” 10 __ Coast

11 NYC landmark overlookin­g Central Park 12 Inland navigator

13 Penner of praiseful poetry 14 Muscle

23 Tom who coined “radical chic” 24 Like a drunken sailor, in more ways than one? 25 Laid it on thick 26 Med. research agency 28 Overhead expanse 29 Half a bray 30 Tailgating danger 31 Cell download, perhaps

33 Ben Stiller’s mom 34 Purpose 35 Return ID 37 Wide partner 42 Emulate Galway 43 Denigrate 44 122-square-mile republic

46 __ candle 47 Bornean beast 48 Hustle, say 49 More 32-Across 51 Considerab­le effort

52 Word on some headstones 53 Costume in some Shakespear­e plays 56 Key prepositio­n

 ?? By Ed Sessa ©2019 Tribune Content Agency ?? 12/14/19
By Ed Sessa ©2019 Tribune Content Agency 12/14/19

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