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ACROSS

1 Little jerk

4 Human

10 Grand __

14 NAACP co-founder __ B. Wells 15 Really go for, as an opportunit­y 16 Spanish boy 17 *Colorful addition to an aquarium 19 In the thick of 20 Down the road 21 13th to beware?: Abbr. 22 Cropped up 23 Weaver’s contraptio­n 24 *Big rig need 26 Modern sweetie 28 Sidewalk stand drinks

29 Hot stuff 33 They roll at the end 36 “Planet Money” network

37 ATM user’s need 38 Possess

39 ’60s war zone 40 Afternoon break in London 42 Vexes 44 Bareilles of “Waitress” 45 “Star Wars” sequel trilogy heroine 46 *Eco-friendly source of some shellfish

51 GI on the lam 55 Celestial ovine 56 Dictator Amin 57 Where to find Bologna

58 Cake layer 59 Like someone who only has I’s for you? ... or an apt descriptio­n of the answers to starred clues 61 Present

62 Not quite four times 63 Binge-watcher’s device 64 Winter glider 65 Shorthand pros 66 Salty expanse

DOWN

1 __ wave

2 Craters of the Moon state 3 Typical Stan Lee role 4 Begged

5 It might shock you 6 One-named “Baby Beluga” singer 7 Empire State Building topper 8 Desert relief spot 9 To the __ degree 10 Wolfed (down)

11 Stretch at a wedding? 12 Licorice-like flavoring 13 Prototype 18 Brazilian dance 22 Like firm pasta 24 Number that has a point 25 Far-toomemorab­le song 27 Hopes (to) 29 “Snowpierce­r” network

30 Big swinger 31 Lingerie top

32 __ of a kind 33 Kernel holder 34 Road goo 35 Texting format, for short

41 Used a stun gun on 43 Hilton competitor 46 Arithmetic, to Brits 47 Archangel who guarded Eden with a fiery sword 48 Making-up preceder 49 Love to bits 50 “Breaking Bad” poison 52 Fends (off ) 53 Kalamata __ 54 Stretchy fiber 57 Model/actress Sastre

59 Sci-fi beings 60 Novelist Umberto

 ?? By Nina Sloan and Ross Trudeau ©2020 Tribune Content Agency 8/19/20 ??
By Nina Sloan and Ross Trudeau ©2020 Tribune Content Agency 8/19/20

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