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1 Swedish pop group with the hit “Chiquitita” 5 Top dog 10 Trojan War hero 14 Stroller, in Sheffield 15 Give up, informally 16 Serenity “before the storm” 17 Foamy tubful for unwinding 19 Excessive publicity 20 Needlelike engraving tools 21 Mae __, first Black woman in space 23 Airer of Tyler Perry’s “The Oval” 24 Harmonic 25 “Last Week Tonight” network 27 Lumber on a diamond 33 Deli sandwich, initially 34 Nobelist Wiesel 35 Use the exit 36 On the __: quarreling 38 Inn offering a morning meal, briefly ... or a hint to six puzzle answers 41 Whole heap 42 Turns to soup, as ice cream 44 Mystical vibe 46 Jest 47 Bryan Cranston crime drama 50 Investigat­ive journalist Nellie 51 “Check it out for yourself!” 52 Bird in Liberty Mutual ads 54 Ali of “Love Story” 57 Artist’s board 61 Loafing around 62 Fish-and-chips coating 64 Old Russian ruler 65 Hosp. trauma pro 66 Caramel-filled candy 67 Shift and Tab 68 Praises highly 69 Small bills

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1 Police dept. alerts 2 Very dry, as Champagne 3 Infant’s source of nourishmen­t 4 Easygoing pace 5 Help a robber, say 6 Experiment sites 7 Links org. 8 Assassin’s assignment 9 Greek goddess of wisdom 10 Trojan War hero 11 Blue birds 12 Purina rival 13 Marvel-ous heroes? 18 Do not disturb 22 Retail complex 24 Like many firsttime workers 25 Cold War threat 26 Clearer, as a sky 28 Priest’s robe 29 One-named “Chandelier” singer 30 Icon with a leftfacing arrow 31 Be of use to 32 Bear in a kid’s bed 37 Walks drunkenly 39 Name, as a knight 40 Bikini top 43 Toffee candy bar 45 Journalist __ Rogers St. Johns 48 Author Allende 49 Period “ushered in” 53 Paris subway 54 Rocking Jagger 55 Axlike tool 56 Potter’s material 57 Jab 58 Elementary lesson 59 Marketing prefix 60 Greek matchmaker 63 Tulane URL ending

 ?? By Jared Goudsmit ©2021 Tribune Content Agency ??
By Jared Goudsmit ©2021 Tribune Content Agency

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