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1 One of the Three Bears 5 Pro concerned with Apr. 15 8 Like one liable for libel 14 Tons 15 The Boston Bruins retired his #4 in 1979 16 Like mosaic stones 17 Ilk 18 *Nostalgic place for a walk 20 Patella 22 Sign of summer 23 D.C. figure 24 Alabama march city 25 Porcine sounds 27 *Place to pursue pleasure 33 Brought back to its original condition 36 Song for a diva 37 Sturdy tree 38 Some shower components 42 Overnight option 43 Plumbing concern 45 Fixed, as old shoes 47 *Place with no options 51 Relaxed 52 Trivial, as issues 56 Have debts 59 Without end, to the Bard 60 Cry of approval ... and what the end of each answer to a starred clue is 62 *Evidence in whitecolla­r crime 65 Dunkable cookie 66 Aphrodite’s love 67 Web address 68 Measure of versatilit­y 69 Renter 70 Map part 71 Measure of proficienc­y

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1 Batman and Robin wore them 2 Without help 3 Type of mushroom 4 NFL passing stat 5 Robin Cook’s breakout 1977 novel 6 Pre-cooking job 7 Limb on a rest 8 Fire alerts 9 Break up, as a bovine team 10 Without exception 11 Ewe sounds 12 One drawn in the sand 13 First home 19 Potpourri 21 Pool shot 25 Said, “I’ll have the lobster,” say 26 Health resort 28 Rage 29 Bumped into 30 Seed cover 31 Diner sticker 32 Round of applause 33 Went in a taxi 34 Merit 35 Icy street risk 39 “__ the ramparts ... ” 40 P-like Greek letter 41 Sordid 44 Author of macabre tales 46 Remove from text 48 Spenser’s “The __ Queene” 49 Fly to avoid 50 Bonn mister 53 Like Odin and Loki 54 Curved moldings 55 Fowl pole 56 Australian gem 57 Walk in the shallows 58 Grand-scale poetry 60 Line with a plug 61 One on your side 63 Sunny pair? 64 Arctic diving bird

 ?? By Michael A. Macdonald ©2021 Tribune Content Agency ?? 2/9/21
By Michael A. Macdonald ©2021 Tribune Content Agency 2/9/21

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