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DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Yielding no interest? 6 Fight stopper 10 Beginning on 14 Vonnegut literary device 15 Old-fashioned leaves? 16 Polynesian beverage 17 Comic-Con attendees 18 Happy 20 Self-declared republic in Ukraine 22 Breakfast on the go, perhaps 23 No real friend 24 Shop __ you drop 26 Lacked alternativ­es 27 Blue Jays, in crawls 29 Omega, to an electricia­n 32 Bass appendage 33 Residentia­l cliché 37 How a close race may go 38 It gets last licks 39 “__ dreaming?” 40 Ad trailer? 41 Rival sch. of Duke 42 What closers often open, with “the” 45 Cool 47 Some fancy sheepskin boots 51 Make an impression on? 54 It helps a mouse communicat­e 56 Candy in a roll 58 Difficult high school sci. course 59 Subj. for Janet Yellen 60 Pixar clownfish 61 Latin lover’s declaratio­n 62 Pointed missile 63 Fangorn Forest creatures 64 Barely avoided tying

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1 Many an Indian 2 Two-wafer snacks 3 Mezzo Marilyn 4 Sneaky currents 5 Computer game title island 6 Base shade? 7 Afflict 8 It acquired SeatMe in 2013 9 Bone on a menu 10 Husky relative 11 Piece of silver 12 Extended work period 13 Bit of deceit 19 Letters on a dashboard 21 Period of time 25 Like landlines, nowadays 28 Official hotel of the PGA Tour 30 Sneaky snickers 31 Informal gettogethe­rs 33 Anticipati­ng 34 With no assistance 35 __ bed 36 Slightly malfunctio­ned 37 Caribbean island country 38 Like some office walls 43 16th-century council setting 44 Attacks, with “at” 46 Mark replacemen­ts 48 Evacuee’s emergency kit 49 Tide target 50 Got off one’s rocker? 52 Windmill part 53 Tied up 55 Lessen in intensity 57 Home delivery asst., perhaps

 ?? By Ed Sessa ©2021 Tribune Content Agency ?? 4/24/21
By Ed Sessa ©2021 Tribune Content Agency 4/24/21

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