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ACROSS

1 Goes halfsies with, say

7 Chat at length

10 Yield to gravity

13 Sneak attack

14 Pollution-fighting org.

15 “Aladdin” parrot named for a Shakespear­e villain

16 Bed that may have a canopy

18 Grouchy one

19 “¿Cómo __ usted?”

20 Tattle (on)

21 News outlets

22 Prize announceme­nt that often involves pingpong balls

26 Soup cooker

29 U-turn from NNW

30 Sioux City citizen

31 Soil

33 Pea sheller’s discard

34 Celestial Seasonings products

37 Many a writing exercise in a fiction class

41 Japanese wrestling

42 Bounce

43 Put pen to paper

44 Sat for a photo

46 Stretch of history

48 Govt. intel group

49 Spotted pattern appropriat­e for a catsuit

53 Bowler’s hangout

54 West Coast sch. with the most Rose Bowl wins

55 Oil cartel acronym

59 Commotion

60 Bizarre, and what the ends of 16-, 22-, 37-, and 49-Across are when redecorati­ng

63 Family lads

64 File that might be e-signed

65 “Still ... “

66 Dollar bill 67 Endeavor

68 Like most pretzels and chips

DOWN

1 Spot for valuables

2 Managed care gps.

3 Lie alongside

4 Like a farming community

5 Clairvoyan­t’s claim

6 Summer attire

7 Reach

8 Nonhuman primate

9 Soap unit

10 Packed can of fish

11 From the top

12 Portable evacuation kit

15 Cold zero-calorie drink

17 Fill to the max

21 Cavernous opening

23 Org. that collects workplace injury data

24 Designer Christian

25 Fishing poles

26 Muscles above abs

27 Waikiki’s island

28 Acrobat’s springboar­d

32 Highway officers

33 Vitality

35 Plays a part

36 __ butter: moisturize­r in L’Occitane products

38 One-named “Believe” singer

39 Chuck of “Meet the Press”

40 “Crazy Rich Asians” novelist Kevin

45 Give voice to

46 Formerly, quaintly

47 Wealth

49 Coach Ted played by Jason Sudeikis

50 “Tiny Dancer” singer John

51 Somewhat swollen

52 Low-tech hair dryer

56 Gasp for breath

57 Otherwise

58 Clump of dirt

60 Elect (to)

61 WPA creator

62 “Searching for Mexico” host Longoria

 ?? 7/17/23 ©2023 Tribune Content Agency By Lynn Lempel ??
7/17/23 ©2023 Tribune Content Agency By Lynn Lempel

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