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DAILY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Graceful longnecked bird

5 Hoover Dam lake

9 Colorful quartz

14 Roof spot for holiday lights

15 Moreno who owns

the MLB’s Angels

16 Like some pools

17 Cabbage side often served in tiny cups

18 *Online journals for DIYers

20 “The Little Mermaid” role for Halle Bailey

22 Take up again, as a case

23 *Warm alcoholic beverages with sugar and spices

26 Back in time

29 Twisty letter

30 Neckline shape

31 “j” topper

32 Cereal container

33 Update to reflect new districts, say

35 Nondairy spread

36 Step in for another, and what the answers to the starred clues literally do

41 Printer stoppages

42 The “C” of CEO

43 Signs off on

44 “C’__ la vie!”

47 Turkish title

48 Gibbon or gorilla

51 Former GM division with a globe in its logo

52 *Horse-drawn excursions

55 Respectabl­e

57 Divination deck

58 *Low-effort posts of vacation pics, say

62 Brood

63 Charitable sort

64 Uncommon

65 Peevishnes­s

66 Expert dealmaker

67 Storm centers

68 Much of a sunflower

DOWN

1 __ seed bun

2 Arctic mammal with tusks

3 Makes use (of)

4 Banister post

5 Apple desktop

6 Make a mistake

7 Pong producer

8 Stick up for

9 Optimally

10 Arizona river

11 Cute as can be

12 Identify, as on Facebook

13 Above-the-street trains

19 James of “The White Lotus”

21 Be honest (with)

24 First stage in many an HGTV renovation show, informally

25 Gradually stop nursing

27 __ for it: takes a chance

28 Kitchen gadget brand

33 “Treasure Island” writer’s monogram

34 Bench press muscle, for short

35 Gut punch reaction

36 Art world fraud

37 “This is it for me!”

38 Hair or carpet style

39 Express relief

40 Artichoke core

41 Get some exercise

on the track

44 Compact Ford succeeded by the Focus

45 Snow coaster

46 Time in office

48 Skillful

49 Human beings

50 Regard highly

53 “That could happen”

54 Poetic feet in Shakespear­e

56 Venerable British school

58 Kissing in the park, briefly

59 Harley bike

60 Post- opposite

61 French “his”

 ?? By Susan Gelfand ©2024 Tribune Content Agency ?? 3/4/24
By Susan Gelfand ©2024 Tribune Content Agency 3/4/24

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