CROSSWORD II
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1 Like potatoes or rice 8 Reduce in status 14 *Cross between a striped cat and a rodent? 16 Shows great joy 17 Individually 18 Dog Star 19 Mazatlan money 20 *Cross between an ape and an Andean animal? 22 Clear (of) 25 ___-de-France 26 MI6 figure 27 *Cross between a raptor and a Wonderland dozer? 32 Org. with U.N. observer status 33 Quickly reheat 34 Anise-flavored liqueur 38 *Cross between a semiaquatic wader and a bivalve? 43 Two capsules, perhaps 44 “The same,” in footnotes 45 JFK stat 46 *Cross between a four-legged reptile and a legless reptile? 51 Busts, e.g. 54 Busy CPA month 55 Singer DiFranco 56 *Cross between a crustacean and a bounding beast? 60 Modern credit card feature 64 Evening party 65 LeBron’s NBA team 68 Fill with love 69 The starred critters, e.g. 70 Some car bodies 71 Caulk, for one
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1 Sign at a corner, often 2 Fork component 3 Matures, as wine 4 Like the mythical phoenix 5 “___ Me a River” 6 “Chernobyl” network 7 Hip-hop’s ___ Yang Twins 8 Original “Star Trek” studio 9 Adam and Eve, vis-a-vis Eden 10 Singer Ives 11 Name used by a 26-Across, perhaps 12 Clear-cutting remnant 13 Student paper 15 Virgo preceder 21 Summer Olympics host before Tokyo 23 Figure providing access: Abbr. 24 Decorate 27 Advertising award 28 “How clumsy of me!” 29 “Citizen Kane” studio 30 Took place at, as a class 31 Dawn goddess 32 Dissertation writer’s goal 35 Like many garage sale items 36 Z, to Persephone 37 Like many garage sale items 39 Smallest Canadian prov. 40 Court org. 41 Sparkly mineral 42 Noodle bar noodle 47 “Get ready to rumble!” 48 Stimulants, informally 49 Coach Parseghian 50 Coin featuring Monticello 51 Braying beasts 52 Lake Geneva feeder 53 Three-note chord 57 “___ la Douce” (1963 film) 58 Bus. structure option 59 Massage reactions 61 Greek marriage goddess 62 Neighbor of Turkey 63 (Hey!) 66 Fib 67 OB-GYN’s org.