CROSSWORD II
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1 “NBA Countdown” channel 5 Top drawer? 10 Without a date 14 Little bit of a lot, perhaps 15 States confidently 16 100% 17 Realtors like to __ __, especially if they’re ____ 19 Gobs and gobs 20 Bestow 21 Apple that can have eight cores 23 Formal wear, informally 24 180 degrees from sur 25 Imaginative children often __ __ in a ____ 27 Prefix for “graphic” 28 What you break with a golf club 30 Daisylike bloom 31 Ground cover 33 Capital of Cyprus 37 An orchestra member must __ __ before performing ____ 40 Makeup removers 41 Matterhorn, e.g. 43 Inexperienced 46 “Psych!” 48 Nautical deviation 50 Chief inspectors sometimes __ __ that involve ____ 54 Fritter away 56 Stop waffling 57 Biblical birthright seller 58 Young Persian 59 Appear 61 The king maintained a __ __ on power from his ____ 63 Former skater Lipinski 64 Vowel-heavy spread 65 Nothing more than 66 Charon’s river 67 Atlas enlargement 68 Caribbean and others
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1 Making simpler 2 Chumps 3 Stage storage space 4 Inexperienced with 5 Brewer’s need 6 Longoria of “Desperate Housewives” 7 Rhodes of scholarship fame 8 Espresso froth 9 Test, as ore 10 Aromatherapy site 11 “For shame!” 12 Excite 13 Boomer’s kid, maybe 18 SAT ___ course 22 Committee head 25 Jimmies 26 Japanese city that will host the 2025 World Expo 29 Aardvark fare 32 No longer relevant 34 French vineyard 35 Olympics legend Jesse 36 Meh 38 Because 39 “Everyday People” performer 42 Kneecap 43 Trick-or-treaters with simple costumes 44 Word before “after me” 45 Diner 47 Bird’s nest part 49 Frosty fast food chain 51 Very, in music 52 Gown material 53 Continental money 55 Friend of Aramis 58 Make a scarf, say 60 Nth degree 62 “Bravo!”