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CROSSWORD II

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ACROSS

1 Space Race country, briefly 5 Refuses to proceed 10 Toggle on an alarm clock 14 LA or NYC neighborho­od 15 To no ___ (fruitless) 16 Bubkes 17 Stock market debuts: Abbr. 18 Mount ___ Hospital 19 Thick, wheat flour noodle 20 Elisabeth of “Leaving Las Vegas” 21 “That is,” in Latin 22 Clickable text 23 Stir-fry need 24 Long-winded 26 Had a snack 27 Recurring title role for Tyler Perry 29 Screw up 30 Irritate 32 Sixth sense, for short 33 Affirmatio­n on the high seas 34 Like carpaccio and ceviche 35 “___!” “Polo!” 37 “Dapper” fellow 38 Like most salad greens 41 Swiss peak 42 “No ___” (“You can’t go back in” rule) 45 “Despicable Me” protagonis­t 46 Apple computer since 1998 48 “Star Wars” droid, familiarly 49 Timid 50 Indian city that became Chennai 52 Support beams 54 Kerouac novel ... and where you’d find the first words of 3-, 7- and 11-Down 58 One of five born together, informally 61 Body spray brand 62 Seasons, like popcorn 66 Worth 67 Place to be pampered 68 All-vowel refrain in a kids’ song 69 Boston NBAers, for short 70 Bounce 71 “r u 4 real?”

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1 Sleep aid brand 2 Dorothy’s mom on “The Golden Girls” 3 Piece of protective football gear 4 Thorny flower 5 Jazz Count 6 Bookworm 7 Women’s apparel company 8 Hyundai Santa Fe alternativ­e 9 Narrow cuts 10 Blue, in Spanish 11 Income that half of workers make more than 12 “ASAP!” 13 Word before “bars” or “business” 24 Gaseous mist 25 Like a 5 a.m. wakeup call 28 Top-left keyboard key 31 Scot’s “no” 35 Really hurt 36 ___ mater 39 Agonize (over) 40 Laughs heartily 43 The right direction? 44 Red, in Spanish 47 Portmantea­u pastry 49 Where hang time takes place 51 Puts some chips on the table 53 Desert refuges 55 Chopped-up meat dish 56 Trade show 57 Collect, like crops 58 HSN competitor 59 Home to the Burj Khalifa, for short 60 Feeling hot, or not feeling so hot 63 French article 64 Up to, briefly 65 What tofu is made of

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©2023 Andrews McMeel Syndicatio­n 3/9

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