Wonderword

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ACROSS

’90s-’00s Olympic soccer notable Literary captain Leaks slowly Burn soother Zippo Computer text code They’re not loyal 18 Unyielding 20 Golfing

group

22 Base for

money 23 Swallowed 24 “Harry Potter” reporter __ Skeeter

25 Not much 27 Anthem contraction 29 Blue, on the

Danube 31 Noir hero 32 Lose oomph 34 Movie SFX 35 Purim heroine 39 Centers of

attention 40 What unfixed malfunctions usually do 42 Flight-related

prefix 43 “Burnt” color 45 Coastal bird 46 Sound of an

angry exit 47 LSU

conference 48 Chicago-style pizza chain, informally 50 Education org. 51 Started, as a

conversation 55 Car dealer’s abbr. Acct. that may be rolled over

58 Half a numbers game 59 Seattle pro 62 Going back,

in a way 65 Arch type 66 Often harmful

bacteria 67 Basmati, for

one

68 “What, will these hands __ be clean?”: Lady Macbeth 69 Thick 70 “Futurama” creator Groening “Baseball Tonight” channel 57 71

DOWN

Roxie __, “Chicago” role “There oughta be __” Grand Prix, for one Soccer superstar Lionel Edible elephant, say Fabled also-ran Hubbub Xhosa’s language group French holy women Bilingual subj. Grand display Mary-inmourning sculpture Agreed (with) Skillet dish with ham and peppers Wagering shorthand 25 Supercharge, and a hint to what’s literally hiding in the four longest Down answers 7 8 10

11 12

13 19 21 26 Take the

role of 27 Does in 28 Morlock

victims 30 Memorable

time 33 Infomercial

brand

36 FAQ spots 37 Q.E.D.

word

38 Type of tomato Spigoted server

44 Suit go-with 49 Fed. benefits

agency 51 Located 52 Jiffy 53 Hispanic penguin in “Happy Feet” 54 Render

harmless 56 Lake Geneva

river 59 Religious

offshoot 60 Bawl 61 “Ol’Man River” composer 63 Raised trains 64 Through 41 HOW TO PLAY:

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