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Today’s Crossword

- Puzzle by Bruce Haight 9/27/17

ACROSS

1 Got taller

5 Etching supplies

10 Ski area in Utah’s

Wasatch Mountains 14 See 66-Across

15 Bad news for the waiter

16 Classic cars

17 Fall in love with something at the home improvemen­t center?

19 “Pretty please?” 20 “Frasier” role 21 Debuting on screen 23 iPhone, e.g., briefly 24 Scooby-__

25 Bring Bugs into harmony?

30 Golf tee, e.g. 31 “Flashdance ... What a Feeling” singer Cara 32 Barbecue pair 33 Solo in a spotlight 35 Smallish batteries 36 Med. condition with repetitive behavior 37 Get voices in all ranges?

42 Colony resident 43 Gallery filler 44 Went like crazy 46 Second thought 49 Get fuzzy, as vision 51 Grand __ Opry 52 Severely criticize the store special? 54 “Breaking Bad” org. 55 Org. offering written and road tests 56 Mason jar attachment 57 Humdrum

59 Start bubbling 61 Criticize the stringed

instrument?

65 Greek peak

66 With 14-Across, event with batons

67 Site with tech reviews 68 __ end

69 Wild West transport 70 Run-of-the-mill DOWN

1 __ Joe, Charlie’s companion on his tour of Wonka’s chocolate factory 2 Time before TV 3 Environmen­t-related 4 “Where __ you?” 5 Actress Ortiz of “Ugly Betty”

6 Fish sticks fish 7 Midori on the ice 8 Pop singer Warwick 9 Binge 10 Reliever’s asset 11 Seize, as an opportunit­y 12 Pooch in your lap, maybe

13 Most people 18 Actor Morales 22 Keep an eye on 26 Personal attribute 27 Rip (up) 28 Opens, as an official document 29 Commotions 34 Jordan’s only port 36 In base eight

38 No later than 39 Space

40 Tiny tunes player 41 Big events for film studios

45 Gives a hand 46 Somewhat flabby male physique, informally 47 Diffuse slowly through a membrane 48 Permit to enter the States

49 Unwise wager 50 Country’s McEntire 53 Whopper creators 58 Basics

60 Young chap 62 According to 63 Give in to gravity 64 Word after eagle or hawk

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