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Today’s Crossword

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ACROSS 1 Gillette razor introduced several years after the Trac II 5 Sleety road concern 9 Spherical

14 Cook, as cavatelli 15 Alien-seeking org. 16 “SNL” producer Michaels 17 What “bosun” is short for

19 Words to the

audience

20 God of the Quran 21 Minute part of a min. 23 Voiced

24 Necessitie­s

27 Town mentioned in

“Sloop John B” 30 Give permission to 31 CPR expert

32 Kind of sax

36 When some news shows air 40 Maxwell Smart catchphras­e 44 Knee-to-ankle bone 45 Elevator name 46 A half-dozen 47 Cinnabar or hematite 49 How dishes are often sold

52 October holiday in Canada

58 Draws a bead on, with “at” 59 Centers of activity 60 Ventricula­r outlet 64 Bronze or beige 66 Quilt, e.g . ... and a hint to the circled letters 68 Sagal of “8 Simple Rules” 69 Vicinity

70 First chip in the pot 71 “Goosebumps” author R.L.

72 U.K. mil. medals 73 “The Americans” FBI agent Beeman

DOWN 1 Palindromi­c Swedish band 2 Saw, for one 3 Iranian money 4 Rite sites 5 Opposite of NNE 6 Reeves of “John Wick” 7 Formal answer to “Who’s there?” 8 Home fries server 9 Suffix with Cray10 “Goblin Market” poet Christina 11 “Monty Python’s Life of __”

12 Split up 13 Monopoly cards 18 Mr. Met’s former stadium

22 Cartoon frame 25 Wharf

26 Word after Happy or

square 27 Politico Gingrich 28 Mine, in Amiens 29 Retained part of a paycheck 33 Canterbury commode 34 Tsk relative 35 Kimono sash 37 Hardy’s “__ of the D’Urberville­s” 38 Songwriter Sands 39 Bakery call 41 Simba’s home 42 Like the night, usually 43 Morales of “La Bamba” 48 Immigrant’s subj. 50 Easy thing to do 51 Old Greek gathering places

52 “Honey do” list items 53 Drum kit cymbals 54 Valuable viola 55 Spoil 56 Cupcake-topping workers 57 YouTube clip 61 __-a-car 62 “Later,” stylishly 63 Yemeni seaport 65 Watching organ 67 Flier to Oslo

 ?? Puzzle by Frank Virzi 11/5/18 ??
Puzzle by Frank Virzi 11/5/18

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