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Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Like challah

bread 5 Obligation­s 10 Pistons’ org. 13 Broadway

seductress 14 Threepio’s pal 15 Take the show on

the road

16 *Goof off

18 Stunt legend

Knievel

19 Suit parts 20 Gross sales, on an income statement 22 Juices up 24 *Mecca for sci-fi and superhero fans

25 Jessica of the “Fantastic Four” films 26 Mysterious power 28 Votes against 29 *Trace-amount

precipitat­ion 33 Burden 34 Co-star/ co-creator Issa __ of HBO’s “Insecure” 35 Prefix with -gram 36 Quick drink 39 *Object of

Jason’s quest 42 Oil cartel 44 Commotion

45 __ Stefani, returning coach on “The Voice” 46 *Make flashy

modificati­ons to 49 Puts on

Facebook 50 Alerts on the road 51 Often-dystopian

conflict

53 “Er, I’d rather not” 54 Freelance for extra income

... and a hint to the answers to starred clues 58 Start of D-Day? 59 Like Navy SEALs 60 Run like heck 61 Nursery roll 62 Intuit

63 Watson who played Hermione in Harry Potter films

DOWN

1 Sprite

2 Muck

3 Car storage spot 4 Sonia Sotomayor’s

alma mater

5 Pub flier

6 Greek Cupid 7 Approx. 1,055

joules

8 Depp’s “Lone

Ranger” role 9 Genesis city of sin 10 Beginner

11 __ Aires

12 “Over the Rainbow” composer 15 AT&T and Verizon 17 Pack animal

21 __ gland: organ that secretes melatonin 22 Extreme diet 23 Forearm bone 24 Life-saving proc. 26 Mideast airline 27 Took to court 30 Monastic

garments 31 South African

capital

32 Recon target 36 One may trend

on Twitter 37 “Law & Order:

SVU” actor 38 Pilot products 39 Sticky-toed

lizards

40 Wear (away) 41 Chanel fragrance

for men

42 Words that begin the line before “Deny thy father and refuse thy name” 43 Determined precisely, with “down”

46 Dull sounds 47 Caravan stops 48 Functional 49 More, on a score 51 Dampens 52 Roller coaster

cry

55 Racket

56 Quick flight 57 Eventful chapter

 ?? By John-Clark Levin and Jeff Chen ?? 7/18/19
By John-Clark Levin and Jeff Chen 7/18/19

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