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Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Transcript figs. 5 Letters for the

princess? 8 Frozen, maybe 14 Alternativ­ely 15 Perrier, par

exemple 16 Financiall­y

responsibl­e 17 Line on an

applicatio­n 19 Telescope parts 20 “Star Wars” SFX 21 Dada co-founder 22 Firewood

measure 23 Masters home 29 Cooped (up) 30 Lay an egg 31 Soup with tofu

and seaweed 32 Vancouver-to-Calgary dir. 34 Walked (on) 37 51-Down’s state:

Abbr.

38 Southern nickname involving a brown bird

43 Big to-do 44 “Then again,” on

Twitter

45 Country N. of

Kenya 46 Creative spark 48 New Age

musician John 50 Tag sale caveat 54 “Double Indemnity” (1944) Oscar nominee 58 Mani-pedi spots 59 Game with 108

cards

60 “Gloria in

Excelsis __” 61 Brusque

64 2003 Billy Bob Thornton title role ... and a hint to each set of puzzle circles 66 Nutra-Sweet

developer 67 Modern art? 68 Cocktail garnish 69 Bank, often 70 Since Jan. 1 71 Shaggy Scandinavi­an rugs

DOWN

1 Easy-to-swallow

dosage

2 One of 10 in

Exodus

3 Give, as

homework 4 Background in

theater?

5 Sincere

6 Flutist Jean-Pierre

7 Paint choice 8 Apportion 9 “Diners, Drive-Ins

and Dives” host 10 Like dice rolls 11 Bodybuilde­r’s

pride

12 Paris’ __ de la

Cité

13 __ Plaines 18 “One Mic” rapper 22 “Meet John Doe”

director

24 U.S. sch. near the

Mexico border 25 Tally symbols 26 Ricci of fashion 27 CEO aide 28 Actor Rob 33 Opposite of paleo35 Like a diving

catch in baseball 36 Summer hrs. 38 Windy City daily,

familiarly 39 “Today”

co-anchor Kotb 40 Pitcher sans arms 41 Specks

42 Winter warm spell 47 Inane 49 Comic-book store owner on “The Big Bang Theory” 51 2000 Olympics

city 52 Drink served with

mint

53 Danish toasts 55 Fuji, for one 56 Yelp contributo­r 57 Negatives 61 Silent speech syst. 62 Quilting party 63 Legged it 64 Reddish-brown horse 65 Busy mo. for a CPA

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12/18/19

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