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Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Catch sight of 5 Nudged with

one’s snout 10 Come clean, with

“up”

14 Escape

15 Greek

marketplac­e 16 Ski resort near

Salt Lake City 17 *Expensive flying

option 19 Greenish-blue 20 Egg: Pref. 21 Warning word often preceded by a color 22 Scarlett of Tara 23 Chemical reaction named for its two processes 25 Rhoda’s sister 26 __ of Capricorn 28 *Space for home

projects, e.g. 30 Old fast jets 31 Augusta National

signature shrub 33 __ Titanic: illfated ship

34 Of the seventh

planet

35 Snake’s sound 38 Red wine choice 39 Atomizer output 43 *Collaborat­ive

activity 45 1920s-’30s “Blonde Bombshell” Jean 47 Let out, as fishing

line

48 Vodka brand,

familiarly

49 Group of musical

notes

50 Lauder of makeup 54 Auto title ID 55 Word after King

or Hong 56 *Payment method being replaced by mobile banking 58 Impulse 59 Prepare, as

Parmesan

60 Et __: and others 61 Bridge “no bid” 62 After, in French 63 Aussie pal, or what can follow each word in the answers to starred clues

DOWN

1 Serious

attempts

2 Thin fragments 3 August

birthstone

4 Cry of success 5 Table salt, to a

chemist

6 Look at rudely 7 Skyrocket 8 Once, once upon

a time

9 Some govt.

lawyers 10 Priest’s title

11 __ Roosevelt, first lady for 12 years

12 Celebrity status 13 Respectful bows 18 Curbside cry 22 Like Mindy’s

alien husband 24 Covert missions 25 Inhalation

27 “The Office” star

Steve

28 Without vigor 29 Miscellany 32 Swedish singer Larsson with the Top 20 hit “Never Forget You” 34 Called balls and

strikes 35 Snobby 36 Portuguese lady 37 South Seas wrapped garments

39 “The A-Team”

actor

40 Randy Newman song played at Dodger Stadium 41 Formally request 42 Hostess sponge

cake

44 Joins the flow of

traffic

46 “Just gimme __!” 50 Wild West

Wyatt

51 Practice boxing 52 A beret covers it 53 “__ Tu”: 1974

hit

56 Tiger Woods’ org. 57 Sandwich meat

 ?? By Robin Stears ?? 2/11/20
By Robin Stears 2/11/20

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