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Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Soft end of the

Mohs scale

5 Old Toyota

models

10 Order to go 14 Squiggly lines in the funnies, maybe

15 Hot day refuge 16 “Him __?”: love

triangle ultimatum 17 First anniversar­y gift for a zookeeper? 19 Like eyes “you can’t hide,” in an Eagles song 20 Ring loudly

21 It can spice

things up 23 Prescripti­on

specs

26 2000 Gere title

role

28 Gere, for one 29 Super Mario

Galaxy consoles 30 Japanese ice

cream flavor 32 “It’s __ good” 33 Livid

34 Lots and lots 37 Race in place 38 10th anniversar­y gift for a musician? 40 Wire-concealing

garment, perhaps 41 Least

encumbered 43 Musical work 44 “A lie that makes us realize truth,” per Picasso 45 Adds insult to

injury

47 Hair gel squirt 48 Bow ties, e.g. 50 The Spartans of

the NCAA 51 “Well, I’ll be!” 52 Totally jazzed 54 Like many 45

records 56 Jordanian queen

dowager

57 50th anniversar­y gift for a fast-food worker?

62 Stop discussing 63 Hail

64 Passion

65 __ pool 66 __ pool 67 Biblical spot

DOWN

1 Cover

2 Nicole’s “Cold

Mountain” role 3 Hack

4 Brunch choice 5 “¿Cómo __?” 6 Kids

7 “Macbeth” role 8 “Swan Lake”

princess

9 Blood fluids 10 Comforted 11 15th anniversar­y

gift for a golfer? 12 Palermo pal 13 Barbershop part 18 In medias __ 22 Relay sticks 23 Middle-earth

figure

24 Gulf ship

25 25th anniversar­y

gift for a chef? 27 Fiery candies 30 South side? 31 Like a shutout 33 “I’m not gonna

sugarcoat this” 35 Screen legend

Flynn

36 Failed to act 39 Long-outlawed smoking establishm­ent 42 Greek Muse of

music

46 Oil, for many 47 Look-up aid 48 Herbal Essences

maker, for short 49 64-Across, at La

Scala 51 Serengeti

herbivore 53 Fleece-lined

footwear brand 55 Not duped by 58 Two-time Emmy-winning actress __ Grant

59 OMG part 60 67-Across

outcast 61 Number of Canadian provinces

 ??  ?? By Michael Paleos 3/12/20
By Michael Paleos 3/12/20

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