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ACROSS

1 Knotts or Rickles 4 “Li’l __”

9 Basics

13 Eerie sightings 15 Use a loom

16 __ as a pin 17 Wynter or Delany 18 Allergic skin

reaction

19 Tall __; farfetched story 20 Careless; remiss 22 Dromedary’s

feature

23 Actor Gordon 24 Meriwether or

Remick 26 Umpire’s call 29 Shining

34 Heavy lifting

machine

35 Wet

36 Mongrel 37 Jewelry store

purchase 38 Worries;

concerns

39 __ one’s time;

wait 40 Residentia­l flat:

abbr.

41 Goes out with 42 Jamb-to-door

attachment 43 Annoyed 45 Added a slight

stain to

46 As well as 47 Terra firma 48 Take a __ at;

attempt 51 Forceful;

unrelentin­g 56 Ringlet of hair 57 Deadens

58 Hotel booking 60 __ or twice;

seldom 61 Worship

62 Olden days 63 Quiz 64 Permissibl­e 65 Man’s nickname

DOWN

1 Failure 2 “300: Rise __ Empire”; 2014 action film

3 Zero

4 For __;

temporaril­y 5 Neutral color 6 Main part of a

church

7 __ though; albeit 8 Fidgety

9 “O Canada,” for

one

10 Boyfriend 11 Serene

12 Word attached to

father or ladder 14 Drooping 21 Fishing spot 25 Dine

26 Leftover fragment 27 Rubbish;

nonsense 28 Carries on 29 Punctured 30 Reclines

31 Cake topping 32 Elbow

33 1 of 7 deadly sins 35 Husband or wife 38 Redbird

39 Book factory 41 Lion’s hideaway 42 Clue

44 iPad, for one 45 Graduation cap

dangler 47 Zodiac sign 48 Dumfries resident 49 Ditty

50 Circle portions 52 In one’s birthday

suit

53 Big city problem 54 Room recess 55 __ off; left hastily 59 Guys

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Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews

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