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Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Tranquiliz­e

5 Req. for some

IKEA purchases 9 Icy coating 13 Convenienc­e 14 Constructi­on __ 15 Planning to,

informally

16 “Is there a

problem here?” 18 Peyton Manning’s alma mater, for short 19 Outerwear in the

bush

21 Tiffs

24 Feminist author

Wolf

25 Rhyming hairloss metaphor 28 __ vu

32 Metal in

Montana’s motto 33 What snobs put

on

34 Descartes et al. 35 Film critic Kael 37 Brother of Ophelia 39 City on the Ruhr 40 Draws a bead on,

with “at”

41 “We ___ the

World”

42 Grasps

43 Large urban areas just outside of a central business district 46 Goggle 48 Decorates

superficia­lly 49 Reply to a salesperso­n ... or a hint to the start of 19-, 25- and 43-Across

54 Top dog

55 At risk of running

aground, perhaps 59 Get fuzzy 60 Glamour rival 61 Breakfast-in-bed

aid

62 Cut with a tool 63 Place to see

runners

64 Kind of terrier

DOWN

1 Morning coat? 2 “Yay, team!” 3 G7 member 4 Bugs

5 “In your

dreams!”

6 The Destroyer, in

Hinduism

7 Cans under

dishes 8 Emphatic

confirmati­on 9 Drink on a chilly

fall day

10 Fun run dist. 11 Elizabeth I’s

mother

12 Sound off 15 Island east of

Manila

17 Utility pipe 20 Java

21 Checks (out) 22 Part of a

sentence 23 Stimulate 26 Article in Der

Spiegel

27 Dr. with

Grammys 29 Involve by

necessity 30 Rode from the

stands

31 Take stock of

34 Formally steps

down

36 <

37 Fish story 38 “Mad Men”

network

40 Look 35 at 45,

say

43 Keen perception 44 Unmanned fliers 45 Common circus

wear

47 Skier’s aid 49 Setups for knockout punches 50 Uma’s role in

“The Producers” 51 Gush forth 52 Pitcher’s goal 53 Teed off

56 TV planet

57 Bit of hope 58 Watch

 ?? By Jeff Stillman ?? 10/14/20
By Jeff Stillman 10/14/20

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