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Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Sousa specialty 6 Show appreciati­on for the performanc­e 10 __ 67: Montreal

World’s Fair 14 Amtrak speedster 15 Hand-up

command 16 Really funny sort 17 Food truck fare 18 McDonald’s slogan since 2003

20 Go ballistic 22 Bogey on a par 5 23 Homer’s TV

neighbor

24 Tough H.S.

exams

27 Take the sloop

out 30 Self-indulgent

period

35 2002 biopic about con man Frank Abagnale 38 Opera highlight 39 Kimono sash 40 First female

attorney general 41 Cleaner of teeth 46 Takes care of 47 Hammett pooch 48 Kickoff aid 49 Balaam’s mount 51 Unit of heat: Abbr. 53 Overextend­ed ... and what’s literally in each set of circles

60 In exact terms 62 Optimist’s phrase 63 Chef’s flavoring 64 Ensnare

65 “Take a load off” 66 Uncertain

67 “This round’s __” 68 Romantic

rendezvous

DOWN

1 Course with

operations 2 Trendy berry 3 Four-sided fig. 4 Stops bleeding 5 Cannabis

concentrat­e 6 Stylish 7 Poor, as an

excuse 8 Make-or-break

poker bet 9 Ancient Greek

astronomer 10 Activist

Brockovich 11 Ped __: street

sign

12 Hawaiian staple 13 MLB Hall of

Famer Mel 19 The “v” in vlog 21 Midterm, e.g. 24 USMA and

USNA: Abbr. 25 “Gay” capital of

song

26 “Mostly Ghostly” series writer R.L. __

28 The “I” in I.M. Pei 29 Niger neighbor 31 Chance to play 32 Ensure the win 33 Minister’s house 34 Cybermessa­ge 36 Musical with the

song “Memory” 37 Newton fruit 42 Gaming brand

since 1972

43 Is bested by 44 The Beatles’

“Let __”

45 Offer a humble

retraction 50 Back of the boat 52 __ Pendragon, King Arthur’s father 53 Medieval laborer 54 Frozen dessert

chain

55 Dig for quahogs,

say

56 Flashy

promotion 57 Sacred

58 Hoppy brews,

briefly

59 “Whose turn is

it?” shout 60 Letter before chi 61 Ump’s NBA

counterpar­t

 ?? By Jesse Goldberg ?? 5/18/21
By Jesse Goldberg 5/18/21

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