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Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Overnight

portmantea­u 6 Virtual video

game characters 10 Earn

14 Northeast

speedster 15 Cookie with a Red Velvet limited edition 16 Gobi location 17 *Popular display

after Thanksgivi­ng 20 Word that can be possessive or objective

21 __ moment 22 Easiest to kick

back in

23 Sci-fi zappers 26 “You’ve got mail”

ISP 27 *Jewelry-themed

treat

32 5-Down attribute 34 Have

35 Common quote

“source”: Abbr. 36 Dirt road feature 37 Sty guys 39 Ecstatic shout 40 Negative start 42 Torah holder 43 Cabbage or

cheddar 45 *Fortunetel­ler’s

entrance item 49 Walgreens rival 50 Highly intelligen­t

dogs

52 Vacuum

challenge 56 Strummed strings 57 Petting zoo bird 59 Chamber groups ... and the answers to starred clues? 62 “That’s enough!” 63 Cub pickup spot 64 Market path 65 They may be fake 66 Agile

67 Caroler’s

selections

DOWN

1 Eponymous

physicist Ernst __ 2 Autumn tone 3 Color that literally means “baked earth” 4 He’s “coming,” in

a Laura Nyro song 5 Layered entrée 6 Quite a lot of 7 Golden yrs. fund 8 Netting 9 One-person

shows

10 Gorilla of ’60s

cartoons 11 Queens stadium

namesake 12 Hobbyists’

purchases 13 Right on the map 18 Floor-hitting

sound 19 Reassuranc­e heard after a crash from another room 24 November tuber 25 Prepare to

surprise, with “on” 28 Shape of

orecchiett­e pasta 29 “Last chance to

speak up!” 30 Out-of-favor

power source 31 “Orinoco Flow”

singer

32 Speedy steed 33 Mystical video

game symbol 37 Dark clouds, say 38 Tolkien villain 41 Implanted tracking devices, briefly

43 Guy who’s set

for life

44 Olive extract 46 “Dear __ Hansen”: Tony Award-winning musical 47 Wrestler Ronda 48 Joint puff

51 One of the

senses 52 Whispered call 53 James with soul 54 2010 sci-fi sequel

subtitled “Legacy” 55 Collect, as

rewards

58 Trades on 60 D.C.-based

airwaves org. 61 Twitter profile info

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