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Today’s crossword

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ACROSS

1 Mires

5 Loving smack 9 Kind of coach or jacket

13 “Bolero” composer

14 Spots to clear up

15 Not at one’s desk

16 *Progressiv­e Era muckraker

18 Socially aware

19 Tundra deer 20 Plane engine type

22 CNN anchor Burnett

23 “Your turn”

26 Whack, biblically

27 Stephen of “Citizen X”

28 *12-time

35-Down All Star and TV analyst

30 Wall St. “500”

32 PreCheck org.

33 Crave, e.g.

34 *Australian swimmer with five Olympic golds

38 Tijuana home

41 Gen-Z sweetheart

42 Prompts

46 *First daughter and senior adviser to #45

50 Fig. of interest to a dietitian

51 Slangy “Absolutely!”

52 Petro-Canada competitor

53 Leave early

54 Appliance connection, briefly

56 Mass-timesveloc­ity measures

58 Swimming great Torres

59 ’00s Britcom about an underappre­ciated computer support squad ... or what the answers to starred clues comprise?

62 Early garden spot

63 Muscat’s land

64 Book with roads

65 Easy gait

66 X-rated material

67 “__ she blows!”

DOWN

1 Shady part of town

2 Of a certain reproducti­ve gland

3 Arrive

4 Thick slice

5 Japanese dance-drama

6 Party bucket item

7 NBC skit show 8 Lead-in to made or love

9 Blades that cut blades

10 WWII flag-raising island

11 Faux glow

12 Evaluation with a capital E?

13 Kitchen cutters

17 Outback hoppers

21 Outdoor grill residue

24 Amasses

25 Very, very

28 Pub drink, briefly

29 Roofing goo

31 “Unfaithful” Oscar nominee

35 Hoops org.

36 London gallery

37 Yipping adoptee

38 Fortress

39 Much of guacamole

40 H.S. course pioneered by Stanley Kaplan

43 Crunchy bar stuff

44 Battle waged on Wikipedia

45 Tossed courses

47 The NCAA’s Wildcats

48 Govt. moneymaker

49 Academic

53 Sailor’s quarters

55 Sporty muscle cars

57 Future MD’s exam

60 “Let’s see ... ”

61 Lac contents

 ?? ?? By August Miller 10/13/21
By August Miller 10/13/21

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