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Today's crossword

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ACROSS

1 Cleaning cloths 5 Branch of govt. 9 Suffers after a CrossFit workout, say

14 “Just gimme __!” 15 Really, really

enjoy a joke 16 Enjoy a joke 17 Was completely crushed by the competitio­n 20 Orzo and ziti 21 Grand total 22 History

23 Part of a server’s

income

24 __ soup: sushi

bar bowlful 26 “Good one”

28 “La La Land” Oscar winner Stone 31 Chocolaty drink 35 Before, in classic

palindrome­s 36 Continent with most of the world’s people 37 “Adios!”

38 Org. with bombsniffi­ng dogs 39 Actress who played Joan Watson on “Elementary” 41 __ de Janeiro 42 Blob

44 Asteroid formation 45 Put on

46 “Gonna join us?” 47 __ the deal

48 Fair ride 49 Number-picking

bar game

51 “__ open book”:

“Ask me anything” 53 A single time 56 “Maa” ma

58 Just okay

61 Is hopelessly

confused 64 Spine-tingling 65 Yard sale caveat 66 Queen of Mount

Olympus 67 Roofing stone 68 Golf pegs 69 Chinese currency

DOWN

1 Wheelchair access 2 Between ports on

a cruise

3 Catches a

seasonal malady 4 Nova __

5 Gets into character for Comic-Con, say 6 Lip balm brand with egg-shaped containers

7 Bear feet 8 Damage that may

be psychologi­cal 9 Smithwick’s beer 10 Commuting

arrangemen­t 11 Hip-moving

Hawaiian dance 12 Alter __: secret identities for superheroe­s 13 Completely worn

out

18 Quick snooze 19 “I could do without this knowledge,” way less formally 25 Merit badge

earner 26 Stimulatin­g 27 Threepio’s

companion 29 Open __ night

30 “I’ll think about it” 32 Stuffed with ham

and cheese 33 French __ soup 34 Anguish

36 Flying solo 37 Inanity

40 __ & Perrins

steak sauce 43 Gives something

a thumbs-up 47 “Big deal” 48 Uneven, as fog

50 Badminton court

divider

52 Extinct emu-like

bird

53 Poetic tributes 54 Yule tune 55 “Superbad” actor

Michael 57 Simplicity 59 Mystical glow 60 Campus official 62 Alumna bio word 63 Compete (for)

 ?? By Joseph A. Gangi ?? 4/26/22
By Joseph A. Gangi 4/26/22

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