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Today's crossword

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ACROSS

1 Molecule part 5 Confidence

games, e.g. 10 Cherished 14 Monsieur, across

the Rhine 15 Verboten 16 Nigerian language 17 “Yes, correct” 18 “Rhythm of Love”

singer Baker 19 Sniffer

20 “The Mum Hunt”

children’s author 23 ID on a map 25 Squeezed (out) 28 “I’ll believe it

when I see it!” 34 Enjoy Aspen 35 Food and dining website since 2005 36 Enthusiast 37 One-piece shapewear options

41 “227” actress

Reed Hall

44 Get hold of 48 Proceed with care 52 Left turn from sur 53 Jazz pianist Mary

__ Williams 54 Her, across the

Rio Grande 55 Oscar-nominated film about NASA mathematic­ians, and a descriptio­n of the countdown found in this puzzle?

60 __ Pérignon 61 Flies

62 PIN point

64 Sine __ non 65 Type of roof with

dormer windows 66 Unjustly deprive

(of)

67 Ave. crossers 68 __-Dame de Paris 69 Place for a scrub

DOWN

1 Big tuna 2 Vietnamese New

Year

3 Art form used to create a crane or a masu box

4 “A Wrinkle in

Time” woman

5 __ Smiths: Adidas tennis shoes

6 Sugar stalk 7 Somewhat 8 Light-headed

creature? 9 Really take off 10 Pesos, e.g.

11 Try to find

oneself? 12 Cobra pose

muscles

13 Poke bowl

topping

21 The “y” in ily 22 “Grossss!!” 23 “No __, ands, or

buts”

24 Prescott of the

Cowboys

26 Doc meant to protect trade secrets 27 “Family Feud”

reruns channel 29 Midsize car 30 Frito-__ snacks 31 Symbols in email

addresses 32 Brazilian singer

__ Jorge 33 Small combos 37 Did the second

leg of a triathlon

38 Artist Yoko 39 Texter’s “If I’m

being real” 40 Take the helm 41 Floor

42 React angrily 43 Nissan 29-Downs 45 Very attentive 46 “You’ve had enough of my jokes”

47 Govt. org. with

cryptanaly­sts

49 Current event in

the Pacific?

50 Zip along 51 Fender instrument 56 Hoover, for one 57 Fashion’s

__-Picone 58 “Runaway Bride”

co-star

59 Amer. capital 60 Blizzard sellers,

familiarly 63 C-suite degree

 ?? By Enrique Henestroza Anguiano & Brooke Husic ?? 5/24/23
By Enrique Henestroza Anguiano & Brooke Husic 5/24/23

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