THE DAILY CROSSWORD
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1 Like many a basement 5 Hold dear 10 Breakfast companion? 13 __ vaccine 14 As a companion 15 Soup du __ 16 Big name in plant food 18 Reverse 19 Also 20 G.I. entertainment often featuring Bob Hope 22 Through street 26 Hollywood Walk of Fame symbols 27 Get duded up 28 “Despite my best attempts ... ” 30 Bladed tool 31 Enjoyed the buffet 32 [as per the original] 33 First section of the “Divine Comedy” 36 “That makes more sense” 40 Witticism 41 Big bang letters? 42 Keep __ distance 43 Kitchen gadget 47 Greek wraps 49 Take the floor 50 Unlike bikinis 52 Handicraft worker 54 Something up one’s sleeve 55 Jackson family musician born Toriano 56 Home with a between-floors entrance ... and what can be found on puzzle rows 3, 6, 8 and 10? 62 Smooth (out) 63 Events with kings and queens 64 Shade of blue 65 “__ Rosenkavalier” 66 Lathered up 67 Slush Puppie parent company
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1 __ Pérignon 2 “Hereditary” director Aster 3 Deface 4 Missouri River feeder 5 Heroism 6 Blonde beverage 7 Part of a cord 8 Like a mob scene 9 They might clash on stage 10 Actress Helena __ Carter 11 Email program named after writer Welty 12 Half-asleep 15 Supreme Court figure 17 Filmmaker Ethan or Joel 21 Davis of “Do the Right Thing” 22 “East of Eden” brother 23 Sailing hazard 24 “Leave __ me” 25 Exist 27 Letter after upsilon 29 Helper: Abbr. 31 Payment before a deal 34 Sentiment 35 Lures (in) 36 Concerning 37 Snitch (on) 38 Chiwere speaker 39 Used to be 41 Royal flush card 43 Like many candies 44 Get in 45 Ramble on and on 46 Amateur 47 Birth announcement word 48 Sana’a native 51 One taking a fall 53 Egyptian slitherers 57 Mauna __ 58 Little devil 59 Device that may be wet or dry, briefly 60 End of the day 61 Cleaning ingredient