THE DAILY CROSSWORD
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1 Eucalyptus eater 6 “Oh, come on!” 11 Chutzpah 15 Baltimore’s __ Harbor 16 Like baggy pants 17 Off-broadway award 18 *Whisky with ice, say 21 Mailed 22 Molecule part 23 Wild West search parties 24 Ballpark fig. 26 Rubella spot, familiarly 28 *Course for a first-year student, maybe 32 Sunny spot for a potted plant 36 Monopoly cube 37 P-like Greek letter 38 Sunblock letters 40 The Bee __: “Saturday Night Fever” group 41 Fretting 43 Tastefully stylish 45 Pixar clownfish 46 Hi-__ monitor 48 Dot or rom follower 49 Untruth 50 Tiling job supply 52 *Decathlete who throws a metal ball 55 [Is this microphone working?] 57 Tire inflation abbr. 58 Vietnamese sandwich 61 Donburi grain 63 Black-eyed __ 67 Trivial distance, or what can be paired, in order, with the starts of the answers to the starred clues 70 Fiery volcanic output 71 Top-tier 72 Educator Montessori 73 Caesar’s “vidi” 74 Sport with clay targets 75 Nudges
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1 Foil-wrapped Hershey’s chocolate 2 __ and for all 3 Mystery writer, briefly? 4 Pen pal product 5 Curved shape 6 “The __ thickens!” 7 California wine valley 8 Chaotic yet appealing person 9 Blonde shade 10 Cries 11 Slangy zero 12 Pre-k basics 13 Take a shine to 14 __ is more 19 Actress Teri 20 Breadbasket item 25 Arrange by color, say 27 Characteristic 28 Naming names, briefly 29 Bay Area NFLER 30 Spanish “I love you” 31 Most shameful 33 Gave out, as cards
34 Wish-granter in Aladdin’s lamp 35 Perfume compound 39 Went belly-up 42 Lefty 44 Kangaroo Island birds 47 Marker brand 51 Scottish hats 53 Morphine, for one 54 Container near a cash register
56 Colorado’s __ Peak 58 Indonesian island 59 “I got it!” cries 60 __ Scotia 62 Tech news site 64 Continental currency 65 Surrounded by 66 Mani-pedi spots 68 Category 69 Band’s sound booster