USA TODAY International Edition

CROSSWORD

- BY Victor Fleming

GO 11- DOWN!

ACROSS 1 Bollywood’s home 6 Lindley of “Three’s Company” 11 Wray of “King Kong” 14 Oft- rebellious group 15 Scornful look 16 Oath response 17 Smartphone­holding gadget 19 ___ and Magog ( biblical enemy force) 20 Like a paradise 21 Expert, slangily 22 “Stormy” seabird 25 Stencil user, perhaps 28 Fireplace flake 29 Part of GPS 31 One of the winemaking Gallos 32 Cowpoke’s prod 34 Tabloid “monster” 37 From a reliable source 43 Asylum seeker, maybe 44 Rug buyer’s concern 45 Chris Kyle, notably 48 “___ ’ er there!” 51 Cask material 52 What one on a winning streak may have 55 Xanax and Valium, slangily 57 “Back to you” 58 “All bets are off!” 60 Mauna ___, Hawaii 61 Average guy 66 USNA grad 67 All bent out of shape 68 Ben Stiller’s mother Anne 69 Charles played by Foxx 70 Paid tribute to 71 Tossed in a chip

DOWN 1 “___ a Wonderful Life” 2 Alumna bio word 3 The Diamond State ( Abbr.) 4 Gather, logically 5 Brief digression­s 6 PGA part 7 ___ now ( so far) 8 Clear, as a windshield 9 ___ room ( play area) 10 Creaturecr­ammed craft 11 Word that may follow the last word in 17-, 37- and 61- Across 12 Is gaga over 13 Dairy item made by bacterial fermentati­on 18 Hard to grab onto 21 Biological divisions 22 ___ doble ( Spanish dance) 23 Armchair athlete’s channel 24 Brutish sort 26 TV host- turnedNew Ager John 27 Rock’s ZZ Top is one 30 Negotiatio­ns hangup 33 Richard who succeeded Gene Siskel 35 Where It.’ s at 36 One of AA’s 12 38 Gathering clouds, to some 39 Juicy gossip 40 ___ Mike ( pitching machine) 41 Deck wood 42 Hairy Himalayans 45 Barbecue restaurant appliance 46 Nine- day devotion 47 “Your choice” 49 Miners of the NCAA 50 Major shock 53 Doff one’s derby 54 Three- card ___ ( con game) 56 Former Vice President Barkley 59 Removed from competitio­n, informally 61 Rival of Skippy and Peter Pan 62 Assayer’s material 63 Long. crosser 64 Cork’s land ( Abbr.) 65 Contemptib­le sort

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