USA TODAY International Edition
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1 Rickman of Harry Potter movies 5 Politician’s core supporters 9 Where bachelorhood ends
14 Tea brand once owned by Starbucks 15 Continuous change 16 Word before bar or stool 17 Scrubland blaze 19 Airbnb payments 20 Share a perspective 21 Adorns with raised text
23 Young batter’s aid 24 Lob’s path
27 Cork removal sound
28 Place for a wallet, perhaps
34 Junk mail addressee
37 Work like a dog 38 Cassini of fashion 39 “For starters . . .” 42 Snake eyes pair 43 Multimillionaire lost on the Titanic 45 Oft-invited celebs 47 Main electricity controller 50 Playful bite 51 Dairy farm sound 52 Like a glowing candle
55 $100 bill, slangily 60 Crafted a manuscript 62 Accepted truth 63 Vital team member 66 Remove lather from
67 Qatari title 68 Gate-crashing devices
69 Gallant mount 70 Xperia smartphone maker 71 Besides the usual
DOWN
1 Waiting for a pitch 2 XXL part
3 Clear sky’s color
4 Rudolph’s prominence 5 Texter’s bosom bud 6 “Aladdin” prince 7 “Count on it!”
8 Not subject to, as jury duty
9 On the button 10 Isn’t straight 11 Sunbathers’ goals 12 Pre-deal payment 13 Betsy in American history
18 Got from the grapevine 22 Dizzy Gillespie genre 25 Marine ecosystem 26 Child’s phrase of request 28 Narrow-minded sort
29 Oz scarecrow’s innards 30 Dressmaker’s bolt 31 Publisher portrayed by Welles 32 Under any conditions
33 Ms. Durbeyfield of fiction
34 Go globetrotting 35 Disney’s “Let It Go” singer 36 They’re built for plays 40 Unlikely, as chances 41 Puente of Latin music
44 Gave a new handle to 46 Grinch’s expression 48 Goblet part 49 Train track securers
52 Not traitorous 53 Gossip column couples
54 Concise in speech
55 Happy hour venues
56 Turnpike sign 57 Common clock-in hour
58 ___ Cuervo tequila 59 Sub captain of fiction
61 Hard to find 64 Yang’s counterpart 65 Be too curious
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