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CROSSWORD

- BY Fred Piscop

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ACROSS 1 Acquired family member 6 Letter-starting word 10 “Sesame Street” skills 14 Wild West “necktie” 15 Guesstimat­e phrase 16 Young of “Rocky” movies 17 Window treatment holder 19 Home to most of Russia 20 Fireplace stand 21 Bit of blanket filler 23 Tip jar deposits 25 South African grassland 26 Wife, informally 30 Tax on commoditie­s 33 Highly proficient 34 Packs, as a pipe bowl 35 Ctrl-___-Del 38 Stimulant-yielding shrub 39 Sulk y-pulling horse 40 “A Death in the Family” author James 41 ___-mo replay 42 BLT ingredient 43 Puts into alignment 44 Like AAA shoes 46 Fireplace tools 47 Sand trap selection 49 Pack overhead 51 Fundamenta­lly 54 Admit defeat 59 Sleuth played by Oland 60 Marriott or Hyatt 62 Colleague of Lane and Olsen 63 GM’s German subsidiary 64 Showed on TV 65 Auto pioneer Ransom Eli ___ 66 Notary’s imprint 67 Goes into hysterics

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1 Machu Picchu native 2 “Common” or “proper” word 3 Conrad’s “___ Jim” 4 Source of Italian bubbly 5 Deteriorat­e with use 6 John who wrote “No Man Is an Island” 7 Drop an easy one 8 Beginning on 9 Patronized Uber 10 Dies down 11 Baseball’s minors, informally 12 Showed sorrow 13 Take the first step 18 Cyclotron bits 22 Rival of Alamo and Dollar 24 Manatees 26 “Big” burgers 27 Teen fave 28 Like thrif t shop wares 29 Place for a massage 31 Marvel Comics superheroe­s 32 Red Cross course, for short 34 Snack with a tortilla shell 36 Look like a lecher 37 Thomas Hardy heroine 39 It ’s 2 on most minigolf holes 40 Boat for twos 42 La ___ Tar Pits 43 Luxury Lincoln until 2011 45 Ballplayer­s’ negotiator­s 46 Where to play Marco Polo 47 Totally nuts 48 Lucy’s sitcom neighbor 50 Immune system element 52 P’s, on frat houses 53 Hit the bottle 55 “Pet” that’s really a plant 56 Rightfully deserve 57 Slim down 58 Some linemen 61 Drink with a scone

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