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- EDITED Fred Piscop BY Zhouqin Burnikel

ACROSS

1 Like a wrung-out towel 5 Brazilian “superfood” berry 9 Enjoy a claro 14 Sandusky’s lake 15 Thin out, as a herd 16 Removed the rind from 17 Cerebellum bit 19 Cara of “Fame” 20 One taking first steps 21 Platform for Siri 22 Texas Ranger’s topper 24 Okefenokee and others 26 Mahershala of “Moonlight” 27 On edge 31 Bay Area wine valley 35 Richly colored garden flower 38 Oxford or brogan 39 Cereal brand since 1937 40 Australia’s national gem 41 Gold Medal product 42 Like a Mantle rookie card 43 “Beloved” author Morrison 44 Discounted by 45 Afghanista­n’s largest city 46 Bridge measure 47 “Bad Boy” singer Gloria 49 Michael on “Weekend Update” 51 Venues for pucksters 55 “Sure, why not?” 59 Quick point in tennis 60 Many a Neruda work 61 Name in kitchen wrap, once 62 Workers on a flight 65 Network for hoops fans 66 Jessica of “Sin City” 67 Hoedown seat, perhaps 68 Griffin of “Suddenly Susan” 69 Not fictitious 70 Place to store a tiller

DOWN

1 Entries in red 2 ONE WAY sign, essentiall­y 3 Mazda roadster 4 Architect who died at 102 5 Grab by the collar, say 6 Snooker players’ sticks 7 Hog’s share, perhaps 8 Pandora’s boxful 9 Pitchman’s pitch 10 “Frasier” father 11 Many “-ite” minerals 12 Number-picking game 13 Scene of temptation 18 A bit chilly 23 Hash ingredient, slangily 25 Fabric used in 48-Down care 28 Dots in the ocean 29 Visitor to Scrooge 30 Provide quarters for 32 Captain with a whalebone leg 33 Cuzco’s land 34 Jump with a spin 35 Lobster catchers 36 Each, informally 37 “Peter Pan” dog 41 Admiral’s charge 45 Second lady Pence 48 Mud pack, e.g. 50 Hard to lift 52 News anchor O’Donnell of 64-Down 53 One-named singer in the Guinness Book 54 Mended, as socks 55 Extract, as a tooth 56 “Luther” star Idris 57 “Beat it!” 58 Surgery aftermath 59 Palindromi­c pop group 63 Pub order 64 “Criminal Minds” network

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© Andrews McMeel 8/12

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