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TAKE THE PLUNGE

- EDITED Fred Piscop BY Zhouqin Burnikel

ACROSS

1 Teensy bit 5 Corp. top dogs 9 Baldwin of “Still Alice” 13 Appeal to, slangily 14 LOL, verbalized 15 Alternativ­e to Advil 16 “Time to move on!” 18 Performed wordlessly 19 Response to a surprising claim 20 Worth no stars 22 Susie B. denominati­on 23 Like unwashed gym socks 25 Mountainee­r’s spike 27 Shepherd’s stick 29 Bears native to China 32 Feel out of sorts 35 Devour greedily, with “down” 37 Hospital patient’s shout 38 Image on a desktop 40 On top of things 42 Window box filler 43 “Unleaded” beverage 45 Salacious looks 47 Huck, to Tom 48 Tom with three Cy Youngs 50 Condescend­ing sort 52 Disinfecta­nt brand 54 Audiophile’s storage unit 57 Glob of gum 59 “Nothing but net” sound 61 2009 Disney princess 63 Paperless IRS submission 65 “Cheers” star 67 Like most runways 68 Release, as an odor 69 Pinball no-no 70 Squirrel’s hangout 71 Saws with the grain 72 Fish served amandine

DOWN

1 “Fancy” rapper Azalea 2 Cookies in dirt cake 3 Channing of “Magic Mike” 4 Where we live 5 Michael of “SNL” 6 When many asters bloom 7 Birthplace of seven presidents 8 Suddenly took notice 9 “Sting like a bee” boxer 10 Sweet and sour candy 11 Roulette bet 12 Relinquish by treaty 15 “The Joy Luck Club” author 17 Battery units 21 Savor, as a fine wine 24 Lang of Smallville 26 Millstone, e.g. 28 Turns loose 30 One Olympic ring, symbolical­ly 31 Unload on Craigslist 32 Is of service to 33 Frozen drink brand 34 Seedy corner bar 36 Roast beef sandwich served au jus 39 Shade similar to indigo 41 Trampled underfoot, with “on” 44 Came clean, with “up” 46 More or less, slangily 49 Spreadshee­t division 51 Adds impurities to 53 Soda bottle size 55 Calculator brand 56 Small hill 57 Needed Kleenex, perhaps 58 Over yonder 60 Rig for long hauls 62 Prefix with date or chamber 64 Trevino of the PGA 66 Skid row affliction

 ?? © Andrews McMeel ?? 10/28
© Andrews McMeel 10/28

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