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Today’s Crossword

- Puzzle by C.C. Burnikel 11/8/17

ACROSS

1 “That cracks me up!” 5 “__ and the Swan”:

Rubens painting

9 Paper Mate product 12 1936 Olympics standout 14 Goes it alone

15 “Te __”: Rihanna song 16 *Golfer’s guide for measuring distances 18 Playful bite

19 House vote

20 Like much store-brand

merchandis­e

21 Contact lens solution

brand

22 Soft boot material 24 Winner’s wreath 26 Church seating 28 *Philatelis­t’s find

31 On __ of: for

34 Family guys

35 Overhead expanse 36 Superhero in an armored suit

38 Place for a hot stone massage

41 “Uncle Tom’s Cabin”

novelist

42 Became clear to,

with “on”

44 *Hybrid retriever 48 Tough to learn 49 “Finally!”

50 One of his stories is the source of the “sour grapes” idiom 53 Relax in the tub 54 Sonny and Cher, e.g. 57 Sulu portrayer John 60 Kin of net 61 *Winter warming spell 63 Fla. neighbor 64 Athlete’s rep 65 Facebook option 66 Mario Bros. console letters

67 Exercise break 68 Casino convenienc­es

DOWN

1 Georgetown hoopster 2 On the road 3 “These are the reasons” 4 “Go on ...”

5 Place for a hoop 6 Musk of Tesla Motors 7 Kid’s drawing tablet 8 Pose a question 9 Bakery-café chain 10 “8 Mile” rapper 11 Orange juice specificat­ion 13 Customer-drawing sign word

14 Waste conduit 17 Supreme being 21 Road grooves 23 “Miracle on Ice” team, for short

25 Yoga position 26 “Masterpiec­e” network 27 “There’s a mouse in our

house!” 29 Sleep study subject 30 Ewe guy 32 Low-calorie brews 33 Place for big headlines 37 Hooting bird 38 Popular mobile app

... and, as shown by circles, what the inner parts of the answers to starred clues do 39 __ capita

40 Mix in 41 Badlands Natl. Park site 43 Detective’s question 44 Garage container 45 1962 Lawrence portrayer 46 Peruvian pack animals 47 Not skilled in

51 Lux. setting

52 Tofu beans 55 Change for a five 56 Fourth-down play 58 Inflict pain on

59 Is in arrears 61 Cookie container 62 Article in some hip-hop titles

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