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SEPTEMBER 22, 2021 FUN IN THE SUN THE SUN 29

Across 1 Little more than a drop 11 Gossip 15 Simile for "luve" in a classic poem 16 "__ the valley of Death ... ": Tennyson 17 C.S. Lewis, for one 18 High seas adverb 19 Declared one's innocence, say 20 Over and done with 21 Trio in H2O 22 Varnish option 23 "I'm innocent" 24 __ Brava: Spanish tourist site 28 Emailers, e.g. 30 Bentley of "American Beauty" 31 Nadya Suleman, in 2009 headlines 33 No-frills flight feature 35 Martial artist/musician Steven 36 Straighten up 37 Instruments also called rumba shakers 39 Genetic identifiers 40 Connections 41 Isabella I's birth city 43 To the point 44 Snake targets 46 Factor of diez 48 More than just eats 49 Texter's "May I say" 50 "__ Before Chanel": 2009 film 54 Military group 55 "Sgt. Pepper" collectible 57 Shakers, but not movers 58 Workers behind bars 59 Deuce topper 60 Connect with by nailing, say

Down 1 Yap 2 Inferno 3 Not occupied 4 '60s role for Bamboo Harvester 5 Entreat 6 Parkinson's drug 7 Post-printing problem 8 Palms off (on) 9 Company co-founded by J.P. Morgan 10 Reason for a court replay 11 Likewise 12 Like a stereotypical cannibal captive 13 Claudius and Porky Pig 14 Stable judgment? 21 Be called 22 "Dream a Little Dream of Me" singer 24 Matter of space 25 Port-to-port connector 26 Scott Hamilton venue 27 Cover-up in Nero's time 29 Novelist Jaffe 32 Scandinavian patron 34 Art buyer's concern 38 Strait of Messina isola 39 It often follows a breakout 42 Transitional situations 45 Big name in oil 47 Title in a Dumas title 50 Lake of Lombardy 51 Spot for pots 52 Marriage doc. 53 Roughly 55 Loser to Franklin in '36 56 Spam holder

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