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“ROYALS”

By Brendan Emmett Quigley

ACROSS 1. Slight amount 6. Don’t touch 11. “Proud” parent 15. Red River city 16. Rams defensive tackle ___ Donald 17. One held in high regard 18. Sudoku solving technique reminiscent of a “Star Wars” fi ghter ship 19. Dinosaur plaza? 21. Side with curry 23. Abbr. above the Rio Grande on a map 24. Bug that can make you sleepy 26. Switch forerunner 27. College bigwigs who advise actress Cybil? 34. Fruit-fi lled treats 35. Parade entry 36. Metz Mrs. 37. He gave us all a lift 38. Shop holder 40. Bad attitude 41. What some athletes supposedly have in their veins 42. Jerks make them 43. Cub Scout leader 44. Winner overseeing the UK’s withdrawal from the EU? 48. Sick as a dog 49. Italian theater 50. Paris Saint-Germain star Lionel 53. Easily tagged? 56. Popular daily fantasy sports gambling site, and a hint to this puzzle’s theme 58. Belgium-based instrument manufacturer 62. Sushi selection 63. Dwarf in the garden 64. “Powering Business Worldwide” sloganeer 65. One giving a hand: Abbr. 66. Predilections 67. Award won by José Abreu in 2020 DOWN 1. “U R da best” 2. Untouched 3. Independent music icon DiFranco 4. General ideas 5. Slices of pizza, often 6. Former counterpart 7. Bring home 8. Logician’s chart 9. Not very aerodynamic 10. 40% of a penny? 11. Pope who oversaw the First Vatican Council 12. Representative Kinzinger 13. Sweat spot 14. Moffat of “SNL” 20. “I’m trying to get things done!” 22. Mooch off of 24. Roof covering 25. League with Juventus and Inter Milan 26. Lunch choice that (surprise) has the same calories as a regular sandwich 27. Hardly emotional 28. C neighbor 29. Guns ‘n Roses guitarist 30. Small spitz 31. “Get in line, pal, my turn fi rst!” 32. Estefan who’s won 19 Grammys 33. Program, as a thermostat 38. Unwanted item in a stocking 39. OK hours 40. Not fl eshed out? 42. Broke in two 43. Lost endorheic lake of Kazakhstan 45. Odd man out 46. Kills off a character? 47. Lobster eater’s covering 50. Molly, in four letters 51. They last for a number years 52. ___ Fifth avenue 53. Number of fruit of the Holy Spirit, according to Christianity 54. Mystery writer?: Abbr. 55. “Kids” band 57. Red spook org. 59. Right now, in texts 60. State ldr. 61. Nation’s output: Abbr.

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