Crossword by: Gareth Bain
If you didn’t get the crossword done today then you can use the excuse that the dog ate your homework:) The theme for today is that smart little breed of dog the terrier. The clue to it was given away by 39 Across: Dog breed, a type of which begins the answers to starred clues and the answer to this is: Terrier. You get a different breed of Terrier dog for each of the starred answers.
The answer to the starred clues are:
- 18 Across: Fox Sports (Fox Terrier)
- 59 Across: Boston Ivy (Boston Terrier)
- 3 Down: Silky Smooth (Silky Terrier)
- 26 Down: Border Guard (Border Terrier)
Across Clues
1. Under siege
6. Raul Castro’s country
10. Irate
14. Sheeplike
15. A long way off
16. Lily variety
17. Give birth to a baby elephant, say
18. *Broadcaster of many TV games
20. Acting the quizmaster
22. Mink kin
23. Like some simple questions
25. Dress like a king or for the ring
28. “I’d rather not”
30. Say convincingly
32. Brother
34. Higher limb
35. Vase-shaped jug
36. “The Treasure of the __ Madre”
38. __ Balls: Hostess treats
39. Dog breed, a type of which begins the answers to starred clues
41. Dawn to dusk
42. “Better luck next time!”
44. Chooses
45. It may be massive or massaged
46. __ sax
47. Narrow strip
48. Lode deposits
49. Greg’s sitcom wife
52. Impersonating
54. Thin-layered rock
56. Nancy Drew, e.g.
59. *Seemingly unfitting name for Wrigley Field vines
63. British Columbia neighbor
64. Jim Davis pooch
65. Optic layer
66. Go along
67. Make (one’s way)
68. Automatic “P”?
69. Yields (to)
Down Clues
1. __ Burger, veggie brand that originated in Florida
2. Perón and Gabor
3. *Like newly shaved legs, per some razor ads
4. Wishes one had
5. Many “Glee” characters
6. Half-__: coffee order
7. What weather balloons may be mistaken for
8. Ron Burgundy’s dog
9. Burning crime
10. Príncipe’s island partner
11. NHL great Bobby
12. Tough thing to be stuck in
13. What mom has that dad doesn’t?
19. Links goal
21. Worked on, as a bone
24. In the past
26. *One checking crossings
27. Incense
28. Ribbons on a plate
29. Turncoat Benedict
31. Flashy Flynn
33. Sends to the canvas
35. Greek vowel
36. Squabbles
37. Recipient of many returns: Abbr.
40. Popular tablet
43. Sang one’s own praises
47. Mouth moisture
48. Antsy
50. Letter before sigma
51. Not wimp out
53. Sacro- ending
55. Continually
57. Quaker pronoun
58. Tilling tools
59. Hood’s weapon
60. Laudatory poem
61. Reason for contrition
62. Shaggy ox
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