CROSSING PATHS
The crossword on this and the next two pages has two independent sets of clues: “Hard” and “Easy.” First, fold this page back on the dashed line so the clues below face the solving grid on page 69. If you use only the Hard Clues (appearing below and continuing under the grid), you’ll find the puzzle uncommonly challenging. If you want help, or prefer a less severe challenge, open to the Easy Clues (tucked in beneath your fold on page 68).
HARD CLUES
ACROSS
1 Lump in the throat?
11 Revered leaders
20 Spill over
24 Nabbed escapees
25 Hairy crawler
26 ___ Gigio (puppet mouse)
27 Rating
28 Gifts
29 Blast furnace input
30 Site of a famed 1836 battle
31 Defector, perhaps
32 SLR part
33 Old beef source
34 Not fair
36 Tony Orlando title starter
37 Roma, la Città ___ Fontane
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