2020 MAMMOTH CROSSWORD
More than 200 clues reflect some of the past year's news events, anniversaries and pop culture occurrences. We met a Tiger King, saw a private space flight arrive at the International Space Station and said farewell to celebs including The Gambler, Spartacus and the Black Panther. We saw the ipad turn 10, the boys of Nsync hit their 40s and Dirty Harry turn 90. These are just a few of the events that inspired clues in this puzzle from crossword creator Monica Zurowski. Sharpen your pencil and enjoy. ACROSS
1. The virus that changed, well, everything (6)
4. Fab Four who permanently broke up 50 years ago (7)
9. Influential guitarist, with namesake band, who died at age 65 (5,3,5)
16. Adhesive bandage turned 100 (4-3)
21. NBA champs were Los Angeles______ (6)
26. Jude _ _ _ reprised role in
The New Pope (3)
28. The room where surgeries occur (2)
29. One, in German (4)
31. This photo-sharing network turned 10 (9)
33. His Spacex co. took astronauts to the International Space Station (4,4)
35. The U.K. left the European ___ in January. (5)
36. Probst-hosted reality show debuted 20 years ago (8)
37. This Pulp Fiction director racked up another Oscar nomination (9)
39. Opposite of off (2)
40. Pronoun referring to oneself (2)
41. Popular cooking spray (3)
42. Branch processing unit; abbr. (3)
44. A typographic unit, half the width of an `em' unit (2)
45. What a green light means (2)
46. AC/_ _ released first album in six years (2)
47. Doing up buttons on a coat (9)
51. One of five on each foot (3)
53. One who consumes food (5)
54. Apparition (6)
57. Hellenic Republic got its first female president (6)
60. Young French heroine, from 1400s, became a saint (4,2,3)
63. A common prefix for a ship's name (2)
64. This Is _ _ started season with COVID & BLM themes (2)
65. Organization that said moon may have more water (4)
67. A paid-for message (2)
68. Large American news agency (2)
70. Our continent, abbr. (2)
72. One thousandth of a gram, abbr. (2)
73. One of the states devastated by wildfires, abbr. (2)
74. Continent south of us, abbr. (2)
75. Fictional singing family debuted on TV 50 years ago (9)
79. Beloved talk & game show host passed at 88 (5,7)
84. Female singer who swept Grammys (6,6)
89. Mcdonald's introduced Shamrock _ _ _ _ _ 50 years ago (5)
92. A four-member Japanese idol group formed this year (4)
93. Common conjunction (3)
94. Abbreviation editors use to mark a spelling error (2)
96. Show the way (4)
97. Out's opposite (2)
98. The word for the 13th letter of the alphabet (2)
99. A series of solemn or religious actions done in a prescribed order (6)
100. Dark comic film about a mobile army hospital released 50 years ago (4)
102. This Lady won five MTV Video Music Awards this year (4)
103. Slang for microwaving something (6)
105. ___ the Explorer premiered 20 years ago (4)
107. Saint, abbr. (2)
109. Birth control first approved in N.A. 60 years ago (3,4)
111. Tampa Bay _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ won hockey's Stanley Cup (9)
113. Jewelry for the finger (4)
115. Prescriptions (4)
116. A small dome adorning a roof (6)
118. Best of the best (5)
120. Gridiron official, for short (3)
121. A large lemur (5)
124. Dig in! (3)
125. Symbol for the element Neodymium (2)
126. Hay bundle (4)
128. A group of mountain people in Uganda (2)
130. Slangy assent (4)
132. Swiss city started museum exhibit about denim (5)
134. Feathery scarves (4)
136. Sporty Pontiac, old muscle car (3)
137. 24-hour news channel turned 40 (3) 138. Boorish (4)
140. Oregon won the ___ Bowl (4)
141. Another name for gym class (2)
142. It was year of the _ _ _ in Chinese zodiac (3)
144. Ruins a plan (8)
146. NYC'S state, abbr. (3)
148. World's largest continent (4)
149. Floral necklace (3)
151. Actor William H. _ _ _ _ turned 70 (4)
153. A doctor asks you to say this word (2)
154. Thebachelor's___higgins got engaged (3)
155. For better _ _ for worse (2)
157. Shoelace problem (4)
158. A short play (4)
160. Fleeced (5)
163. Approaches (5)
165. Amount of medicine (4)
166. Actor _ _ _ _ Damon turned 50 (4)
168. Rat pack member _ _ _ _ Martin died 25 years ago (4)
169. Discourage (5)
172. Snare (4)
174. Cain's brother (4)
176. Done with great effort (11)
177. Professionals (4)
178. Sitcom _ _ _ & Grace ended, again (4)
179. Travolta lost wife _ _ _ _ _ Preston to cancer (5)
180. Chinese calendar shows 2021 is year of the _ _ (2)
181. This animal got a brain chip implanted by Elon Musk's team (3)
183. Grander than grand (4)
185. Rupaul's ____ Race was Emmy's best reality competition show (4)
187. Actororson____diedin February (4)
188. Singer _ _ _ _ Withers passed away in March (4) 189. Wyoming saw three hot _ _ _ balloons crash (3)
190. Jr.'s dad (2)
192. Reality show ___ Brother debuted in N.A. 20 years ago (3)
194. Children's author Blyton (4)
196. Halt (4)
198. Material Girl announced movie about her life was being written (7)
201. _ _ _ _ Carey was the llama in The Masked Singer (4)
202. Former CEO of GE _ _ _ _ Welch died in March (4)
203. Claire _ _ _ _ _ finished her lead role on Homeland (5)
205. Reverse, neutral or drive (4)
208. Talk on and on (3)
210. Mix, especially food (4)
212. Airplane assignment (4)
214. _____ Zellweger was Oscar's best actress (5)
215. February had 29 days, so it was a ____ year (4)
216. _ _ _ _ Ruffalo won an acting Emmy (4)
217. A fan's cheer of encouragement (3)
218. Elvis,____ of rock `n' roll, left army's active duty 60 years ago (4)
220. Fond of (5)
222. Tennis high ball (3)
224. Isaac's eldest son (4)
226. Look over (4)
228. Keen intelligence, aptitude for jokes (3)
229. Bit of sweat (4)
230. Billboard's top touring artist was this female singer (4)
231. _ _ _ Story 4 was Oscar's best animated film (3) 233. Bow or neck (3)
234. Jeopardy! host who passed away in November (4,6)
237. Warm-hearted (4)
239. Instant message, abbr. (2)
241. Sean Connery, who played James _ _ _ _ , passed away (4)
242. Scientists discovered a new black ____ (4)
243. 30 years ago, _ _ _ Marley's birthday became a holiday in Jamaica (3)
244. Earth's oldest asteroid
_ _ _ _ _ _ was found in Australia (6)
245. Audiovisual, abbr. (2)
246. Toot one's horn (4)
248. Fashion house created pandemicinspired loungewear collection (4)
250. Bluish green (4)
252. Graze (4)
253. Gardener's need (4)
254. What you put on the fire (3)
255. _ _ _ Brady joined the
Buccaneers (3)
257. Slow reply, texting abbr. (2)
258. Extent (6)
260. Miffed; ____ off (4)
262. Comedy legend Jerry
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ (Ben's dad) passed at 92 (7)
264. The____ Dance,aboutthe Chicago Bulls, was huge hit (4)
265. Magicians' word (11)
269. Gait between walk and canter (4)
272. Prefix for data or physics (4)
274. Nose-in-the-air type (4)
276. A dog biscuit (5)
277. To move into a sloping position (4)
278. TV'S The Crown introduced its Lady _ _ (2)
279. German word for grandma (3)
280. Goldman Sachs' stock exchange symbol (2)
282. Stuck on a sharp instrument (7)
283. Igneous rock formed from lava (6)
285. Not us (4)
287. Simon Cowell missed finale of this show, due to broken back (3)
288. Ding, in a car (4) 289. Board game decided OK was a real word (8)
292. _ _ _ Thompson appeared in Back to the Future 35 years ago (3)
293. A unit of absorbed radiation (2)
294. The new album from K-pop sensation BTS (2)
295. The cover for a pot (3)
297. Moby Dick captain (4)
299. Hours, minutes and seconds (4)
300. Goals against, abbr. (2)
301. Ghost's cry (3)
302. Second World _ _ _ ended 75 years ago (3)
304. Defensive tackle, abbr. (2)
305. Billboard's top group was Jonas________ (8)
309. Batman sidekick made debut 80 years ago (5)
310. _ _ _ _ & terminer; historical court terms (4)
311. Packing product Bubble
_ _ _ _ introduced 60 years ago (4)
312. I Am Woman singer _ _ _ _ _ Reddy died at age 78 (5)
314. A variation of the common Korean surname Lee (2)
316. The Prime Minister quit in this Land of the Rising Sun (5)
318. Road, abbr. (2)
319. The country code for Senegal (2)
320. Abbr. for the enzyme thyroid peroxidase (3)
322. Victory (3)
323. NBA star who died in helicopter crash (4)
325. Choir part (4)
327. A thin layer of cells acting as a boundary (8)
330. Comedian ____ Reiner died at 98 (4)
332. An expectant mom's doc: _ _ -GYN (2)
334. This Clinton turned 40 (7)
336. TV show Party of _ _ _ _ rebooted (4) 337. Letters of distress (3) 339. Back-to-school month, abbr. (4) 341. Sports mag announced partnership with The Curling News (2)
342. Actor _ _ _ _ _ _ _
Tucci turned 60 (7)
345. This tablet turned 10 (4)
348. Actor Ted Lange is AKA
_ _ _ _ _ , the Love Boat's bartender (5)
349. A Russian brand of cigarettes now owned by Japan Tobacco (2)
350. Religious ceremony, act of passage (4)
351. The traffic _____ was invented 100 years ago (5)
353. Challenge someone to do something (4)
355. Scotland's Firth of _ _ _ (3)
357. Electrocardiogram, for short (3)
358. The first three vowels (3)
360. Martial arts expert Chuck
_ _ _ _ _ _ turned 80 (6)
362. Astronauts started staying here, long-term, 20 years ago (3)
364. Carol Burnett Show actor
_ _ _ _ Waggoner died in March (4)
365. Officials who examine movies, books for unacceptable content (7)
367. Allows (4)
369. Apple released its first wrist device five years ago (5)
371. Animated show Family _ _ _ had 350th episode (3)
373. Internet code for Lithuania (2)
374. Standardized units (7)
376. Ranch newborn (4)
377. He founded analytical psychology (4)
378. Dog sound (4)
380. Reverberate (4)
382. Ignited (3)
383. Internal affairs, abbr. (2)
384. Tom Selleck's show _ _ _ _ Bloods turned 10 (4)
386. One more time (5)
387. Lil _ _ _ X won Grammy for Old Town Road (3)
388. Existing as a result of birth (4)
389. Civil wrong (4)
391. _ _ _ _ Earnhardt Jr. was voted into motorsports' hall of fame (4)
393. Wolf's sound (4)
395. Mount, abbr. (2)
397. Actor _ _ _ Harris turned 70 (2)
400. Roll call reply (4)
401. Aluminum or tin (4)
402. Slang word for criticize (3)
404. Food for sea urchins (4)
406. Sitcom Man With a _ _ _ _ ended (4)
408. Popular Sunday dinner feature (5,4)
411. One of the first celebs to get COVID-19 (3,5)
413. Watered-down (4)
414. This Dead Man Walking actor turned 60 (4)
415. October hurricane (5)
417. It's thrown at a bull's-eye (4)
419. Improvising in jazz (4)
421. Guilty or not guilty (4)
422. _ _ _ Danson's series The Good Place wrapped (3)
423. It may be raised at a party (4)
424. Rabbit relative (4) 425. Murder _ _ _ _ _ _ _ , a type of stinging wasp, arrived (7) 427. Not far (4) 429. Compass direction opposite of west (4) 431. Abominable Snowman (4) 433. Third note of a major scale (2) 434. Versus, abbr. (2) 436. Rocker _ _ _ Stewart turned 75 (3) 437. The last name of The Incredibles (4) 438. Actress Goldie _ _ _ _ turned 75 (4) 439. Go left or right (4) 440. Basic unit of a chemical element (4) 442. Implored (4) 444. Himalayan spikenard (4) 445. ______ Johnson was world's No. 1 golfer (6) 447. Early anesthetic (5) 449. Clods (4) 450. Farm building (4) 451. What spiders spin (4) 452. A person taking part in a sport or game (6) 454. Mickey Mouse _ _ _ _ debuted on TV 65 years ago (4) 456. The smallest American state, abbr. (2) 458. Vote into office (5) 459. United Arab Emirates sent a rover to this planet (4) 460. Coal site (4) 461. Gone With the _ _ _ _ won best picture some 80 years ago (4) 462. Evergreen (3) 463. Short word for agricultural (2) 464. Afraid (6) 465. Notion (4) 467. Casual conversation (4) 469. We hear with these (4) 470. ___Garfunkelturns80 next year (3) 471. Be bedridden (3) 472. A person, place or _ _ _ _ _ is a noun (5) 474. Kids' song: The Farmer in the ____ (4) 477. A type of record album (2) 478. Symbol for the element helium (2) 479. Loathsome (4) 481. Golf ball support (3) 483. Decay (3) 484. Reset, abbr. (2) 485. Hallucinogenic drug used in new trials to treat adult ADHD (3) 486. Regarding, abbr. (2) 487. Needle-shaped, as pine leaves (7) 489. Bro's counterpart (3) 491. Price (4) 493. Tina _ _ _ turned 50 (3) 495. A triathlon of running, swimming and cycling (7) 497. Opposite of yes (2) 498. Popular expression, showing a lack of interest (3) 499. ____ Tyler Moore got her own show 50 years ago (4) 501. Spheres (4) 502. A Thai unit of measurement (2) 503. Steals (5) 505. Operating system, abbr. (2) 507. Yellow, Black or Red (3) 508. An address assigned to every computer connected to a network (2) 509. Regrets only, abbr. (2) 511. Latin word found in footnotes (4) 513. District attorney, abbr. (2) 514. A bomb deployed in ways other than traditional military action (3) 515. Transactions per second, abbr. (3) 517. Schulz comic strip that ended 20 years ago (7) 519. Someone who imitates another's dress or ideas (7) 520. Varieties (5) 522. Baseball Hall of Famer ___ Morgan died at 77 (3) 524. A lacrosse league in North America (3) 525. A sea that is an arm of the Mediterranean (6) 528. Sense of self (3) 529. Chris Hemsworth said he'll be back as _ _ _ _ in upcoming superhero film (4) 530. A restroom in the U.K. (3) 532. ___ vera (4) 534. Nanosecond, abbr. (2) 535. International sporting event postponed (8) 537. Emmy's best drama series (10) 540. Show that swept all comedic Emmy categories (7,5) 544. Oscar's best film of the year (8) 547. 10 actress _ _ Derek is about to become a senior citizen (2) 549. This catchphrase turned 25: _ _ infinity and beyond (2) 550. Regional sports network, abbr. (3) 551. A smaller-sized newspaper (7) 552. _ _ Eliot's Cats was adapted into a movie (2) 553. Clears after expenses (4) 555. Occupational therapist, abbr. (2) 556. Opposite of NW on a compass (2) 558. Music genre popular at raves (3) 560. Joaquin _______ won Oscar's best actor (7) 563. Identify (4) 564. India's Mayurakshi River is also known by this name (3) 565. Card game in the rummy family (7) 568. The Social Contract philosopher (8) 570. Internal rate of return, abbr. (3) 572. Morning (2) 573. Back muscle, for short (3) 575. Pa's counterpart (2) 576. Early 20th-century art movement (4) 579. Pirate's call (2) 580. Preposition used in expressing location (2) 581. Slang term for governmentemployed man (1-3) 583. Name of the remote-control buggy in Toy Story (2) 584. Beatle who turned 80 (5,5) 586. Legendary musician shot outside The Dakota 40 years ago (4,6) 588. Tiny European country became first in world to make all public transit free (10) 590. Mel Gibson award-winning film released 25 years ago (10) 593. Short snooze (3) 595. Wedding vow reply: I _ _ (2) 597. Video-based social site almost banned in U.S. (6) 598. Losangeles_______ were World Series champs (7) 599. Dirty Harry actor turned 90 (5,8) 600. Black Panther's Chadwick _ _ _ _ _ _ _ died of cancer (7) 601. Dunphy sitcom _ _ _ _ _ _ Family ended (6) DOWN 1. Kansascity______wonthe Super Bowl (6) 2. Flowers found blooming on Alcatraz 30 years ago (5) 3. Tidiest (7) 5. Dutch _ _ _ Disease continued to spread in N. America (3) 6. _ _ Milne first wrote about Winnie-the-pooh in a newspaper 95 years ago (2) 7. Each day, 500 million of these social media messages are sent out (6) 8. Run off to wed (5) 10. A computer larger than a laptop (7) 11. Impulsive part of our psyche (2) 12. Scientists debated if this planet showed signs of micro-organisms (5) 13. Supermodel Campbell turned 50 (5) 14. Actor _ _ Pacino turned 80 (2) 15. Outback birds (4) 16. Pickling liquid (5) 17. Keanu Reeves first appeared as this Matrix character 21 years ago (3) 18. A funeral song or lament (5) 19. Indefinite article (2) 20. India's time zone (3) 22. A prenatal test (5) 23. Real Housewives' _ _ _ _ _ Jayne got a Broadway role (5) 24. Adhesive tape invented 90 years ago (6) 25. Exposing food to direct heat (8) 27. Right away (11) 28. Charging too much (11) 30. Whales that started ramming boats near Spain (5) 32. Heart lead singer _ _ _ Wilson turned 70 (3) 34. Not applicable, abbr. (2) 35. Down's opposite (2) 38. Shakespeare wrote Much _ _ _ About Nothing more than 400 years ago (3) 42. A puzzle solved for amusement or to exercise the mind (11) 43. Financial debts and obligations (11) 48. Colorado resort town changing its affordable housing rules (5) 49. A complete, ready-to-go product or service (7) 50. Marketing abbr. for Go No Go (3) 52. Paddle (3) 55. Groomed oneself carefully (7) 56. A key staff member in hospitals (2) 58. Come to light (6) 59. Computer-generated imagery, abbr. (3) 60. Michael Jordan daughter, who gave interviews about her dad (7) 61. Steve _ _ _ _ became head coach of the Brooklyn Nets (4) 62. Easily broken (7) 66. Greek fable writer (5) 67. Matures (4) 69. Plural, abbr. (2) 71. A substance of no fixed shape, especially a liquid (5) 73. Confidential informant, abbr. (2) 76. Reunion attendee (4) 77. Plunder (7) 78. Dishonourable discharge, abbr. (2) 80. An elevated railroad (2) 81. State south of ND (2) 82. A casual hello (2) 83. Beverage first canned 85 years ago (4) 85. Department that keeps computer systems functioning (2) 86. Word repeated over and over in Deck the Halls (2) 87. Romaine _______ was linked to e.coli outbreak (7) 88. Where the fingers are located (4) 90. A film about the making of Citizen _ _ _ _ was released (4) 91. Breakfast staple (3) 95. Explores deeply (6) 99. Texting abbr. for real life (2) 101. One of Gibson's electric guitar models (2) 104. Bad day for Caesar (4) 105. Strong adhesive tape (4,4) 106. Earthquake hit this state in July (6) 108. A food catcher, fastened around the neck (3) 110. A Kipling poem published 110 years ago (2) 112. Pester (6) 113. Poison ivy woe (4) 114. Hollywood icon & Spartacus actor died at 103 (4,7) 117. Soft _ _ silk (2) 119. Raises a glass (6) 122. Negatory (2) 123. A cola company founded in 1905 (2) 126. Fresh Off The _ _ _ _ debuted five years ago (4) 127. The Gambler singer died in March (5,6) 129. One of Cirque du Soleil's shows stopped due to COVID (2) 131. Stalk (4) 133. Types data into a computer (6) 135. A cognac cocktail (7) 136. Authentic (7) 139. The symbol for dysprosium (2) 141. The ringing of bells (5) 143. Tyke (3) 145. Ripped (4) 147. Be quiet (2) 150. Attempt (3) 151. Phobos, to Mars (4) 152. Building full of shops (4) 154. Fresh Prince of _ _ _ -Air cast did a reunion (3) 156. Representative, abbr. (3) 159. Income before depreciation, abbr. (3) 161. Glasses prescriptions include an OD and an _ _ notation (2) 162. Two cases of this plague were confirmed in Mongolia (7) 164. Everyone (3) 165. Sketch (4) 166. It's on your cereal (4) 167. Symbol for the element thallium (2) 168. _ _ _ _ _ Jeter voted into Hall of Fame (5) 170. A former partner (2) 171. One of 24 similar, curved bones in the body (3) 173. _ _ _ _ and needles (4) 175. Basic monetary unit of Latvia (4) 177. Chick's sound (4) 178. A fourth and fifth instalment of Keanu Reeves' John _ _ _ _ was announced (4) 179. Relatives (3) 182. Band booking (3) 184. Give as an example (4) 186. Leaves, takes off (4) 187. _ _ _ _ Pitt won the Oscar for best supporting actor (4) 188. Utter a command abruptly (4) 189. Ooh and ___ (3) 191. Makes pastries, cookies, et cetera (5) 193. Battering wind (4) 195. Floppy ____ invented about 50 years ago (4) 197. Agreement (4) 199. Morning moisture (3) 200. Butterfly catcher (3) 201. Kaput (4) 202. Actress/comedian _ _ _ _ Lynch turned 60 (4) 203. Night's opposite (3) 204. Someone who watches kids for money, often a teenager (6) 206. A crater on the moon; or, a loch in Scotland (3) 207. New dino relative of T- _ _ _ identified (3) 209. Floated, up and down in water (6) 211. Surprise attack (4) 213. Baby talk for thank you (2) 215. Extend credit (4) 216. It equals 1,760 yards (4) 217. _ _ _ Gronkowski came out of football retirement (3) 219. The program that takes newspapers into classrooms (3) 221. Astronomers discovered new pulsating ____ (4) 223. Ship hazard in icy waters (4) 225. The `U' in Law & Order: SVU (4) 227. Newly industrializing economies, abbr. (4) 229. A South African war (4) 230. Billboard's top artist was _ _ _ _ Malone (4) 231. Roman robe (4) 232. Hogwarts librarian Pince (4) 235. A large motorhome is one (2) 236. What goes around comes around (5) 238. Female deer, plural (4) 240. _ _ _ _ Leblanc confirmed he was doing the Friends reunion (4) 241. Borscht vegetable (4) 242. Steve Harvey became _ _ _ _ of Family Feud 10 years ago (4) 243. An island paradise the Kardashians infamously visited this year (4,4) 244. Musical finale (4) 247. They fly in V formations (5) 249. What you pay to a landlord (4) 251. Italian money (4) 252. Smooth and even (4) 253. Stop (4) 254. A pound, abbr. (2) 255. Domesticated (4) 256. An organized military force (4) 257. Elevator alternative (6) 259. When a plane is due to land, abbr. (3) 261. Qatar's capital (4) 263. Interlocking toy block company pulled its Facebook ads (4) 264. Queue (4) 265. Home rental company banned Halloween parties (6) 266. Coca-_ _ _ _ is cutting its brands by 40 per cent (4) 267. A type of air gun that shoots ball projectiles (2) 268. Got older (4) 269. Netflix show about Joe Exotic was a hit (5,4) 270. Newspaper opinion piece is an _ _ -ed (2) 271. Yellow ____ protests continued (4) 273. Legal (7) 275. It is incumbent on someone to do something (7) 277. Enticed (7) 278. The Real Housewives of _ _ turned 10 (2) 281. Space Force launched its first_________ (9) 283. Big _ _ _ _ _ _ is a golf club, named after a howitzer (6) 284. Leg bone (5) 286. Perhaps (5) 288. Disappearing phone features (5) 289. Corporate department that brings in revenue (5) 290. Abbr. for Area of Operations, in the military (2) 291. Dance style full of shuffles and flaps (3) 294. To _ _ or not to be (2) 296. Racket (3) 298. Honey, bumble or killer (3) 299. _ _ _ -la-la (3) 300. Jewel (3) 302. Tip off (4) 303. Sprint (4) 306. Yoko _ _ _ handed her biz interests over to her son (3) 307. Bong Joon _ _ was Oscar's best director (2) 308. A biological group of similar creatures (7) 313. Give off (4) 315. Bug (6) 317. Glee star _ _ _ _ Rivera died in boating accident (4) 321. A super-powered fictional dinosaur also known as Old Lace (2) 323. High-flying toy, with a tail (4) 324. Kim Kardashian has _ _ _ _ named Sushi and Sake (4) 326. October birthstone (4) 328. Harry and Meghan quit the _____ family (5) 329. Engrave, especially on metal, glass or stone (4) 331. Rummy, fish or solitaire (4,4) 333. Buffalo (5) 334. Spicy cuisine from the bayou (5) 335. Space Launch System, abbr. (3) 336. At the pumps: _ _ _ _ 'er up! (4) 337. Follow a melody with your voice (4) 338. Display (4) 340. Elder or alder (4) 343. The symbol for the chemical element silver (2) 344. Original Mouseketeer Bonni _ _ _ Kern passed at age 79 (3) 346. The _ _ boy sandwich started in Louisiana (2) 347. Physician's title (2) 350. Actor Gosling turned 40 (4) 351. Gave temporarily (4) 352. Walked upon (4) 354. The _ _ _ _ A Sketch toy turned 60 (4) 356. Expression of mild disappointment (2) 359. Give the slip to (5) 361. One who copies another (8) 363. Initials of famous director who delayed release of new West Side Story (2) 364. Handed-down history (4) 365. Ringlet (4) 366. Good, long bath (4) 368. Boutique (4) 370. _ _ _ Tebow married Miss Universe 2017 (3) 371. The Peach State, abbr. (2) 372. Symbol for ytterbium (2) 375. Where science experiments occur (3) 376. The companion to knife and spoon (4) 377. Enlist in (4) 379. Ran away (4) 381. Great horned, snowy and barn (4) 383. A village in this European country gave away homes for free (5) 385. Onion relative (4) 388. Kidney, fava or lima (4) 389. Muscle quality (4) 390. Pottery oven (4) 392. Distinctive flair (4) 394. A fancy fabric (4) 395. Swab (3) 396. A carved or cast figure (6) 398. This star of The Jerk turned 75 (5,6) 399. Chronic kidney disease, abbr. (3) 400. Successor, especially to a throne (4) 401. Terrarium plant (4) 402. Laura _ _ _ _ said she'd appear in Jurassic Park sequel (4) 403. Robs (6) 405. Get ready (4) 407. Leavened flatbread, popular in Indian cuisine (4) 409. Gardener's spring purchase (4) 410. Cartoon about this prehistoric family first aired 60 years ago (11) 412. _ _ _ Flanders lives next door to The Simpsons (3) 413. Reality show Storage _ _ _ _ debuted 10 years ago (4) 414. _ _ _ _ Stars started its 17th season (4) 415. The fin on top of a fish (6) 416. Take aggressive action (6) 418. After-bath powder (4) 420. Romanov ruler (4) 423. School dining halls (10) 424. Super Bowl was played at _ _ _ _ Rock Stadium (4) 425. Busy airport (3) 426. Bean used to make miso (4) 428. A feeling of relaxation from anxiety or distress (6) 430. Fossil found of T-rex attacking this dino (11) 432. _ _ _ _ of Capri, or of Man (4) 433. A unit of length equal to one millionth of a metre (6) 435. Dallas _____ were defeated in Stanley Cup finals (5) 436. Hi or lo _ _ _ photos (3) 437. You fry eggs in this (3) 438. Buildings for airplanes (7) 439. Real Housewives _ _ _ _ _ _ Giudice finalized her divorce (6) 441. A variety of a dark wine grape from France (6) 443. Something that doesn't work (3) 446. Drop from the eye (4) 448. Course of medication intended to replace estrogen (3) 449. Black gold (3) 450. Coal container (3) 451. Women whose husbands have died (6) 453. Gym set (4) 455. A large group of people or things (4) 457. Plant that felines love (6) 460. Prefix with night or day (3) 461. Hair piece (3) 466. Artificial Intelligence, abbr. (2) 468. It's measured with a thermometer (11) 471. Cigarette's end (3) 473. Merkel said she'd stand down as leader in this country next year (4,7) 475. A French article (2) 476. The oldest ____ in Maasai Mara Game Reserve died (4) 480. Fabrication (3) 482. Electronic arts, abbr. (2) 485. _ _ _ Zeppelin disbanded 40 years ago (3) 486. Egyptian sun god (2) 488. Radio that all truckers once used (2) 489. Fly high (4) 490. Building material (6) 492. Also (3) 494. Person with a mike (5) 496. Texting shorthand for No Reply (2) 498. Where flour is made (4) 499. Wise men who went to Bethlehem (4) 500. Hankering (3) 503. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Dicaprio was again nominated for Oscar's best actor award (8) 504. Street, abbr. (2) 506. One who watches an event (9) 507. A wooden post, with a point at one end (5) 510. Former football star found not guilty of murder 25 years ago (2) 512. Types include A, B and O (5) 513. The distance from the surface to the bottom of a pool (5) 516. Sheriff's group, enforcing the law (5) 517. Snapshot (5) 518. Slipped (4) 519. Terra _____ (5) 521. Nay's opposite (3) 523. The lonely number (3) 525. FM'S counterpart on radio (2) 526. A skin condition (6) 527. Protrude (3) 528. Electrical conductivity, abbr. (2) 529. Seventh note of a scale (2) 531. Extra time, after regulation play (2) 533. Driving ____ Daisy was Oscar's best film 30 years ago (4) 536. Rocky's casual greeting (2) 538. An outline, especially of an irregular shape (7) 539. Serial number, abbr. (2) 540. Musher's transport (4) 541. Trendy (3) 542. A web feed (3) 543. Bambi's aunt (3) 545. Pooh's kangaroo friend (3) 546. The years between 12 and 20 (7) 547. Giant blast hit this Lebanese city in August (6) 548. 3.141 (2) 554. _ _ _ _ Raider announced a sequel (4) 557. Pop star Timberlake about to turn 40 (6) 559. Election protests hit this Belarus capital (5) 560. Marketing item given away for free (5) 561. A pledge (4) 562. One size bigger than L (2) 564. Arcade game Pac-_ _ _ released 40 years ago (3) 565. Doctrine (5) 566. Apprehend (3) 567. Engine supercharger (5) 568. Part of a cell nucleus (3) 569. A hypothetical ordinary man,joe _____ (5) 571. Symbol for the chemical element Roentgenium (2) 574. Backstreet Boy _ _ Mclean appeared on Dancing With the Stars (2) 575. Breakfast, lunch or dinner (4) 577. _ _ _ _ Hathaway said she'll star in upcoming film about Sesame Street (4) 578. Swiss peaks (4) 579. A heavy-edged cutting tool (2) 582. Diva's song (4) 585. City called off its 2021 Carnival due to pandemic (3) 587. The Flying _ _ _ ended 50 years ago (3) 589. Cow's sound (3) 591. The Old Dominion state, abbr. (2) 592. Example, abbr. (2) 594. A group to assist alcoholics, started 85 years ago (2) 596. You and me (2)
SOLUTIONS ACROSS
1 Corona, 4 Beatles, 9 Eddie Van Halen, 16 Band-aid, 21 Lakers, 26 Law, 28 OR, 29 Eins, 31 Instagram, 33 Elon Musk, 35 Union, 36 Survivor, 37 Tarantino, 39 On, 40 Me, 41 Pam, 42 BPU, 44 En, 45 Go, 46 DC, 47 Fastening, 51 Toe, 53 Eater, 54 Spirit, 57 Greece, 60 Joan of Arc, 63 SS, 64 Us, 65 NASA, 67 Ad, 68 AP, 70 NA, 72 Mg, 73 CA, 74 SA, 75 Partridge, 79 Regis Philbin, 84 Billie Eilish, 89 Shake, 92 Neln, 93 And, 94 Sp, 96 Lead, 97 In, 98 Em, 99 Ritual, 100 Mash, 102 Gaga, 103 Nuking, 105 Dora, 107 St, 109 The Pill, 111 Lightning, 113 Ring, 115 Meds, 116 Cupola, 118 Elite, 120 Ref, 121 Indri, 124 Eat, 125 Nd, 126 Bale, 128 Ik, 130 Yeah, 132 Basel, 134 Boas, 136 GTO, 137 CNN, 138 Rude, 140 Rose, 141 PE, 142 Rat, 144 Scuttles, 146 NYS, 148 Asia, 149 Lei, 151 Macy, 153 Ah, 154 Ben, 155 Or, 157 Knot, 158 Skit, 160 Hosed, 163 Nears, 165 Dose, 166 Matt, 168 Dean, 169 Deter, 172 Trap, 174 Abel, 176 Strenuously, 177 Pros, 178 Will, 179 Kelly, 180 Ox, 181 Pig, 183 Epic, 185 Drag, 187 Bean, 188 Bill, 189 Air, 190 Sr, 192 Big, 194 Enid, 196 Stop, 198 Madonna, 201 Drew, 202 Jack, 203 Danes, 205 Gear, 208 Gab, 210 Stir, 212 Seat, 214 Renee, 215 Leap, 216 Mark, 217 Rah, 218 King, 220 Likes, 222 Lob, 224 Esau, 226 Scan, 228 Wit, 229 Bead, 230 Pink, 231 Toy, 233 Tie, 234 Alex Trebek, 237 Kind, 239 IM, 241 Bond, 242 Hole, 243 Bob, 244 Crater, 245 AV, 246 Brag, 248 Dior, 250 Teal, 252 Feed, 253 Hose, 254 Log, 255 Tom, 257 SR, 258 Degree, 260 Teed, 262 Stiller, 264 Last, 265 Abracadabra, 269 Trot, 272 Meta, 274 Snob, 276 Treat, 277 Tilt, 278 Di, 279 Oma, 280 GS, 282 Impaled, 283 Basalt, 285 Them, 287 AGT, 288 Dent, 289 Scrabble, 292 Lea, 293 Gy, 294 Be, 295 Lid, 297 Ahab, 299 Time, 300 GA, 301 Boo, 302 War, 304 DT, 305 Brothers, 309 Robin, 310 Oyer, 311 Wrap, 312 Helen, 314 Ri, 316 Japan, 318 Rd, 319 Sn, 320 TPO, 322 Win, 323 Kobe, 325 Alto, 327 Membrane, 330 Carl, 332 OB, 334 Chelsea, 336 Five, 337 SOS, 339 Sept, 341 SI, 342 Stanley, 345 Ipad, 348 Isaac, 349 LD, 350 Rite, 351 Light, 353 Dare, 355 Tay, 357 ECG, 358 Aei, 360 Norris, 362 ISS, 364 Lyle, 365 Censors, 367 Lets, 369 Watch, 371 Guy, 373 Lt, 374 Modules, 376 Foal, 377 Jung, 378 Woof, 380 Echo, 382 Lit, 383 IA, 384 Blue, 386 Again, 387 Nas, 388 Born, 389 Tort, 391 Dale, 393 Howl, 395 Mt, 397 Ed, 400 Here, 401 Foil, 402 Dis, 404 Kelp, 406 Plan, 408 Roast beef, 411 Tom Hanks, 413 Weak, 414 Penn, 415 Delta, 417 Dart, 419 Scat, 421 Plea, 422 Ted, 423 Cain, 424 Hare, 425 Hornets, 427 Near, 429 East, 431 Yeti, 433 Mi, 434 Vs, 436 Rod, 437 Parr, 438 Hawn, 439 Turn, 440 Atom, 442 Pled, 444 Nard, 445 Dustin, 447 Ether, 449 Oafs, 450 Barn, 451 Webs, 452 Player, 454 Club, 456 RI, 458 Elect, 459 Mars, 460 Mine, 461 Wind, 462 Fir, 463 Ag, 464 Scared, 465 Idea, 467 Chat, 469 Ears, 470 Art, 471 Ail, 472 Thing, 474 Dell, 477 LP, 478 He, 479 Vile, 481 Tee, 483 Rot, 484 RS, 485 LSD, 486 Re, 487 Acerose, 489 Sis, 491 Cost, 493 Fey, 495 Ironman, 497 No, 498 Meh, 499 Mary, 501 Orbs, 502 Wa, 503 Loots, 505 OS, 507 Sea, 508 IP, 509 RO, 511 Ibid, 513 DA, 514 IED, 515 TPS, 517 Peanuts, 519 Copycat, 520 Types, 522 Joe, 524 NLL, 525 Aegean, 528 Ego, 529 Thor, 530 Loo, 532 Aloe, 534 Ns, 535 Olympics, 537 Succession, 540 Schitt's Creek, 544 Parasite, 547 Bo, 549 To, 550 RSN, 551 Tabloid, 552 TS, 553 Nets, 555 OT, 556 SE, 558 EDM, 560 Phoenix, 563 Name, 564 Mor, 565 Canasta, 568 Rousseau, 570 IRR, 572 AM, 573 Lat, 575 Ma, 576 Dada, 579 Ar, 580 At, 581 G-man, 583 RC, 584 Ringo Starr, 586 John Lennon, 588 Luxembourg, 590 Braveheart, 593 Nap, 595 Do, 597 Tiktok, 598 Dodgers, 599 Clint Eastwood, 600 Boseman, 601 Modern.
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1 Chiefs, 2 Roses, 3 Neatest, 5 Elm, 6 AA, 7 Tweets, 8 Elope, 10 Desktop, 11 Id, 12 Venus, 13 Naomi, 14 Al, 15 Emus, 16 Brine, 17 Neo, 18 Dirge, 19 An, 20 IST, 22 Amnio, 23 Erika, 24 Scotch, 25 Broiling, 27 Immediately, 28 Overbilling, 30 Orcas, 32 Ann, 34 Na, 35 Up, 38 Ado, 42 Brainteaser, 43 Liabilities, 48 Aspen, 49 Turnkey, 50 GNG, 52 Oar, 55 Primped, 56 RN, 58 Emerge, 59 CGI, 60 Jasmine, 61 Nash, 62 Fragile, 66 Aesop, 67 Ages, 69 Pl, 71 Fluid, 73 CI, 76 Alum, 77 Ransack, 78 DD, 80 El, 81 SD, 82 Hi, 83 Beer, 85 IT, 86 La, 87 Lettuce, 88 Hand, 90 Kane, 91 Egg, 95 Probes, 99 RL, 101 SG, 104 Ides, 105 Duct tape, 106 Alaska, 108 Bib, 110 If, 112 Harass, 113 Rash, 114 Kirk Douglas, 117 As, 119 Toasts, 122 No, 123 RC, 126 Boat, 127 Kenny Rogers, 129 Ka, 131 Hunt, 133 Enters, 135 Sidecar, 136 Genuine, 139 Dy, 141 Peals, 143 Tot, 145 Tore, 147 Sh, 150 Try, 151 Moon, 152 Mall, 154 Bel, 156 Rep, 159 IBD, 161 OS, 162 Bubonic, 164 All, 165 Draw, 166 Milk, 167 Tl, 168 Derek, 170 Ex, 171 Rib, 173 Pins, 175 Lats, 177 Peep, 178 Wick, 179 Kin, 182 Gig, 184 Cite, 186 Goes, 187 Brad, 188 Bark, 189 Aah, 191 Bakes, 193 Gale, 195 Disk, 197 Pact, 199 Dew, 200 Net, 201 Dead, 202 Jane, 203 Day, 204 Sitter, 206 Eil, 207 Rex, 209 Bobbed, 211 Raid, 213 Ta, 215 Lend, 216 Mile, 217 Rob, 219 NIE, 221 Star, 223 Berg, 225 Unit, 227 NIES, 229 Boer, 230 Post, 231 Toga, 232 Irma, 235 RV, 236 Karma, 238 Does, 240 Matt, 241 Beet, 242 Host, 243 Bora Bora, 244 Coda, 247 Geese, 249 Rent, 251 Lira, 252 Flat, 253 Halt, 254 Lb, 255 Tame, 256 Army, 257 Stairs, 259 ETA, 261 Doha, 263 Lego, 264 Line, 265 Airbnb, 266 Cola, 267 BB, 268 Aged, 269 Tiger King, 270 Op, 271 Vest, 273 Allowed, 275 Behoove, 277 Tempted, 278 DC, 281 Satellite, 283 Bertha, 284 Tibia, 286 Maybe, 288 Dials, 289 Sales, 290 AO, 291 Tap, 294 Be, 296 Din, 298 Bee, 299 Tra, 300 Gem, 302 Warn, 303 Race, 306 Ono, 307 Ho, 308 Species, 313 Emit, 315 Insect, 317 Naya, 321 OL, 323 Kite, 324 Dogs, 326 Opal, 328 Royal, 329 Etch, 331 Card game, 333 Bison, 334 Cajun, 335 SLS, 336 Fill, 337 Sing, 338 Show, 340 Tree, 343 Ag, 344 Lou, 346 Po, 347 Dr, 350 Ryan, 351 Lent, 352 Trod, 354 Etch, 356 Aw, 359 Elude, 361 Imitator, 363 SS, 364 Lore, 365 Curl, 366 Soak, 368 Shop, 370 Tim, 371 GA, 372 Yb, 375 Lab, 376 Fork, 377 Join, 379 Fled, 381 Owls, 383 Italy, 385 Leek, 388 Bean, 389 Tone, 390 Kiln, 392 Elan, 394 Lace, 395 Mop, 396 Statue, 398 Steve Martin, 399 CKD, 400 Heir, 401 Fern, 402 Dern, 403 Steals, 405 Prep, 407 Naan, 409 Seed, 410 Flintstones, 412 Ned, 413 Wars, 414 Pawn, 415 Dorsal, 416 Attack, 418 Talc, 420 Tsar, 423 Cafeterias, 424 Hard, 425 Hub, 426 Soya, 428 Relief, 430 Triceratops, 432 Isle, 433 Micron, 435 Stars, 436 Res, 437 Pan, 438 Hangars, 439 Teresa, 441 Merlot, 443 Dud, 446 Tear, 448 HRT, 449 Oil, 450 Bin, 451 Widows, 453 Reps, 455 Bevy, 457 Catnip, 460 Mid, 461 Wig, 466 AI, 468 Temperature, 471 Ash, 473 West Germany, 475 Le, 476 Lion, 480 Lie, 482 EA, 485 Led, 486 Ra, 488 CB, 489 Soar, 490 Stucco, 492 Too, 494 Emcee, 496 NR, 498 Mill, 499 Magi, 500 Yen, 503 Leonardo, 504 St, 506 Spectator, 507 Stake, 510 OJ, 512 Blood, 513 Depth, 516 Posse, 517 Photo, 518 Slid, 519 Cotta, 521 Yea, 523 One, 525 AM, 526 Eczema, 527 Jut, 528 EC, 529 Ti, 531 OT, 533 Miss, 536 Yo, 538 Contour, 539 SN, 540 Sled, 541 Hip, 542 RSS, 543 Ena, 545 Roo, 546 Teenage, 547 Beirut, 548 Pi, 554 Tomb, 557 Justin, 559 Minsk, 560 Promo, 561 Oath, 562 XL, 564 Man, 565 Credo, 566 Nab, 567 Turbo, 568 RNA, 569 Schmo, 571 Rg, 574 AJ, 575 Meal, 577 Anne, 578 Alps, 579 Ax, 582 Aria, 585 Rio, 587 Nun, 589 Moo, 591 VA, 592 Eg, 594 AA, 596 We.