Crossword

ACROSS

1 Resuscitation expert, briefly

4 You might snap one

with your BFF 7 Parody

9 One may pwn a

noob

11 What a mask blocks 13 Treats like a baby 15 * Certain geocentric

paths

17 Unit of land

18 “Harold and ___”

( 1971 cult classic) 19 ___ mot ( witticism) 20 * Experience audi

tory hallucinations 23 Signal signals? 24 Blood- filtering

organs

25 Religious subgroup 26 Monkey ( around) 27 Lead- in to “gritty” 29 Cardiologists, e. g.:

Abbr.

30 Nostalgic photo

tone

31 “Boo 2! A ___ Halloween” ( Tyler Perry film)

34 * 2011 movie in which Jean Dujardin played a silent film star

38 Academic URL end

ing

39 Paul of “Knocked

Up”

40 Watson or Stone of

film

41 Couch potato’s

device

44 Business name

abbr.

45 Colorado skiing

destination 46 Withdraw from the

front lines

48 Full of hot air 50 Pizza seasoning 51 Picks out

52 With 53- Across, what lovers often have after ending their relationships ... or a hint to both this grid’s shape and the word hidden in each starred answer

53 See 52- Across

DOWN

1 Quotation at the start of a chapter 2 Jackpot

3 Schlep

4 Spanish for “father” 5 Movie lover’s

website

6 What a nun prac

tices

7 Jazzes ( up)

8 Ga. neighbor

9 Get the ___ on ( obtain evidence against)

10 Snappy comeback 11 Persian monarch 12 Weasel with white

fur

13 Word you may chant at Oktoberfest

14 IDs targeted by

phishers

16 Basks in the sun 21 Ancient Romans’

world

22 Gas brand with col

lectible toy trucks 23 Bug catcher? 25 Kerfuffle

27 Money- related

question in an ad 28 Apple tablet 30 Repeatedly avoid 31 Paris subway 32 Figuratively, liter

ally?

33 Tool for cleaning a

bookcase

34 Moon of Neptune 35 Typeface commonly

used for memes 36 Refines, as metal 37 Gets awful reviews 42 Thus

43 Tropical hardwood 45 Penne ___ vodka 47 Ending for oct49 “Life of Pi” director

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