CROSSWORD PUZZLE |
ACROSS
1 Sources of nuclear energy 6 Wolf call 10 Banned pollutants, briefly 14 Exodus mount 15 Author Wiesel 16 “I smell trouble” 17 Tavern mug 18 Get off the lawn, as leaves 19 Noncurrent currency of Italy 20 Tricolor flier in Dublin 23 Longtime forensic drama 25 The first “T” in TNT 26 Bitcoin, notably 27 Quality sound reproduction 31 Prefix with violet 32 Shipshape 33 Mineral hardness scale 34 “The game is __”: Sherlock Holmes 36 “Alas!” 40 Waves to ride on 41 Hit that barely gets over the infield 42 “And suppose my answer is no?” 46 Panini cheese 48 “Alice” diner owner 49 “That’s all __ wrote” 50 “What’s your hurry?” ... and a literal hint to what’s hiding in 20-, 27- and 42Across 54 Stereo preceder 55 Length times width 56 Erode 59 Blue dye 60 Storm-producing weather systems 61 Wharton’s Ethan 62 Must have 63 Crafter’s website 64 Brown-toned photo
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1 Stubborn animal 2 Chickadee relative 3 20% expressed as a fraction 4 Snail or junk follower 5 “New York, New York” crooner 6 Valiant 7 Disney snowman 8 User-edited site 9 Eyed wolfishly 10 Don, as boots 11 China’s __ Kai-shek 12 Carried 13 Shielded from the sun 21 College sr.’s exam 22 Send out 23 Buddy 24 Grain storage area 28 Tax-collecting agcy. 29 Like most light switches 30 Classic roadster 34 Used car lot event 35 The “F” in TGIF: Abbr. 36 Furry sitcom ET 37 Landing site for Santa’s sleigh 38 Dance in a pit 39 Olympic fencing event 40 Wise one 41 Opinions 42 Dog at a cookout 43 Ramis of “Ghostbusters” 44 “Doesn’t bother meat all” 45 NFL official 46 “Oh, no, bro!” 47 Dazzled 51 Relaxed running pace 52 Fells with an ax 53 Steak order 57 Mate, across the Channel 58 Tazo product