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CROSSWORD II

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ACROSS 1 *Said “Not guilty,” perhaps 5 *Gaggle group 10 What happens when you’re busy making other plans, it’s said

14 Norse symbol 15 Monsters that may be green 16 Singles 17 Hoppy beers,

briefly

18 Journalist played by Sacha Baron Cohen 19 Shape of a planet’s path 20 **Alternativ­e to org 21 **Cambridge

engineerin­g sch. 22 **Trusted adviser 24 Sherlock’s teen sister, or an anagram of “Leona” 26 Operates

27 Kinda sorta 29 Dilapidate­d

32 Hot brown beverage 34 Grow bored with 36 “Ratatouill­e” rat 37 Unkept vow, or what’s split across each set of starred clues’ answers 41 Romeo, to Juliet 42 Garlicky condiments 43 Rush on the gridiron

45 25, for the draft

49 Fourths of a gal. 50 Part of NAACP: Abbr. 53 Homes of protons 54 ***___ franca (common language) 56 ***Completed a marathon or campaign 58 ***Driving aid? 59 Something for a subordinat­e to watch 60 “Dude!” 62 Fishing vessel 63 Sorrows 64 Houston batter 65 Possesses 66 Gets off the fence 67 **** Assembly of witches

68 **** Part of a poker pot

DOWN

1 Tagged for sale 2 Tony winner Patti 3 Charm romantical­ly 4 The ___ Moines Register

5 Mongolian desert 6 Quartet of showbiz awards 7 Goof 8 Fashion lines? 9 Lauder of cosmetics 10 Pirate’s booty 11 Sends a bill to 12 Scary

13 Night class for a certain U.S. immigrant 21 Zayn who left One Direction 23 Pres. advisory group

25 Set free 26 Impossibly perfect 28 Fodder for a trotter 30 Fuming feeling 31 Wrestler-turnedacto­r John 33 Second-guesser’s question 35 Hopping amphibian 37 One of five around the waist, say

38 Chocolatec­overed morsel at the movies 39 Spanish cheer 40 Fashion’s capital in Italy 41 Cookout food, for short

44 Zig’s counterpar­t 46 Detroit record label

47 “Let me clarify ...” 48 African fly

51 “Poison” shrub 52 Power to decide 55 Loch ___ monster 56 Hard to come by 57 Unnamed author: Abbr.

59 One less than a crowd? 61 “Teen Wolf” network 62 Certain scarf or snake

 ?? ©2024 Andrews McMeel Syndicatio­n ?? 2/22
©2024 Andrews McMeel Syndicatio­n 2/22

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