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CROSSWORD II

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ACROSS

1 Big party 5 Surrender 9 The real ___ (the genuine thing) 14 Some jazz combo instrument­s 16 Split to get

hitched 17 Pointless

Scrabble piece? 18 Ebbs

19 Romantic gesture from across the room, perhaps 20 Straighten 21 ER staffers 22 Sympathize­d

with

25 Big mouths 27 Exciting, slangily 28 Spanish painter

Salvador

30 Place for “snakebite” piercings 31 ___ Diego 32 Convenienc­e store sign 34 Punny phrase in support of people’s access to all books 37 1995-2007 MTV reality show that took place in an RV 38 Driving requiremen­t? 39 Quaint lodging 40 “Frozen” snowman 41 Remote inserts, usually

42 “The Sweetest Taboo” singer 44 Rearward, at sea Pokemon Red 46 49 Version or D&D Citrus fruits squeezed over guacamole 51 Series of bloopers 53 ___ Rights Movement 54 Taiwanese drink with tapioca pearls 56 Computer operators 57 Sundance submission 58 Out of style 59 Cumbersome piece of furniture 60 Ooze

DOWN

1 Storybook elephant 2 Risky poker bet 3 Constellat­ion makeup

4 (I’m a goose!) 5 Watch Whiskers, perhaps 6 “The limit does not ___” (“Mean Girls” line) 7 Dover’s state: Abbr. 8 Language suffix 9 Kitten’s whimper 10 Call dibs on 11 Snakelike group dance 12 Dentist’s instructio­n 13 “Totally!” 15 Button at the start of a streaming TV show

20 Go off script 23 Result of some phishing, perhaps 24 Chair designer Charles 26 Risked a traffic ticket 27 Installed, as carpet 29 Ensnarled 31 Birdlike pool entrances 32 Book of maps 33 Console released in 1991: Abbr. 34 “Bearded” flower

35 “___ Smile” (2003 Julia Roberts rom-com) 36 Luau dances 41 Saudi ___ 43 Middle Eastern rulers 45 Treble clef lines 46 Fasten again, as laces 47 “Get Out” director Jordan 48 Sleep in a luxurious tent, say 50 “What ___ is new?”

52 NFL flag tossers 53 Trophy 54 Some upper-arm muscles, for short

55 Game with Reverse and Wild Draw Four cards

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©2024 Andrews McMeel Syndicatio­n 4/6

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