CROSSWORD II
ACROSS
1 “I get it now!” 4 Unstressed
vowel sound 9 Unleavened
Indian flatbread 13 Michelle Obama,
___ Robinson 14 Like aircraft
carriers
15 Cedar Rapids
resident 16 Drinks associated with the Crimson Tide 19 “High five!”
20 Beef grade between Select and Prime 21 Itty-bitty 23 #Me___ (social justice movement) 24 ___/her 27 Peculiar 28 Perfect scores for Olympic athletes 31 Sign off
33 The trolley problem, for one
35 Fencing sword 38 Shirt for a hot day
39 More, paradoxically 40 “The Kelly Clarkson Show” won six in 2023 45 “Summer Nights” musical 46 Small skin opening 47 “Little old me?” 50 They’re outta this world! 51 ___-12 Conference 53 Genius in a field 55 “A-mazing!” 58 American tap dancer Gregory 59 News sources for the masses 63 Basic skateboard jump 64 Ski lodge drink 65 Flavor enhancer found naturally in tomatoes: Abbr.
66 “I guess that’s that”
67 Very, very pale 68 HBO competitor
DOWN
1 Doing things without thinking 2 Gave a leg up 3 Like some debates 4 Stops daydreaming, maybe 5 Word after “dash” or “kiss”
6 Syst. with ductwork 7 Laundry 8 Apportion 9 Capital of Italy 10 See red? 11 Paving goo 12 Connections 15 “All good here” 17 “___ appetit!” 18 Garlicky sandwich spread 22 “___ So Bad” (Tom Petty song)
24 Not all 25 Beehive sounds 26 ATL predictions 29 Statistician Silver 30 Recharge after a long day 32 Mohawk-shaping products 33 WhatsApp’s parent company 34 Expo presentation 35 Rim of the Grand Canyon, e.g. 36 Hair division 37 Seeing organs
41 “Reckon so” 42 Intended 43 “The Marvelous ___ Maisel” 44 “Totally, bro!” 47 Mars products, or what you’ll find in 16-, 33-, 40- or 59-Across? 48 Approximate time for lunch 49 “We have the green light!”
52 Dating around? 54 Compete (for) 55 Apt rhyme for “clip” 56 Leaders who often have MBAs 57 Per item
59 Do some lawn care 60 Blond or red beverage 61 Under the weather 62 “The Simpsons” bartender