Quick Crossword

Across

1 Clip follower

5 Softens, in a way

10 Clock toggle

14 Big name in morning TV

15 Dread, perhaps

16 Missouri representative Bush

17 Balanced

18 Delectable

19 Like Oberlin since 1837

20 Small businesses?

22 Oregon city on the Deschutes River

23 Pitching areas?

24 Pet that needs a sitter?

26 Manipulate

27 Deliver letters?

28 Place to check in

31 Earring Magic __: collectible doll of 1993

32 Colorful Victorian houses in San Francisco, e.g.

34 Squeak of surprise

35 Tosses

36 Ready

38 Island in the Cyclades

39 Instruments that may have 21 strings

40 Creator of spine-tingling content?

45 Picks up on

46 Jump-starts a training regimen?

47 Amanda of “Brockmire”

48 Buttonholes, e.g.

49 “Seriously?”

50 “Contact” org.

51 One of the racing Andrettis

52 Board sticker

53 Tennis legend who wrote a history of African-American athletes

54 Orem resident

55 Those, in Spanish

Down

1 Taco topper that may be infused with lime

2 Spitting nails

3 Plays first

4 Street food also known as golgappa

5 Storage systems? 6 Savvy

7 Clipper parts

8 Places to retire?

9 Dump

10 Stomach

11 Lunar New Year treats

12 Comes before

13 Start of summer or winter

21 Need in some preservation efforts

22 Computer security concern

24 Cartoon girl who popularized “meh”

25 Sue Bird’s jersey number

27 Lunch spot

28 Part of a vampire costume

29 French crown

30 Rachel Carson subj.

32 Low points

33 Without getting worked up

34 Some indie releases

37 “Wonderful Tonight” memoirist Boyd

40 Director Kurosawa

41 “What’s the __?”: Kim Possible 42 “Iliad” characters

43 VP between Hubert and Gerald 44 Lab work

46 Pallet piece

47 Free spot

48 Big D campus