USA TODAY CROSSWORD
EDITED Amanda Rafkin BY Hoang-Kim Vu
CHANGE OF PLANS (FREESTYLE)
ACROSS
1 Snails and quails but not whales 12 Belonging to that man 15 Operating without thinking 16 World Mental Health Day mo. 17 Organize a cast and crew, perhaps 18 To whom it ___ concern 19 Perfect score, often 20 Contribute 21 Observe Yom Kippur
23 Bunk ___ 25 Some bank workers
27 Rack up, like an expense 30 Some hold MDs 31 Nickname that drops “An” 32 Favorite dog breed of Queen Elizabeth II 33 Mammal sometimes recorded “screaming” 34 Word after “jelly” or “cinnamon” 36 Traveler’s guess 37 One of three in a classic Chen Shou novel
40 “Way of the universe” in Chinese philosophy 41 Pillowy 43 “Ditto” 44 Leaves out
46 To the ___ degree 47 Org. in “Snowden” 48 Slip-on shoes lack them
49 Phase for a phoenix 51 Green gemstone 53 Olympian Jesse 54 Sun, in Spanish 55 Wrath
58 Tales of ___
59 You might take one to improve your range or tone 64 Goof 65 Shredded starter in Asian cuisine 66 Lines on a map (Abbr.) 67 Galaxies
DOWN
1 Misplaced
2 Chip in a chip, say
3 Indian flatbread
4 Created a hole
5 Ingested
6 Wanderer
7 Apple tablets
8 Intellect
9 In the style of
10 Ship’s record
11 Apt rhyme for “deal” 12 Like “Carol” or “Call Me By Your Name” 13 “Went through the same thing myself” 14 Eye ailments 22 Initials before a summary 23 Insect
24 “CHiPs” actor Estrada
25 Swap 26 Spanish for “this” 27 Treats with a cold pack
28 “Don’t say anything!” 29 Selections at a microbrewery 30 Unquestioned teachings 33 Grind, like teeth 35 Defeat
38 “___ She Lovely” (Stevie Wonder song) 39 Growth on old bread
42 ___ Mints 45 Actress Sandra ___ Frank 49 Person on a crew team 50 Replies to an evite
51 Baby kangaroos 52 Assuage 54 Evidence of an old wound
55 The Emerald ___ 56 Move around aimlessly 57 Burnt ___ (trimmings from smoked brisket) 60 Bit of granola 61 Bitter brew, for short
62 Suffix for “heir” or “lion”
63 Used a chair Monday’s Answer