Wonderword

Reader wants to help a depressed friend

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__ tag: game with infrared beams Make full Bro 10th-century Holy Roman emperor Letter-shaped fastener Restaurant list

N.L. West team’s pests? 18 Martial __ 19 Muddy pen 20 Not quite a B 21 Illuminated from below, as a statue 22 N.L. East team’s untruths? 24 Reach 27 “Peachy-__!” 28 N.L. East team’s parties? 32 Cry from a

crib 35 Sumptuous 36 Swelled head Metered ride

38 “You rang?” 39 A.L. East team’s cheers? 43 “Around the __”: ESPN panel show 45 Exercises, as

power 46 N.L. Central team’s pitchers? 37 51 Dice throws 52 Govt. security 53 Milne hopper 56 Poker buy-in

Ace relievers, briefly ... and a hint to 16-, 22-, 28-, 39- and 46-Across 59 “O.G. Original Gangster” rapper 60 Glimpse 61 Flat-package furniture stores 62 Neither’s

partner 63 “American __”: Starz series based on a Neil Gaiman novel 64 Nabisco wafer

brand 57

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Ships’ records “They’re __ again!” “Don’t move, Rover!” Ages and ages “Sherlock Holmes” director Guy Slot in a stable Declare void Rwandan tribe Sci-fi visitors Cold War dividing line until 1989 Loosen, as laces Sculpted works Breakfast syrup type Manipulates politically 21 Exploits 22 Cover with

asphalt

23 __ out a

living

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competence 25 Loyal 26 Financial adviser’s suggestion 29 Outdoor gear

brand 30 Earlier 7 8

9 10 11 12 15 17 31 Encyclopedia bk. 33 Chopped

down

34 King cobra warning On one’s __: alert

39 Mine contents 40 Mil. time off 41 Tom of “The Seven Year Itch” 42 Beef cut 44 Little hooter 46 Really smart person Veg-O-Matic maker 48 Canonized pope known as “The Great” 49 Flowed back 50 Candle

threads 53 Film spool 54 __ hygiene 55 Legendary Greek mount Fuel efficiency stat

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slopes 37 47 57 HOW TO PLAY:

CIRCLE THEIR LETTERS ONLY. DO NOT CIRCLE THE WORD. Actor, Audience, Ballad, Ballet, Book, Broadway, Choir, Compose, Creation, Dialogue, Drama, Edit, Emotion, Idea, Lyrics, Masque, Melody, Mime, Muse, Musical, Odist, Opera, Parody, Passage, Perform, Plot, Poem, Poet, Recital, Rehearsal, Rhyme, Rhythm, Role, Scene, Scores, Script, Song, Sonnet, Stage, Stanza, Tale, Text, Theater, Theme, Verse, Words, Writer

Monday’s Answer: Experiences