Wonderword

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ACROSS

Correspondence signoff Musical series set at McKinley High “Wealth of Nations” author Smith Pot for paella Speaks up? Bit of folklore Mature gentle treatment? B’way hit signs

19 News letters 20 “Have some” 21 Decides not

to dele 22 Bodega

miss 25 Roeproducing fish 26 Mature sprightly piano classic? 30 Canaanite

deity

32 Half a cocktail 33 Handler of “Sex and the City”

34 Costa del __ 35 Mature young

infatuation? 39 Taking a sick day, presumably 40 Trivial, as talk 42 Versailles ruler 43 Mouselike

animal 45 Mature news

newbie? 49 Salty margarita glass spots 50 Low-alcohol

beverage 54 Dries gently 56 French menu word Singer Grande’s perfume brand

58 “__ move” 59 Mature “Agnus Dei” translation? 63 Air

64 Word with offering or officer 65 “Who __

knows?” 66 Scandinavian literary work

67 Lie next to 68 Wedding

couple? 57 1 2

DOWN

Phony Run secretly to the chapel Dispatched, as a dragon Ankle pic Cavern Brit’s facilities Bud on a spud Snaky curve

On the line Stunt performer, say Boatloads Food in a hall Braid Notable Ford of the ’70s “__ Persisted”: children’s book about inspirational women 23 Andean tuber 24 Pit-digging

insect 25 Handmade blade Eastern “way” 28 Secondoldest Ivy 29 NBC show

since 1975 4 5 6 7 9 10

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21 27 30 Portend 31 Versatile 34 Bro or sis 36 Rich rocks 37 Political initials since 1884 38 Exceedingly 41 Asmara’s

nation 44 Poetic

sphere 46 Rental ad

abbr.

47 Veto 48 Brownish gray 51 Birdie topper 52 Jagged, as a

leaf’s edge 53 Carnival

attractions 54 Data unit 55 Musician’s

forte? 59 Place for a chemical peel

60 Lang. of the Torah __ minérale: French spring supply 62 Gratified 61 HOW TO PLAY:

CIRCLE THEIR LETTERS ONLY. DO NOT CIRCLE THE WORD. Airbag, Alkali, Anfo, Chemical, Cold, Crust, Cubic, Density, Desert, Dry, Exothermic, Explosive, Farm, Formula, Fuel, Gas, Grade, Grain, Granule, Haber, Handle, Health, Heat, Humid, Hydrogen, Hydroxide, License, Liquefy, Math, Metal, Metathesis, NPK, Odda, Odor, Ostwald, Prill, Pure, Rating, Residue, Saltpeter, Sell, Soluble, Urea, Wash, Water, White

Wednesday’s Answer: Butterfat