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1 __ the fat

5 Fill, as a teddy

bear

10 Bonneville Salt

Flats state

14 Toy block brand with Creator 3-in-1 sets 15 Pitch-fixing pro 16 Indian flatbread 17 Hankering 18 Submit taxes

online

19 Severely

overcook 20 Awesome event

in military history? 22 Desertlike 23 Signs off on 24 Tree in a tray 26 Penne and

pappardelle 30 Minor mistake 32 Scrub

energetically 33 Awesome side at

a barbecue? 38 Comic __: casual

typeface

39 Warty jumpers 40 “That is a fact” 41 Awesome double Dutch accessory?

43 Judy Blume’s

“Tales of a Fourth __ Nothing” 44 Softball scores 45 Telephoned 46 Hypothetical

scenario 50 Hotmail

alternative

51 A pop 52 Awesome tennis

racket?

59 Digging 60 Spaghetti Western director Sergio

61 Roof overhang 62 Splits 63 Superexcited 64 Marvel Comics

mutants 65 __-and-seek 66 Trades blows 67 Structure with stakes

DOWN

1 Sandwich type 2 Sandwich type 3 Spaghetti carbonara ingredients 4 Misfortunes 5 Swordfish

servings 6 Clumps of fur 7 Scoville __: chili pepper heat measurement 8 Succumbed to

gravity 9 Giveaways for

sampling, e.g.

10 “Blue Ain’t Your Color” country singer Keith 11 Travels with the

band

12 Open courtyards 13 Asian language

related to Urdu 21 Wild pig 25 Choose (to) 26 Hissed “Hey!” 27 Smoothie bowl

berry

28 Spotify selection 29 Booty 30 Scoreless

Scrabble turns 31 News story opening, in journalism jargon 33 Shortly ©2022 Tribune Content Agency, LLC 8/15/22

34 __-Alt-del 49 “The ones I’m

35 Spoken, not pointing at”

written 50 Ed of “Up” 36 Disrespectful 53 Jeté, e.g.

37 “__ a lift?” 54 Lotus pose 39 Artisan chocolate discipline

treats 55 Smartphone 42 Uni- + bi43 message Huge bash 56 Subdue, as wild 45 Quakes in fear hair

46 Put on a scale 57 Neck and neck 47 Vietnam’s capital 58 Tenant’s monthly

48 Played a role payment