The Denver Post

FAMILY TIME CROSSWORD

April 17, 2022

- Edited by Timothy E. Parker

ACROSS

1. ( K) It can keep your hair from getting wet

4. ( K) Wilts badly

8. ( K) How Grandma drives

12. ( K) Climbing plant

13. Out- of- control way to run

14. Like a soprano’s voice

15. ( K) Burst, as a balloon

16. ( K) Arriving at 5: 17 to a 5: 00 event

17. ( K) Large, round, combed- out hairdo

18. Djursholm natives

20. Like hair split down the middle?

22. 911 call respondent­s

23. Baking amt., sometimes

24. Eurasia’s mountain chain

27. ( K) Burning like a candle

28. ( K) Class with colored chalk

31. Really close boxing outcome ( 2 words)

35. ( K) PA system part

36. ( K) Absolutely soaking

37. ( K) Jog like a horse

38. ’ Twas right now?

39. ( K) Prefix with “directiona­l”

41. Place of worship associated with some sacred thing or person

44. Cease to exist

48. ( K) Use one of your senses

49. ( K) Some bread types

51. “What do I ___ you?” (“How much is this?”)

52. Give a nudge to

53. ( K) Heat comes out of it

54. Kid’s card game

55. ( K) Throw to gently

56. ( K) Conclusion­s

57. Applicatio­n form question, sometimes

DOWN

1. Hula swivelers

2. State with certainty

3. ( K) Use a keyboard

4. ( K) Capital of the Beaver State

5. ( K) Assemble as a huge group

6. Contracted

7. Doubting Thomas

8. ( K) Like a nice steak knife

9. ( K) Use your legs to save your back when you do this

10. Beastly creature

11. ( K) “___ you pick, if you had the choice?”

19. ( K) Sandwich place

21. City known for wines

24. ( K) Country of

50 big things

25. Turntable speed fig.

26. ( K) Eurasian mountain

27. Be permissive

28. ( K) It makes a basketball bounce

29. Little Australian critter?

30. ( K) Powerful explosive

32. ( K) Person that is almost you

33. ( K) Be worthy of

34. ( K) One way to unite ingredient­s

38. ( K) Chevy foursome

39. Cause to topple over

40. Ants’ formicarie­s

41. ( K) Like a secure door

42. ( K) Star of an action movie

43. ( K) Car- washing items

45. ( K) One of 24- Down’s 50

46. Pirates’ haul

47. “___ today, gone tomorrow”

50. Japanese money unit Can you find the answer to this riddle within the solved puzzle? Start to form?

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