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Today's crossword

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ACROSS

1 Amble along

6 “I don’t get it” 9 Secret agent 12 Wonderland cake invitation that Alice accepted 13 Nevada gambling town near Carson City

14 Pool stick 15 Emmy category 16 Merry-go-rounds 18 Floral wreath 20 Washer cycle 21 “Fee, __, foe,

fum”

23 DEA agent 24 Feels the same 25 “Ella Enchanted”

star Hathaway 27 Car or truck 29 South American

grasslands 31 Facts and figures 32 Thumb drive port 35 Humped beast 36 Buffet table

coffee server 37 Overly

sentimenta­l

39 Be in debt 40 Prom partner 42 Fireplace

receptacle 43 Enters using a

keyboard

45 In this location 46 Girl who lost her

sheep 49 Shoveler’s target 51 Hi-__ monitor 52 Hearing-related 53 Language of

Helsinki

55 Some horses on

a stud farm

57 Lab containers 60 One of 88 on a

piano

61 Vaping pen,

informally 62 Orange Muppet

in a striped shirt 63 Fourth-yr.

students

64 Part of the fam 65 Move like a crab

DOWN

1 Pre-__: college track for a future doctor 2 White-water

rafting need

3 *Performer’s

pseudonym 4 Corrin who plays Diana in “The Crown”

5 Pine (for) 6 Bunch of buffalo 7 __, dos, tres 8 *Flippable

timekeeper 9 Public tantrum 10 Heart rate 11 Acceptance­s 13 *Creamy dip for

vegetables

16 __ package 17 Thoroughbr­ed’s

father

19 Loos

21 Edie of “The

Sopranos”

22 Kin by marriage 24 Play a role 26 WSW opposite 28 “Atonement”

novelist McEwan 30 *Dog in a Disney

tear-jerker 32 Advantageo­us position, and what each answer to a starred clue literally has 33 Steeple topper 34 Memory units 36 SLC athlete 38 Contented sigh 41 Google Play

download 42 Unknown author,

for short 43 Bluish green 44 Cozy stopovers 46 Savors the sun 47 On the periphery 48 Seeks divine

guidance 50 Some ring

bearers 53 Wrap for

leftovers 54 Apple’s digital

assistant 56 Apply a bag of

peas to, maybe 58 “Eternal Atake” rapper __ Uzi Vert

59 “O say can

you __ ... ”

 ?? By Baylee Devereaux ?? 1/30/23
By Baylee Devereaux 1/30/23

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