Crossword Puzzle 1
ACROSS
1 “Yours truly” alternative 5 Impulsively 15 They may not want to run into each other 16 It’s 60 in the current Congress 17 What Sicilians call “Muncibeddu” 18 Flaunted one’s wealth, perhaps 19 __ Angelico: Renaissance artist 20 Karaoke selection 21 Tango composer __ Piazzolla 22 The Ig Nobel Prize, e.g. 24 Time for cuts 26 NBA’s Nikola Jokic, e.g. 27 Parting of the Pacific 29 Spitz toy, briefly 32 “__ say ... ” 33 Lovett with Grammys 34 One-liner 35 It calculates using qubits 38 Latin “behold” 39 Sweat spot 40 Array with two guards, in football lingo 41 Dead end? 42 “Oh, no!” 43 Loving touch 44 Suggestion 45 Coming attraction, say 47 Voiced 50 Tries out 53 L.A. to Palm Springs dir. 54 Resulted in fighting 56 Have on the run 57 One using a lot of hot air 58 Freezing fog consequence 59 Request for more input 60 Stagger
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1 Grievances 2 Pizzeria request 3 Biannual political event 4 Agts. outside gates 5 Berry with awards 6 Way more than casual 7 “The Periodic Table” author Primo __ 8 Climbed without ropes or harness 9 Despicable one 10 Lakota tribe 11 Stop 12 Small racer 13 Kellogg’s brand that can be spelled from “Kellogg’s” 14 Fawning parents? 20 Realm of influence 23 She outwitted Sherlock 25 “I’m standing right here” 27 Close to getting through 28 Material for Katie Ledecky 29 45-Down seller 30 Kool & the Gang hit with the repeated line, “Get down with the genie” 31 Trifling 32 Barred from further rounds, briefly 34 Child cooking 36 Part of some riverside toponyms 37 Facebook attentiongetters 42 Not face-to-face, in a way 44 Brit’s greeting 45 Fancy cake 46 Defy authority 47 1974 Eurovision champion 48 Library offering 49 Full of smarm 51 No good 52 Private dining room 55 Female rabbit 56 “I’m losing it!”