CROSSWORD IT’S SIZZLING INSIDE

ACROSS

1 Wing measurement 5 Rupi Kaur creation 9 Felt pain 14 Food associated with Tuesdays 15 Farmland measure 16 Clip wool from 17 Has a bug 18 Herbal beverages 19 Hard to lift 20 Kentucky’s nickname 23 “You can’t be serious!” 24 Trike rider 25 Lament 28 Persian Gulf nation 30 Media watchdog agcy. 33 Muscat native 34 Particle studied in physics 35 “The Martian” actress Kate 36 Portable music player 39 Moose relatives 40 Top of a rotunda, often 41 Feed false information 42 ___ Plaines, Illinois 43 Widespread 44 Glittery strands 45 Shelter rescue 46 Watches the kids 47 Taker of minutes on a student council 54 Place for a belt 55 Mystical light field 56 Succulent plant 57 Act hammily, perhaps 58 Alum 59 Cry of distress 60 ___ it down ( got quieter) 61 A handful of 62 Part of a plan

DOWN

1 Grab with a toothpick 2 Oyster ___ ( Chinese takeout container) 3 Rights org. since 1920 4 Rocket sections 5 Regular customer 6 View from a porthole 7 Historical periods 8 Cluttered state 9 “Moonlight” actor Sanders 10 Flout the rules 11 Furnace output 12 Place for Christmas lights 13 No longer damp 21 Alternative to AOL 22 “Forever” post- office purchase 25 Acknowledged applause, perhaps 26 Novelist Zola 27 Blemishes and such 28 “Who’s there?” response 29 Thorny flower 30 Forged works of art, e. g. 31 Greek island home to Knossos 32 Burnett with a namesake Golden Globe 34 Beginning on 35 Old standbys 37 Revises for publication 38 Upperechelon 43 Took a break 44 Angry outburst 45 Computer command after “copy” 46 “Get lost!” 47 ___ pants 48 Predatory feline 49 Gets less firm 50 Currency in Milan 51 Much of the time 52 Sportscaster Holly 53 Cry of distress 54 Damp

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