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- EDITED Erik Agard BY Zhouqin Burnikel

ACROSS

1 Bird with melodious trills 5 Tiny opening 9 Radar screen dot 13 Writer Brooke who coined the Hurston Walker Test 14 Colorado-based beer maker 16 ___ oxide (sunscreen ingredient) 17 Circles with circular toppings 20 Prefix meaning “four” 21 High-walking performer’s pole 22 Comment after a fumble 24 “Eww!” 25 Roof sealant 28 Plush dog originally sold by Tonka 32 ___ Grande, Arizona 33 Goof up 34 Jane who met Bertha Mason 35 Massage therapist’s supplies 36 Contempora­ry of Cassatt 38 Smog rating org. 40 Deals with adversity 41 Got older 42 Company hidden in “consultant” 44 Fish that might be mistaken for a sea snake 45 Prohibited thing 46 Fresh water conveyor 49 “Snowpierce­r” channel 50 Bus route diagram 51 Iolani Palace island 52 Icy celestial body 54 Czech dance 57 Stuffed appetizers with a kick 62 Needs to pay back 63 Ferrero competitor 64 Excited about 65 Part of a parrot 66 Aunts, in Spanish 67 Soft throw

DOWN

1 ___ off (prune) 2 Help with illegal activity 3 Like a golden yellow mango 4 Didn’t give up 5 Feisty 6 Bathroom, in Brixton 7 Charged particles 8 Bottom sirloin cut 9 Sound of a buzzer 10 “Good Side” singer Phair 11 “Not ___ million years!” 12 Netbooks, e.g. 15 Like kung pao chicken 18 Wears away 19 Type 23 “You betcha!” 25 Capital where Ruby Lin was born 26 Zonked out 27 Fight on a mat, informally 28 Person prone to nitpicking 29 Pacific Northwest state 30 Requiring quick action 31 Add zing to 32 Pigeon’s call 37 “Without further ___...” 39 Dog food brand 40 Server who might wear roller skates 43 Vessels used for steeping 46 One- or two-humped animal 47 Present-giver’s prompting 48 Platform similar to a minbar 50 Tool for a spill 52 Large barrel 53 Morrison who wrote “Beloved” 55 Game similar to bingo 56 Liberal ___ college 57 Task 58 Feeling of wonder 59 Singer Salonga 60 Makeout sesh at a mall, e.g. 61 “Help!”

 ?? © Andrews McMeel ?? 9/23
© Andrews McMeel 9/23
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Tuesday’s Answer 9/22

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