PUZZLES CROSSWORD
HIDDEN BALL TRICK
ACROSS
1 Deflating noise 5 Scoring attempt 9 More judicious 14 Wrinkle-removing appliance 15 Holder of flowers 16 Channel for college sports 17 Haircut line 18 Jazz legend Fitzgerald 19 Anagram of “cigar” 20 ___ quiz 21 They might creak when stepped on 23 Exclamation of accomplishment 25 ___ gin fizz 26 Like a nonstop flight 29 Very nearly 33 Scout’s award 35 Ins’ counterparts 37 Mineral source 38 “Ramy” actor Mahershala 39 Light frozen desserts 42 Old-school icons, in hip-hop slang 43 Dashed 44 500-sheet unit 45 Domesticates 47 Leopard or jaguar, e.g. 50 Swimwear brand 52 “If you ask me,” in texts 54 Spanish for “mothers” 57 Sci-fi ray 62 Gotham City signal 63 Underwater detection system 64 ___ Thomas, first Black athlete to medal at the Winter Olympics 65 Bigger than big 66 “Kung Fu ___” (2008 animated film) 67 Abbreviated list ending 68 Ocean landmass 69 Tiptoe, say 70 Mantas, e.g. 71 Dance movement
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1 Kidlit heroine Longstocking 2 Criminal deception 3 Unfriendly in appearance 4 Letters on cartoon dynamite 5 How someone might look in all-black clothing 6 Item at the top of the L. A. Angels logo 7 Norwegian capital 8 “The ___ of a Clown” (Miracles hit) 9 “No hard feelings?” 10 Tel Aviv’s country 11 Train for boxing 12 Oklahoma city 13 Carpet alternatives 21 Camp cracklers 22 4-Down sound 24 Defensive bump in volleyball 27 Center of the Earth 28 Heavy instruments 30 Like some risk y propositions 31 Strong desire 32 “___ of the D’Urbervilles” 33 Hurtful remark 34 Jai ___ 36 Short-term employee 40 Lawn care brand 41 Sauna stuff 46 Sum 48 Loud insect 49 Operator of Acela trains 51 Spam folder contents 53 Request for delivery 55 Sam the Muppet, e.g. 56 Excessively expensive 57 Cough syrup amounts (Abbr.) 58 Horse coat color 59 Chef Burrell 60 Onetime VHS competitor, informally 61 Online bidding platform 65 Word substituted out in “herstory”