Democrat and Chronicle

USA TODAY CROSSWORD

- EDITED Jared Goudsmit BY Li Ding

UNDERGROUN­D

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1 “No ifs, ___ or buts!” 5 “If You Are Over Staying ___” (Morgan Parker poem) 9 Ship-related 14 ___ mortals 15 Opposite of odd 16 Deliver a speech 17 Check for typos, e.g. 19 Wall-climbing plants 20 Overly luxurious 21 ___ off (angered) 22 Trudge 23 Not as big 26 “You didn’t need to share that!” 28 “The Darjeeling Limited” director Anderson 30 Greenlight­s 31 Shower curtain holder 33 Citrus peel 35 In the know 37 Cowboy boot attachment 38 “Thus . . .” 39 Railroad terminal 40 Mustang or Civic, e.g. 41 Word after “martial” or “liberal” 42 Wetland with reeds 43 Prophetic sign 44 “I made a goof!” 45 “For sure” 46 Unadon fish 48 Opposite of post49 Sportscast­ers’ second looks 52 The “F” of FOMO 54 “Fresh off the ___” (ABC sitcom) 55 World’s largest flatfish 58 Step in a flight 60 Tex-Mex dish in a tortilla bowl 62 Heart rate 63 “the way it seems 2 me . . .” 64 “Spy Kids” actress Hatcher 65 Car wheel connectors 66 ___ pressure 67 “College GameDay” channel

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1 Sound booster 2 Emperor after Claudius 3 Making a mess of things 4 City where Blackpink was formed 5 “This spells trouble for us!” 6 Easy-Bake ___ (toy) 7 Poet whose surname anagrams to “stake” 8 Conclusion 9 Books such as “White Teeth” and “Beloved” 10 Disney princess who calls a fork a “dinglehopp­er” 11 “The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills” spinoff 12 Had some tofu 13 “___ Miserables” 18 Go with the ___ 21 Begin speaking to a group 24 Gloomy 25 Wi-Fi device 26 Tire pattern 27 “I’ll stare directly at the sun, but never in the ___” ( Taylor Swift lyric) 29 Covered in perspirati­on 32 Honeybee with no stinger 34 Uno + uno 36 Thingyan’s month (Abbr.) 37 ___ Paulo, Brazil 45 Makes a loud, harsh noise 47 Floral necklaces 50 Composure 51 “Tsk, tsk!” 53 Subside 56 Feeling after a kajukenbo class 57 Waterproof sheet 58 Place for an aquatic massage 59 Black-tie outfit, for short 60 Gratuity 61 Loud noise

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