“C’MON! HURRY UP!” (FREESTYLE)
EDITED Amanda Rafkin BY Jasmeet Arora
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1 Hairstyle that might hold a pick 5 Collections of reps 9 ___ up (quickly prepare)13 Gullible, maybe 15 Strong request 16 Sweater material 17 Wide variety 18 Pig sound 19 Southern chef Lewis 20 Significant events 23 Negroni ingredient 24 Salty or sweet, for example 25 Safely remove, like a USB drive 27 Like a makeup brush used for contouring 31 Soak, like a tea bag 33 Sensitive spots 34 Boston’s state, for short 36 Draped Roman garment 39 “Can we move a little faster?” 42 Fight 43 Fencing sword 44 Apex predator of the avian world 45 Oyster gem 47 Donut-shaped breakfast rolls 48 Type of close-up photography 50 Sends out 53 Grayish hue 54 Circle with many hues 59 “Yes, ___!” 61 High-fat diet 62 Santa’s helpers 64 Up the ___ 65 Profit 66 Icy precipitation 67 Pageant accessory 68 Not on 69 Biblical boats
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1 “Love, Victor” actress Ortiz 2 Place to grow crops 3 Artist with the album “Anti,” to fans 4 Shape of a cricket field 5 Areas 6 George ___ (Mary Ann Evans’ pen name) 7 Nashville’s state 8 Drink served at an izakaya 9 Org. with the wrestler Zelina Vega 10 Jumbled assortment 11 Kind of bond or column 12 Peperomia or fern, e.g. 14 Exam that might lead to glasses or contacts 21 Down in the dumps 22 “Wait Til You ___ My Smile” (Alicia Keys song) 26 Sleepiness from traveling 27 “Yeah, right!” 28 Graph vertex 29 Many WhatsApp conversations 30 Loan provider 32 Airport security org. 34 Canadian symbol 35 Fifth ___ (shopping street in NYC) 37 Audacity 38 “Yes” votes 40 “___ Body and Other Parties” (Carmen Maria Machado book) 41 Dog walkers’ needs 46 NYC congresswoman, familiarly 47“Oh, also,” in a text 48 Some parenting pairs 49 Yoga pose 51 Recurring theme 52 Its symbol is “Fe” 55 Band that featured a Rube Goldberg machine in a music video 56 “She” in Spanish 57 “Never Have I ___” (show starring Maitreyi Ramakrishnan) 58 Scallionlike veggie 60 So-so 63 Roads, for short Friday’s Answer