New York Daily News

CROSSWORD II

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ACROSS

1 Underway 6 Scoundrel 9 Athlete’s L 13 Chutzpah 14 Miss, in Mex. 15 Not fooled by 16 Result of finger painting with blue and yellow? 18 Cat call? 19 Neither’s partner 20 Biceps’ limbs 21 Make an exit 22 Prepare for

shipping 24 Invented,

linguistic­ally 25 Result of a little one hiding a surprise behind her back? 29 Confidence 30 U.K. record

label 31 Chromosome

letters

34 Like a poorly

cleaned mirror 37 Oven for naan 40 Buckeyes’ sch. 41 Alternativ­e to the pill, for short

43 Kind of column

or bond

44 Result of a toddler having a PB&J? 49 Words from one who’s unwell 51 Acknowledg­e

silently 52 Overly

confident 53 Wilson of the

Beach Boys 54 TGIF part 57 Amo,

amas, ___ 58 Mental disarray of early parenthood that inspired the 16-, 25- and 44-Across clues?

61 Tot’s taboo 62 Wedding

vows

63 Email answer 64 To-do list item 65 Tic-tac-toe

side

66 “Hello” singer

DOWN

1 “Hulk” director

Lee

2 Plant with

fronds 3 Creme-filled

cookie 4 Impetus for

braces

5 Toe count 6 Scrunch

7 Bread

producers?

8 Bit of gel 9 Noodle dish

cooked in a wok 10 Apt idiom for an only child’s parents

11 Pilot’s place in

the kitchen 12 Scattered, as

seeds

14 Topiary plant 17 Urban vehicle 21 Mauna ___ 23 Workers’

protection org. 24 Nutritious seed 25 In that case 26 D.C. MLB team 27 They may detect

malware

28 CPR pro

32 Gritty film

genre 33 Parenthese­s,

e.g. 35 Bit of excitement 36 Loud laugh 38 Girl, in

Guatemala 39 Pooped

42 Live wires 45 Short-form

video app

46 Cold and

distant 47 Paperwork 48 With no particular purpose 49 “It’s too hard for

me!” 50 “Aquaman” star

Jason

53 What a spy

cracks 55 Packaging

supply 56 Window part for

a potted plant 58 Blend

59 Source of

support?

60 Dec. 31

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©2023 Andrews McMeel Syndicatio­n 1/24

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