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WHAT GOES UP mUST COmE DOWN by Lewis Rothlein and Jeff Chen / Edited by Will Shortz

… and the rest: Abbr. Small bit

Chilled

Feng ____

Takes off

Word whose rise in popularity coincided with the spread of the telephone

It’s shorter on land than at sea

Bit of change Traditional Hanukkah gift for kids Computing machine displayed in part at the Smithsonian Beachgoer’s item Instrument heard in “Eleanor Rigby”

Bits of regalia

“Git!”

Get hammered Providers of books to remote locations Unlawful activity by a minor

Land of the Po (not Poland)

Special ____

____-cone

Home of the world’s smallest country: Abbr.

Alias letters Demurring words Member of the genus Helix

Marcel Duchamp, e.g. Genre for the Spice Girls or Backstreet Boys

Passion

Bug experts, informally Breathtaking sight in the ocean?

Back

This and others Downed

GPS’s guesses Montezuma, for one Assign new functions to, as keyboard keys Some natural remedies

Cabinet position once held by Herbert Hoover

Give one’s take

Basic knowledge, with “the”

Went after, in a way ____ admin

Classic brand of candy wafers

Magical teen of Archie Comics

Give kudos to

Pop a wheelie?

“I’ve got that covered” Paid to play

Work requiring some intelligence?

____ Bahama (clothing label)

DNA carrier

Word after “so” or

“go”

Middle of many similes

1%-er in D.C.?: Abbr. war zone reflective

time Great depth

propagated to promote social harmony, in Plato’s “Republic”

Faux cough

“Aw, hell!”

Shady outdoor area

Collection of stock 4x100, e.g.

Sole

down Opposite of une adversaire

Selfie taker’s concern

Liberal arts college in

Portland, Ore.

Just makes, with “out”

Recipe amts. Serious-minded Cavity filler’s deg.

Mayonnaise ingredient

Directly opposed

Like a virgin

Cut

Good thing to have after work QB Manning

Number of concern to a teacher

Former New York City mayor with the autobiography “Mayor”

Tow truck’s destination

Org. in “Argo”

Jet set

Precisely describe

It’s made up of lines State capital in Lewis and Clark County Crack

2017 hit movie about an Olympic skater Songbird with dark, iridescent plumage What A.P. exams grant incoming freshmen

Unit of hope

IHOP beverages Supply

Make, as money Water-safety org.

U.S. broadcasting service

Conductor Georg

Long river of Siberia Places for hustlers?

“Rent me” sign

What marriage merely is, to some

Cutting tool Catamounts, by another name

1960s counterculture figure

Play awards Remote-control button

A part of

Plains structure

Order from above Low-hanging clouds Atahualpa’s subjects Bawl

Sports Illustrated named him “Sportsman of the Century” in 1999 Villain

Places for strollers German article Something a crab might be found in Coverage in Africa? Penance

Shin guards of old Disinfectant brand Held up

Like most haikus Source of zest Fighting Tigers’ sch. Evil: Fr.

Pilot’s opposite Heavy winter wear Margot who played the titular role in 16-Down

Utmost degree

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(with) Howled like a wolf

Museum sections, perhaps

Criticize in no uncertain terms

JFK alternative Amts. “gained” or “lost”

Timeless Love

Hallmark Movies & Mysteries, 8 p.m. (original film)

Megan (Rachel Skarsten) seems to have the perfect life with a wonderful husband, Thomas (Brant Daugherty), and two children. Then she awakens from a coma — and discovers she has never been

Billions

Showtime, 8 p.m. (midseason finale)

Due to the suspension of production during the pandemic, season five of the hit show starring Damian Lewis and Paul Giamatti will take a pause, with remaining episodes to air later this year.

Beecham House

PBS, 9 p.m. (new series)

Former soldier John Beecham is determined to leave the past behind him and start a new life in Delhi at his estate home, Beecham House. But John is not alone; he arrives with a baby of mixed parentage whose existence is shrouded in secrecy.