Crossword Edited by Will Shortz No. 0520
ACROSS
Prefix with
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directional
Border
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Sort who refuses
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to answer
A sumo
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wrestler’s is called a mawashi Catherine of
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“Schitt’s Creek”
Spot remover?
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Candle holders,
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sometimes
Close
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Prophetic
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___-jongg
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U.S. locale
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that, when said quickly, sounds like a cheer Highway exit
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sign
As seen in
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chemistry class? Velvet-voiced
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Mel
Word with happy
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or rush
Causing a boom,
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maybe
Pokémon that
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ultimately evolves into Alakazam
Digital
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alternative
___ of Citium,
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philosopher who founded Stoicism Vulnerable area
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Keen
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Monster’s
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opposite Doctrines
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___-term test
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for divergence (calculus concept) Improvise on
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stage
San Francisco’s
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___ Hill
Grammy winner
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for 1983’s “Flashdance ... What a Feeling” Small flaw
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Ambulatory aids
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Manet called
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him “the painter of painters” Cousin of an
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aardwolf
Unlikely match
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___ noche
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(tonight: Sp.) Source
Its website has a “Fantasy” page 63 64
DOWN
Up there, you
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might say
Stock exchange?
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Close
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Unable to
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perform operations Weisshorn, e.g.
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Astronomer
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Thomas for whom a comet is named
Not yet
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delivered, after “in”
Status on a
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conservationist’s “Red List” Non-coffee
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Starbucks order Germans call it
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Genfersee Political ___
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They’re rigged
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Board game set
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on an island
“It ___ to me ...”
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PUZZLE BY HAL MOORE
Unit equal to
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907.2 kilograms Like only one
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member of the Supreme Court in its history (Sonia Sotomayor) Solvers’
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reactions Lead-in to call
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Browse, say
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Seek
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advancement through flattery
Only one-word
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country that contains all five vowels
Literature’s
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Napoleon, e.g. Contending
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Best Picture
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winner in 2022 W.N.B.A. great
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Weatherspoon Highly
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exaggerated and subjective, as journalism
Specialization
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High-chair
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features
Italian nickname
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that omits Al“99 Luftballons”
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singer
Big name in
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fashion footwear Holds gingerly,
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maybe Underwater
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forest
Charade
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Kind of garden
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