USA TODAY CROSSWORD
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1 “Get your paws out of my yard!”
Clutch or tote
Down in the ___ Palindromic Easter candy
Grad
Nonreactive, like helium
Tracy Chapman’s vocal range Snoozefest “Stainless” metal Eagerly anticipate a meal
Valiant
Salty waters
Actor Paul Sun-Hyung ___ Number of K’s in this puzzle’s completed grid
Half of a colon Drying cloths at a hammam
___ list (set of chores) Name of the oldest known living sea otter
Airplane seating option
They’re emptied before using dryers Shio or tonkotsu soup
Appear
Canyon sound effect “It’s my duty!”
Closes out a tab Weightlifting unit Prefix for “respect” Same-old routine Mixtures of metals Anise-flavored candies
Frilly fabric
Andean pack animal
Sauce recipe instruction Somewhat
Play a ukulele
Fatty tuna
Co-winner of
FIFA’s Player of the Century 4 7 12
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72 Orchestra’s spot DOWN
1 School transcript stat
Chile ___ (stuffed pepper)
Hung up one’s boots Mini stir-fry vegetable
___ gobi
Hindu teachers Product used to wash pots and pans Golden rule word Human-shaped board game figures Take orders in advance
Missouri Botanical Garden’s city, for short
Bit, in Spanish
“A ___ formality!” Baby goat
Nyan ___ (2011 meme with a Pop-Tart-shaped animal) 2
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Rhyme before “spot” or “shot”
Suffix in language names
Tater ___
___ up (become informed)
World Cup cheers Part of an IKEA manual 2D calculation 101 course “Dear Evan Hansen” actress Got ___ of (ditched) “Did you start without me?”
“Dear Evan
Hansen” genre Belly-baring shirt iOS equivalent to “OK, Google” Photo ___ (PR events) Pro’s camera, for short Internet addresses 56 58 60 61
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Skews
Bewildered Relinquish
“Only Murders in the Building” actress Delevingne
Birds on Australian 50-cent coins
Once around the rink
Spoil
Wednesday’s Answer