Wonderword

1 6

10 14

15 16

17 19

ACROSS

Esau’s twin Latticework piece Anew Skinvincible maker

Act unceremoniously? Boo-boo Start to suction? Improvised container for roses Aspiring DA’s exam 20 Sweets in an edible bouquet 22 Urgent PD call 25 Sport-__ 26 Deceives 27 Birth of a

baby 31

Hanukkah pancake 32 Chance 33 Mosquitoeating critter 36 DIY website 37 Seafood boil

staple

39 Wait patiently 40 Singer

Orbison 41 Tallow source 42 Dealership

inventory 43 Government bonds are part of it 46 Italian fashion giant 49 Fashioned

after

50 “Big Eyes” singer Lana Del __ 51

Like some conventional romances, as illustrated by each set of circled letters 55 Wile E. Coyote’s supplier 56 Hardware store gadget that creates the perfect color 60 Cardamomflavored Indian tea She asked Sam to play “As Time Goes By”

62 Writer Zola 63 Mildmannered Clark 64 Vaping device,

casually 65 Jeans

material 61 3 4

DOWN

Moses, for one Boxing legend Hornswoggle Crude gp.? 5 6

“__ I said so!” __ it over: ruled

Off in the distance Small spat Like gravity wedges Full of baloney Woodshop grippers Realitybending paintings “You’re mistaken” Feed the kitty Trough grunt

22 More

proficient 23 “Allegory of the cave” philosopher 24 “Breaking Bad” actress Brandt 28 Star-spangled

expanse 29 Muse for

poets 30 Vigor’s

partner 33 Dog to

beware 8 9

10 11 12 13 18 21 34 Sun-dried

brick

35 Out of

sorts 37 Cupcake 38 Wreath of plumeria blossoms 39 Chum 41 Sensible 42 Protected from burglars 43 “Your call” 44 “Stop reminding me!” 45 Touched

down 46 Taken __ 47 Tamiflu

producer 48 “Bro!”

52 Soft mineral 53 Spanish

ayes

54 Mojito fruit 57 Mark, as a survey square 58 Manning who announced his retirement in 2020 59 Sleep

cycle

HOW TO PLAY:

CIRCLE THEIR LETTERS ONLY. DO NOT CIRCLE THE WORD.

Addressee, Carrier, Class, Content, Damaged, Delivery, Deposit, Direct, Door, Fails, Feedback, Fines, Flag, Form, Forwarding, Insured, Label, Legible, Lost, Mailbox, Moved, Note, Notice, Paper, Postage, Postal, Prepaid, Reach, Refused, Registered, Requests, Returns, Route, Samples, Sender, Track, Typo, Unopened, Valid, Value, Write

Tuesday’s Answer: Ecosystems