USA TODAY CROSSWORD
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1 Paella cookware 5 Discarded metal 10 Azelaic ___
(skincare product) 14 Help with
something illegal 15 Disability rights
activist Barbarin 16 ___ bar (station
with salsa) 17 “You made that
up!” 18 Diagram with
branches 20 Indulgence 22 Complained 23 “Give ___ break!” 24 Unwilling 26 “This Kiss” singer 29 Boot out of office 33 Form W-9 org. 34 “We have a buyer!” 35 Dish similar to
yakisoba 37 Take time to
unwind 27 Corn cake 39 Big animal with a 28 Chocolate snack
big yawn cake
41 Mani-___ 30 Softball ref
42 Its logo features a DOWN 31 “Bye for now!”
boomerang 1 Friend 32 Relating to the
44 Daikon or taro 2 Just slightly ocean’s rising and 46 Bovine with 3 Close calls falling
delicate wool 4 Line on a map 35 Burglar’s booty
47 Take a bite of 5 Put through a 36 Its logo features a 48 Place from which strainer swoosh all directions are 6 Award for Carly 38 Holiday on which north Pearce many kids 50 Land by the sea 7 Aries symbol wear new 52 Sun Devils’ school, 8 Hog or groundhog, clothes
for short for example 40 Sullen look 53 Look at 9 Plane flyer 43 Decorative 56 Skewed views 10 Envelope sticker 59 Puzzle that involves abbreviation 45 Language changing one letter 11 Devil-may-___ in the film per “rung” attitude “Mekong 62 Recline lazily 12 ___ matcha latte Hotel” 63 Ulaanbaatar’s 13 Female deer 48 Equestrian’s
continent 19 Its logo features an seat
64 Alpaca’s much exclamation point 49 Bible book withh
larger relative 21 Oohs and ___ 150 poems 65 NYC home of van 24 “Riverdale” actress 51 Sonicare Gogh’s “The Starry Reinhart alternative Night” 25 Seasoned veterans 53 Oklahoma 66 Reject as false 26 Top spot state flower
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© Andrews Mcmeel
67 Karate rank
indicators
68 Winter weather 7/13
54 ___ Hunter, pen name on “Warriors” covers 55 “Howdy, mate!”
56 Garments that
might be seamless 57 Red Muppet
58 BBQ side dish
59 Roll of cash
60 Khichdi ingredient
61 CPR specialist