USA TODAY CROSSWORD
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1 A lot of 5 Result of addition 8 Stat often used to select a valedictorian 11 Physicist Einstein 14 Actress Ortiz 15 “___ and steady
wins the race” 16 Stone sculpture in
a park 17 Present tense of
’twas 18 Tiny amount 19 “Do what you’re
gonna do, I guess” 22 Ho ___ Minh City 24 Author and
podcaster Robbins 25 “My Year of ___ and Relaxation” (Ottessa Moshfegh novel) 26 An actor
memorizes theirs 29 Vote into office 12 Compete in a 5K 32 Heavy weight 13 Abound
34 Digital media 15 Page with a URL platform focused 20 Sudsy part of a on the Black sake bomb diaspora 21 Ukiyo-e or
36 Plumbing fixture ceramics, e.g. that’s a portal 22 Nearby in Super Mario 23 Person on the World Pacific Crest Trail 37 Popstar Gomez DOWN 27 “I’ll keep an ___ 38 Tater ___ 1 More, in Spanish out for it”
39 Laptop brand 2 ___ text (web 28 Flood
40 Hospital areas in accessibility feature) protection medical dramas 3 Best-of-seven item (Abbr.) sporting event in 30 Earth-friendly 41 Enjoy a sit-down June prefix
meal 4 Creature like 31 Opening for a 43 ___ out (fancily Bigfoot kitty
dressed) 5 A space station is 33 Geeky 45 Up to the task an artificial one 35 Get an F on 46 Actress Laverne 6 Inch or ounce 36 Ms. ___-Man 47 Foxlike 7 “Monster ___” 42 Snuggled 48 “Se ___ espanol” (Halloween song) 44 Overabundance
51 Kiss 8 Luminescent items 54 “That’s enough!” at raves 45 Elite group at 58 Head, shoulders, 9 Veggie part that a Hollywood
knees and ___ can be made into party
59 Palo ___, chips 46 Group of ants
California 10 Not home or bees
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60 Verb on a tea
packet
62 Exchange DMS
63 Ms. Marvel,
age-wise
64 “You ___ not pass!” 65 “I ___ no idea!”
66 Violinist Chen
67 Person on your side 9/15
48 Break out of an
egg
49 Greeting in Kauai 50 Challah or injera 52 Defeated in chess 53 Type of yoga
55 Really detest
56 Hand out playing
cards
57 Shout
61 Toilet paper layer Wednesday’s Answer