USA TODAY CROSSWORD

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ACROSS

1 Salsa containers

5 Midsection

muscles

8 Presidents’ No. 2s 11 Region

12 Prefix between

bi- and tetra

13 Passed-down

tales

14 Warmth from

cuddling

16 “It’s true!”

17 School in Columbus, for short

18 ___ hour (last

possible moment) 21 ___ Lanka

23 “(___ Had) The

Time of My Life”

24 Tai ___

25 Rhythm named after a rock-androll legend

29 “Adios!”

31 “In ___ of gifts . . .” 32 Places for

chickens to rest

33 Place similar to an

inn

35 Item with a

matching saucer 37 Gumbo vegetable 38 “Go get that frisbee, Sir Barks-a-lot!”

39 Sign of healing

43 Safety device for a child traveling by car

46 “You ___ My

Sunshine”

47 Australian gem

48 Stir-fry vegetable 50 Male sheep

52 Hazy memory

55 Kale, spinach,

arugula, etc.

56 Letter before beta 58 Nonhuman “employee” in a New York City corner store © Andrews Mcmeel

60 Brazenly

disregard

61 Australian bird

62 Environmental

prefix

63 Competitive sort

of personality

64 Raspberry color 65 Nickname related

to Theo

DOWN

1 Boxing move

2 Aromantic, for short

3 Second attempt

4 Confirms it

5 Had some pastina 6 Playful Promises garment

7 Location

8 Burrowing rodent 9 Royal sons

10 “Looks like I was right!”

13 Phrase accompanied by a heart emoji 15 Obstacle jumped over in a track event

16 “You’re amazing just the way you are!”

19 Rapper ___ Kim 20 Successful songs 22 3:00, on a grandfather clock

25 Minimalist music style named after part of a house 26 Discourage

27 Tunes for two

28 Great songs

29 Amorphous

shape

30 “Scattered All Over the Earth” author Tawada 34 Shocked

reaction

36 Poker cards with

A’s on them

38 Dropped, like

temperatures

2/4 40 Provincetown’s

peninsula

41 Pro basketball

venue

42 Beauty’s titular

love interest

44 HIIT workout style 45 Something to aim

for

49 “Adios!”

50 Type of inflatable

boat

51 Foe’s opposite

53 Prefix similar to

“super-”

54 Capital of Italy

57 Color

59 Thing that turns out to be a disappointment