The Denver Post

The ( K) Clues Are for Kids

Edited by Timothy E. Parker March 19, 2023

- © 2023 Timothy Parker Crosswords/ Dist. by Andrews Mcmeel Syndicatio­n syndicatio­n. andrewsmcm­eel. com

ACROSS

1. ( K) Valentine’s Day theme

5. ( K) One- third of six

8. ( K) Made bubbles

12. Opera solo

13. Brick holder

14. Vowel for Plato

15. A chip off the old flock?

16. ( K) “___ we there yet?”

17. ( K) It may have a combinatio­n

18. ( K) Like summer days

19. ( K) Jack- Jill link

20. Enjoy a hot tub

21. Use one’s scull

23. Map of building lots

25. Run ___ of the law

27. Ceiling on insurance increases ( 2 words)

31. Clumsy character

32. ( K) Weep or cry

33. Extreme anger

34. Like emergency measures

36. ( K) Hawk’s weapon

37. ___ de foie gras

38. ( K) “Th- th- that’s ___, folks!”

39. ( K) Use the fitting room

( 2 words)

42. Vermont harvest

44. Little rapscallio­n

47. ( K) Captain foe of Peter Pan

48. ( K) Fire residue

49. ( K) The “Y” in FYI

50. ( K) Border

51. ( K) Pigeon sound

52. Church area

53. ( K) Bad- tempered

54. ( K) Attempt

55. ( K) Hold on to

DOWN

1. ( K) Eye swatter?

2. ( K) Cream- filled cookie

3. Phonograph of 1906

4. ( K) Consume

5. ( K) “Better late ___ never”

6. Program for formatting text ( 2 words)

7. Verse of praise

8. Two- sided

9. Heist haul

10. Decorate using acid, as glass

11. ( K) Stop sleeping

19. Punching tool

20. ( K) “Casey at the ___”

22. Blunt, verbally

24. ( K) Place for experiment­s

25. ( K) Do some arithmetic

26. ( K) Opposite of against

28. Keyboard instrument with whistles

29. ( K) Years ___ ( in the past)

30. ( K) Ink holder

32. ( K) Have a seat

35. ( K) Neutral color

36. Spigot

39. ( K) “It’s us against ___”

40. ( K) Was on a bus

41. ( K) Body- bending exercise

43. ( K) “___ there, matey!”

45. Writer’s inspiratio­n

( 28- Down is one of the mythologic­al nine)

46. ___ school ( precollege institutio­n)

48. ( K) Perform in

“Shrek the Musical”

49. ( K) Tibetan ox

Can you find the answer to this riddle within the solved puzzle?

Poses in a studio?

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