Crossword

No. 0227

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ACROSS

Hoopster’s mantra Two-time FIFA Women’s World Player of the Year (2001, 2002)

“My point is …” Like castaways, before being cast away

Set for the afternoon? Clinches A couple of dollars? Material whose name is a Scandinavian country in French

Moves like a butterfly Countenance Stingray feature, once Pioneer in 35mm cameras 26 28 30 31 33 35 38 39 41 42 43 45 49 51 53 54

School softball? Singer Braxton, sister of Toni

Its birthstone is peridot: Abbr. “Let’s get ___!” (party cry) Individually In the cloud, say

Title character in a “Sgt. Pepper” song Night light

Wiz Khalifa’s “We ___ Boyz” Ron who played Tarzan on old

TV

Moving

Some didy changers

Fare from some bars

Smart ___

“Au revoir!” Letter to the editor, often 55 57 58 59 61 62 63 64 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11

Atomic clock timekeeper Prefix with binary

Kind of bowl ordered at a juice bar Opposite of cheap eats Actress/ YouTube star ___ Condor Whole

“East of Eden” twin

#1 on a maybe list,

DOWN

“Buzz off!” Renato’s wife in Verdi’s

“Un Ballo in Maschera” Some deals from dealerships

“___

Mañanitas” (Mexican birthday song) Woman’s name that’s also a plural suffix Work it, on the runway Four-time Grammy winner Lyle

George Sand title heroine [I’m such an idiot!]

Inspect

Selassie of Ethiopia 12 13 14 21 23 27 29 32 34

What this is an example of: \_(^.^)_/ Trope seen in rom-coms

Rub the right way?

Switched (on) Alternative to polyester

Home for a drone

Jokester

Props of sorts Target 35 36 37 39 40 44

Vehicle equipped with photovoltaic cells

Schroeder plays one, in the comics

Dig for insights, digitally

Annual N.Y.C. event hosted by Vogue

Some Pepperidge Farm cookies Begrudge 46 47 48 50 52 56 59 60

“Get Out” star Kaluuya

Like,

now

Birth control pioneer Margaret

Like some drones

Forfeits

What comes before old age? “Of course it looks good on you!,” maybe Zip

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