CROSSWORD

SOLID REASONING

ACROSS

1 Spanish for “mother” 6 Play energetically 10 Put whipped cream on, say 13 Aquatic Disney princess 14 Like some chords 15 Megalomaniac’s problem 16 27 or 64 18 Curator’s stuff 19 Become baggy 20 Coastal inlets 21 Cabbies collect them 23 Follow through on 25 Keep ___ on ( monitor) 26 Mauna Kea formation 32 Traffic light color 35 Sierra ___ 36 Mukimo veggie 37 Irish equivalent of John 38 Iraqi city 39 Brewery product 40 “Also . . .” 41 ___ noir 42 ___ off ( repels) 43 Realm of open discourse 46 Ski resort courses 47 Spanish small plates 50 Castle- storming strategy 52 “X- Men” mutant with claws 55 “___ am I kidding?” 57 D. C. is its capital 58 Dietary diagram 61 Animal on Michigan’s flag 62 Musical blast from the past 63 Chicago airport 64 “You have my permission” 65 “___ assured . . .” 66 Desires

DOWN

1 Navigational aids 2 Regions 3 Mournful song 4 TKO declarer 5 Member of a voting college 6 Paddy- grown grain 7 Word from the Latin for “burden” 8 Unruly crowd 9 Book’s introduction 10 Unwraps impatiently 11 Fearsome folklore figure 12 Some cookware 14 “Are You the One?” channel 17 Like the proverbial cucumber 22 As easy as ___ 24 Like 64 but not 27 25 “Mean Girls” screenwriter Fey 27 Families 28 Author of a hare racing story 29 Spring migration direction 30 Requirement 31 Body parts that might ring 32 Initials indicating urgency 33 List of options 34 Unlucky occurrences 38 Popular pens 39 Messageprompting sound 41 Miss a lot 42 Bro’s place 44 Carry laboriously 45 Website with crafts 48 “Dang it!” 49 Its tail may be tucked in 50 Chop ___ 51 Silent- letter landmass 52 Physiques, for short 53 Polish up for English class 54 Hairy rainforest dweller 56 Poetic salutes 59 Futbol fan’s chant 60 Word of sudden comprehension

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