USA TODAY International Edition
CROSSWORD
THE SIGNS ARE THERE ACROSS
1 Get groceries, say 5 OB/___
8 Like this clue 13 Prefix for “legal” 14 “Yoo-___!” 15 Vietnamese garment
16 End weakly 18 Soothing substance
19 Black- and- white cookie 20 Territory 21 Orchard growths 22 Toothpaste type 23 Part of mpg, for short
24 Poetic homages 26 Instruction from a dentist
28 Keep from decomposing 32 Award for an actor 34 Church letters 35 Mutual ___ 36 Patterndiscovering technique 41 Decompose 42 “What did I tell you?”
43 Move in a leisurely way 44 Tries
47 See 48- Across 48 With 47- Across, genuine
49 Lair
50 Degree for a dentist
53 One- person performances
56 Bit of innovation 58 Word before “pick” or “puff” 59 Spanish goodbye 60 School rooms 62 Philosopher Alain 63 Flightless bird 64 Clutter
65 Lock of hair
DOWN
66 Reason to “spring forward” ( Abbr.) 67 Gentle touches
1 Tapering structure 2 Legendary pianist and TV host 3 Rice- shaped pasta 4 Amigo
5 Evil being
6 Part of BYO
7 “I’ll pass” 8 Preferences 9 Raspy- voiced 10 Unbusy 11 Really positive review
12 Runs out of battery 16 Obstacle to visibility 17 Coup d’___ 23 “___ Town”
( Carolyn Nowak graphic novel) 25 Judge 27 Panther’s foot 28 Newspaper parts
29 Symbol of solidarity
30 Place for leaves 31 Boundarypushing
32 The ___ Project ( food security initiative) 33 Unpleasant person 37 Source of sports news
38 In- depth
39 “Let’s do it!” 40 Silent greeting 45 Offerings from
60- Across 46 Rock growths 47 Terror
49 First appearance 51 ___ rehearsal 52 “Help!” 53 Shaker contents 54 Smell 55 Adult nits
57 Gets less bright
58 Neck of the woods
61 Piece of equipment for a band