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- EDITED Erik Agard BY Erik Agard

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1 Close relatives of humans, DNA-wise 5 Waffle House alternativ­e 9 Sound of a rotten tomato’s impact 14 Highest point 15 Spanish for “nothing” 16 Very good 17 Exclamatio­n after a proposal 19 Stage of a video game 20 “To All the Boys ___ Loved Before” 21 Starting point in golf 22 Part of some scholarshi­ps 24 Susses out 26 Hummus dipper 27 Grad school goal 28 Large amount 29 “Sounds right” 33 L, in an elevator 36 Pillow constructi­on 37 “Female version of a hustla,” per Beyonce 38 Taxi strike subject 39 Puzzle help 40 Bag-securing accessory 41 Fizzy brown drink 42 Pre-holiday nights 43 Berry or Bailey of acting 44 Abominable snowman 45 Headed up 46 Decepticon in disguise 47 Color-changing additives 49 Three-pronged spear 53 “Be ___!” 56 Attractive 57 Kanga’s kid, in Milne 58 By itself 59 “Uh-uh, sorry” 62 Ladder steps 63 Corner chess piece 64 Grape plant 65 Rumspringa participan­ts 66 Uses needle and thread 67 Judge

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1 Garden pest 2 “Pet” annoyance 3 Moved very carefully 4 Genre for The Selecter 5 “That is correct” 6 Hoops star Tiffany 7 Poem that might be “to” or “on” 8 Frequent flyers’ documents 9 Word before “pea” or after “banana” 10 Stored-value purchase 11 Like some albums 12 “Yes, pastor!” 13 Informed 18 Causing scratching 23 Slight colorings 25 Earfuls 28 Like well-defined muscles 30 Congresspe­rson’s creation 31 Bad to the bone 32 Adhesive in a roll 33 “Kung Fu Panda” voice Liu 34 Instrument related to the cor anglais 35 Tool holder 36 “Loved it!” 39 Keller on the Alabama state quarter 43 Dominican Republic neighbor 46 Cacophony from frogs 48 “Big yikes” 49 Lose on purpose 50 Hudson of “Ghostbuste­rs” 51 Zero people 52 ___ pole (sacred carving) 53 Prefix for “sailing” or “gliding” 54 School reunion attendee, for short 55 Collette of “Knives Out” 60 Rival 61 Movie release format

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© Andrews McMeel 12/2

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