LIFE / CULTURE
Crossword
Published: May 15, 2022 05:23 PM
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ACROSS

  1 It may be open-and-shut

  5 Approximately

 10 ___-A-Whirl

 14 Tel ___, Israel

 15 Bruin's rival from Buffalo

 16 Noted rib donor?

 17 Chicago's Magnificent ___

 18 "If only!"

 19 Fuzzy brown fruit

 20 One who gets to the root of something?

 23 Cyber-security org.

 24 2022 Super Bowl winners, informally

 25 One who gets bodies in better shape?

 30 Hwy. 1, for one

 31 Desperate request

 32 Mamas' bandmates in a '60s group

 36 Sugar or starch, for short

 38 Light fencing blades

 41 Hay bundle

 42 Bit of glass

 44 Wrench or hammer

 46 Eggs on a California roll

 47 One who likes crude stuff?

 51 "Parks and Recreation" town

 53 Touch lightly, when read forward or backward

 54 "This isn't new to me," or what 20-, 25- or 47-Across might say?

 59 Slick with words

 60 William and Harry's mum

 61 Go yachting, say

 63 Tiniest bit

 64 Trial and ___

 65 Drink hidden in "juice extractor"

 66 Dateless at prom

 67 Actress Witherspoon

 68 Tree house?


DOWN

  1 Word after "spy" or "nanny"

  2 Keen

  3 Early period in Hollywood

  4 "Nonetheless ..."

  5 9-Down's continent

  6 Ugly-cry, perhaps

  7 Japanese sashes

  8 Ariel's tormentor

  9 Capital with Persian speakers

 10 Travel from the airport to downtown, say

 11 "Cold feet" or "two left feet," e.g.

 12 Green expanses in suburbs

 13 "Ew, stop talking!"

 21 Pack (down)

 22 Tennis racket hold

 25 Curved trajectories

 26 Provo's state

 27 Christmas classic starring Will Ferrell

 28 Corporate VIP

 29 Dominican Republic neighbor

 33 Second-priciest Monopoly property

 34 Soothing gel source

 35 Fortuneteller

 37 Homemade lunch holder

 39 Captain's record

 40 Female pig

 43 Jurassic beast, informally

 45 Hobbits' series, for short

 48 More obscene

 49 Quit working

 50 Trail mix fruit

 51 Title of most TV series' openers

 52 Japanese dog breed

 55 Cocky racer in a fable

 56 16-Across's grandson (anagram of ONES)

 57 Double-dog ___

 58 Pieces of disinformation

 59 Soldiers at USO shows

 62 "___ me know"
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