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1 Theory, after being provenView answer 14 Flamenco cryView answer 15 Birthplace of Malcolm XView answer 16 Long-necked waderView answer 17 Rightmost pedalView answer 18 Not in the top tierView answer 20 Up nextView answer 22 Film character seized by Miss GulchView answer 23 Oktoberfest orderView answer 24 Where people say “nappy” instead of “diaper,” or “diaper” instead of “nappy”View answer 28 Suddenly ariseView answer 29 Slot machine symbolView answer 30 Rap sheet lettersView answer 31 Sank one’s teeth into?View answer 35 Menacing Empire honorificView answer 39 Symbol of solidarityView answer 4 Make sense ofView answer 41 Cathedral centersView answer 43 PlaceView answer 44 Sweepstakes submissionView answer 46 Morocco’s capitalView answer 48 “Born on the Bayou” band, for shortView answer 49 Story that allows one to escape troubleView answer 51 Will who voices Batman in the Lego moviesView answer 53 Cal Poly homeView answer 58 ___ Z (the whole alphabet)View answer 59 Lucky Charms symbolView answer 60 Coat materialView answer 62 21-time Oscar nomineeView answer 66 “The Three-Body Problem” author CixinView answer 67 Backyard party areaView answer 68 Die downView answer 69 Tread the boardsView answer 70 Stumbling block for nonnative speakersView answer 71 Green energy optionView answer 72 The ACC’s SeminolesView answer 9 Source of capital gainsView answerDown
1 Letterhead topperView answer 10 Gossip, in modern lingoView answer 11 Prominent instrument in “House of the Rising Sun”View answer 12 MightView answer 13 Last word of “Oh! Susanna”View answer 19 “Stay” singer LisaView answer 2 Yossarian’s portrayer in “Catch-22”View answer 21 Sculptor JeanView answer 25 DistanceView answer 26 It’s under the rugView answer 27 Word-of-mouthView answer 28 Bohemian meeting spotView answer 3 The American left?View answer 32 Big battleView answer 33 Juan Perón’s wifeView answer 34 Ball girl?View answer 36 Starchy side dish cooked in brothView answer 37 Study of the planet’s crustView answer 38 Felt soreView answer 4 Full of oneselfView answer 40 “___: Ares” (2025 sci-fi film)View answer 42 Bygone Scandinavian automakerView answer 45 “The King and I” star BrynnerView answer 47 “Day ___” (1965 hit)View answer 5 Bordeaux budView answer 50 Product that uses the “Dragnet” theme in adsView answer 52 Code-breaking org.View answer 53 Runner’s featView answer 54 Significant blood lineView answer 55 Modest amountsView answer 56 “Hercules: The Legendary Journeys” starView answer 57 #1 NBA draft pick of 1992View answer 58 Ratchets (up)View answer 6 Fiery blog postsView answer 61 Dance outfitView answer 63 Feminine sideView answer 64 Timbersports targetView answer 65 LAX prediction, brieflyView answer 7 “Goldarn it!”View answer 8 We’re hereView answer 9 “___ Bad” (Cardi B/YG song)View answerYour puzzle stays a surprise. Answers appear only on the individual clue pages.
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