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September 28, 2026
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1.Game, __, match3 letters4.Piece of cake5 letters9.Granny Smith, for one5 letters14.The "A" of ETA: Abbr.3 letters15.Spanish form of Paul5 letters16."Get out of town!"5 letters17.Words of support from an abacus?15 letters20.Brainstorming outputs5 letters21.Epitome of slowness5 letters22.Six years for a U.S. Senator, e.g.4 letters23.__ Arabia5 letters25.Pre-K basics4 letters29.Words of support from a rideshare driver?12 letters32.Santa __, California3 letters35.Used a pair of sculls, say5 letters36.Chutzpah5 letters37.Out that gets a runner home, for short6 letters39.Like some evening gowns6 letters40.Invoice amount5 letters41.Rebuff5 letters44.Sault __ Marie3 letters45.Words of support from a crossbody bag?12 letters48.Orange skin4 letters49.Madrid museum5 letters50.Quick inhalation4 letters54.Not united5 letters56.Prefix with -lithic5 letters57.Words of support from a broken elevator?15 letters62.Around, in dates5 letters63.Phone notification5 letters64.Tasseled hat that shares a name with a Moroccan city3 letters65.Leg joints5 letters66.Smallest possible5 letters67.Swim-bike-run race, informally3 letters
Down
1."Tell me already!"5 letters2.Slowly wear away5 letters3.More accurate5 letters4.Pros who are busy in Apr.4 letters5.Actor McKellen3 letters6."SNL" TV network3 letters7.Sense of finality that may be needed after a breakup7 letters8.Pursued doggedly7 letters9.Against4 letters10.Location that may have "No running" and "No diving" signs8 letters11.Dominate, in gaming slang3 letters12.Go on the __: get out of town3 letters13.Organ with a retina3 letters18.Top that's useful in layering, for short4 letters19.Innocent one4 letters23.Mitchell of "Pretty Little Liars"4 letters24.__ Lingus: Irish carrier3 letters26."Turn! Turn! Turn!" band, with "The"5 letters27.Desire5 letters28.Fuzzy fabric5 letters30."Pretty in Pink" star Ringwald5 letters31.Sticking straight up, as hair5 letters32.Up and about5 letters33.Two-time Australian Open winner Osaka5 letters34.Follow, as a hunch5 letters38.Burlesque performance8 letters39.Spirit4 letters41.Inexplicably weird7 letters42.Natter (on)7 letters43.Amer. capital3 letters46.Iridescent gem4 letters47."Good lord!"4 letters51.In midair5 letters52.Underground waste line5 letters53.__ scheme5 letters55.School support orgs.4 letters56.Golf stroke near the hole4 letters57."How nasty"3 letters58.Take first prize3 letters59.Mine lode3 letters60.Pro vote3 letters61.Surgery ctrs.3 letters
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