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October 3, 2026
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Across
1.Item dropped in the drink5 letters6.Chiromancer's target4 letters10.Overwhelm4 letters14.Hair extension5 letters15.Cookies and cream treat9 letters17.Baseball's all-time RBI leader5 letters18.Rescuers on the run?9 letters19.Bases for busts7 letters21.Not accidental5 letters22.Oft-redacted fig.3 letters23.Many an adoptee8 letters27.Ones correcting they're gaffes, perhaps?13 letters32.French "deadly"6 letters34.Christmas song4 letters35."Pass"3 letters36.Tough to form a bond with5 letters37.Media that led to record losses3 letters38."What she said"5 letters40.WoW, for one3 letters41.Visit a souk4 letters43.Steer clear of6 letters44.Product of green energy?13 letters47.Relatively helpful business practice?8 letters48.Hip-hop figures3 letters51.Groundwork5 letters54.Neighborhood blot7 letters56.Open9 letters60."Enough's enough"5 letters61."Truth!"9 letters62."Gigi" composer5 letters63.Chocolate brand owned by Berkshire Hathaway4 letters64.Ginormous4 letters65.Samsung appliance5 letters
Down
1.Pulls a switch5 letters2.Birds for whom a color is named5 letters3.More than ready10 letters4.Bath water4 letters5.Split evenly, informally14 letters6.Play __6 letters7.Ararat lander3 letters8.Island ring3 letters9.Messy locks3 letters10."Yentl" setting6 letters11.Spencer of "Good Morning America"4 letters12."Don't Matter" singer4 letters13.Move to another state?4 letters16."Nothing new under the sun"14 letters20.Heart's location?4 letters24.Long jumper's destination7 letters25.Olympic archer?4 letters26.Safety gear for ER workers3 letters28."The White Tiger" actor Rajkummar3 letters29.On easy street10 letters30.Sandra's "Ocean's 8" co-star4 letters31.DIY help site4 letters32."Fire Country" actress Diane4 letters33.Chewy brand4 letters37.Lombardy birthplace of Pliny the Elder and Pliny the Younger4 letters39."Ugh!"3 letters42.Not square3 letters43.Spot for unique gifts4 letters45.Mike Brown's NBA team6 letters46.Afternoon outing?6 letters49."Almost Famous" director5 letters50.Underground government operation?5 letters51.Reddish-brown horses4 letters52.Toner additive4 letters53.Turn on an axis4 letters55.Toffee bar4 letters57.Certain parent3 letters58.57-Down in a meadow3 letters59.Semi3 letters
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