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August 9, 2026

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Across

1.Elements used to create inert atmospheres10 letters 11.IDs that can be assigned at birth4 letters 15."Yeah, there's definitely some weird noise"10 letters 16.Sporty car roof4 letters 17.Eats a bunch of pasta the night before a marathon, say10 letters 18.Soothe4 letters 19.Palindromic poetic preposition3 letters 20.List on Facebook Marketplace4 letters 21.Defeated, as Magnus Carlsen5 letters 22."... you get the idea": Abbr.3 letters 24.Exuding joy9 letters 27."_appy _irth_ay!"3 letters 29.iMessage messages5 letters 30.Chocolate source5 letters 33."Relatable!"9 letters 37.Toothbrush brand written with a hyphen5 letters 38.Small, mischievous demon3 letters 39.Household appliance brand5 letters 40.Fashionable spots?9 letters 42.___ ice cap5 letters 43.In a bit5 letters 44.Was ahead3 letters 45.Cry upon reaching a destination9 letters 48.Podcast installments, for short3 letters 51."Ish"5 letters 52.Rise rapidly4 letters 54.Greek H3 letters 56.Conflict in Kristin Hannah's "The Nightingale," for short4 letters 57.Like a parent carrying a sleeping baby, colloquially10 letters 60.Helps4 letters 61."The math isn't mathing"10 letters 62.Annoyance4 letters 63.Features of some easy-to-open packages10 letters

Down

1.French city near Monaco4 letters 2.Busiest Midwestern airport5 letters 3.French hat5 letters 4.Research site3 letters 5.Greek Cupid4 letters 6.Dystopian republic in "The Handmaid's Tale"6 letters 7.Key ring?5 letters 8.Buy time5 letters 9.5 p.m., in corporate lingo3 letters 10."Help!"3 letters 11.State of secrecy for an early startup11 letters 12.California's depicts Athena and a grizzly bear9 letters 13.Olfactory organs5 letters 14.Went too fast4 letters 21.Custom collection of songs7 letters 23.Creative who works outside11 letters 25.Fitbit stat5 letters 26.Dudes3 letters 28.Treat with tapioca pearls7 letters 30."That's such a ___-out!"3 letters 31.Person who prefers platonic relationships, for short3 letters 32.60-Across in avoiding phone scams9 letters 33.Nivea competitor5 letters 34.Many an ambulance rider, for short3 letters 35.Vaccine molecule3 letters 36.Organ with a drum3 letters 41.Moisture on grass3 letters 44.Gets down6 letters 45.Actor Mandel5 letters 46.Pet rescue grp.5 letters 47.Wind turbine blade5 letters 49.Coke competitor5 letters 50.Soak in a hot pot5 letters 51.Trade4 letters 53.River vehicle4 letters 55.Sums4 letters 57.Minor complaint3 letters 58.Black church letters3 letters 59.Brita competitor3 letters

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