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October 2, 2026

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Across

1.Big horn4 letters 5."Scoot!"7 letters 12.Winery tub3 letters 15.Human rights lawyer Clooney4 letters 16.Bacon strips7 letters 17.Kerfuffle3 letters 18.Story told with a twist12 letters 20.Replayed tennis serve3 letters 21.Gnats, termites, and the like5 letters 22.River deposit4 letters 23.Timothée Chalamet trilogy set on a desert planet4 letters 24.Like some elephants7 letters 27."Golly!"5 letters 29.Party gift created with a twist13 letters 34.Tolkien monster3 letters 37.Shuts with force5 letters 38.Food package phrase5 letters 39.Speak highly of4 letters 41.Gaps6 letters 44.Like many supermodels4 letters 45.Dizzy5 letters 47.Simply must5 letters 49.Filmmaker Spike3 letters 50.Cocktail served with a twist13 letters 54."Pagliacci" clown5 letters 55.Carriers of raw metals7 letters 59.Fail to mention4 letters 61.Hopper on a pet4 letters 64.Orange __ tea5 letters 65.Ballpoint brand3 letters 66.Feat performed with a twist12 letters 69.Large deer in the Rockies3 letters 70.Barbecue spot7 letters 71.Tabloid duo4 letters 72.Golf hole meas.3 letters 73.States as fact7 letters 74.Reseals, as a road4 letters

Down

1.Third-largest city in the Sunshine State5 letters 2."Uh, I think so"5 letters 3.Low choir voices5 letters 4.Window-switching shortcut6 letters 5.Flight board abbr.3 letters 6.Star Wars Day month3 letters 7.Figs. targeted by phishers4 letters 8.Kenneth of "9-1-1"4 letters 9.L'Oréal rival6 letters 10."Think" singer Franklin6 letters 11.French fashion letters3 letters 12.Fast-food combo9 letters 13.Yemeni port4 letters 14.Handy bag4 letters 19."¿Cómo __?"5 letters 23.Believer in a noninterfering god5 letters 25.Woes4 letters 26.Thunder sound4 letters 28.Wild beast also called a wildebeest3 letters 30.Largest city in the Cornhusker State5 letters 31.Sesame Street's resident Grouch5 letters 32.Fit4 letters 33.Country singer Lovett4 letters 34.Patron saint of Norway4 letters 35.Uncommon4 letters 36.Pool equipment9 letters 40.Railroad station5 letters 42.This, in Spanish4 letters 43.Mix4 letters 46."Blue Bloods" actor Cariou3 letters 48.Early afternoon hr.5 letters 51.Rummages (through)6 letters 52.Big grinders6 letters 53.Sealed the victory6 letters 56.Japanese dog breed5 letters 57.Mars exploration vehicle5 letters 58.Comes across as5 letters 59.Toe the line4 letters 60.Tame4 letters 62.To be, in French4 letters 63.Way out there4 letters 66.Sch. supporter3 letters 67.Halloween mo.3 letters 68.Hi-__ graphics3 letters

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