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October 5, 2026

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Across

1.Tiny trims5 letters 6."Tár" Oscar nominee Blanchett4 letters 10.Jar topper3 letters 13.Art studio stand5 letters 14.Chocolate-flavored latte5 letters 15.Fuss3 letters 16.Playful back-and-forth11 letters 18.Church seating3 letters 19.Messy person4 letters 20.Word with ocean or eye5 letters 21.Skim through4 letters 22.Wear away5 letters 24.Sprawling property6 letters 26.Workstation option since the 1980s15 letters 30.Rainbow maker5 letters 31.Attempted5 letters 32.Bath rug3 letters 33.Old hoops org.3 letters 36.Genetic material3 letters 37.Polo shirt, e.g.3 letters 40.Power strip switch5 letters 42.Not exactly, informally5 letters 44.Ticket pickup location15 letters 49.Battery terminals6 letters 50.Punchiness5 letters 51.See 58-Across4 letters 52.Crown for a prom queen5 letters 54.Wanes4 letters 58.With 51-Across, dance accessory for Fred Astaire3 letters 59.Time off that may coincide with a new calendar year, or what can be found in 16-, 26-, and 44-Across11 letters 61.Connecticut Ivy Leaguer3 letters 62.Derive5 letters 63.Possibly dangerous5 letters 64.Cozy burrow3 letters 65.Composer Stravinsky4 letters 66.River mammal5 letters

Down

1.Does some alterations4 letters 2.Place for cuticle oil4 letters 3.Analogy words4 letters 4.Spots where dogs may sit, lie down, and roll over7 letters 5.Clever3 letters 6.Meet over coffee, perhaps7 letters 7.Entr'__4 letters 8.Eerie electronic instrument8 letters 9.Musical proclivity3 letters 10.Affectionate feline6 letters 11.Brainstorm6 letters 12.Wet blanket6 letters 14.Some hotel employees5 letters 17.Move like the wind4 letters 21.Small earring4 letters 23.Fiction subgenre7 letters 25."I didn't quite catch that"7 letters 26.Typing speed: Abbr.3 letters 27.401(k) alternative3 letters 28.Minor quibble3 letters 29.Chicago airport code3 letters 34.Not-so-humble bragging8 letters 35.Old gridiron org.3 letters 37.Feature of many a Wile E. Coyote trap, for short3 letters 38."__ to Joy": highlight of Beethoven's Ninth3 letters 39.Golf course standard3 letters 40.Ye __ Shoppe4 letters 41.Pool raft, e.g.7 letters 43.Receive, as a bequest7 letters 44.Squandered6 letters 45.Take a deep breath6 letters 46.Copy on an email reply6 letters 47.Apple pie-making tool5 letters 48.Minnesota representative Ilhan4 letters 53.Deets4 letters 55.Triumph over4 letters 56.Make a cake, say4 letters 57.Icelandic dairy product similar to yogurt4 letters 59.Nintendo console released in 20063 letters 60.Certain sib3 letters

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