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October 5, 2026

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Across

1.Quartet in a quart4 letters 5.Minnesota Vikings’ org.3 letters 8.Rotary phone part4 letters 12.Toiling away4 letters 13.Soprano’s song, perhaps4 letters 15.Disney’s flying elephant5 letters 16.Releases by hip-hop artists9 letters 18.Washington neighbor5 letters 19.“Over yonder”5 letters 20.Main ideas5 letters 22.Acquired3 letters 23.Coaches behind many school plays13 letters 26.Boston Marathon mo.3 letters 28.Gadot of “Wonder Woman”3 letters 29.Hop out of bed4 letters 30.Ascends6 letters 32.Gateway Arch city, for short3 letters 33.Marvel mutant group4 letters 37.Fill with joy5 letters 38.“Help! Our boat is sinking!”3 letters 39.Annoy5 letters 40.Infomercial feature4 letters 41.Mafia boss3 letters 42.Pretend to be6 letters 43.“Just doing my best”4 letters 45.Burst like a balloon3 letters 46.Explosive stuff3 letters 47.Shore shade provider13 letters 52.“Brokeback Mountain” director Lee3 letters 53.Quick on one’s feet5 letters 54.Patronage5 letters 57.Natural hat material5 letters 59.Traditional Easter entree9 letters 61.Bird feeder morsels5 letters 62.Joint with a cap4 letters 63.Evening, in commercials4 letters 64.Metal sources4 letters 65.Summer hrs. in Chicago3 letters 66.Ski slope cover4 letters

Down

1.Online shopping icon4 letters 2.State with a beehive on its flag4 letters 3.Unrealistic goal9 letters 4.Colleague of Lennon, McCartney and Harrison5 letters 5.Catch red-handed3 letters 6.Penny-pinching6 letters 7.Maximum or minimum5 letters 8.Faulty firecracker3 letters 9.Mental picture5 letters 10.Absolutely hate5 letters 11.Takes inventory?5 letters 14.States with confidence7 letters 15.Frisbees, e.g.5 letters 17.Part of 5-Across6 letters 21.Peacock’s pride4 letters 24.Hiker’s aid3 letters 25.Puts a spell on5 letters 26.Like some cheeses4 letters 27.Warsaw native4 letters 31.Showing no emotion5 letters 32.Hamlet, to Gertrude3 letters 34.Have a second session, say9 letters 35.Broadway’s “Dear ___ Hansen”4 letters 36.Home in the branches4 letters 38.Vegan ingredient for a matcha latte7 letters 39.Aspen or cottonwood, e.g.6 letters 41.Pharmacy pickup4 letters 42.“The Raven” writer3 letters 44.Takes out of the freezer5 letters 45.Future doc’s program6 letters 47.Deep opera voice5 letters 48.“Come on in!”5 letters 49.See eye to eye5 letters 50.Mel who voiced Bugs Bunny5 letters 51.Music’s Russell and Redbone5 letters 55.What an analogy colon means4 letters 56.Worry4 letters 58.Commercials3 letters 60.Do some gambling3 letters

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