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October 8, 2026

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Across

1.Rice-shaped pasta4 letters 5.Turkish chiefs4 letters 9.“Memento” star Pearce3 letters 12.*They might show when wearing a tank top5 letters 13.*Spot for a summer nap4 letters 14.*Where you might play dodgeball, familiarly4 letters 15.Protein-building acid5 letters 16.First Black doll from American Girl4 letters 17.Sheltered, on a ship4 letters 18.How sturdy things are built6 letters 20.Look of loathing8 letters 22.Upright row target...that’s been relocated4 letters 23.Dead lift target...that’s been relocated3 letters 25.Bench press target...that’s been relocated3 letters 26.Still3 letters 27.Former Interior secretary Haaland3 letters 28.Ransom note writer6 letters 31.“One of Us” singer Joan7 letters 34.Gracefully light4 letters 35.“Stay perfectly still,” or what you might grumble six times at this puzzle’s constructor15 letters 39.Be on the lookout for?4 letters 40.Postal parties7 letters 41.Casual parties6 letters 43.Getaway option3 letters 44.Start for light or night3 letters 47.Dip target...that’s been relocated3 letters 48.Pull-up target...that’s been relocated3 letters 49.Squat target...that’s been relocated4 letters 50.What you do with a scale or escalator8 letters 54.Nancy’s friend in the comics6 letters 56.Alternative to “<3”4 letters 57.“I figured it out!”4 letters 59.Stand up for the arts?5 letters 60.*Vacation on the slopes4 letters 61.*Workout that might involve a reformer4 letters 62.*Black-and-whites5 letters 63.Freshly painted3 letters 64.“Orinoco Flow” singer4 letters 65.Letters on a Times Square booth4 letters

Down

1.At a minimum6 letters 2.Harangue6 letters 3.Letter-shaped gesture accompanying a retort5 letters 4.Los ___ (California town with a bear of a name)4 letters 5.Dr.’s grp.3 letters 6.Fade out5 letters 7.“Highway to Hell” band4 letters 8.Vodka in a blue bottle4 letters 9.Absolutely massive8 letters 10.Tech caller4 letters 11.“Didn’t I call that?”4 letters 12.Crackers5 letters 14.Excuse for a teacher8 letters 19.Bruce, to fans7 letters 21.Getaway option3 letters 24.Topping5 letters 27.High mil. award3 letters 28.Clinches, as a victory7 letters 29.Magic, on tickers3 letters 30.Reuben base3 letters 31.Frozen treat with a Major Mango flavor8 letters 32.___ Faire (event with jousting)3 letters 33.Memorable name from the Montreal Olympics5 letters 35.Spillway site3 letters 36.Silk sash3 letters 37.Common words on highway signs8 letters 38.Self-serve coffee source3 letters 42.Samba city3 letters 44.Pulls gently6 letters 45.Gets into the pool6 letters 46.Fan faves5 letters 48.Army nickname5 letters 49.Doctor who doctored the résumé5 letters 50.Annual Austin fest4 letters 51.Potent hit?4 letters 52.“Guess again”4 letters 53.Watery4 letters 55.For fear that4 letters 58.Pre-tax medical expense fund, for short3 letters

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