CROSSWORD

BY BRENDAN EMMETT QUIGLEY WWW.BRENDANEMMETTQUIGLEY.COM

Across

1. RPM part 4. “That’s the best you can do?” 7. With 59-Across, “Is this where all the bands are going to play?” (“No it’s the first part of the World Cup”) 12. They have it 14. “Yo, Nero”

15. “The Terminator” protagonist Kyle 16. Divided, like a pie chart 18. Running currently 19. “Is this first day’s lineup?” (“No, it’s the A-Team in the World Cup”) 21. Four-time World Cup-winning nat. 22. Broadcasting legend Howard 23. Ghost’s Wu-Tang co-hort 24. Snakes in the Nile

26. “What do we have here?”

27. Fuse, as metals

28. ___ Artois (Belgian beer) 31. Colorful deep-water fish 33. “Is this when the festival ends?” (“No, it’s a little extra period in the

World Cup”) 37. Certain alkene compound 38. Try very hard 40. Workout tops 43. Attorney’s honorary deg. 45. Fell down, as in standings 46. “Catch-22” fighter pilot 47. “Hang On ___” (The McCoys hit) 50. Inspired by, in the kitchen 51. “Are these an order of some 10%ABV beers?” (“No, it’s the winor-go-home part of the World Cup”) 54. ___ George (Sean Penn’s ex) 55. Start boozing heavily 56. Chichi scarf

57. Light switches 58. “Makes sense to me” 59. See 7-Across

60. Three-pt. plays 61. Go wrong

Down

1. Pollute the air

2. They’ll improve your focus 3. Change the runner, e.g. 4. He gets big eating mushrooms 5. “Despite that” 6. Sonic, famously 7. Tailgating need 8. Court legend Lacoste 9. Life work

10. It has an eagle holding arrows and an olive branch

11. Hit with certain type of hammer 13. Bering or Hormuz: Abbr. 17. Like Robitussin: Abbr. 20. Brings your Boo to City Hall, perhaps 25. Some bitter plums 27. Smoothie maker’s sound

29. IV preparer, at times 30. Greek god who helped build Troy’s walls

32. Stat for Josh Allen: Abbr.

34. No longer carrying 35. Pasta topping named after an Italian city 36. He’s a bad guy (duh) 39. Actor who played Sid Weinberg in

“Cobra Kai”

40. “The Autobiography of Alice B. ___” (Gertrude Stein work) 41. Country singer Tubb 42. Beethoven’s 3rd

44. Like an overly affectionate grandma 47. Ray in the water 48. Make a panini, say 49. “___-hoo!”

52. Plumber’s job 53. Lateral opening

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