CROSSWORD

CROSSWORD GOING TOO FAR

BY BRENDAN EMMETT QUIGLEY WWW.BRENDANEMMETTQUIGLEY.COM

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1. “Memory” musical 5. Old Testament prophet 10. Just starting out 14. Cookie that comes in “the Most Stuf” variety 15. “Get Shorty” novelist Leonard 16. Coca ___ 17. Alternatives to some air conditioners 19. “Trinity” novelist Leon 20. Trattoria order served in slices 21. Subtle shade 22. Bipedal: Hyph. 26. La ___ opera house 30. Mooches (off of) 34. Carrot-munching critters 35. Strictly off-limits 36. Election day: Abbr. 37. “Please,” to Shakespeare 39. Shake and quake 42. 2021 hurricane 43. Scruffs of the neck 47. “Around the Horn” host Tony 48. John Wick, e.g. 51. Cognitive development psychologist Jean 52. Sky-high cost? 54. Slender 57. Shiatsu session 62. Goes down a runway 63. ___ voter 66. Height meas. 67. Most achy 68. Paragraphs before the actual story 69. German city where Big Bertha was manufactured 70. Livestock identi er 71. “So much ___!”

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1. Brother’s hood 2. Classic font choice 3. Change for a $50, say 4. Soft drink selection 5. Like some patches 6. Plant used in hay 7. “___ Ramblin’ Man” (Waylon Jennings hit) 8. Four-star: Hyph. 9. Part of a triathlete’s stats: Abbr. 10. Quito’s country 11. Frayed 12. “___ in Borderland” 13. Zap with a gun 18. Nonsensical poppycock 21. “Clan of the Cave Bear” novelist Jean 23. Stay or go, e.g. 24. 59-Down pre x 25. Conductor Solti 26. Receptacle at the bottom of a replace 27. Rap’s ___ B 28. Dogie collar? 29. Rent out 31. Chapeau container 32. “2001” actor Keir 33. “Look! Over there!” 38. Make, as money 40. Supremely uncomfortably scary 41. It might have sides 44. Work with feet? 45. Narcissist’s focus 46. Ocean spray 49. “No harm, no foul” 50. Get something down 53. Reggae fan 54. Cosmetician Lauder 55. Smooshed circles 56. Old couples 58. Put in the mail 59. Blue planet 60. Spice Girl Halliwell 61. Mulligans 63. Caviar 64. Marked time 65. Former Disney CEO Bob

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