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1. Bull breed named for a

Hindu god 7. Taxing people? 10. Like truth, at times 15. Former CBS News This

Morning host Charles 16. Letter from Greece? 17. Horned charger, briefly 18. Pizza-cooking appliances 20. Complex unit 21. Feminine suffix 22. Syria's capital 24. Peppy 27. Stored, as cremated remains 29. Laughter syllable 30. It's two countries to the east of 22-Across 31. "Yo!" 32. ___ Moines, Iowa 34. Provide new vocals for 36. 36. Smirnoff alternative Smirnoff alternative 39. 39. Bit of filming Bit of filming 4 43 3. . Mam Mambo bo king king P Puent uente e 44. 44. Type of acid (akaType of acid (aka vitamin vitamin B B) ) found infound in veggies veggies 72. Round numbers? 73. Cellular stuff 74. Release, as farm animals 75. Afternoon service 76. It may be easily bruised 77. Op-ed piece 28. Where exasperated folks have "had it," idiomatically 33. WWII POW camp 35. Hippie-ish, fashion-wise 37. Heroine of Pearl

Earth" 38. Shopper's aid 40. Cracked 41. German philosopher

Emmanuel 42. They've split

45. Cleaner named for a

Trojan war hero 46. Dash gauge, briefly 47. ___ apso (dog) 48. It's flanked by gutters 49. Kind of print, briefly 50. '83 Streisand film with the song "Papa, Can You

Hear Me?" 51. They may be fine 52. Balm ingredient 53. Env. contents 54. Journal 56. Funeral flames 57. GPS display 60. Fond du ___,

Wisconsin 63. Moreno of the One Day at a Time reboot 65. Nightclubs with live shows 67. Like some sprays or wipes 71. Kinda sorta but not quite 72. Round numbers? 73. Cellular stuff 74. Release, as farm animals 75. Afternoon service 76. It may be easily bruised 77. Op-ed piece

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1. The Red Sox, on scoreboards 2. Queue after Q 3. "A long time ___ ..." 4. General Mills cereal 5. Big name in faucets 6. Hunk 7. Tip of Manhattan? 8. Time off 9. Women's rights activist ___

B. Anthony 10. Video-game parlor 11. Word before asking or next 12. Sparrow relative 13. Excessive 14. Relaxed 19. Carnivorous plant 23. Type of testing site 24. Patrick Stewart, e.g. 25. In an elegant matter 26. It hisses when it's hot 28. Where exasperated folks have "had it," idiomatically 33. WWII POW camp 35. Hippie-ish, fashion-wise 37. Heroine of Pearl Buck's "The Good

Earth" 38. Shopper's aid 40. Cracked 41. German philosopher

Emmanuel 42. They've split 49. Drink from a dish 53. Skinny 55. Hard to understand 58. Scoring 100% on 59. Chinese gambling mecca 60. By ___ and bounds 61. Befuddled

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62. CBS crime drama spinoff 64. "Aha!" 66. Stocking banes 67. HIV-fighting drug 68. Born, in bios 69. "La-la" lead-in 70. Amount past due?

53. Skinny 55. Hard to understand 58. Scoring 100% on 59. Chinese gambling mecca 60. By ___ and bounds 61. Befuddled 64. "Aha!" 66. Stocking banes 67. HIV-fighting drug 68. Born, in bios 69. "La-la" lead-in 70. Amount past due?

DOUBLE ANAGRAM ANAGRAM CHALLENGE CHALLENGE

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SOLUTIONS TO LAST EDITION'S META CROSSWORD PRIZE CONTESTMETA CROSSWORD PRIZE CONTEST SOLUTIONS TO LAST EDITION'S ANACROSTIC CHALLENGE

The meta meta answer answer is is BOEING BOEING (Hint: (Hint: Find Find a a 6-letter 6-letter American American company). company). The The puzzle's puzzle's title title is is "Counting "Counting by by Threes." Threes." Does Does this this mean mean you you need need to to literally count literally count by by threes threes ("3, ("3, 6, 6, 9...") 9...") to to solve solve this this thing? thing? Nope!Nope! Here,Here, "counting" "counting" refers to "counting refers to "counting up," up," as as in in totaling or totaling or adding adding up, up, while while "threes" "threes" refers refers to to groups of groups of 3 letters-3 letters-specifically, specifically, Roman Roman numerals--that numerals--that get get added added up. up. Which Roman numerals? 4 of the puzzle's longest answers (red in the grid at right) each contain a different 3-letter Roman numeral. Here they are, with their cardinal number values:

20A. NETFLIXQUEUES (contains LIX, or 59) 34A. PELVISES (contains LVI, or 56) 42A. HANDCLAP (contains DCL, or 650) 58A. TAXIINGTOGATE (contains XII, or 12)

Add those numbers up: 59+56+650+12. You get 777, the name of a notable jet airliner made by BOEING, a 6-letter American company and the puzzle's meta answer. No winners for May.

Thanks for playing & good luck next time! HAMS TOR TACTIC OBOE OBOE INE OBERON BULLSEYE BULLSEYE MODERN NETFLIXQUEUES NETFLIXQUEUES OLE ONEUNIT PIT BANS BANS SID KAMA POE PELVISES ASSURES RIPOSTE HANDCLAP ESS EGOS URE KELP MEW ORDINAL LES TAXI INGTOGATE ALIBIS TIRAMISU PARADE ANI ANOD BIEBER DEA CENO

ANSWERS: I've, mobile, argue, nil. QUOTE: I believe in glamour. QUOTE'S AUTHOR: Iman (formed by answers' first letters)