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“FOOD COMA”

By Brendan Emmett Quigley

ACROSS 1. ___ young age 4. Golfer Creamer nicknamed “The Pink Panther” 9. Sly guy? 14. Oily deposit 15. Double-___ (like some eggs with a little extra) 16. More authentic 17. Thing that makes you go boom 18. Hors d’oeuvre: cheese that puts you in a food coma? 20. Prot. denomination 22. Yucky sludge 23. Delivery men? 24. Soup course: Irish delicacy that puts you in a food coma? 28. Future music 30. “Stick around!” 31. Post someone’s home address on social media, e.g. 32. Deviate from a course 34. Nursery school attendee 35. Slanted 38. Yellowish colour 40. Entrée: sausage that puts you in a food coma? 44. Sound that comes from a food coma 45. Three-horse sleigh 46. Out of the box 47. Hefty Cinch ___ 50. Christmas character 51. Thundercat’s instrument 55. Necklaces with petals 57. Side dish: vegetable that puts you in a food coma? 60. “While we’re on the topic,” briefly 61. Brian who coined the term “ambient music” 62. Really weird 63. Dessert: pastries that ... wait, you’re already in a food coma? 68. Panhandle st. 69. Where a sock might stop 70. Pope with a vowel-heavy name and number 71. Conclusion 72. J. ___ Band 73. A pyramid has six 74. Tofurkey ingredient DOWN 1. Tenochtitlan residents 2. Like some dictators 3. 1971 prison riot locale 4. Luau bowlful 5. Swiss peak 6. Luau entertainment, for short 7. Cliffhanger spot? 8. Words on a campaign 9. Line on Strava: Abbr. 10. Passion 11. Smelly spa treatments 12. “Go along with me” 13. Only airman to successfully escape in “Catch-22” 15. Rec. center that would be hard to do the hand gestures had the Village People did this song instead 19. Georgetown hoopster 21. Candy with four different pieces 25. Badlands National Park st. 26. Come up short 27. Put forth 29. Office park abbr. 33. Herman who won the Pulitzer for “The Caine Mutiny” 36. Finishes, as a cake 37. “Dancing With the Stars” judge Hough 39. Goyle’s buddy in the Potterverse 40. Patella 41. First European to win the NBA MVP 42. Sugar substitute 43. Woman with a ring 44. Show that has banned Rage Against the Machine, briefly 48. Take down ___ 49. E-book reader 52. Tern’s homes 53. Rejected 54. Cool, calm, and collected 56. Hog’s slop 58. Made bird noises 59. Like some Indian culture 63. Statesman Hammarskjöld 64. Castlevania platform, for short 65. Drink that’s in season starting tomorrow 66. Wrong turn correction maneuver 67. “Aye”

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