Words to the Wise
◆ · By Sara · Published 2024-01-09T22:42:43.224Z
Constructor's Note
My second-ever puzzle, it's getting better, but still learning! (and be forewarned, I misspelled the answer in 46a, but it's too much to go back and change at this point)
Checking for previous play data...
I think after this I'll never forget to check1A
Beg loudly (for)
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Across
- 1ABeg loudly (for)
- 7ARetro compliment: you da ______
- 11AThe company I call when my car breaks down
- 14ACarrie's Leia
- 15ASajak's underwhelming answer after I buy a vowel
- 16A140, to a Roman
- 17AQuote part 1
- 19AFlower accessory
- 20ADon't cry for her
- 21AFamed cathedral in London
- 23ABiblical figure known for her stake-driving skills
- 24AQuote part 2
- 26ACollapsible bed
- 27AProsthetic one might wear on the side of their head
- 28AHoly headwear
- 30AA quick cut
- 31ALayer of paint or fur
- 34ATuring's cracked code
- 36APaged (through)
- 38ANew orthodoxy, maybe (or a looong shout calling for the Matrix protagonist)
- 39AGolden Rule word
- 42AFar from fabulous
- 43ASubtleties
- 45AThe fastest flying research facility
- 46AQuote part 3
- 49A___ and Ikes
- 51A"And the ___ red glare... "
- 52ASherlock's little sister in the eponymous 2020 movie
- 54AReddit's "I'll tell you everything"
- 55AAuthor of the quote found in the long answers
- 59ATyping speed
- 60AFlorence's river
- 61ALikelihood
- 62AShort sleep
- 63AOpian opener
- 64AWhere Toto isn't anymore
Down
- 1DProtect not just you, but both of us, from criticism or lawsuits
- 2DShort to medium distance train service
- 3DWhat a half truth often is, according to the author of this puzzle's quote
- 4DDesaturated purple
- 5DWilliam ___ + Co. (brokerage)
- 6DFlat floater
- 7DSk8er ___
- 8DA giant leap for mankind is this for a man (with "small")
- 9DCreme de ___
- 10DPer the author of this puzzle's quote, what there never was, along with a Good War
- 11DWhat this text is
- 12DSkating leaps
- 13DElite group of celebrities
- 18DAn Arabic name that sounds a lot like Gosling's or Reynold's first name
- 22DWhere a university student might spend a semester
- 23DBig name in fabrics
- 25DHit the slopes
- 26DRevolutionary Guevara
- 27DPre-tax healthcare money
- 29DDiacritic hook found in Navajo, Polish, and Old Norse, among others
- 32DGermanic language, but one continent south of most other Germanic languages
- 33DPoke fun at
- 35DLiving space for a rodent?
- 36D___ Angeles
- 37DOSHA limits volume levels to 90 __
- 39DInstances of agreement
- 40DSgt., for one
- 41DPossess, in Madrid
- 44DTell me _____
- 46DLarge shrimp
- 47D____ Loompa
- 48DRapscallion
- 49DChocolate coffee
- 50DRepresentative Omar
- 53DSmall cut, maybe from shaving
- 56DDecompose
- 57DElvis' record label
- 58D____ Moines