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鈼嗏梿 路 By JeffsPuzzles 路 Published 2025-02-09T13:11:45.363Z
Constructor's Note
The square where each set of theme answers crosses is a rebus
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Rep. Rashida ___ (D-MI)(first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress)
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Across
- 1ARep. Rashida ___ (D-MI)(first Palestinian-American woman to serve in Congress)
- 6AMusty
- 10ARub it in
- 15ACarried
- 16AFinish that's dull but not boring
- 17ACompany that sold the Veg-O-Matic and Popeil Pocket Fisherman
- 18ASouth/Central American dish since pre-Columbian times
- 19ACurfew words
- 21A"Yes, ma'am" in the Yucatan
- 23AThe P of PBR
- 24AFavors, colloquially
- 25A____ cells (parts of the mouth that sense flavors, more commonly known as 64 Across)
- 29A*Creamy pasta fave
- 32ARoman wraps
- 33AProvision
- 34APass
- 36ACushy
- 37ARoutine
- 38A___, middle, ring
- 41ATeeming
- 43ASoccer megastar ______ Junior
- 45AFrom the "Dark Ages"
- 49AOpponents of Prohibition
- 50AThey await us all
- 51APollution regulator or enabler (depending on the administration)
- 52AFrench Quarter location, familiarly
- 55AWork ______
- 57ARefuge
- 59ABow or nose
- 61A*Deli sandwiches
- 64A25 Across, familiarly - or the four theme answers, in a sense
- 66ALabel for many '60s bands
- 67APrimetime awards
- 68AAncient jars
- 72AHome of the Assyrian and Babylonian Empires
- 76ALong-time PBS journalist Gwen _____
- 77A"Bird on ___" (Leonard Cohen documentary that's a slight variation of one of his signature songs)
- 78AThey may be oral or physical
- 79AOro counterpart
- 80APan or Max
- 81ACardinal belongs in this category, but it's also a player for a rival of this team
- 82ATech admin
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- 1DSched. placeholders
- 2DShark Tank's Greiner or former Chicago Mayor Lightfoot
- 3DGreek god who sounds like a Zodiac sign
- 4DHow I hope extraterrestrials would come
- 5D*Staple dish of Latin American cuisine
- 6DMined thing
- 7DTelecom giant
- 8DUltimate
- 9DConceal
- 10DAttempt to seize
- 11D"There's ______" (true of many tourist attractions and all planned subdivisions)
- 12D"Three down, ____" (statement by a fan whose team is on the brink of winning the World Series)
- 13DEqpt. in some windows
- 14DTater ___ casserole
- 16DCattail spot
- 20DWhat a row works, familiarly
- 22DIATA code for Will Rogers airport
- 25DCohort whose oldest members are pushing 60 (!)
- 26DRyder Cup side, for short
- 27DBrit. flyers
- 28D"___ here we are"
- 29DPolynesian trickster god
- 30DAddr. directive
- 31DExtra-wide shoes
- 33DHonda compact crossover
- 35D"The ___ goes out" (headline I would have written upon Alabama's failing to make the CFP)
- 39DNonstandard evening
- 40DHandheld vaccuum since 1979
- 42D*Pub staple
- 44D"That's not enough"
- 45D45 Across weapon
- 46DBig supplier of music videos for streaming
- 47DClass of predators
- 48DOffice hook-up
- 50DNewton fodder
- 52DDig'l assets, blah blah blah
- 53D"Is that Rita __ __ different Kosovan-British singer?"
- 54DSnaps
- 56DSave:saved::have:___ (isn't English fun!)
- 58DWith detachment
- 60DIre
- 62DSome monks
- 63DBrand introduced as Scientifically Treated Petroleum
- 65DInvite letters
- 68DIntentions
- 69DInlets that anagram to an Indian wrap
- 70DThe A in SATB
- 71D___ bracelet
- 72DSomething many younger people can't read
- 73DManchego source
- 74DFeller
- 75DSatire magazine since 1952