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■ · By Pandora's Blocks Meta Crosswords · Published 2022-05-15T13:00:18.452Z
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) Seriously, I suspected Merl Reagle from the start. Very nice!1A
ISP option common in rural areas
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Across
- 1AISP option common in rural areas
- 4AImitate stars at night
- 8ARowing implements
- 12AGobbled up
- 13A___ Hashanah
- 14AStunned with appreciation
- 16A"I still regret that decision!"
- 20ALevel of a cake
- 21ASee 22-Across
- 22AWith 21-Across, noontime
- 23AClif or Kind product
- 27ACompletely bare
- 29ACD-___
- 30AClean a chalkboard
- 31AStarting a conflict
- 37ACompetitor of Ally
- 38APoem of praise
- 39ASocial grace
- 43AInsignificant
- 44ANASCAR sponsor
- 45AMemo header
- 46AA single time
- 47A21st letter in the Greek alphabet
- 48AWashington state airport
- 50ADoomsdayer's mantra
- 53AR&B artist with the hit "Goodies"
- 55AVegan milk source
- 56ASends a text
- 57AIt separates Australia and New Zealand
- 63AAnswer to the riddle "It disappears when you stand up and reappears when you take a seat"
- 64A___ Arbor, MI
- 65AYawp
- 66A"Chin up, one team always has to lose, that's just part of the game"
- 72ACertain circus performer's need
- 73AWard
- 74ATell a whopper
- 75ASatisfy
- 76AStay at a safe haven
- 77ATax ID no.
Down
- 1DOne making his way through Hell, in a famous epic
- 2DBeer mug with a lid (to keep it sanitary, of course!)
- 3DIt's built to protect against sea level rise
- 4D"You're making me angry!"
- 5D___ Cabos, MX
- 6D___Kosh B'gosh
- 7D"___ thunk it?"
- 8DSlick and slippery
- 9D"What's your point?"
- 10D"Go team!"
- 11DMarshes and bogs, more generally
- 15DRequest for a virtual RSVP
- 17D___ on the side of caution
- 18DBygone state formed by Syria and Egypt, for short
- 19DJoseph who founded a big-name ice cream brand
- 24DOne with a diploma in hand, for short
- 25D"In there stepped a stately raven of the saintly days of ___"
- 26DIndex calculated as weight/height² (which is meaningless for many folks)
- 27DAs of 5/13, Pablo Lopez leads the MLB in this stat
- 28DRed Planet resident
- 30DOne who's sheepish?
- 31DFloor model
- 32DBerkshire college
- 33DHalf of a pair with a reptilian logo, perhaps
- 34DReason for a "safe" call at second base
- 35DOut of office, as a doctor
- 36DNational econ. measure
- 40DOpposed
- 41DRugged rock
- 42DStuff reviewed on CNET
- 44D"___ Loves You" (The Beatles song)
- 47DType of plant studied by Gregor Mendel
- 48DRegion now known as Thailand
- 49D¿Cómo ___?
- 51DSets of 60 mins.
- 52DMás de uno
- 53DGoodbyes
- 54DEnters
- 56DLayer of toilet paper
- 57DLetters on a boom box?
- 58DEconomist Shaikh
- 59DScoreboard abbr. at a Big Apple ballgame
- 60DMakes airtight
- 61DIsland near the Statue of Liberty
- 62DBills quarterback Josh
- 64DInitial wager
- 67DIts headquarters are in Langley, VA
- 68DCTRL-___-DEL
- 69DHatred
- 70DGaming system from 1983
- 71DConsume