KrishKross #8 (July 2023)
◆◆ · By KrishKross · Published 2023-07-31T03:46:02.288Z
The July puzzle, and my eighth. Good luck! If you’re stuck, start by trying to solve the revealer: 47-Down. And remember, autocheck and Google are your friends. It's all about having fun!
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- 1ARed, White, Black, and Yellow, for four
- 5AIt might be driverless
- 8AInsecticide banned in the United States
- 11A"Tasteful" pieces of art
- 13A"¿De dónde ___ ?"(Question to a tourist in Tulum)
- 15ALouvre Pyramid and Rock & Roll Hall of Fame architect ___ Ming Pei
- 17AEnraged
- 18ALike an office worker without a standing desk
- 20AHistorical opponents of the Church of England
- 22AScandinavian airliner
- 23APhonetically, a major dept. of a biotech company
- 24ATolkien tree creature
- 25A*It features Diwali and Holi
- 28ARent-___ (security guard)
- 30A"The Godfather" author Puzo
- 31A"___ I" ("me too")
- 32AFootball player turned Brooklyn Nine-Nine star Crews
- 34A"Don't ____ his level" (playground admonishment)
- 36ACoal ender?
- 39AChecked luggage on a flight to Whistler, perhaps
- 40AProtective paint coating
- 43APairs
- 47APartially fermented grape juice
- 48ACops well-versed in the metric system
- 51A__ a Manger, café chain whose name means "ready to eat"
- 52A*Like the x and y axes, with respect to one another
- 55ADancer's deg.
- 56AOne can do it in wait or in state
- 57ASimpliSafe competitor
- 58ASacha Baron Cohen's Admiral General _____
- 60AWhat pocket protectors protect against
- 63AGamete maker
- 64AOne of four on a cow
- 65ASee 47-Down
- 66APart of some amino acids
- 67AWeb portal with butterfly logo and Bing search bar
- 68ALGBTQ component
- 69AScandal suffix since the seventies
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- 1DTake a verbal shot?
- 2D*Type of athlete who plays the long game?
- 3DForeign travel electrical need
- 4DOrg. convinced we are not alone
- 5DBig name in small planes
- 6D"___ You There God? It's Me, Margaret": 1969 Judy Blume novel adapted into 2023 film
- 7DDiamonds and hearts, but not clubs or spades
- 8DMorse code morsel
- 9DMost beloved (as in an opener to a letter)
- 10DWhat a funnel cloud portends
- 12DJoint meeting?
- 14DMeal prepper in the galley
- 16DType of power
- 19DOrg. cheekily referred to as "no such agency" (not the best code)
- 21D"Home Improvement" star Allen
- 26DThey work with RNs
- 27DEagerly accepts (as admiration)
- 29DA DJ's signal booster
- 33DFashion inits.
- 35DPolar capper?
- 37DFamily of dogs
- 38DPassing (as a law)
- 40DFeminist icon who worked undercover as a Playboy Bunny
- 41DShouts of discovery!
- 42DReality show airer __TV
- 44DIts diaspora includes Kim Kardashian and Cher
- 45D*One who might plead the Fifth
- 46DMovie theater fixture and pandemic-era stadium seat filler
- 47DSkedaddle, or, with 65-Across, a hair problem represented by the starred clues and circled letters
- 49DElegant
- 50DKhan Academy founder Khan
- 53DNosh
- 54DIndian musical system incorporated by the Beatles
- 59DDoorbell release sound
- 61DAmtrak stop: Abbr.
- 62DConfidentiality contract