Puzzle #54 "I've got you covered"
◆ · Di Philip Chow · Pubblicato 2021-10-31T20:47:22.095Z
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Texting shorthand that may be followed by "thx"
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Orizzontali
- 1ATexting shorthand that may be followed by "thx"
- 4ACome to the rescue
- 8AArtist whose "Girl with 63-Across" was created to sympathize with the people of New Orleans devastated by Hurricane Katrina
- 14AYoplait's French style yogurt named after the French word for "yes"
- 15ASouth Indian steamed breakfast cake made from fermented black lentils and rice (hint: rhymes with Ridley)
- 16AOlga Merediz's role in the Broadway musical "In the Heights" (hint: Spanish for "grandmother")
- 17AAction spy film in which Eggsy's mentor uses a 63-Across in a pretty epic bar fight scene
- 19APopcorn topping
- 20ABrand with a "Thick & Fluffy" variety
- 21A___ Poppins (magical nanny portrayed by Julie Andrews who flies away with a 63-Across)
- 23ACollege ___ (Ithaca, for Cornell)
- 24ASinger whose hit song 63-Across from her "Good Girl Gone Bad" album is about something you can "stand under"
- 27AFriend in battle
- 29ASuffix with "rigor" or "vigor"
- 30AActress Kravitz of "Big Little Lies"
- 31AMauna ___ (Hawaiian peak)
- 34A___ Salt (company with the motto "When it rains, it pours," whose logo features a young girl in a yellow dress holding a 63-Across)
- 38ACity whose protest movement is symbolized by a 63-Across, which was used as protection from pepper spray and tear gas used by the police
- 40AMy favorite one at Subway is Italian Herbs & Cheese
- 41A___ la Table (high-end cookware store where Randy buys a Margaritaville in "South Park")
- 42AOne who travels the Appalachian Trail
- 43A___ Pitstop (character in "Wacky Races" that drives car #5, the Compact Pussycat, equipped with personal grooming products and a 63-Across) (hint: her name is alliterative)
- 45A"My Neighbor ___" (Miyazaki animated fantasy film in which Satsuki offers the titular character her 63-Across during the bus stop scene) (hint: his name has the same three vowels)
- 46AShakespeare's Sir Toby Belch, for one
- 47A"___ tu" (Verdi aria)
- 48A___ Force 1 (Nike's top-selling sneaker of all time)
- 49A"Whose Line __ __ Anyway?" (show where everything is made up and the points don't matter)
- 50ABatman villain who carries around a 63-Across... in fact he has a large collection of them that function as hidden weapons and devices
- 55ASubject of interest in the question "Who are you wearing?" (on the red carpet)
- 58AActor ___ Kelly whose classic song-and-dance number "Singin' in the Rain" included a prop 63-Across
- 60AOpposite of ecto-
- 61AIt's hard to understand
- 63AThe most difficult shape to cut out in the honeycomb challenge on "Squid Game" (and this puzzle's theme)
- 66AChange for the better
- 67A___ minimum
- 68ARoadside bomb: Abbr.
- 69ATropical cocktail sometimes decorated with a mini 63-Across (Polly Trottenberg's favorite drink!)
- 70APiece of cake
- 71AThey're worth six points in (American) football: Abbr.
Verticali
- 1DGame you should play with a straight face
- 2DNintendo character who wears a green hat with an "L" and sucks up ghosts in a mansion with a vacuum cleaner
- 3DGolfer Vijay who has won over $71 million to date on the PGA tour
- 4DSue Grafton's "__ __ for Homicide"
- 5DOilers, on NHL scoreboards
- 6DSome South American natives
- 7D___ colada
- 8DNebuchadnezzar's realm that included the Hanging Gardens
- 9DAladdin's mischievous and kleptomaniac monkey
- 10DLike a fruitcake
- 11DHigh-fat, low-carb diet
- 12DOodles
- 13DKnitting material
- 18D“We all __ __ little mad sometimes” -Norman Bates in "Psycho"
- 22DType of clam
- 25DUdon and soba
- 26DMother Teresa, for one
- 28DLooney Tunes rooster, Foghorn ___ who says things like "Boy, I say boy, pay close attention to me, 'cause you're a burrito short of a combination plate"
- 31DGorilla who learned sign language and was reported to have a nipple fixation
- 32DCabinet department concerned with nuclear power: Abbr.
- 33DItalian for "sour," as seen in ___dolce, a sweet and sour sauce traditionally made by reducing sugar and vinegar
- 34DIt measures internet download and upload speeds: Abbr.
- 35DSnack with a "Double Stuf" variety
- 36D$2 for Mediterranean Avenue or $50 for Boardwalk
- 37D___ kwon do
- 38DPalette selection
- 39D"Gimme a break, gimme a break, break me off a piece of that ___ Kat bar"
- 41DDeliberately hurt
- 44DSubject of the 2008 documentary "Between the Folds"
- 45DI never remember how to ___ a ___, so I would Google how to do it whenever I need to wear one for a wedding
- 48DHypothetical missing link
- 49DGold bar
- 51D"___ whiz!"
- 52DDark
- 53DKept the engine running
- 54DA nice thing about Crosshare, the site that I use to publish crosswords (2 words)
- 55DKind of warfare
- 56D__ __ Day (vitamin brand)
- 57DCoffeehouse amenity
- 59DWorn-down crayons, for example
- 62DBlood vessel imaging machine: Abbr.
- 64DBikini part
- 65DWhat a Q Score measures, informally