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Tuesday, 16th December 2025

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Number#	Clue	Answer
AAcross 1:	Library acquisition
AAcross 5:	Insta and Snap
AAcross 9:	Start
AAcross 14:	Roughly equivalent (to)
AAcross 15:	Homie	BRAH
AAcross 16:	Maine-to-Florida hwy.	USONE
AAcross 17:	What shares a key with "(" on a keyboard
AAcross 18:	Reason to buy a magazine, perhaps	COVERSTORY
AAcross 20:	Hockey feints
AAcross 22:	Like someone who knows everything about a niche subject, maybe
AAcross 23:	Prefix with cache or tag
AAcross 24:	Person in hot pants?
AAcross 26:	Name on a prestigious award
AAcross 28:	It may be blond or pale
AAcross 31:	Disgusting
AAcross 33:	C-suite types
AAcross 36:	Last stop before security, often	BAGCHECK
AAcross 38:	Words of communal support	WECARE
AAcross 39:	Texter's "Then again …"	OTOH
AAcross 40:	Groundbreaking 1988 Japanese animated action film	AKIRA
AAcross 42:	Orchestra-tuning instrument
AAcross 43:	Negligent
AAcross 45:	Turnabout, they say	FAIRPLAY
AAcross 47:	Tiny amount
AAcross 48:	Pay taxes via the internet	EFILE
AAcross 49:	Air traveler's info
AAcross 50:	Drinks served at fountains
AAcross 52:	Govt. IDs	SSNS
AAcross 54:	Down Under land: Abbr.	AUS
AAcross 56:	Computer acronym since the 1960s
AAcross 58:	Inventor Nikola
AAcross 62:	The IBM Simon Personal Communicator is considered the world's first one
AAcross 62:	The IBM Simon Personal Communicator is considered the world's first one
AAcross 65:	Couple, in gossip
AAcross 66:	"Aw, shucks!"	OHGEE
AAcross 67:	Decorative pitcher
AAcross 68:	Wacky
AAcross 69:	Lords' lands
AAcross 70:	Tells (on)
AAcross 71:	After 1-Across, shelf accessories … or what can be placed "around" the halves of 18-, 36-, 45- and 62-Across to make new phrases?
DDown 1:	Genesis or Yes
DDown 2:	Many a character in "The Grapes of Wrath"	OKIE
DDown 3:	Barnyard sound
DDown 4:	Prepare to be knighted
DDown 5:	Epitome of simplicity
DDown 6:	Genre for Genesis or Yes, informally	PROGROCK
DDown 7:	Lead (the way)
DDown 8:	Glossy finishes
DDown 9:	Active and enthusiastic sort
DDown 10:	Approx.
DDown 11:	Easily found on the internet, say	GOOGLEABLE
DDown 12:	Memo heading	INRE
DDown 13:	Grammy-winning R&B artist whose stage name is said to have been inspired by "The Matrix"	NEYO
DDown 19:	Golden Age studio known for many Astaire/Rogers films	RKO
DDown 21:	You might heave a big one
DDown 25:	Places
DDown 27:	Mike in "Breaking Bad," for example	EXCOP
DDown 28:	Cancel, as a space launch
DDown 29:	Procrastinator's mantra
DDown 30:	What someone seeking validation might need	EGOMASSAGE
DDown 32:	Shallow boat with a square stern
DDown 34:	Neighbor of a Slovene
DDown 35:	"Take it easy!"	SEEYA
DDown 37:	Brother to Groucho
DDown 38:	Mournful cries
DDown 41:	One in a box at the theater?	RAISINET
DDown 44:	Tranquilizes
DDown 46:	Penalty in Monopoly
DDown 48:	Artist known for his "impossible staircases"	ESCHER
DDown 51:	Symbol of divine authority in hieroglyphics
DDown 53:	Grab control of
DDown 54:	Words before a date	ASOF
DDown 55:	Tentative greeting	UMHI
DDown 57:	The Hawkeye State
DDown 59:	Show extreme fandom for, in slang	STAN
DDown 60:	Give temporarily
DDown 61:	Ryan and Adams of Hollywood	AMYS
DDown 63:	Whistle blower or flag thrower
DDown 64:	Hosp. hot spots

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