Philippine Daily Inquirer Digital Edition

CROSSWORD PUZZLE

| BY RICH NORRIS AND JOYCE NICHOLAS LEWIS

Across 1 Not in the mood for any funny stuff 6 Bartending tool 11 Proof letters 14 Threepio’s pal 15 Khaki-colored cloth 16 Stars-and-stripes land: Abbr. 17 *Office meeting spot 19 Doctrine 20 Place for a spring break? 21 Daily grind 22 Food truck fare 24 *Time for a cold one, facetiously 28 Amazed 30 Candor 33 Pool resources 34 Close 36 __ yum: Thai soup 37 *First love, perhaps 41 “Sooo annoying” 42 [Hands off my Friskies!] 43 Tyler Perry character in “Diary of a Mad Black Woman” 44 Major babes 47 April Fools’ Day declaration 48 *Small-scale investments 51 Fifth flavor 53 Tech giant based in Armonk, NY 54 Tidal action 57 Tavern 58 What autumn leaves do, and what five letters do in the answer to each starred clue 63 __ contact 64 “Goodness me” 65 Korean short ribs 66 Sigur __: ethereal Icelandic band 67 Perrier rival 68 Some big-box stores

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1 Tools that make the cut? 2 Hip-hop genre 3 Blues guitarist Baker 4 Sushi roll garnish 5 Neither partner 6 Search all over 7 Instagram posting 8 Canola __ 9 Opening number? 10 Edward of “Glass Onion” 11 Fast learner 12 Petro-Canada rival 13 Stops (up) 18 First Nations people of Canada 23 Pro 24 Bedtime story preceder, perhaps 25 Baa nanas 26 Utter disorder 27 Laze 28 “My name is __ Montoya. You killed my father ... ” 29 Frightening ordeals 31 Where sailors go 32 Jewish social org. 33 “Hard pass” 34 Mint variety used in Japanese cooking 35 Skin care brand sold in colorful eggs 38 Singer known as the “Goddess of Pop” 39 “Seriously?” 40 “Gosh darn it” 45 “Madam Secretary” actor Daly 46 Melting point, maybe 47 Tablet download 49 “Dead to Me” star Cardellini 50 Birth day doc 51 __ Eats 52 Club condiment 54 “The Great” actress Fanning 55 “The Mandalorian” bounty hunter __ Fett 56 Jewish ritual 59 __ lane 60 NPR host Shapiro 61 Sci-fi FX 62 Wine tasting note

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2023-03-30T07:00:00.0000000Z

2023-03-30T07:00:00.0000000Z

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