Constructed by: Brian Keller
Edited by: Will Shortz
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Today’s Reveal Answer: Greeting Cards
Themed answers each include “HI” and the name of a playing CARD hidden within:
- 56A Hallmark products … or a hint to what to find in the circled squares : GREETING CARDS
- 70A With 10-Across, alternative to a fist bump : HIGH …
- 10A See 70-Across : … FIVE (HI, FIVE!)
- 20A Fast-food alternative to a nugget : CHICKEN TENDER (HI, TEN!)
- 28A Headwear usually worn metaphorically : THINKING CAP (HI, KING!)
- 49A Coach of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant : PHIL JACKSON (HI, JACK!)
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Apologies for my recent absences. I am travelling in Europe, somewhat unexpectedly. I will be doing my best to keep up with puzzles and posts, but might “go missing” occasionally until I get back home to California.
In the meantime, I will be trying to at least write these abbreviated posts.
Again, apologies, and thank you for your understanding.
Bill
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Complete List of Clues/Answers
Across
1A Division of a bowling game : FRAME
6A Roomba target : DUST
10A See 70-Across : … FIVE
14A Touch-and-go : DICEY
15A Opening stake : ANTE
16A Awestruck : AGOG
17A Words of empathy : I CARE
18A Bog down : MIRE
19A Caramel-filled candy : ROLO
20A Fast-food alternative to a nugget : CHICKEN TENDER
23A Hyphenated brand of fruit-flavored drinks : HI-C
24A Pie ___ mode : A LA
25A 3, 4 or 5, for a golf hole : PAR
28A Headwear usually worn metaphorically : THINKING CAP
35A Free souvenirs : SWAG
37A Yoko to whom the 1971 song “Oh Yoko!” is dedicated : ONO
38A Homes for Plains tribes : TEPEES
39A “Feel me?” : YA DIG?
41A Walgreens rival : CVS
43A A dance or a dip : SALSA
44A Egyptian god of the underworld : OSIRIS
46A Hunky-dory : A-OK
48A Schedule opening : SLOT
49A Coach of Michael Jordan and Kobe Bryant : PHIL JACKSON
52A Photo ___ (media events) : OPS
53A Fertilization targets : OVA
54A Without precedent : NEW
56A Hallmark products … or a hint to what to find in the circled squares : GREETING CARDS
63A Longtime film rating org. : MPAA
65A Encouraging start? : ATTA
66A Secure with ropes : TIE UP
67A Seeming eternities : EONS
68A Fertile soil : LOAM
69A Vegan skin products brand : AVEDA
70A With 10-Across, alternative to a fist bump : HIGH …
71A Singer Lovett : LYLE
72A Send to a specialist, say : REFER
Down
1D Bank-backing grp. since 1933 : FDIC
2D Very well-off : RICH
3D Berry that’s a “superfood” : ACAI
4D Purchased souvenirs, informally : MERCH
5D Makeup set containing shadow and mascara : EYE KIT
6D “Shucks!,” only stronger : DAMN!
7D Condo, e.g. : UNIT
8D Run out of clothes? : STREAK
9D “Twilight” and “The Hunger Games” genre : TEEN LIT
10D Uber cost : FARE
11D Composer Stravinsky : IGOR
12D Button on a remote: Abbr. : VOL
13D Id’s counterpart : EGO
21D Amazon speaker : ECHO
22D Copenhageners, e.g. : DANES
25D Military mind game, for short : PSYOP
26D Covered with water : AWASH
27D Diameters halved : RADII
29D Popular business magazine : INC
30D Tennis star Djokovic : NOVAK
31D 4.0s are excellent ones : GPAS
32D Stringed instrument that’s often as tall as its seated musician : CELLO
33D Man of morals : AESOP
34D Exams for H.S. sophs. and jrs. : PSATS
36D “You go, ___!” : GIRL
40D Soldier who can stand at attention indefinitely : GI JOE
42D Castaway’s call for help : SOS
45D Loss-prevention command : SAVE ALL
47D Donkey ___ (game) : KONG
50D Laser pointer or rubber mouse : CAT TOY
51D Sweet drink : NECTAR
55D Voluntarily relinquish, as a right : WAIVE
56D Jets or Sharks not found in the N.H.L. : GANG
57D Reckless : RASH
58D Slanted type: Abbr. : ITAL
59D Word after pen, pet or proper : NAME
60D Endangered underwater ecosystem : REEF
61D Bro : DUDE
62D Trade punches : SPAR
63D Unimpressed reaction : MEH
64D Luau paste : POI
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