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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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Across
1A Smooths out some rough edges : SANDS
6A Content commonly consumed by commuters : PODCASTS
14A One end of a lap : KNEES
15A Service to foster parents? : ELDERCARE
16A Like Miss Piggy and Captain Kirk, by birth : IOWAN
17A Path to the Oscars : RED CARPET
18A Condition that may be treated with SSRIs : PTSD
19A “Bygones will be bygone, ___ fadin’ into gray” (Taylor Swift lyric) : ERAS
20A They help you get a grip : VISES
21A Slapdash : HALF-ASS
23A Diploma equivalent, for short : GED
24A Poet who wrote “This is the way the world ends / Not with a bang but a whimper” : ELIOT
25A Animals whose name sounds like a letter that doesn’t appear in its name : EWES
27A Graduates in green-and-black regalia, in brief : MDS
30A Stops on a world tour, say : ARENAS
31A Something placed by a confident person : BET
32A Choo-choo train sound : TOOT
33A Professional juggling act? : WORK-LIFE BALANCE
36A Pest control targets : ANTS
37A When repeated, a nonverbal “Can you hear me?” : TAP
38A On deck : NEXT UP
39A “May I help you?” : YES?
40A Vans alternative : PUMA
41A Staggering blows? : GALES
42A Set unit : REP
43A Alfresco dining spot : TERRACE
45A Stuffed : SATED
48A Word after trumpet or tiger : LILY
49A Welcoming : WARM
51A Ones who are quick to complain : CRYBABIES
53A Modern-day home of the oldest discovered library in the world : SYRIA
54A “If you don’t believe me …” : ASK ANYONE
55A Fished off the coast of Maine, maybe : EELED
56A Something raised during Oktoberfest : BEER TENT
57A Sprang : AROSE
Down
1D Not listen to, as on Spotify : SKIP
2D “Apparently we weren’t done with these” : ANOTHER ONE
3D Some push notifications : NEWS ALERTS
4D Bad internet connections? : DEAD LINKS
5D The first one was issued in 1936, for short : SSN
6D “Hold on — we’re working as fast as we can” : PLEASE BE PATIENT
7D Chances : ODDS
8D Boxing Day mo. : DEC
9D More than wants : CRAVES
10D Stinging the eyes, say : ACRID
11D Ones easily fooled : SAPS
12D Cherry, but not strawberry : TREE
13D 7-5 and 6-0, e.g. : SETS
15D Forgets to proorfeed, say : ERRS
19D Can’t get enough of something : EATS IT UP
22D One under a mare’s care : FOAL
23D Lose it : GET ANGRY
26D Net : WEB
27D Luxurious European gambling mecca : MONTE CARLO
28D Reality shows? : DOCUSERIES
29D One of 1,665 in the Eiffel Tower : STEP
30D What comes before we go? : AWAY
32D One skilled at withholding details : TAX LAWYER
34D Besties, maybe : FAM
35D Stage character who says “How sharper than a serpent’s tooth it is / To have a thankless child!” : LEAR
40D Stickler, of a sort : PEDANT
42D Ridged rod in construction : REBAR
44D “Who ___?” : ELSE
45D Not a striking personality? : SCAB
46D British bum : ARSE
47D Kiddo : TYKE
48D National symbol of England : LION
50D Self- : MADE
52D What a wave might mean : BYE
53D Vast amount : SEA
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