SHRUNKEN HEADS
BY AIMEE LUCIDO
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ACROSS 1. Angie Thomas has one in the movie version of The Hate U Give 6. Taco Tuesday libation, casually 10. Bat, as at a gnat 14. Brand of imitation fat 15. Strong desire 16. Walk through Muir Woods, say 17. Best Limburger ever? 19. The Emerald Isle 20. Like a marathoner who stops running to help a
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fallen competitor (I’m not crying, you’re crying!) 21. Beyoncé and Ariana Grande, to enthusiastic fans 23. “They’re ___, and they’re spectacular” 24. In order (to) 25. Remove the peel from 28. Backup digits for the ATM? 33. Arms race events, briefly 35. Swear word, or
swearing words 36. E•MO•TION middle name 37. Hidden stockpile 38. One of over a thousand in a box that I can’t quite bring myself to give to Goodwill 39. Antipasto array 41. Notable time 42. Org. in whose tournament Baylor won a dramatic 2019 basketball championship
44. The Allman Brothers Band, e.g., in their bestknown lineups 45. “Here lies the circuit board that fell in the toilet”? 48. Check-signing needs 49. Fourth-most common element in the earth’s crust, by weight 50. Spoken 52. Arched part 55. Pennsylvania and Paddington, e.g.
59. Common road sign animal 60. Pants storage that causes constant headaches? 62. “In ___ of gifts ...” 63. Shave parts of People, say 64. Stuck in the mud 65. National Mall trees 66. Option in a preteen game 67. Class in which you might learn about survey sampling bias
29. Exploding stars 30. So angry one could scream 31. Like Cheerios 32. Swiftlets build theirs out of saliva—and they’re edible! 34. Job security, for some 38. “Rats!” 40. What “E” stands for on some album tracks 43. Like a photo of you and your ex post-breakup, probably 44. Camera attachment 46. Buddha’s hand, e.g. (Google it, they’re so weird) 47. Work on a musical score 51. Molecule parts 52. What Tesla cars don’t do, in the traditional sense 53. Lane that makes all the rings on The Bachelor 54. Look to be 55. Show signs of life 56. Southern veggie 57. Shaving alternative, once 58. Crabs and such: Abbr. 61. Tarbell who wrote a biography of Napoleon Bonaparte
DOWN 1. Corporate shills 2. Moisturizing additive 3. It’s measured in courses 4. Fast food motto since 2000 5. Rouen relative 6. Swiss morning option 7. Bellicose Greek god 8. Some NFL blockers 9. Get excited about something highly specific 10. “Oh my GOD!” 11. Post-punk band with Pink Flag 12. Analogous 13. Hamilton bills of which it would take at least 20 to see Hamilton 18. Lots LV269 ANSWERS 22. Words often A N SON F L I C K E RM I T written in dust B A NCOR A T ORR E A D Y B U I L D I NOB I S S T EM 24. Whole bunch A S T OUND BO L DCH A P 25. Runner who U E L C L A V E L L OU I S A P A A K E L A DR S T E SON runs at a certain DONGA L L I E T AMA R I clip so others know OR K A NHU E S A R E NO T how fast to go S T A ND T E N T E D I A N E S A PGR I T C A Z T A T OM 26. Console pioneer AGR E E T OE RR A N T H I DU E L I S T S T A NG L E S 27. First few minI S L I PWA D E UN I ON S utes of This Is Us, S T A N Z AMOR Z I NN I A often T OWE L R I E S E N A G E L
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