THE REC ROOM Crossword
“SYMBOLIZING”
By Brendan Emmett Quigley
Pearl’s Puzzle
Difficulty Level
★★
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Fill in every row, column, and 3x3 box with each of the letters exactly once.
E X T R A
S I L K
The highlighted letters read left to right and top to bottom will complete the quote:
“_________; it’s not important unless you aren’t getting any.” —John Callahan
ANSWER TO LAST WEEK'S PUZZLES
ACROSS 1. Groups not socially distancing 5. Main ingredient in fougasse 10. Warm up 14. ___ polling 15. HBO show about women skateboarders 16. Indian export 17. *Ted talks, say 20. [God! This is so bor-ING!] 21. Run 22. Get some air 24. Took charge 25. *Buck inventor 32. Key typed with the left pinky 33. Dakota or Lakota, e.g. 34. Work tray label where the first word feels more appropriate 35. IVF supply 37. Polite rejection 39. Long, longing look 40. Some fantasy sports leagues 42. Country whose national language is Swahili 44. It came with the IMB PC jr 45. *Key song 48. Bread to soak up aloo gobi 49. Towel Day and Pi Day celebrant, likely 50. Working actor’s ID 54. Family vehicle 57. *Let 60. Villain who says “Put money in thy purse” 61. One working on intros 62. Gangsta rapper né Tracy Marrow 63. No-win situation 64. Shook, as a defender 65. More limited
DOWN 1. Room in the back 2. Hard workers on a farm 3. 1989 LL Cool J single 4. One prepping for the second wave of the pandemic, e.g. 5. J. Edgar Hoover Building org. 6. Herd immunity spot? 7. “Sailor and Girl” painter Dix 8. Sch. whose football mascot is Paydirt Pete 9. “Grease” setting 10. ___ water (trying to stay afloat) 11. “Java” horn blower 12. Top 13. Actor Bentley 18. League members 19. Fountain with a papal coat of arms 23. Analgesic’s target 25. Mayhem 26. Bookworm’s spots 27. Sources of inspiration 28. Lining out? 29. Irregular bones 30. Manila’s island 31. Hot stretches in Haiti 32. Ryobi rival 36. Night light 38. QB Fitzpatrick 41. With one’s head in the clouds 43. Snotty playground comeback 46. Totally stoic 47. Supervillain with the sidekicks Fat Bastard and Frau Farbissina 50. Take to the skies 51. Shit in the tank 52. 19-Down’s home 53. Listening station, e.g. 55. King beaters 56. Fishing gear 57. Screened 58. Don’t start? 59. “Earth to ___” (Disney+ talk show)
“We know that in September, we will wander through the warm winds of summer’s wreckage. We will welcome summer’s ghost.” —Henry Rollins
31 VOLUME 24 ISSUE 32 / SEPTEMBER 24, 2020 / THE SOURCE WEEKLY
©2020 Brendan Emmett Quigley (www.brendanemmettquigley.com)
Questions, comments or suggestions for our local puzzle guru? Email Pearl Stark at pearl@bendsource.com
