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Puzzle September 2025

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NO SKIPS

By: Brendan Emmett Quigley

Across

1. Go up and down
4. Meal with leftovers, likely
9. Memo phrase
13. Ace Wilson
14. Author Huxley
16. Still life fruit
17. Smelly bad habit?
19. Hoka rival
20. “That’s a ___!”
21. Canada’s capital?
23. Sinusitis MD
24. Draw a conclusion at Studio 54?
29. Button on a Square reader
32. Actress Mindy
33. Plane-talking agcy.
34. Bars for tars
36. FDR’s dog
38. Feel the ___
40. Team leader whose time expires every 60 minutes?
44. “The Lion King” character who sings “Shadowland”
45. Initial advice for busybodies
46. Back side
47. Corn holder
48. Mining finds
50. ___ Jazz Masters Fellows
51. Below-ground playground piece?
56. Reef wriggler
57. Sunlit period
58. Raised to the third power
62. Out of town
64. What pianist Amos’s kids’ kids call her?
68. Fashioned
69. “That was nasty!”
70. Streaming devices
71. Right away
72. Go through
73. Hurricane’s center

Down

1. Fishhook feature
2. City east of Santa Barbara
3. Collision sound
4. Writing that repurposes established characters
5. Chess rating letters
6. Rightly or wrongly: Abbr.
7. ___-disant
8. Stanley of the “Hunger Games” movies
9. Bitter brew
10. Swearing-off phrase
11. Wilson of “The Office”
12. Muse depicted wearing a wreath of myrtle
15. Visible
18. Tease gently
22. Blunder bigtime
25. Sectional alternative
26. Bracelet ornament
27. Classic doo wop song by The Platters
28. Alien invasion target
29. “Frankly,” in texts
30. The paleo diet is high in it
31. Drink under an umbrella
35. Result to unethical tactics
37. Squirreled-away item?
39. Der Spiegel article
41. Foaming at the mouth?
42. Still sleeping
43. Confidentiality contract, briefly
49. It’s not here for very long
51. Bursting at the ___
52. Inexperienced with
53. Bothers incessantly
54. Greek sandwiches
55. Play with robots?
59. Quick snack
60. Green thinking?
61. Handful of pills
63. Even so
65. Hearing aid?
66. Called yesterday
67. Treat hides


SOLUTION BELOW:

 

The Toledo City Paper depends on readers like you! Become a friend today. See membership options

NO SKIPS

By: Brendan Emmett Quigley

Across

1. Go up and down
4. Meal with leftovers, likely
9. Memo phrase
13. Ace Wilson
14. Author Huxley
16. Still life fruit
17. Smelly bad habit?
19. Hoka rival
20. “That’s a ___!”
21. Canada’s capital?
23. Sinusitis MD
24. Draw a conclusion at Studio 54?
29. Button on a Square reader
32. Actress Mindy
33. Plane-talking agcy.
34. Bars for tars
36. FDR’s dog
38. Feel the ___
40. Team leader whose time expires every 60 minutes?
44. “The Lion King” character who sings “Shadowland”
45. Initial advice for busybodies
46. Back side
47. Corn holder
48. Mining finds
50. ___ Jazz Masters Fellows
51. Below-ground playground piece?
56. Reef wriggler
57. Sunlit period
58. Raised to the third power
62. Out of town
64. What pianist Amos’s kids’ kids call her?
68. Fashioned
69. “That was nasty!”
70. Streaming devices
71. Right away
72. Go through
73. Hurricane’s center

Down

1. Fishhook feature
2. City east of Santa Barbara
3. Collision sound
4. Writing that repurposes established characters
5. Chess rating letters
6. Rightly or wrongly: Abbr.
7. ___-disant
8. Stanley of the “Hunger Games” movies
9. Bitter brew
10. Swearing-off phrase
11. Wilson of “The Office”
12. Muse depicted wearing a wreath of myrtle
15. Visible
18. Tease gently
22. Blunder bigtime
25. Sectional alternative
26. Bracelet ornament
27. Classic doo wop song by The Platters
28. Alien invasion target
29. “Frankly,” in texts
30. The paleo diet is high in it
31. Drink under an umbrella
35. Result to unethical tactics
37. Squirreled-away item?
39. Der Spiegel article
41. Foaming at the mouth?
42. Still sleeping
43. Confidentiality contract, briefly
49. It’s not here for very long
51. Bursting at the ___
52. Inexperienced with
53. Bothers incessantly
54. Greek sandwiches
55. Play with robots?
59. Quick snack
60. Green thinking?
61. Handful of pills
63. Even so
65. Hearing aid?
66. Called yesterday
67. Treat hides


SOLUTION BELOW:

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