CROSSING OUT LETTERS
By Brendan Emmett Quigley
Across
1. “Looney Tunes” duck
6. Chris in the Basketball Hall of Fame
10. Benevolent
14. Oscar-winning Berry
15. Beekeeper played by Peter Fonda
16. Greenish blue hue
17. They’re always underfoot
18. Largest city in the Baltic states
19. Uncreative stretches
20. How a lumberjack might show sincere intentions?
23. Remain quiet
25. Linda Yaccarino’s title at X
26. Burger on the grill
27. Old communication from an even older magazine?
31. Real gnaw-it-all
32. Car collector Jay
33. Browns, on scoreboards
36. Fortune called it “Apple’s 21st-Century Walkman”
37. Tease gently
38. Full and Short Stack seller
39. Reliever’s spot
40. Nameless automaton
42. Reject at the ballot box
44. Blessed booty?
46. Bundle of sticks
48. Counter offer?
49. Make an attempt
50. Make four copies of a Memphis soul label’s discography?
54. Military group
55. Cherished
56. Lots of lots
59. Regarding on memos
60. Ginger Spice’s first name
61. Asian capital at 11,990 ft above sea level
62. Galileo Galilei Airport[ city
63. Fashion designer Schiaparelli
64. Buzzing, with “up”
Down
1. Some batters, for short
2. “I’m never getting out of this sweater”
3. Wafted along
4. “Weird ___, but okay”
5. “Count on me!”
6. Highly seasoned Midwestern stew
7. Mélange
8. ___ lily
9. First target in an alley
10. Olympic event since 2020
11. “You figure it out”
12. Like pignoli cookies
13. Fun run
21. At the head of the line
22. “Play with fire, you get burned,” initially
23. Serving of bacon
24. “Your lips to God’s ears”
28. Guy in the government
29. Gentle toss
30. Was ahead
33. Lung examination
34. Single person
35. Kit glue
37. Pond carp
38. “___ So Easy” (Buddy Holly)
40. Brandy fruit
41. Cookie brand whose mascot is the first three letters
42. Tennesseans, for short
43. Become overpronounced?
44. Rooibos, e.g.
45. Portuguese peninsula
46. Certain Muslim
47. Head covering
50. Memorable one-liner
51. Spa session
52. Actor Mikkelsen
53. Yearn (for)
57. Lubbock-to-Dallas dir.
58. Has a ___
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