Friday, October 23, 2026

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Difficulty: Medium

15x15 Grid

Daily Crossword

Theme: Mixed

Difficulty: Medium (3/5 stars)

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Across

1.Hill concern, in short (4)

5.Give and take? (4)

9.National advocacy grp. for L.G.B.T.Q. issues (5)

14.I wouldn't if I were you (4)

15.Bern's river (4)

16.Wish (5)

17.Cine or quik starter (4)

18.V.I.P.'s in Br. navy (4)

19.Moluccan island (5)

20.Coup de grace? (12)

23.Limestone formation (6)

24.Specialized hospital area (3)

25.Part of Hawaii's motto (3)

28.Actor Reeves (5)

31.Rare dynamic marking seen in Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony (6)

33.New Yorker staff writer Tolentino (3)

36.Political upheaval around the castle? (11)

38.__ buco (4)

40.Clan of the Cave Bear character (3)

41.Acid starter (4)

42.Film with Alfredo Linguini (11)

47.Cautionary road sign (3)

48.Aachen assent (6)

49.Heading for ___ (behaving recklessly) (5)

51.Bus. name ending (3)

52.Yang's counterpart (3)

54.Family tree entries (6)

58.Did a routine (12)

61.Island south of Luzon. (5)

64.S.A. cassava (4)

65.One discriminated against during apartheid (4)

66.Indian garment. (5)

67.Got two fives for __? (4)

68.Sword: Prefix. (4)

69.Eased up (5)

70.Stupid or awkward person: Scot. (4)

71.Codlike fish (4)

Down

1.Beast's leg, in Heraldry. (5)

2.Small shrub covering mountainsides in Hawaii. (5)

3.Capital of Liechtenstein (5)

4.Good enough for your liking? (6)

5.Of a Western Indian stock. (7)

6.___fried, Wagner's home in Baireuth. (4)

7.Limp as ____ (4)

8.Joe of "Home Alone" (5)

9.Brand-strategy maneuvers (7)

10.Took to the air (4)

11.Roman household deity (3)

12.Chicago alternative (3)

13.Loser to R.M.N.: 1972 (3)

21.___ van Holland, Neth. (4)

22.Rebate req., often (4)

25.De Mille specialties (5)

26.Strudel fruit: Ger. (5)

27.Decide one will (5)

29.Siamese measure (4)

30.Boredom, to Sophia (5)

32.Housing agcy. (3)

33.CSI actress Fox (5)

34.Asimov or Stern (5)

35.Alike __ peas in a pod (5)

37.50 percent (4)

39.Skylab initials (3)

43.Neck gland (7)

44.Line of "oil-powered" haircolor made by Garnier (4)

45.Part of a dock (7)

46.Heb. prophet (4)

50.Director Sergio and family (6)

53.March Madness, casually (5)

55.Fragrant competitor of Tommy (5)

56.Wee (5)

57.Some antidepressants, for short (5)

58.Lou Reed's bandmate John (4)

59.Singer Eartha (4)

60.Blunt sword (4)

61.Terrace: Abbr. (3)

62.Medical abbr. for cardiac dysrhythmia (3)

63.Corny bunch? (3)

Solving Tools

Across

1.Hill concern, in short (4)

5.Give and take? (4)

9.National advocacy grp. for L.G.B.T.Q. issues (5)

14.I wouldn't if I were you (4)

15.Bern's river (4)

16.Wish (5)

17.Cine or quik starter (4)

18.V.I.P.'s in Br. navy (4)

19.Moluccan island (5)

20.Coup de grace? (12)

23.Limestone formation (6)

24.Specialized hospital area (3)

25.Part of Hawaii's motto (3)

28.Actor Reeves (5)

31.Rare dynamic marking seen in Tchaikovsky's Sixth Symphony (6)

33.New Yorker staff writer Tolentino (3)

36.Political upheaval around the castle? (11)

38.__ buco (4)

40.Clan of the Cave Bear character (3)

41.Acid starter (4)

42.Film with Alfredo Linguini (11)

47.Cautionary road sign (3)

48.Aachen assent (6)

49.Heading for ___ (behaving recklessly) (5)

51.Bus. name ending (3)

52.Yang's counterpart (3)

54.Family tree entries (6)

58.Did a routine (12)

61.Island south of Luzon. (5)

64.S.A. cassava (4)

65.One discriminated against during apartheid (4)

66.Indian garment. (5)

67.Got two fives for __? (4)

68.Sword: Prefix. (4)

69.Eased up (5)

70.Stupid or awkward person: Scot. (4)

71.Codlike fish (4)

Down

1.Beast's leg, in Heraldry. (5)

2.Small shrub covering mountainsides in Hawaii. (5)

3.Capital of Liechtenstein (5)

4.Good enough for your liking? (6)

5.Of a Western Indian stock. (7)

6.___fried, Wagner's home in Baireuth. (4)

7.Limp as ____ (4)

8.Joe of "Home Alone" (5)

9.Brand-strategy maneuvers (7)

10.Took to the air (4)

11.Roman household deity (3)

12.Chicago alternative (3)

13.Loser to R.M.N.: 1972 (3)

21.___ van Holland, Neth. (4)

22.Rebate req., often (4)

25.De Mille specialties (5)

26.Strudel fruit: Ger. (5)

27.Decide one will (5)

29.Siamese measure (4)

30.Boredom, to Sophia (5)

32.Housing agcy. (3)

33.CSI actress Fox (5)

34.Asimov or Stern (5)

35.Alike __ peas in a pod (5)

37.50 percent (4)

39.Skylab initials (3)

43.Neck gland (7)

44.Line of "oil-powered" haircolor made by Garnier (4)

45.Part of a dock (7)

46.Heb. prophet (4)

50.Director Sergio and family (6)

53.March Madness, casually (5)

55.Fragrant competitor of Tommy (5)

56.Wee (5)

57.Some antidepressants, for short (5)

58.Lou Reed's bandmate John (4)

59.Singer Eartha (4)

60.Blunt sword (4)

61.Terrace: Abbr. (3)

62.Medical abbr. for cardiac dysrhythmia (3)

63.Corny bunch? (3)

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