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July 24, 2026

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Across

31 clues
  1. 17-Eleven convenienceATM
  2. 4Bubble tea "bubbles"BOBA
  3. 8Influencer devices, for shortMICS
  4. 12Olympic sprinter RichardsonSHACARRI
  5. 14ID on a mapIDAHO
  6. 16*LesserSECONDARYCOLOR
  7. 18Transcript fig.GPA
  8. 19Beyoncé song about the joy of human existenceBEALIVE
  9. 20*Fit for a queenROYALFLUSH
  10. 24Corp. title for Jane Fraser of CitigroupCEO
  11. 25BBC competitor that airs "Love Island"ITV
  12. 261980s coolRAD
  13. 27Unspoken agreements?NODS
  14. 28"You wish!"DREAMON
  15. 31Fed. south of IranUAE
  16. 33*Home of the Magic and the Magic KingdomORLANDOBLOOM
  17. 37With 30-Down, Paul Rudd roleANT
  18. 38Pride symbolRAINBOW
  19. 401975 thriller with a two-note leitmotifJAWS
  20. 43RoughlyISH
  21. 44Ring spotTOE
  22. 45Accessibility law, for shortADA
  23. 46*Relay rodBATONROUGE
  24. 50Online friends, colloquiallyMUTUALS
  25. 52Apple platformIOS
  26. 53Tendency to overuse a certain cosmetic, or what has caused a mismatch between the starred clues and their answers?BLUSHBLINDNESS
  27. 58Far from shoreATSEA
  28. 59Like farmers market produceINSEASON
  29. 60Apple assistantSIRI
  30. 61Title derived from "caesar"TSAR
  31. 62Smallest prime numberTWO

Down

40 clues
  1. 1DonkeyASS
  2. 2English articleTHE
  3. 3Jury-rig with what's on hand, informallyMACGYVER
  4. 4Not just unoriginalBANAL
  5. 5Chicago airport codeORD
  6. 6Bandeau, e.g.BRA
  7. 7"Ain't no rule say the dog can't play basketball" filmAIRBUD
  8. 8Parsons who was NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2021MICAH
  9. 9MegastarIDOL
  10. 10Multicolored catCALICO
  11. 11PushedSHOVED
  12. 13Club in a Manilow hitCOPA
  13. 15Cookies with a "design your own" optionOREOS
  14. 17Ouija board wordYES
  15. 20Free (of)RID
  16. 21Bad Bunny's "__ Atardecer"OTRO
  17. 22Phony personaFRONT
  18. 23Touch downLAND
  19. 27Gas in an inner tube?NEON
  20. 29"Welp!"ALAS
  21. 30See 37-AcrossMAN
  22. 31German equivalent of the TubeUBAHN
  23. 32Romance novelist HazelwoodALI
  24. 34RoughlyORSO
  25. 35Most denseOBTUSEST
  26. 36Synthesizer pioneerMOOG
  27. 39AtomicWEE
  28. 40Brand that dropped "Juice" from its name in 2019JAMBA
  29. 41Grown-upsADULTS
  30. 421960s danceWATUSI
  31. 43Party line?ITSLIT
  32. 46Faith based in HaifaBAHAI
  33. 47Clerical tunicALB
  34. 48One subject to a height requirement, sayRIDER
  35. 49Chaplin of the Netflix miniseries "Treason"OONA
  36. 51App ad targetUSER
  37. 54Geico's bus.INS
  38. 55Intel org.NSA
  39. 56Piglet's motherSOW
  40. 57__-coneSNO

Crossword clues, hints, and answers

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Across

  1. 1. 7-Eleven convenience

    Answer: ATM

  2. 4. Bubble tea "bubbles"

    Answer: BOBA

  3. 8. Influencer devices, for short

    Answer: MICS

  4. 12. Olympic sprinter Richardson

    Answer: SHACARRI

  5. 14. ID on a map

    Answer: IDAHO

  6. 16. *Lesser

    Answer: SECONDARYCOLOR

  7. 18. Transcript fig.

    Answer: GPA

  8. 19. Beyoncé song about the joy of human existence

    Answer: BEALIVE

  9. 20. *Fit for a queen

    Answer: ROYALFLUSH

  10. 24. Corp. title for Jane Fraser of Citigroup

    Answer: CEO

  11. 25. BBC competitor that airs "Love Island"

    Answer: ITV

  12. 26. 1980s cool

    Answer: RAD

  13. 27. Unspoken agreements?

    Answer: NODS

  14. 28. "You wish!"

    Answer: DREAMON

  15. 31. Fed. south of Iran

    Answer: UAE

  16. 33. *Home of the Magic and the Magic Kingdom

    Answer: ORLANDOBLOOM

  17. 37. With 30-Down, Paul Rudd role

    Answer: ANT

  18. 38. Pride symbol

    Answer: RAINBOW

  19. 40. 1975 thriller with a two-note leitmotif

    Answer: JAWS

  20. 43. Roughly

    Answer: ISH

  21. 44. Ring spot

    Answer: TOE

  22. 45. Accessibility law, for short

    Answer: ADA

  23. 46. *Relay rod

    Answer: BATONROUGE

  24. 50. Online friends, colloquially

    Answer: MUTUALS

  25. 52. Apple platform

    Answer: IOS

  26. 53. Tendency to overuse a certain cosmetic, or what has caused a mismatch between the starred clues and their answers?

    Answer: BLUSHBLINDNESS

  27. 58. Far from shore

    Answer: ATSEA

  28. 59. Like farmers market produce

    Answer: INSEASON

  29. 60. Apple assistant

    Answer: SIRI

  30. 61. Title derived from "caesar"

    Answer: TSAR

  31. 62. Smallest prime number

    Answer: TWO

Down

  1. 1. Donkey

    Answer: ASS

  2. 2. English article

    Answer: THE

  3. 3. Jury-rig with what's on hand, informally

    Answer: MACGYVER

  4. 4. Not just unoriginal

    Answer: BANAL

  5. 5. Chicago airport code

    Answer: ORD

  6. 6. Bandeau, e.g.

    Answer: BRA

  7. 7. "Ain't no rule say the dog can't play basketball" film

    Answer: AIRBUD

  8. 8. Parsons who was NFL Defensive Rookie of the Year in 2021

    Answer: MICAH

  9. 9. Megastar

    Answer: IDOL

  10. 10. Multicolored cat

    Answer: CALICO

  11. 11. Pushed

    Answer: SHOVED

  12. 13. Club in a Manilow hit

    Answer: COPA

  13. 15. Cookies with a "design your own" option

    Answer: OREOS

  14. 17. Ouija board word

    Answer: YES

  15. 20. Free (of)

    Answer: RID

  16. 21. Bad Bunny's "__ Atardecer"

    Answer: OTRO

  17. 22. Phony persona

    Answer: FRONT

  18. 23. Touch down

    Answer: LAND

  19. 27. Gas in an inner tube?

    Answer: NEON

  20. 29. "Welp!"

    Answer: ALAS

  21. 30. See 37-Across

    Answer: MAN

  22. 31. German equivalent of the Tube

    Answer: UBAHN

  23. 32. Romance novelist Hazelwood

    Answer: ALI

  24. 35. Most dense

    Answer: OBTUSEST

  25. 36. Synthesizer pioneer

    Answer: MOOG

  26. 39. Atomic

    Answer: WEE

  27. 40. Brand that dropped "Juice" from its name in 2019

    Answer: JAMBA

  28. 41. Grown-ups

    Answer: ADULTS

  29. 42. 1960s dance

    Answer: WATUSI

  30. 43. Party line?

    Answer: ITSLIT

  31. 46. Faith based in Haifa

    Answer: BAHAI

  32. 47. Clerical tunic

    Answer: ALB

  33. 48. One subject to a height requirement, say

    Answer: RIDER

  34. 49. Chaplin of the Netflix miniseries "Treason"

    Answer: OONA

  35. 51. App ad target

    Answer: USER

  36. 54. Geico's bus.

    Answer: INS

  37. 55. Intel org.

    Answer: NSA

  38. 56. Piglet's mother

    Answer: SOW

  39. 57. __-cone

    Answer: SNO

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