Subj : Daily Crossword
To   : All
From : Northern Realms
Date : Mon Jul 21 2025 08:05:08

Freestyle 882 - Tim Croce, club72.wordpress.com

ACROSS           +1---2---3---4-----------5---6---7---8---9-------10--11--12-+
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1. Not required  |13-+---+---+---+---+14-+---+---+---+---+---+---+15-+---+---|
to leave the     |   |   |   |   |]#[|   |   |   |   |   |   |]#[|   |   |   |
base?            |16-+---+---+---+17-+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+18-+---+---|
5. Topped by     |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |]#[|   |   |   |
little to none   |---+---+19-+---+---+---+---+20-+---+---+---+21-+---+---+---|
10. 2023         |]#[|]#[|   |   |   |   |]#[|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
History Channel  |22-+23-+---+---+24-+---+25-+---+---+---+---+26-+---+---+---|
miniseries       |   |   |   |]#[|   |   |   |   |]#[|]#[|]#[|   |   |   |   |
whose first      |27-+---+---+28-+---+29-+---+---+---+30-+31-+---+---+---+---|
episode was      |   |   |   |   |]#[|   |   |   |]#[|   |   |   |   |   |   |
titled "Nothing  |32-+---+---+---+33-+---+---+---+34-+---+---+---+---+---+---|
To Fear"         |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |]#[|]#[|]#[|
13. Most         |35-+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+36-+37-+38-|
difficult        |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
passage, in      |---+---+---+39-+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---+---|
rock climbing    |]#[|]#[|]#[|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
14. What you     |40-+41-+42-+---+---+---+---+43-+---+---+---+44-+---+---+---|
are              |   |   |   |   |   |   |]#[|   |   |   |]#[|   |   |   |   |
15. Far from a   |45-+---+---+---+---+---+---+46-+---+---+47-+---+48-+---+---|
bustling         |   |   |   |   |]#[|]#[|]#[|   |   |   |   |]#[|   |   |   |
setting          |49-+---+---+---+50-+51-+52-+---+---+53-+---+54-+---+---+---|
16. Part of the  |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |]#[|   |   |   |   |]#[|]#[|
perfect tense,   |55-+---+---+---+56-+---+---+---+57-+---+---+---+---+58-+59-|
in grammar       |   |   |   |]#[|   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |   |
18. What may be  |60-+---+---+---+61-+---+---+---+---+---+---+62-+---+---+---|
done for its     |   |   |   |]#[|   |   |   |   |   |   |]#[|   |   |   |   |
own sake         |63-+---+---+---+64-+---+---+---+---+---+---+65-+---+---+---|
19. Cross-       |   |   |   |]#[|   |   |   |   |   |]#[|]#[|   |   |   |   |
country, say     +-----------------------------------------------------------+
20. Lead-in to   
a begrudging concession   56. Frustratingly         suction-cupped          
22. Portable locker       difficult to operate      projectiles             
24. Something that's      60. _____ shore           22. Something to go on  
cheesy when it's in ball  61. Ball figure           23. "I got everything"  
form?                     62. Entertainment         25. Big name in SLR     
26. His brother told      quartet                   cameras and projectors  
him, "Let us go out to    63. 50 Cent's "Just a     28. "Animal Crossing" is
the field", and it was a  _____ Bit"                one, informally         
bad idea for him to       64. Traditional Jewish    30. Something you should
listen                    street food               avoid stepping in       
27. Chain serving a       65. See 51-Down           puddles with            
classic Chicago dish,                               31. Folded inside: Abbr.
informally                DOWN                      33. People starting out 
29. Big hauler                                      under a cat?            
30. Like nothing can      1. What a lot of thought  34. Have a talk, say    
bother you                goes into, for short?     36. Symbol commonly seen
32. Many have one for     2. Common 16-Across       in Chinese groceries    
work use and one for      3. Strong poker hand, in  37. Have an eye for?    
personal use              slang                     38. Transition in an    
35. "Actually..."         4. Event for a wedding,   awkward pause           
39. "Yeah, yeah, I        maybe                     40. "Too bad"           
deserve to be made fun    5. What you're reading:   41. Capital where the   
of..."                    Abbr.                     hub airport for EVA Air 
40. "Took 'em long        6. The birds and the      is found                
enough"                   bees, say                 42. One going over an   
43. Sent down for         7. Reached through a      entrance                
processing?               screen, maybe             47. Shortened           
44. 1920s flappers, e.g.  8. _____ dumpling (dim    affirmation             
45. Band of three         sum serving)              50. Obsession basis?    
sisters that              9. Part of the            51. Where you may see   
collaborated with Taylor  Arcipelago Toscano        the 65-Across in action 
Swift on "No Body, No     National Park             52. Drink brand named   
Crime" and "Gasoline"     10. Dramatic tableside    phonetically for a      
46. "1, 2, 3", maybe      presentation              "short" phrase          
48. Modern word prefix    11. "My pleasure,         54. Something to put    
49. Where to find a cab   Pierre"                   stock in                
lineup                    12. Producer of crib      57. Letters associated  
53. Let out some          notes?                    with some consorts      
pressure                  14. Persian kin           58. High ball           
55. Brand for finding     17. Firm indication       59. What you might time 
out you're bearing        21. Nerf game with        a pickup for, briefly   

--- Binbrook, ON: Sunny +16oC, UV Index: 1
 * Origin: Northern Realms (618:400/23)

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