Today’s Puzzle is created by By Bonnie Eisenman and edited by Erik Agard it’s theme name is Jump Starts and the grid dimensions are 15 by 15 squares.
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Across Clues
- Shocked inhaleGASP
- Early video game companyATARI
- Pimples, whiteheads, etc.ACNE
- Soothing plantALOE
- Started eatingDUGIN
- ___ hygiene (dentist’s concern)ORAL
- Recover quicklyBOUNCEBACK
- Splotchy printCAMO
- Renewable energy typeSOLAR
- “In the ___ of an emergency . . .”EVENT
- DrenchedWET
- Rental contractLEASE
- “I’m warning you!”ORELSE
- Butt musclesGLUTES
- Redding who wrote “Respect”OTIS
- “Nothing to it!”EASY
- Coordinated Universal Time adjustmentLEAPSECOND
- Long journeyTREK
- Law that may require 25-Down interpretersADA
- Tufuga ta tatau’s countrySAMOA
- Crispy dim sum itemSPRINGROLL
- Hairstyle named for its longevityPERM
- Hair ringletCURL
- Huge venuesARENAS
- “Ooh! Ooh!” *raises hand*PICKME
- Practice in the ringSPAR
- “Got food poisoning. ___ star since I can’t give zero”ONE
- Turkey roasting stepBASTE
- “Yum! ___ stars out of five”FOUR
- Thick sliceSLAB
- Do what Slovenians call metanje zabic (“throwing frogs”)SKIPSTONES
- Sunrise directionEAST
- UnsettlingEERIE
- Skirt styleMIDI
- Color changersDYES
- Dogs do it through their pawsSWEAT
- HaltSTOP
Vertical Clues
- ChitchatsGABS
- ___ gobiALOO
- Body’s counterpartSOUL
- Free shot after a foul in soccerPENALTYKICK
- Fruity drink suffixADE
- Pipes, for exampleTUBES
- Mezcal plantAGAVE
- Grain that may be brown or purpleRICE
- Tangled upINKNOTS
- Green New Deal legislator, for shortAOC
- Move very slowly, like trafficCRAWL
- ChristensNAMES
- ___ en vaso (corn in a cup)ELOTE
- First Nations groupCREE
- AttemptsTRIES
- Language with extensive use of facial expressionsASL
- Group activities involving locked doorsESCAPEROOMS
- AcquiresGETS
- Game with foam weaponsLARP
- Online account holderUSER
- October birthstoneOPAL
- James ___ JonesEARL
- “Without further ___ . . .”ADO
- Sign of the futureOMEN
- Prolific author ___ RobertsNORA
- River barriersDAMS
- UnfeelingNUMB
- Lubricates with butterGREASES
- Re-pass in a raceLAP
- Flat floating structureRAFT
- Got ready for a photoPOSED
- Woodworking decorationINLAY
- HaltCEASE
- Brownish photo tintSEPIA
- BiasSKEW
- Run out of steamTIRE
- Meter or literUNIT
- Second chanceREDO
- K-pop band with an “Army” of fansBTS
- Matching groupSET
- Take a small drinkSIP