Today’s Puzzle is created by By Zhouqin Burnikel and edited by Erik Agard it’s theme name is PLAY IT STRAIGHT and the grid dimensions are 15 by 15 squares.
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Across Clues
- Sick and tiredFEDUP
- “Mind. Blown.”WHOA
- Mama bighornEWE
- Tony winner MenzelIDINA
- Jumps on one legHOPS
- Break suddenlySNAP
- Habitually taking risksLIVINGONTHEEDGE
- Traffic-sensitive statETA
- To and ___FRO
- Cropped upAROSE
- “Wonder Woman” villainARES
- Recurring themeMOTIF
- Barely avoid defeatWINBYAHAIR
- Lard, e.g.FAT
- “Soon”INABIT
- Ran in the washBLED
- Show approvalNOD
- “Not today, ___!”SATAN
- Degree for some aspiring CEOsMBA
- “The Vampire Diaries” protagonistELENA
- Prefix for “center” or “graph”EPI
- Sheer joyGLEE
- Add with a spoon, saySTIRIN
- Mr. TurkeyTOM
- Impossible to ignoreINYOURFACE
- Carrots, for snowmenNOSES
- “That so?”ISIT
- Parking garage slotSPACE
- On the ___ (running away)LAM
- Negating prefixNON
- Threaded the needleWALKEDAFINELINE
- Graphic design and painting, e.g.ARTS
- Nobel laureate PavlovIVAN
- ___ WafersNECCO
- Dallas NBAerMAV
- The Sugarhill ___GANG
- “As a ___ of my appreciation . . .”TOKEN
Vertical Clues
- Manicure toolFILE
- TweakEDIT
- Beyonce song with the lyric “Stop the track, let me state facts”DIVA
- College, to an AussieUNI
- Dumpling-cooking procedurePANFRYING
- Sound of a passing bobsledWHOOSH
- BabeHON
- DecideOPT
- Residue from a fireASH
- Significant transition pointENDOFANERA
- Dog’s tail motionsWAGS
- Fencing sword with a button tipEPEE
- Sans-___ fontSERIF
- “Sounds like a plan!”GREAT
- Enjoy some turnip cakes, sayEAT
- Palindromic pop groupABBA
- “Jupiter Ascending” actress KunisMILA
- Minecraft materialORE
- Showing good judgmentWISE
- Not suitableINAPT
- Medium for big gamesNATIONALTV
- Nuns’ residenceABBEY
- Gin’s partnerTONIC
- HarmDETRIMENT
- Person from Copenhagen, sayDANE
- Department store departmentMENS
- Work out with kettlebellsLIFT
- More than stretch the truthLIE
- “The Foreign Student” author ChoiSUSAN
- Pokes fun atMOCKS
- Lubricating, perhapsOILING
- “Catch my drift?”SEE
- Did some lapsSWAM
- Spanish for “for”PARA
- Small cutNICK
- At some pointONCE
- Gas in diner signsNEON
- Archaeological excavationDIG
- Director DuVernayAVA
- Season ticket holderFAN
- Zodiac felineLEO