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TITLE: MGWCC #834 -- "World Traveler"
NOTEPAD: This week's contest answer is a 7-letter word pertaining to travel.
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DIRT█FUJI█HATTI
AMOR█RHEA█ORION
YALU█AHEM█NIDRE
█CLEANUPS█DEARE
███LECHE█PULLED
ASPIRE█ROARS███
THEE██ASTRA█BAY
OUTSANG█ISSUETO
YES█NARIS██PROG
███JAHAN█RUSTIA
STROPS█OHWOW███
LOIRE█SNEAKIER█
ONCDS█VERN█NLER
TOEAT█EGAD█GIBB
SWANS█NOTA█SEAS
01A DIRT [It's under an oak]
05A FUJI [Picturesque peak]
09A HATTI [Member of a Bronze Age people in southwest Asia]
14A AMOR [Latin "love"]
15A RHEA [Perlman in "Barbie"]
16A ORION [Famed hunter justly remembered]
17A YALU [River of East Asia]
18A AHEM ["Trying to subtly get your attention here..."]
19A NIDRE [Kol ___ (Hebrew prayer)]
20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
22A DEARE [18th-century sculptor John]
23A LECHE [Cafe con ___]
24A PULLED [Used, as a lever]
25A ASPIRE [Have lofty goals]
28A ROARS [Sounds like a lion]
30A THEE [You, back in the day]
31A ASTRA ["Ad ___" (2019 Brad Pitt movie)]
32A BAY [The Chesapeake, for one]
35A OUTSANG [Defeated on "American Idol"]
38A ISSUETO [Give, as an ID]
40A YES ["Do you agree?" answer]
41A NARIS [Nostril, in medical-speak]
43A PROG [___-rock]
44A JAHAN [Shah ___ (builder of the Taj Mahal)]
45A RUSTIA [Flowering plant of the Western Hemisphere]
47A STROPS [Razor sharpeners]
50A OHWOW ["That's amazing!"]
52A LOIRE [River with a lovely valley]
53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
56A ONCDS [Where much music is stored]
57A VERN [Jim Varney role]
58A NLER [Phil or D-back, say]
60A TOEAT [Have a bite ___]
61A EGAD [Not real contemporary interjection]
62A GIBB [Bee Gees surname]
63A SWANS [Graceful swimmers]
64A NOTA ["Skateboarding is ___ crime"]
65A SEAS [Labrador, Greenland, and Aegean]
01D DAY [1/14th of a fortnight]
02D IMAC [Colorful computer]
03D ROLL [Winning streak]
04D TRUELIES [1994 Schwarzenegger action comedy]
05D FRANCE [A country]
06D UHHUH ["Yep"]
07D JEEPERS ["My goodness!"]
08D IAMS [Cat food brand]
09D HONDURAS [A country]
10D ARIELS [Many little girls, on the Halloween after "The Little Mermaid" came out]
11D TIDAL [___ Basin (D.C. body of water)]
12D TORRE [Joe who managed the Yankees]
13D INEED ["___ to speak with you"]
21D AER [___ Lingus]
24D PARS [Results of missed birdie putts, often]
25D ATOY ["That is not ___!" (parent's admonishment)]
26D SHUE [Good surname for a cobbler]
27D PETS [Cats and dogs, frequently]
29D OTIS [Mr. Spunkmeyer]
31D AGRA [Location of the Taj Mahal]
32D BERT ["Mary Poppins" role]
33D ATOI [Yours, to Yves]
34D YOGA [Naturally numbing mat movements]
36D ANAPESTS [Metrical feet]
37D NAHS [Casual rejections]
39D UPSWINGS [Increased periods of activity]
42D INONEGO [Fluidly]
44D JORDAN [A country]
45D RWANDA [A country]
46D UOK [Three-letter text when checking on someone]
47D SLOTS [Addictive activity in Nevada]
48D TONOW [Up ___ (thus far)]
49D RICEA [___-Roni]
51D HERAT [Willie Nelson's "If You Can Touch ___ All"]
53D SVEN ["Frozen" character]
54D ELIE [Mr. Mystal]
55D REBA [Ms. McEntire]
59D RBS [They gain yds.]
DAY██ATOY█SLOTS
IMAC█SHUE█TONOW
ROLL█PETS█RICEA
TRUELIES█JORDAN
███AER█ANAPESTS
FRANCE█NAHS████
UHHUH█AGRA█SVEN
JEEPERS█INONEGO
IAMS█OTIS█HERAT
████PARS█RWANDA
HONDURAS█UOK███
ARIELS█UPSWINGS
TIDAL█BERT█ELIE
TORRE█ATOI█REBA
INEED█YOGA██RBS
32A BAY [The Chesapeake, for one]
40A YES ["Do you agree?" answer]
01D DAY [1/14th of a fortnight]
21D AER [___ Lingus]
46D UOK [Three-letter text when checking on someone]
59D RBS [They gain yds.]
01A DIRT [It's under an oak]
05A FUJI [Picturesque peak]
14A AMOR [Latin "love"]
15A RHEA [Perlman in "Barbie"]
17A YALU [River of East Asia]
18A AHEM ["Trying to subtly get your attention here..."]
30A THEE [You, back in the day]
43A PROG [___-rock]
57A VERN [Jim Varney role]
58A NLER [Phil or D-back, say]
61A EGAD [Not real contemporary interjection]
62A GIBB [Bee Gees surname]
64A NOTA ["Skateboarding is ___ crime"]
65A SEAS [Labrador, Greenland, and Aegean]
02D IMAC [Colorful computer]
03D ROLL [Winning streak]
08D IAMS [Cat food brand]
24D PARS [Results of missed birdie putts, often]
25D ATOY ["That is not ___!" (parent's admonishment)]
26D SHUE [Good surname for a cobbler]
27D PETS [Cats and dogs, frequently]
29D OTIS [Mr. Spunkmeyer]
31D AGRA [Location of the Taj Mahal]
32D BERT ["Mary Poppins" role]
33D ATOI [Yours, to Yves]
34D YOGA [Naturally numbing mat movements]
37D NAHS [Casual rejections]
53D SVEN ["Frozen" character]
54D ELIE [Mr. Mystal]
55D REBA [Ms. McEntire]
09A HATTI [Member of a Bronze Age people in southwest Asia]
16A ORION [Famed hunter justly remembered]
19A NIDRE [Kol ___ (Hebrew prayer)]
22A DEARE [18th-century sculptor John]
23A LECHE [Cafe con ___]
28A ROARS [Sounds like a lion]
31A ASTRA ["Ad ___" (2019 Brad Pitt movie)]
41A NARIS [Nostril, in medical-speak]
44A JAHAN [Shah ___ (builder of the Taj Mahal)]
50A OHWOW ["That's amazing!"]
52A LOIRE [River with a lovely valley]
56A ONCDS [Where much music is stored]
60A TOEAT [Have a bite ___]
63A SWANS [Graceful swimmers]
06D UHHUH ["Yep"]
11D TIDAL [___ Basin (D.C. body of water)]
12D TORRE [Joe who managed the Yankees]
13D INEED ["___ to speak with you"]
47D SLOTS [Addictive activity in Nevada]
48D TONOW [Up ___ (thus far)]
49D RICEA [___-Roni]
51D HERAT [Willie Nelson's "If You Can Touch ___ All"]
24A PULLED [Used, as a lever]
25A ASPIRE [Have lofty goals]
45A RUSTIA [Flowering plant of the Western Hemisphere]
47A STROPS [Razor sharpeners]
05D FRANCE [A country]
10D ARIELS [Many little girls, on the Halloween after "The Little Mermaid" came out]
44D JORDAN [A country]
45D RWANDA [A country]
35A OUTSANG [Defeated on "American Idol"]
38A ISSUETO [Give, as an ID]
07D JEEPERS ["My goodness!"]
42D INONEGO [Fluidly]
20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
04D TRUELIES [1994 Schwarzenegger action comedy]
09D HONDURAS [A country]
36D ANAPESTS [Metrical feet]
39D UPSWINGS [Increased periods of activity]
43A PROG [___-rock]
06D UHHUH ["Yep"]
42D INONEGO [Fluidly]
49D RICEA [___-Roni]
05A FUJI [Picturesque peak]
14A AMOR [Latin "love"]
20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
47A STROPS [Razor sharpeners]
50A OHWOW ["That's amazing!"]
53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
63A SWANS [Graceful swimmers]
02D IMAC [Colorful computer]
03D ROLL [Winning streak]
05D FRANCE [A country]
07D JEEPERS ["My goodness!"]
09D HONDURAS [A country]
21D AER [___ Lingus]
29D OTIS [Mr. Spunkmeyer]
36D ANAPESTS [Metrical feet]
37D NAHS [Casual rejections]
44D JORDAN [A country]
45D RWANDA [A country]
53D SVEN ["Frozen" character]
54D ELIE [Mr. Mystal]
55D REBA [Ms. McEntire]
15A RHEA [Perlman in "Barbie"]
22A DEARE [18th-century sculptor John]
23A LECHE [Cafe con ___]
25A ASPIRE [Have lofty goals]
41A NARIS [Nostril, in medical-speak]
57A VERN [Jim Varney role]
62A GIBB [Bee Gees surname]
08D IAMS [Cat food brand]
32D BERT ["Mary Poppins" role]
33D ATOI [Yours, to Yves]
59D RBS [They gain yds.]
01A DIRT [It's under an oak]
16A ORION [Famed hunter justly remembered]
17A YALU [River of East Asia]
19A NIDRE [Kol ___ (Hebrew prayer)]
24A PULLED [Used, as a lever]
28A ROARS [Sounds like a lion]
32A BAY [The Chesapeake, for one]
35A OUTSANG [Defeated on "American Idol"]
38A ISSUETO [Give, as an ID]
40A YES ["Do you agree?" answer]
58A NLER [Phil or D-back, say]
60A TOEAT [Have a bite ___]
61A EGAD [Not real contemporary interjection]
64A NOTA ["Skateboarding is ___ crime"]
65A SEAS [Labrador, Greenland, and Aegean]
01D DAY [1/14th of a fortnight]
04D TRUELIES [1994 Schwarzenegger action comedy]
27D PETS [Cats and dogs, frequently]
34D YOGA [Naturally numbing mat movements]
39D UPSWINGS [Increased periods of activity]
47D SLOTS [Addictive activity in Nevada]
48D TONOW [Up ___ (thus far)]
30A THEE [You, back in the day]
52A LOIRE [River with a lovely valley]
56A ONCDS [Where much music is stored]
12D TORRE [Joe who managed the Yankees]
13D INEED ["___ to speak with you"]
26D SHUE [Good surname for a cobbler]
31D AGRA [Location of the Taj Mahal]
31A ASTRA ["Ad ___" (2019 Brad Pitt movie)]
45A RUSTIA [Flowering plant of the Western Hemisphere]
11D TIDAL [___ Basin (D.C. body of water)]
24D PARS [Results of missed birdie putts, often]
25D ATOY ["That is not ___!" (parent's admonishment)]
46D UOK [Three-letter text when checking on someone]
18A AHEM ["Trying to subtly get your attention here..."]
44A JAHAN [Shah ___ (builder of the Taj Mahal)]
51D HERAT [Willie Nelson's "If You Can Touch ___ All"]
09A HATTI [Member of a Bronze Age people in southwest Asia]
10D ARIELS [Many little girls, on the Halloween after "The Little Mermaid" came out]
21D AER [___ Lingus]
31D AGRA [Location of the Taj Mahal]
18A AHEM ["Trying to subtly get your attention here..."]
14A AMOR [Latin "love"]
36D ANAPESTS [Metrical feet]
10D ARIELS [Many little girls, on the Halloween after "The Little Mermaid" came out]
25A ASPIRE [Have lofty goals]
31A ASTRA ["Ad ___" (2019 Brad Pitt movie)]
33D ATOI [Yours, to Yves]
25D ATOY ["That is not ___!" (parent's admonishment)]
32A BAY [The Chesapeake, for one]
32D BERT ["Mary Poppins" role]
20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
01D DAY [1/14th of a fortnight]
22A DEARE [18th-century sculptor John]
01A DIRT [It's under an oak]
61A EGAD [Not real contemporary interjection]
54D ELIE [Mr. Mystal]
05D FRANCE [A country]
05A FUJI [Picturesque peak]
62A GIBB [Bee Gees surname]
09A HATTI [Member of a Bronze Age people in southwest Asia]
51D HERAT [Willie Nelson's "If You Can Touch ___ All"]
09D HONDURAS [A country]
08D IAMS [Cat food brand]
02D IMAC [Colorful computer]
13D INEED ["___ to speak with you"]
42D INONEGO [Fluidly]
38A ISSUETO [Give, as an ID]
44A JAHAN [Shah ___ (builder of the Taj Mahal)]
07D JEEPERS ["My goodness!"]
44D JORDAN [A country]
23A LECHE [Cafe con ___]
52A LOIRE [River with a lovely valley]
37D NAHS [Casual rejections]
41A NARIS [Nostril, in medical-speak]
19A NIDRE [Kol ___ (Hebrew prayer)]
58A NLER [Phil or D-back, say]
64A NOTA ["Skateboarding is ___ crime"]
50A OHWOW ["That's amazing!"]
56A ONCDS [Where much music is stored]
16A ORION [Famed hunter justly remembered]
29D OTIS [Mr. Spunkmeyer]
35A OUTSANG [Defeated on "American Idol"]
24D PARS [Results of missed birdie putts, often]
27D PETS [Cats and dogs, frequently]
43A PROG [___-rock]
24A PULLED [Used, as a lever]
59D RBS [They gain yds.]
55D REBA [Ms. McEntire]
15A RHEA [Perlman in "Barbie"]
49D RICEA [___-Roni]
28A ROARS [Sounds like a lion]
03D ROLL [Winning streak]
45A RUSTIA [Flowering plant of the Western Hemisphere]
45D RWANDA [A country]
65A SEAS [Labrador, Greenland, and Aegean]
26D SHUE [Good surname for a cobbler]
47D SLOTS [Addictive activity in Nevada]
53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
47A STROPS [Razor sharpeners]
53D SVEN ["Frozen" character]
63A SWANS [Graceful swimmers]
30A THEE [You, back in the day]
11D TIDAL [___ Basin (D.C. body of water)]
60A TOEAT [Have a bite ___]
48D TONOW [Up ___ (thus far)]
12D TORRE [Joe who managed the Yankees]
04D TRUELIES [1994 Schwarzenegger action comedy]
06D UHHUH ["Yep"]
46D UOK [Three-letter text when checking on someone]
39D UPSWINGS [Increased periods of activity]
57A VERN [Jim Varney role]
17A YALU [River of East Asia]
40A YES ["Do you agree?" answer]
34D YOGA [Naturally numbing mat movements]
31A ASTRA ["Ad ___" (2019 Brad Pitt movie)]
40A YES ["Do you agree?" answer]
53D SVEN ["Frozen" character]
32D BERT ["Mary Poppins" role]
07D JEEPERS ["My goodness!"]
64A NOTA ["Skateboarding is ___ crime"]
25D ATOY ["That is not ___!" (parent's admonishment)]
50A OHWOW ["That's amazing!"]
18A AHEM ["Trying to subtly get your attention here..."]
06D UHHUH ["Yep"]
13D INEED ["___ to speak with you"]
01D DAY [1/14th of a fortnight]
22A DEARE [18th-century sculptor John]
04D TRUELIES [1994 Schwarzenegger action comedy]
05D FRANCE [A country]
09D HONDURAS [A country]
44D JORDAN [A country]
45D RWANDA [A country]
47D SLOTS [Addictive activity in Nevada]
62A GIBB [Bee Gees surname]
23A LECHE [Cafe con ___]
37D NAHS [Casual rejections]
08D IAMS [Cat food brand]
27D PETS [Cats and dogs, frequently]
02D IMAC [Colorful computer]
35A OUTSANG [Defeated on "American Idol"]
16A ORION [Famed hunter justly remembered]
45A RUSTIA [Flowering plant of the Western Hemisphere]
42D INONEGO [Fluidly]
38A ISSUETO [Give, as an ID]
26D SHUE [Good surname for a cobbler]
63A SWANS [Graceful swimmers]
60A TOEAT [Have a bite ___]
25A ASPIRE [Have lofty goals]
39D UPSWINGS [Increased periods of activity]
01A DIRT [It's under an oak]
57A VERN [Jim Varney role]
12D TORRE [Joe who managed the Yankees]
19A NIDRE [Kol ___ (Hebrew prayer)]
65A SEAS [Labrador, Greenland, and Aegean]
14A AMOR [Latin "love"]
53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
31D AGRA [Location of the Taj Mahal]
10D ARIELS [Many little girls, on the Halloween after "The Little Mermaid" came out]
09A HATTI [Member of a Bronze Age people in southwest Asia]
36D ANAPESTS [Metrical feet]
54D ELIE [Mr. Mystal]
29D OTIS [Mr. Spunkmeyer]
55D REBA [Ms. McEntire]
34D YOGA [Naturally numbing mat movements]
41A NARIS [Nostril, in medical-speak]
61A EGAD [Not real contemporary interjection]
20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
15A RHEA [Perlman in "Barbie"]
58A NLER [Phil or D-back, say]
05A FUJI [Picturesque peak]
47A STROPS [Razor sharpeners]
24D PARS [Results of missed birdie putts, often]
17A YALU [River of East Asia]
52A LOIRE [River with a lovely valley]
44A JAHAN [Shah ___ (builder of the Taj Mahal)]
28A ROARS [Sounds like a lion]
32A BAY [The Chesapeake, for one]
59D RBS [They gain yds.]
46D UOK [Three-letter text when checking on someone]
48D TONOW [Up ___ (thus far)]
24A PULLED [Used, as a lever]
56A ONCDS [Where much music is stored]
51D HERAT [Willie Nelson's "If You Can Touch ___ All"]
03D ROLL [Winning streak]
30A THEE [You, back in the day]
33D ATOI [Yours, to Yves]
11D TIDAL [___ Basin (D.C. body of water)]
21D AER [___ Lingus]
49D RICEA [___-Roni]
43A PROG [___-rock]
01D DAY [1/14th of a fortnight]
22A DEARE [18th-century sculptor John]
04D TRUELIES [1994 Schwarzenegger action comedy]
05D FRANCE [A country]
09D HONDURAS [A country]
44D JORDAN [A country]
45D RWANDA [A country]
31A ASTRA ["Ad ___" (2019 Brad Pitt movie)]
47D SLOTS [Addictive activity in Nevada]
11D TIDAL [___ Basin (D.C. body of water)]
62A GIBB [Bee Gees surname]
23A LECHE [Cafe con ___]
37D NAHS [Casual rejections]
08D IAMS [Cat food brand]
27D PETS [Cats and dogs, frequently]
02D IMAC [Colorful computer]
35A OUTSANG [Defeated on "American Idol"]
40A YES ["Do you agree?" answer]
16A ORION [Famed hunter justly remembered]
45A RUSTIA [Flowering plant of the Western Hemisphere]
42D INONEGO [Fluidly]
53D SVEN ["Frozen" character]
38A ISSUETO [Give, as an ID]
26D SHUE [Good surname for a cobbler]
63A SWANS [Graceful swimmers]
60A TOEAT [Have a bite ___]
25A ASPIRE [Have lofty goals]
39D UPSWINGS [Increased periods of activity]
01A DIRT [It's under an oak]
57A VERN [Jim Varney role]
12D TORRE [Joe who managed the Yankees]
19A NIDRE [Kol ___ (Hebrew prayer)]
65A SEAS [Labrador, Greenland, and Aegean]
14A AMOR [Latin "love"]
53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
21D AER [___ Lingus]
31D AGRA [Location of the Taj Mahal]
10D ARIELS [Many little girls, on the Halloween after "The Little Mermaid" came out]
32D BERT ["Mary Poppins" role]
09A HATTI [Member of a Bronze Age people in southwest Asia]
36D ANAPESTS [Metrical feet]
54D ELIE [Mr. Mystal]
29D OTIS [Mr. Spunkmeyer]
55D REBA [Ms. McEntire]
07D JEEPERS ["My goodness!"]
34D YOGA [Naturally numbing mat movements]
41A NARIS [Nostril, in medical-speak]
61A EGAD [Not real contemporary interjection]
20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
15A RHEA [Perlman in "Barbie"]
58A NLER [Phil or D-back, say]
05A FUJI [Picturesque peak]
47A STROPS [Razor sharpeners]
24D PARS [Results of missed birdie putts, often]
17A YALU [River of East Asia]
52A LOIRE [River with a lovely valley]
43A PROG [___-rock]
49D RICEA [___-Roni]
44A JAHAN [Shah ___ (builder of the Taj Mahal)]
64A NOTA ["Skateboarding is ___ crime"]
28A ROARS [Sounds like a lion]
25D ATOY ["That is not ___!" (parent's admonishment)]
50A OHWOW ["That's amazing!"]
32A BAY [The Chesapeake, for one]
59D RBS [They gain yds.]
46D UOK [Three-letter text when checking on someone]
13D INEED ["___ to speak with you"]
18A AHEM ["Trying to subtly get your attention here..."]
48D TONOW [Up ___ (thus far)]
24A PULLED [Used, as a lever]
56A ONCDS [Where much music is stored]
51D HERAT [Willie Nelson's "If You Can Touch ___ All"]
03D ROLL [Winning streak]
06D UHHUH ["Yep"]
30A THEE [You, back in the day]
33D ATOI [Yours, to Yves]
01A DIRT [It's under an oak]
01D DAY [1/14th of a fortnight]
02D IMAC [Colorful computer]
03D ROLL [Winning streak]
04D TRUELIES [1994 Schwarzenegger action comedy]
05A FUJI [Picturesque peak]
05D FRANCE [A country]
06D UHHUH ["Yep"]
07D JEEPERS ["My goodness!"]
08D IAMS [Cat food brand]
09A HATTI [Member of a Bronze Age people in southwest Asia]
09D HONDURAS [A country]
10D ARIELS [Many little girls, on the Halloween after "The Little Mermaid" came out]
11D TIDAL [___ Basin (D.C. body of water)]
12D TORRE [Joe who managed the Yankees]
13D INEED ["___ to speak with you"]
14A AMOR [Latin "love"]
15A RHEA [Perlman in "Barbie"]
16A ORION [Famed hunter justly remembered]
17A YALU [River of East Asia]
18A AHEM ["Trying to subtly get your attention here..."]
19A NIDRE [Kol ___ (Hebrew prayer)]
20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
21D AER [___ Lingus]
22A DEARE [18th-century sculptor John]
23A LECHE [Cafe con ___]
24A PULLED [Used, as a lever]
24D PARS [Results of missed birdie putts, often]
25A ASPIRE [Have lofty goals]
25D ATOY ["That is not ___!" (parent's admonishment)]
26D SHUE [Good surname for a cobbler]
27D PETS [Cats and dogs, frequently]
28A ROARS [Sounds like a lion]
29D OTIS [Mr. Spunkmeyer]
30A THEE [You, back in the day]
31A ASTRA ["Ad ___" (2019 Brad Pitt movie)]
31D AGRA [Location of the Taj Mahal]
32A BAY [The Chesapeake, for one]
32D BERT ["Mary Poppins" role]
33D ATOI [Yours, to Yves]
34D YOGA [Naturally numbing mat movements]
35A OUTSANG [Defeated on "American Idol"]
36D ANAPESTS [Metrical feet]
37D NAHS [Casual rejections]
38A ISSUETO [Give, as an ID]
39D UPSWINGS [Increased periods of activity]
40A YES ["Do you agree?" answer]
41A NARIS [Nostril, in medical-speak]
42D INONEGO [Fluidly]
43A PROG [___-rock]
44A JAHAN [Shah ___ (builder of the Taj Mahal)]
44D JORDAN [A country]
45A RUSTIA [Flowering plant of the Western Hemisphere]
45D RWANDA [A country]
46D UOK [Three-letter text when checking on someone]
47A STROPS [Razor sharpeners]
47D SLOTS [Addictive activity in Nevada]
48D TONOW [Up ___ (thus far)]
49D RICEA [___-Roni]
50A OHWOW ["That's amazing!"]
51D HERAT [Willie Nelson's "If You Can Touch ___ All"]
52A LOIRE [River with a lovely valley]
53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
53D SVEN ["Frozen" character]
54D ELIE [Mr. Mystal]
55D REBA [Ms. McEntire]
56A ONCDS [Where much music is stored]
57A VERN [Jim Varney role]
58A NLER [Phil or D-back, say]
59D RBS [They gain yds.]
60A TOEAT [Have a bite ___]
61A EGAD [Not real contemporary interjection]
62A GIBB [Bee Gees surname]
63A SWANS [Graceful swimmers]
64A NOTA ["Skateboarding is ___ crime"]
65A SEAS [Labrador, Greenland, and Aegean]
19A NIDRE [Kol ___ (Hebrew prayer)]
23A LECHE [Cafe con ___]
31A ASTRA ["Ad ___" (2019 Brad Pitt movie)]
43A PROG [___-rock]
44A JAHAN [Shah ___ (builder of the Taj Mahal)]
60A TOEAT [Have a bite ___]
64A NOTA ["Skateboarding is ___ crime"]
11D TIDAL [___ Basin (D.C. body of water)]
13D INEED ["___ to speak with you"]
21D AER [___ Lingus]
25D ATOY ["That is not ___!" (parent's admonishment)]
48D TONOW [Up ___ (thus far)]
49D RICEA [___-Roni]
51D HERAT [Willie Nelson's "If You Can Touch ___ All"]
05A FUJI [Picturesque peak]
14A AMOR [Latin "love"]
23A LECHE [Cafe con ___]
02D IMAC [Colorful computer]
54D ELIE [Mr. Mystal]
55D REBA [Ms. McEntire]
(IUAO) 01A DIRT [It's under an oak]
(PP) 05A FUJI [Picturesque peak]
(MOABAPISA) 09A HATTI [Member of a Bronze Age people in southwest Asia]
(LL) 14A AMOR [Latin "love"]
(PIB) 15A RHEA [Perlman in "Barbie"]
(FHJR) 16A ORION [Famed hunter justly remembered]
(ROEA) 17A YALU [River of East Asia]
(TTSGYAH) 18A AHEM ["Trying to subtly get your attention here..."]
(KHP) 19A NIDRE [Kol ___ (Hebrew prayer)]
(PIA) 20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
(TCSJ) 22A DEARE [18th-century sculptor John]
(CC) 23A LECHE [Cafe con ___]
(UAAL) 24A PULLED [Used, as a lever]
(HLG) 25A ASPIRE [Have lofty goals]
(SLAL) 28A ROARS [Sounds like a lion]
(YBITD) 30A THEE [You, back in the day]
(ABPM) 31A ASTRA ["Ad ___" (2019 Brad Pitt movie)]
(TCFO) 32A BAY [The Chesapeake, for one]
(DOAI) 35A OUTSANG [Defeated on "American Idol"]
(GAAI) 38A ISSUETO [Give, as an ID]
(DYAA) 40A YES ["Do you agree?" answer]
(NIMS) 41A NARIS [Nostril, in medical-speak]
(R) 43A PROG [___-rock]
(SBOTTM) 44A JAHAN [Shah ___ (builder of the Taj Mahal)]
(FPOTWH) 45A RUSTIA [Flowering plant of the Western Hemisphere]
(RS) 47A STROPS [Razor sharpeners]
(TA) 50A OHWOW ["That's amazing!"]
(RWALV) 52A LOIRE [River with a lovely valley]
(LF) 53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
(WMMIS) 56A ONCDS [Where much music is stored]
(JVR) 57A VERN [Jim Varney role]
(PODBS) 58A NLER [Phil or D-back, say]
(HAB) 60A TOEAT [Have a bite ___]
(NRCI) 61A EGAD [Not real contemporary interjection]
(BGS) 62A GIBB [Bee Gees surname]
(GS) 63A SWANS [Graceful swimmers]
(SIC) 64A NOTA ["Skateboarding is ___ crime"]
(LGAA) 65A SEAS [Labrador, Greenland, and Aegean]
(TOAF) 01D DAY [1/14th of a fortnight]
(CC) 02D IMAC [Colorful computer]
(WS) 03D ROLL [Winning streak]
(SAC) 04D TRUELIES [1994 Schwarzenegger action comedy]
(AC) 05D FRANCE [A country]
(Y) 06D UHHUH ["Yep"]
(MG) 07D JEEPERS ["My goodness!"]
(CFB) 08D IAMS [Cat food brand]
(AC) 09D HONDURAS [A country]
(MLGOTHATLMCO) 10D ARIELS [Many little girls, on the Halloween after "The Little Mermaid" came out]
(BDBOW) 11D TIDAL [___ Basin (D.C. body of water)]
(JWMTY) 12D TORRE [Joe who managed the Yankees]
(TSWY) 13D INEED ["___ to speak with you"]
(L) 21D AER [___ Lingus]
(ROMBPO) 24D PARS [Results of missed birdie putts, often]
(TINPA) 25D ATOY ["That is not ___!" (parent's admonishment)]
(GSFAC) 26D SHUE [Good surname for a cobbler]
(CADF) 27D PETS [Cats and dogs, frequently]
(MS) 29D OTIS [Mr. Spunkmeyer]
(LOTTM) 31D AGRA [Location of the Taj Mahal]
(MPR) 32D BERT ["Mary Poppins" role]
(YTY) 33D ATOI [Yours, to Yves]
(NNMM) 34D YOGA [Naturally numbing mat movements]
(MF) 36D ANAPESTS [Metrical feet]
(CR) 37D NAHS [Casual rejections]
(IPOA) 39D UPSWINGS [Increased periods of activity]
(F) 42D INONEGO [Fluidly]
(AC) 44D JORDAN [A country]
(AC) 45D RWANDA [A country]
(TLTWCOS) 46D UOK [Three-letter text when checking on someone]
(AAIN) 47D SLOTS [Addictive activity in Nevada]
(UTF) 48D TONOW [Up ___ (thus far)]
(R) 49D RICEA [___-Roni]
(WNIYCTA) 51D HERAT [Willie Nelson's "If You Can Touch ___ All"]
(FC) 53D SVEN ["Frozen" character]
(MM) 54D ELIE [Mr. Mystal]
(MM) 55D REBA [Ms. McEntire]
(TGY) 59D RBS [They gain yds.]
DIRTFUJIHATTIAROYANCADLPASPROTABAYOANIUYNIPJRUSTROHLSEROVNRTEGSNS
01: D
02: I
03: R
04: T
05: F
06: U
07: J
08: I
09: H
10: A
11: T
12: T
13: I
14: A
15: R
16: O
17: Y
18: A
19: N
20: C
21: A
22: D
23: L
24: P
25: A
26: S
27: P
28: R
29: O
30: T
31: A
32: B
33: A
34: Y
35: O
36: A
37: N
38: I
39: U
40: Y
41: N
42: I
43: P
44: J
45: R
46: U
47: S
48: T
49: R
50: O
51: H
52: L
53: S
54: E
55: R
56: O
57: V
58: N
59: R
60: T
61: E
62: G
63: S
64: N
65: S
04D TRUELIES [1994 Schwarzenegger action comedy]
05A FUJI [Picturesque peak]
16A ORION [Famed hunter justly remembered]
22A DEARE [18th-century sculptor John]
24A PULLED [Used, as a lever]
28A ROARS [Sounds like a lion]
31A ASTRA ["Ad ___" (2019 Brad Pitt movie)]
32A BAY [The Chesapeake, for one]
35A OUTSANG [Defeated on "American Idol"]
45A RUSTIA [Flowering plant of the Western Hemisphere]
47A STROPS [Razor sharpeners]
56A ONCDS [Where much music is stored]
64A NOTA ["Skateboarding is ___ crime"]
07D JEEPERS ["My goodness!"]
09D HONDURAS [A country]
13D INEED ["___ to speak with you"]
24D PARS [Results of missed birdie putts, often]
27D PETS [Cats and dogs, frequently]
36D ANAPESTS [Metrical feet]
42D INONEGO [Fluidly]
47D SLOTS [Addictive activity in Nevada]
48D TONOW [Up ___ (thus far)]
55D REBA [Ms. McEntire]
32A BAY [The Chesapeake, for one]
01D DAY [1/14th of a fortnight]
25D ATOY ["That is not ___!" (parent's admonishment)]
33D ATOI [Yours, to Yves]
↷: ✓
↔: x (76; (4,0))
↕: x (76; (4,0))
{A=23, B=3, C=3, D=6, E=22, F=1, G=4, H=7, I=12, J=2, K=1, L=7, M=2, N=12, O=14, P=5, Q=0, R=18, S=18, T=12, U=7, V=1, W=3, X=0, Y=3, Z=0}
abnormally low frequencies (approx.): X (-100%); Z (-100%); M (-60%)
abnormally high frequencies (approx.): J (+100%); H (+75%); U (+75%)
black-square count: 39 (39/225 ≈ ~17.3%)
76
15x15 (WxH)
[05A FUJI [Picturesque peak], 27D PETS [Cats and dogs, frequently]]
15A RHEA [Perlman in "Barbie"]: [RIA]
28A ROARS [Sounds like a lion]: [ROHRS, ROEHRS]
30A THEE [You, back in the day]: [THE]
32A BAY [The Chesapeake, for one]: [BAYH, BAYE, BEY]
57A VERN [Jim Varney role]: [VERNE]
62A GIBB [Bee Gees surname]: [JIB]
63A SWANS [Graceful swimmers]: [SWANN'S]
65A SEAS [Labrador, Greenland, and Aegean]: [SEASE, SEIZE, SIES, SAEZ, SEES, SEESE, C.'S, C.S, SEA'S, C'S, CEES]
01D DAY [1/14th of a fortnight]: [DE, DAYE, DAE, DEY]
03D ROLL [Winning streak]: [ROELL, ROLE, ROLLE, ROEHL, ROHL, ROELLE, ROL]
12D TORRE [Joe who managed the Yankees]: [TOR, TORE, TORR]
21D AER [___ Lingus]: [ERR, AYRE, EYRE, HEIR, ERE, AIR]
24D PARS [Results of missed birdie putts, often]: [PAR'S]
26D SHUE [Good surname for a cobbler]: [SHEW, SHU, SHOO, SHIU, SCHOO, SCHUE, SCHUH, HSU, SHOE, SCHOU]
27D PETS [Cats and dogs, frequently]: [PET'S, PETZ]
29D OTIS [Mr. Spunkmeyer]: [OATIS]
32D BERT ["Mary Poppins" role]: [BERTE, BIRT, BURTT, BURT]
44D JORDAN [A country]: [JORDON, JORDEN]
54D ELIE [Mr. Mystal]: [EHLY, ELLIE, ELLY, ELLEY]
55D REBA [Ms. McEntire]: [RIBA, REBBE]
01A DIRT [It's under an oak]: [[IT'S], ['N, AHN, ANE, ANN, ANNE, UN], [OLK]]
05A FUJI [Picturesque peak]: [[PAEK, PEAKE, PEEK, PIQUE]]
09A HATTI [Member of a Bronze Age people in southwest Asia]: [[A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [BRONS], [IN., INN]]
14A AMOR [Latin "love"]: [[LATON]]
15A RHEA [Perlman in "Barbie"]: [[IN., INN], [BARBEE, BARBY]]
18A AHEM ["Trying to subtly get your attention here..."]: [[TEW, THUY, TOO, TU, TUE, TWO], [GOETTE], [YORE, YOU'RE], [HEAR]]
19A NIDRE [Kol ___ (Hebrew prayer)]: [[COAL, COALE, COLE, COLLE, KOEHL, KOELLE, KOHL, KOLE], [PREYER]]
22A DEARE [18th-century sculptor John]: [[JON, JONN]]
23A LECHE [Cafe con ___]: [[CAAN, CAEN, CONN, CONN., KAHN, KHAN, KOHN, KON]]
24A PULLED [Used, as a lever]: [[A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [LEAVER, LEEVER]]
25A ASPIRE [Have lofty goals]: [[HALVE], [GOELZ, GOLZ]]
28A ROARS [Sounds like a lion]: [[SOUND'S], [LYKE], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [LYON]]
30A THEE [You, back in the day]: [[EWE, HUGH, U, U., UWE, YEW, YOO, YU, YUE], [BACKE, BAK, BAKKE], [IN., INN], [THEE], [DAE, DAYE, DE, DEY]]
31A ASTRA ["Ad ___" (2019 Brad Pitt movie)]: [[ADD], [PIT]]
32A BAY [The Chesapeake, for one]: [[THEE], [FAURE, FER, FEUR, FIR, FORE, FORR, FOUR, FUR, FURR, FURRH], [WON]]
35A OUTSANG [Defeated on "American Idol"]: [[AUNE], [IDLE, IDYLL]]
38A ISSUETO [Give, as an ID]: [['N, AHN, ANE, ANN, ANNE, UN], [IHDE]]
40A YES ["Do you agree?" answer]: [[DEUX, DEW, DOO, DOUWE, DU, DUE], [EWE, HUGH, U, U., UWE, YEW, YOO, YU, YUE]]
41A NARIS [Nostril, in medical-speak]: [[IN., INN]]
43A PROG [___-rock]: [[ROC, ROCH, ROCKE, ROCQUE]]
44A JAHAN [Shah ___ (builder of the Taj Mahal)]: [[HSIA, SHA], [THEE]]
45A RUSTIA [Flowering plant of the Western Hemisphere]: [[PLANTE], [THEE]]
47A STROPS [Razor sharpeners]: [[RAISER, RAISOR, RASER, RASOR]]
52A LOIRE [River with a lovely valley]: [[WITHE], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [VALLEE, VALLELY, VALLI]]
53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]: [[LES]]
56A ONCDS [Where much music is stored]: [[WARE, WEAR, WEHR, WERRE], [MUTCH, MUTSCH], [MUZIK]]
57A VERN [Jim Varney role]: [[GYM], [VARNI], [ROEHL, ROELL, ROELLE, ROHL, ROL, ROLL, ROLLE]]
58A NLER [Phil or D-back, say]: [[FIL, FILL], [ARE, ER, ERR, EURE, HORS, OAR, OHR, ORE, ORR, UR], [C'EST, SAYE, SE, SEAY]]
60A TOEAT [Have a bite ___]: [[HALVE], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [BEIT, BIGHT, BYTE]]
61A EGAD [Not real contemporary interjection]: [[KNOT, KNOTT, NOTT, NOTTE], [REEL, RIEHL, RIEL]]
62A GIBB [Bee Gees surname]: [[B, B., BE, BEA], [GIESE]]
65A SEAS [Labrador, Greenland, and Aegean]: [[UND]]
01D DAY [1/14th of a fortnight]: [[A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
05D FRANCE [A country]: [[A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
07D JEEPERS ["My goodness!"]: [[MAI]]
08D IAMS [Cat food brand]: [[CATT, KAT, KATT], [BRANDE]]
09D HONDURAS [A country]: [[A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
10D ARIELS [Many little girls, on the Halloween after "The Little Mermaid" came out]: [[LITTELL, LYTTLE], [GIRL'S, GIRLS'], [AUNE], [THEE], [HALLOWE'EN], [THEE], [LITTELL, LYTTLE], [KAIM]]
11D TIDAL [___ Basin (D.C. body of water)]: [[DEASY, D_C], [BODDIE, BODDY]]
12D TORRE [Joe who managed the Yankees]: [[JO, JOH], [HOO, HOU, HOUX, HU], [THEE], [YANKEE'S, YANKEES']]
13D INEED ["___ to speak with you"]: [[TEW, THUY, TOO, TU, TUE, TWO], [SPEAKE], [WITHE], [EWE, HUGH, U, U., UWE, YEW, YOO, YU, YUE]]
24D PARS [Results of missed birdie putts, often]: [[MIDST, MIST], [BIRDY], [PUTZ], [OFFEN]]
25D ATOY ["That is not ___!" (parent's admonishment)]: [[KNOT, KNOTT, NOTT, NOTTE], [PARENT'S, PARENTS']]
26D SHUE [Good surname for a cobbler]: [[GOODE], [FAURE, FER, FEUR, FIR, FORE, FORR, FOUR, FUR, FURR, FURRH], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
27D PETS [Cats and dogs, frequently]: [[CAT'S, KATS, KATZ], [UND], [DOG'S, DOGS']]
29D OTIS [Mr. Spunkmeyer]: [[MISTER, MR.]]
31D AGRA [Location of the Taj Mahal]: [[THEE]]
32D BERT ["Mary Poppins" role]: [[MARRY, MERRIE, MERRY], [ROEHL, ROELL, ROELLE, ROHL, ROL, ROLL, ROLLE]]
33D ATOI [Yours, to Yves]: [[TEW, THUY, TOO, TU, TUE, TWO], [EAVE, EVE]]
34D YOGA [Naturally numbing mat movements]: [[MATT, MATTE], [MOVEMENT'S]]
36D ANAPESTS [Metrical feet]: [[FEAT]]
39D UPSWINGS [Increased periods of activity]: [[PERIOD'S]]
44D JORDAN [A country]: [[A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
45D RWANDA [A country]: [[A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
46D UOK [Three-letter text when checking on someone]: [[WEN, WIN, WINN, WINNE, WYNN, WYNNE], [AUNE]]
47D SLOTS [Addictive activity in Nevada]: [[IN., INN]]
48D TONOW [Up ___ (thus far)]: [[UPP], [FAHR, FARR, PFARR, PHAR, PHARR]]
49D RICEA [___-Roni]: [[RHONEY, RONEY, ROWNEY, ROWNY]]
51D HERAT [Willie Nelson's "If You Can Touch ___ All"]: [[WILLEY, WILLI, WILLY, WYLLIE], [EWE, HUGH, U, U., UWE, YEW, YOO, YU, YUE], [CAEN, CAHN, CANN, CANNES, KAN, KANN, KANNE, KUHNE, KUN], [TUCH], [AUL, AULL]]
54D ELIE [Mr. Mystal]: [[MISTER, MR.]]
55D REBA [Ms. McEntire]: [[MS.], [MACINTYRE, MCENTYRE]]
(path size: 2)
01D DAY
32A BAY
(path size: 2)
33D ATOI
25D ATOY
32A BAY → [01D DAY]
01D DAY → [32A BAY]
33D ATOI → [25D ATOY]
25D ATOY → [33D ATOI]
component 0 (size: 186): [(0,0), ...]
3:
06D UHHUH ["Yep"]
4:
43A PROG [___-rock]
49D RICEA [___-Roni]
6:
21D AER [___ Lingus]
7:
42D INONEGO [Fluidly]
8:
63A SWANS [Graceful swimmers]
02D IMAC [Colorful computer]
AN (8) [20A CLEANUPS, 35A OUTSANG, 44A JAHAN, 63A SWANS, 05D FRANCE, 36D ANAPESTS, 44D JORDAN, 45D RWANDA]
EA (7) [15A RHEA, 20A CLEANUPS, 22A DEARE, 53A SNEAKIER, 60A TOEAT, 65A SEAS, 49D RICEA]
ER (7) [53A SNEAKIER, 57A VERN, 58A NLER, 07D JEEPERS, 21D AER, 32D BERT, 51D HERAT]
RE (6) [19A NIDRE, 22A DEARE, 25A ASPIRE, 52A LOIRE, 12D TORRE, 55D REBA]
TO (6) [38A ISSUETO, 60A TOEAT, 12D TORRE, 25D ATOY, 33D ATOI, 48D TONOW]
AR (5) [22A DEARE, 28A ROARS, 41A NARIS, 10D ARIELS, 24D PARS]
AT (5) [09A HATTI, 60A TOEAT, 25D ATOY, 33D ATOI, 51D HERAT]
HE (5) [15A RHEA, 18A AHEM, 23A LECHE, 30A THEE, 51D HERAT]
ON (5) [16A ORION, 56A ONCDS, 09D HONDURAS, 42D INONEGO, 48D TONOW]
RA (5) [31A ASTRA, 05D FRANCE, 09D HONDURAS, 31D AGRA, 51D HERAT]
AS (4) [25A ASPIRE, 31A ASTRA, 65A SEAS, 09D HONDURAS]
DA (4) [01D DAY, 11D TIDAL, 44D JORDAN, 45D RWANDA]
IE (4) [53A SNEAKIER, 04D TRUELIES, 10D ARIELS, 54D ELIE]
LE (4) [20A CLEANUPS, 23A LECHE, 24A PULLED, 58A NLER]
OR (4) [14A AMOR, 16A ORION, 12D TORRE, 44D JORDAN]
RI (4) [16A ORION, 41A NARIS, 10D ARIELS, 49D RICEA]
RO (4) [28A ROARS, 43A PROG, 47A STROPS, 03D ROLL]
ST (4) [31A ASTRA, 45A RUSTIA, 47A STROPS, 36D ANAPESTS]
TI (4) [09A HATTI, 45A RUSTIA, 11D TIDAL, 29D OTIS]
TS (4) [35A OUTSANG, 27D PETS, 36D ANAPESTS, 47D SLOTS]
AH (3) [18A AHEM, 44A JAHAN, 37D NAHS]
EE (3) [30A THEE, 07D JEEPERS, 13D INEED]
EL (3) [04D TRUELIES, 10D ARIELS, 54D ELIE]
ES (3) [40A YES, 04D TRUELIES, 36D ANAPESTS]
IN (3) [13D INEED, 39D UPSWINGS, 42D INONEGO]
IR (3) [01A DIRT, 25A ASPIRE, 52A LOIRE]
IS (3) [38A ISSUETO, 41A NARIS, 29D OTIS]
NA (3) [41A NARIS, 36D ANAPESTS, 37D NAHS]
NE (3) [53A SNEAKIER, 13D INEED, 42D INONEGO]
NO (3) [64A NOTA, 42D INONEGO, 48D TONOW]
OT (3) [64A NOTA, 29D OTIS, 47D SLOTS]
PE (3) [07D JEEPERS, 27D PETS, 36D ANAPESTS]
PS (3) [20A CLEANUPS, 47A STROPS, 39D UPSWINGS]
RS (3) [28A ROARS, 07D JEEPERS, 24D PARS]
TR (3) [31A ASTRA, 47A STROPS, 04D TRUELIES]
UE (3) [38A ISSUETO, 04D TRUELIES, 26D SHUE]
AL (2) [17A YALU, 11D TIDAL]
AM (2) [14A AMOR, 08D IAMS]
AY (2) [32A BAY, 01D DAY]
BA (2) [32A BAY, 55D REBA]
CE (2) [05D FRANCE, 49D RICEA]
ED (2) [24A PULLED, 13D INEED]
EG (2) [61A EGAD, 42D INONEGO]
ET (2) [38A ISSUETO, 27D PETS]
GA (2) [61A EGAD, 34D YOGA]
HA (2) [09A HATTI, 44A JAHAN]
HU (2) [06D UHHUH, 26D SHUE]
IA (2) [45A RUSTIA, 08D IAMS]
ID (2) [19A NIDRE, 11D TIDAL]
LI (2) [04D TRUELIES, 54D ELIE]
LL (2) [24A PULLED, 03D ROLL]
LO (2) [52A LOIRE, 47D SLOTS]
NC (2) [56A ONCDS, 05D FRANCE]
ND (2) [09D HONDURAS, 45D RWANDA]
NG (2) [35A OUTSANG, 39D UPSWINGS]
OG (2) [43A PROG, 34D YOGA]
OI (2) [52A LOIRE, 33D ATOI]
OW (2) [50A OHWOW, 48D TONOW]
RT (2) [01A DIRT, 32D BERT]
RU (2) [45A RUSTIA, 04D TRUELIES]
SW (2) [63A SWANS, 39D UPSWINGS]
UH (2) [06D UHHUH, 06D UHHUH]
UP (2) [20A CLEANUPS, 39D UPSWINGS]
VE (2) [57A VERN, 53D SVEN]
WA (2) [63A SWANS, 45D RWANDA]
ARI (2) [41A NARIS, 10D ARIELS]
ARS (2) [28A ROARS, 24D PARS]
ATO (2) [25D ATOY, 33D ATOI]
ELI (2) [04D TRUELIES, 54D ELIE]
IRE (2) [25A ASPIRE, 52A LOIRE]
LIE (2) [04D TRUELIES, 54D ELIE]
STR (2) [31A ASTRA, 47A STROPS]
UPS (2) [20A CLEANUPS, 39D UPSWINGS]
WAN (2) [63A SWANS, 45D RWANDA]
ELIE (2) [04D TRUELIES, 54D ELIE]
100 31D AGRA [Location of the Taj Mahal]
100 01D DAY [1/14th of a fortnight]
100 01A DIRT [It's under an oak]
100 05D FRANCE [A country]
100 09D HONDURAS [A country]
100 44D JORDAN [A country]
100 52A LOIRE [River with a lovely valley]
100 03D ROLL [Winning streak]
100 45D RWANDA [A country]
099 25A ASPIRE [Have lofty goals]
099 32A BAY [The Chesapeake, for one]
099 51D HERAT [Willie Nelson's "If You Can Touch ___ All"]
099 34D YOGA [Naturally numbing mat movements]
097 05A FUJI [Picturesque peak]
097 02D IMAC [Colorful computer]
097 27D PETS [Cats and dogs, frequently]
096 50A OHWOW ["That's amazing!"]
096 04D TRUELIES [1994 Schwarzenegger action comedy]
096 40A YES ["Do you agree?" answer]
095 18A AHEM ["Trying to subtly get your attention here..."]
095 07D JEEPERS ["My goodness!"]
095 16A ORION [Famed hunter justly remembered]
095 24A PULLED [Used, as a lever]
095 65A SEAS [Labrador, Greenland, and Aegean]
095 30A THEE [You, back in the day]
094 28A ROARS [Sounds like a lion]
094 11D TIDAL [___ Basin (D.C. body of water)]
093 42D INONEGO [Fluidly]
092 47D SLOTS [Addictive activity in Nevada]
090 63A SWANS [Graceful swimmers]
089 53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
087 61A EGAD [Not real contemporary interjection]
087 06D UHHUH ["Yep"]
084 32D BERT ["Mary Poppins" role]
084 24D PARS [Results of missed birdie putts, often]
084 15A RHEA [Perlman in "Barbie"]
084 47A STROPS [Razor sharpeners]
082 62A GIBB [Bee Gees surname]
081 29D OTIS [Mr. Spunkmeyer]
081 55D REBA [Ms. McEntire]
081 26D SHUE [Good surname for a cobbler]
081 53D SVEN ["Frozen" character]
080 14A AMOR [Latin "love"]
080 48D TONOW [Up ___ (thus far)]
080 12D TORRE [Joe who managed the Yankees]
078 36D ANAPESTS [Metrical feet]
078 20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
078 41A NARIS [Nostril, in medical-speak]
075 54D ELIE [Mr. Mystal]
071 08D IAMS [Cat food brand]
071 23A LECHE [Cafe con ___]
068 21D AER [___ Lingus]
066 39D UPSWINGS [Increased periods of activity]
064 44A JAHAN [Shah ___ (builder of the Taj Mahal)]
060 38A ISSUETO [Give, as an ID]
059 33D ATOI [Yours, to Yves]
059 57A VERN [Jim Varney role]
056 43A PROG [___-rock]
055 31A ASTRA ["Ad ___" (2019 Brad Pitt movie)]
054 58A NLER [Phil or D-back, say]
054 64A NOTA ["Skateboarding is ___ crime"]
054 60A TOEAT [Have a bite ___]
053 13D INEED ["___ to speak with you"]
050 19A NIDRE [Kol ___ (Hebrew prayer)]
050 17A YALU [River of East Asia]
046 37D NAHS [Casual rejections]
045 49D RICEA [___-Roni]
044 10D ARIELS [Many little girls, on the Halloween after "The Little Mermaid" came out]
044 56A ONCDS [Where much music is stored]
044 59D RBS [They gain yds.]
040 25D ATOY ["That is not ___!" (parent's admonishment)]
040 22A DEARE [18th-century sculptor John]
030 35A OUTSANG [Defeated on "American Idol"]
007 09A HATTI [Member of a Bronze Age people in southwest Asia]
??? 45A RUSTIA [Flowering plant of the Western Hemisphere]
??? 46D UOK [Three-letter text when checking on someone]
100 (1,3)→: CLEAN
100 (2,3)→: LEAN
100 (2,10)↓: RICE
100 (3,0)↓: TRUE
100 (4,7)↑: A.REA
100 (5,1)↙: R.E.ST
100 (5,10)←: SPORT
100 (7,0)↓: JEEP
100 (7,8)←: IRAN
100 (8,3)↙: SE..A..T
100 (8,7)→: ISSUE
100 (8,10)↓: HERA
100 (9,4)→: PULL
100 (9,7)←: SI.GN
100 (11,9)↓: SWING
100 (11,10)↓: WING
100 (14,1)↓: NEED
100 (14,4)←: DELL
01A DIRT [It's under an oak]: [UNDERSOIL& (42), DIAMONDS& (28), DUST& (18)]
05A FUJI [Picturesque peak]: [&ISAMBIGUATION (7)]
14A AMOR [Latin "love"]: [VENUS& (24), &LANGUAGE (2)]
16A ORION [Famed hunter justly remembered]: [JE& (54), D& (47)]
30A THEE [You, back in the day]: [ME& (47), &BEXPERIMENT (28)]
32A BAY [The Chesapeake, for one]: [CLEVEL& (86), WHITS& (78), LANGL& (71), CUMBERL& (57), ISL& (56), PORTL& (56), S& (55), CAWS& (52), TOTL& (46), &GABLE (46), WHITES& (45), &AYEVSKYDISTRICT (39), &ELGERTOV (36), OAKL& (35), TALL& (29), &ELGERSUKHBAATAR (29), &ALAIOMNOGOVI (22), &ASHKASAN (22), &URARMENIA (22), DYKEACKL& (17), &BASINFM (15), THEHERMITOFISL& (13), L& (12), NOL& (12), OHL& (12), &ORCLASSCORVETTE (9), &INABYIRI (4), &IPALOGO (4), &ITANGUIN (4), DYKEACL& (2), &AY (2), &URAZERBAIJAN (2)]
40A YES ["Do you agree?" answer]: [&NO (99), &NOANSWER (71), YES& (70), &YES (70), &ALSOYES (30), &YASASSAY (15), B& (9), &NOPLAY (7), &NODISAMBIGUATION (3)]
57A VERN [Jim Varney role]: [&MORENCY (65), &I (5)]
62A GIBB [Bee Gees surname]: [ELLISONSCOTL& (16)]
65A SEAS [Labrador, Greenland, and Aegean]: [CLASSICOFMOUNTAINS& (86), INL& (65), OPERATIONINL& (50), OCEANS& (46), GREENL& (20)]
01D DAY [1/14th of a fortnight]: [KNIGHT& (96), WORKNIGHT& (93), NIGHT& (91), &NIGHT (91), L& (86), DEFENDEROFTHEFATHERL& (85), FHOLL& (80), STEIN& (80), WEEKS& (69), LIKENIGHT& (66), &AGE (63), B& (59), REDH& (57), MARYL& (56), NITE& (56), INDIANASTATEFAIRB& (55), QUEENSL& (55), &NIGHT1997FILM (54), CASTLETONGARL& (51), ASDIFFERENTASNIGHT& (50), &NIGHTDRIVING (45), SWORDSOFNIGHT& (44), &NIGHT2004CHINESEFILM (37), &IAZ (36), &EERH (35), ROWL& (32), &NIGHT2004SWEDISHFILM (32), DEFENDEROFTHEMOTHERL& (31), &NIGHTTVSERIES (28), ABBOTSBURYGARL& (25), BETWEENNIGHT& (22), &DATE (22), &NIGHTCELLULARAUTOMATON (20), AMARYLLISNIGHT& (16), &NIGHTPAINTING (16), THESWORDSOFNIGHT& (14), RAINYDAY& (7), &NIGHTSONG (6)]
03D ROLL [Winning streak]: [ROCK& (100), STOPDROP& (97), SAVEROCK& (91), SHAKERATTLE& (91), WAKERATTLE& (87), OLDTIMEROCK& (86), ORIGINSOFROCK& (84), ITSONLYROCK& (80), LETSROCK& (80), THEHEARTOFROCK& (80), PICK& (76), THEHISTORYOFROCK& (75), &COURBIS (75), BRITISHROCK& (74), &PILAIN (74), &SMITH (67), KINGOFROCK& (56), HISTORYOFROCK& (54), QUEENOFROCK& (54), THEKINGOFROCK& (54), BORNTOROCK& (51), CHIP& (50), H& (50), KIDSCANROCK& (50), LETMEGOROCK& (50), &HSPAULDING (50), ILOVEROCK& (48), CITIESONFLAMEWITHROCK& (47), DROP& (46), FORMOFROCK& (46), BANGBANGROCK& (45), PREYFORROCK& (45), &SPLAINSNEWSOUTHWALES (45), ADOSEOFROCK& (44), SNAKERATTLE& (44), THEFALLOFROCK& (44), TUCK& (44), &BUSCH (44), DECKSANDRUMSANDROCK& (43), &DMCCUNE (42), &TOWNSHIPMICHIGAN (41), &GOLDEN (40), &OREGAN (38), &TOROK (36), &WREDLIN (36), JUSTGOODOLDROCK& (34), LOSCHIFLADOSDELROCK& (34), &LAWRENCE (32), THECHURCHOFROCK& (28), DOLLSSWEETROCK& (27), AMORYROCK& (26), THEPOWEROFROCK& (25), &ROMERO (25), &TODD (25), &EKIDDER (22), SEXANDDRUGSANDROCK& (19), &BEAUMONT (19), &MACDONALD (19), &DION (18), 1234ROCK& (15), BIRTHOFROCK& (14), ONFLAMEWITHROCK& (14), &HEIN (14), TEXASROCK& (13), DELETE& (12), STROLL& (12), &VHEISER (11), &EZURUIKE (10), MISTERROCK& (9), PLAYSTHATGOODOLDROCK& (9), LARGAVIDAALROCK& (8), ADULTROCK& (7), &FISHER (7), &IABIRD (7), KINDNESSISTHENEWROCK& (5), THERESNOLOVEINROCK& (3), CRAZYRUSSIANFOLK& (2), ITSALWAYSROCK& (2), &GERMAINECOLOGICALRESERVE (2), &HATFIELD (2)]
05D FRANCE [A country]: [&WEAPONSOFMASSDESTRUCTION (94), &GERMANYSTAR (93), 1990KANGAROOTOUROFGREATBRITAIN& (92), 1982KANGAROOTOUROFGREATBRITAIN& (91), 1986KANGAROOTOUROFGREATBRITAIN& (90), 1978KANGAROOTOUROFGREATBRITAIN& (88), 1994KANGAROOTOUROFGREATBRITAIN& (87), BELFRIESOFBELGIUM& (87), 1973KANGAROOTOUROFGREATBRITAIN& (86), 2003KANGAROOTOUROFGREATBRITAIN& (84), DUALMONARCHYOFENGLAND& (79), UNIONOFBRITTANY& (79), SPECIALOPERATIONSCOMM& (74), CLERMONTFERR& (57), &ALGERIA (52), AMERICA& (51), IREL& (44), &THEAMERICANCIVILWAR (40), &ENGLANDINNORTHAMERICA (29), HOUTL& (25), &THEUNITEDNATIONS (24), NATIONALTERRITORYLANDCOMM& (21), AIRFORCESCOMM& (18), 2005TONGARUGBYUNIONTOUROFITALY& (15), JOINTSPACECOMM& (12), 1994CANADARUGBYUNIONTOUROFENGLAND& (6), 2001FIJIRUGBYUNIONTOUROFITALY& (5), 1990FIJIRUGBYUNIONTOUROFHONGKONG& (2), AIRFORCETRAININGCOMM& (2)]
10D ARIELS [Many little girls, on the Halloween after "The Little Mermaid" came out]: [&S (10)]
29D OTIS [Mr. Spunkmeyer]: [THEADVENTURESOFMILO& (80), MILO& (45)]
32D BERT ["Mary Poppins" role]: [&ERNIE (89), &REWSJOURNALIST (66), &RE (54), &DICKIE (52), &ERNIESINGALONG (49), &ERNIESGREATADVENTURES (48), ERNIE& (44), JOHNPAULGEORGERINGO& (43), &ARNIESGUIDETOFRIENDSHIP (25), &JOHN (25), &REWSPHOTOGRAPHER (20)]
44D JORDAN [A country]: [&ERSONRACINGDRIVER (92), &ERSONRACING (83), &EINSTEINFRAMES (42), &ERSON (37), SE& (27), AMY& (17), &REWS (15), &SALTLAKECITYCANAL (7)]
45D RWANDA [A country]: [&BURUNDIFRANC (44)]
47D SLOTS [Addictive activity in Nevada]: [SIGNALS& (36)]
53D SVEN ["Frozen" character]: [&RIGHETTO (81), &ERSSONPOLITICIAN (37), &ERSSONFARMWORKER (35), &ERSSONFOOTBALLERBORN1963 (35), &ERSSONFOOTBALLERBORN1907 (14), &ERIKNORDSTROM (10), &ERSSONSPEEDSKATER (7), &ERSSONFOOTBALLERBORN1945 (2), &ERSSONICEHOCKEY (2)]
54D ELIE [Mr. Mystal]: [&EARLSFERRY (81), &DIEUDONNE (13)]
55D REBA [Ms. McEntire]: [ZACK& (42)]
source: across entries with at least 8 characters
20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
clEAnups
53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
snEAkier
20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
clEanups
53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
snEakiersneakiEr
20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
cleAnups
53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
sneAkier
20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
cleaNups
53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
sNeakier
20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
cleanupS
53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
Sneakier
01A DIRT [It's under an oak]
05A FUJI [Picturesque peak]
09A HATTI [Member of a Bronze Age people in southwest Asia]
14A AMOR [Latin "love"]
15A RHEA [Perlman in "Barbie"]
16A ORION [Famed hunter justly remembered]
17A YALU [River of East Asia]
18A AHEM ["Trying to subtly get your attention here..."]
19A NIDRE [Kol ___ (Hebrew prayer)]
20A CLEANUPS [Park-improving activities]
22A DEARE [18th-century sculptor John]
23A LECHE [Cafe con ___]
24A PULLED [Used, as a lever]
25A ASPIRE [Have lofty goals]
28A ROARS [Sounds like a lion]
30A THEE [You, back in the day]
31A ASTRA ["Ad ___" (2019 Brad Pitt movie)]
32A BAY [The Chesapeake, for one]
35A OUTSANG [Defeated on "American Idol"]
38A ISSUETO [Give, as an ID]
40A YES ["Do you agree?" answer]
41A NARIS [Nostril, in medical-speak]
43A PROG [___-rock]
44A JAHAN [Shah ___ (builder of the Taj Mahal)]
45A RUSTIA [Flowering plant of the Western Hemisphere]
47A STROPS [Razor sharpeners]
50A OHWOW ["That's amazing!"]
52A LOIRE [River with a lovely valley]
53A SNEAKIER [Less forthright]
56A ONCDS [Where much music is stored]
57A VERN [Jim Varney role]
58A NLER [Phil or D-back, say]
60A TOEAT [Have a bite ___]
61A EGAD [Not real contemporary interjection]
62A GIBB [Bee Gees surname]
63A SWANS [Graceful swimmers]
64A NOTA ["Skateboarding is ___ crime"]
65A SEAS [Labrador, Greenland, and Aegean]
01D DAY [1/14th of a fortnight]
02D IMAC [Colorful computer]
03D ROLL [Winning streak]
04D TRUELIES [1994 Schwarzenegger action comedy]
05D FRANCE [A country]
06D UHHUH ["Yep"]
07D JEEPERS ["My goodness!"]
08D IAMS [Cat food brand]
09D HONDURAS [A country]
10D ARIELS [Many little girls, on the Halloween after "The Little Mermaid" came out]
11D TIDAL [___ Basin (D.C. body of water)]
12D TORRE [Joe who managed the Yankees]
13D INEED ["___ to speak with you"]
21D AER [___ Lingus]
24D PARS [Results of missed birdie putts, often]
25D ATOY ["That is not ___!" (parent's admonishment)]
26D SHUE [Good surname for a cobbler]
27D PETS [Cats and dogs, frequently]
29D OTIS [Mr. Spunkmeyer]
31D AGRA [Location of the Taj Mahal]
32D BERT ["Mary Poppins" role]
33D ATOI [Yours, to Yves]
34D YOGA [Naturally numbing mat movements]
36D ANAPESTS [Metrical feet]
37D NAHS [Casual rejections]
39D UPSWINGS [Increased periods of activity]
42D INONEGO [Fluidly]
44D JORDAN [A country]
45D RWANDA [A country]
46D UOK [Three-letter text when checking on someone]
47D SLOTS [Addictive activity in Nevada]
48D TONOW [Up ___ (thus far)]
49D RICEA [___-Roni]
51D HERAT [Willie Nelson's "If You Can Touch ___ All"]
53D SVEN ["Frozen" character]
54D ELIE [Mr. Mystal]
55D REBA [Ms. McEntire]
59D RBS [They gain yds.]
TITLE: MGWCC #834 -- "World Traveler"
NOTEPAD: This week's contest answer is a 7-letter word pertaining to travel.
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