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TITLE: MGWCC #830 -- "Starting Directions"
NOTEPAD: This puzzle's contest answer is an eight-letter word pertaining to travel.
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GRIP█LSD█DWIGHT
RUNE█AWE█ORDEAL
ALLA█TEM█TIERRA
SEARCHLIGHTS███
PRY█HELLO█OTTOI
███MIR█LOAF█AND
GIMEL█OENO█ONIN
NEOLITH█ICANTOO
ARTS█IDBE█NOONS
REO█ACAI█PTS███
LIRAS█ROSSI█RAD
███NWANDOACHEBE
VIELEN█ALL█ASIN
OLEELO█TIM█JEDI
ALKYLS█ADS█ITEM
01A GRIP [Tennis racket part]
05A LSD [Trip provider]
08A DWIGHT [Tightly-wound character on "The Office"]
14A RUNE [Danish tennis star Holger ___]
15A AWE [Wonderment]
16A ORDEAL [Difficult experience]
17A ALLA [Penne ___ vodka (pasta dish)]
18A TEM [President pro ___]
19A TIERRA [Land, in Lima]
20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
23A PRY [Ask one too many questions]
24A HELLO ["What on earth were you thinking?"]
25A OTTOI ["Great" Holy Roman Emperor]
29A MIR [Space station from 1986-2001]
30A LOAF [Bakery purchase]
32A AND ["So what?"]
33A GIMEL [Letter on a dreidel]
36A OENO [Prefix meaning "wine-related"]
37A ONIN ["Come right ___!"]
38A NEOLITH [Stone tool]
40A ICANTOO [Defiant statement]
42A ARTS [Part of STEAM]
43A IDBE ["___ remiss if..."]
45A NOONS [High times?]
46A REO [___ Speedwagon ("Keep on Lovin' You" band)]
47A ACAI [Fruit from the Amazon]
48A PTS [Basketball stat]
49A LIRAS [Turkish coins]
51A ROSSI [Most common surname in Italy]
53A RAD [Super-cool]
56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
59A VIELEN ["___ dank" (German for "Thanks very much")]
62A ALL ["___ I said was..."]
63A ASIN ["O ___ 'Oscar'"]
64A OLEELO [1976 compilation album with "Strange Magic"]
65A TIM [Meadows of "SNL" fame]
66A JEDI [Yoda, e.g.]
67A ALKYLS [Propyl and ethyl, for two]
68A ADS [They pop up from time to time]
69A ITEM [Thing]
01D GRASP [Fully understand]
02D RULER [King or queen, e.g.]
03D INLAY [Embedded design]
04D PEAR [Lightbulb-shaped food]
05D LATHER [Step before "rinse"]
06D SWELL ["Awesome," back in the day]
07D DEMILLE ["The Ten Commandments" director]
08D DOTH ["The lady ___ protest too much, methinks"]
09D WRITOF [Words before "mandamus" or "habeas corpus"]
10D IDEST ["Or to put it another way..."]
11D GER [Cologne's country]
12D HAR [Sarcastic laugh]
13D TLA [OMG or BRB, say]
21D CHILI [Texas dish]
22D GOONIE [Any of the title characters in a 1985 adventure movie]
26D TANTO [So much, in music]
27D ONION [Salsa ingredient]
28D IDNOS [Digits at work, often (abbr.)]
29D MELS [Where Alice, Flo, and Vera worked]
31D AOC [Prominent member of Congress from NYC]
33D GNARL [Tree protuberance]
34D IEREI [".... was ___ saw..."]
35D MOTOR [It powers a Porsche]
36D OHDARN ["Shoot!"]
37D ONOS [Singer Yoko and soccer player Shinji, for two]
39D TIC [Part of OOO]
41D ANTIC [Bit of wackiness]
44D BIODATA [Height, eye color, etc.]
47D ASWELL [Too]
48D PSALMS ["The Lord is close to the brokenhearted" source]
50D ANLEY [Company that makes flags]
52D SOLID [Dependable]
53D RESET [Bowling alley button]
54D ABIDE [Tolerate]
55D DENIM [Material that's mined backward?]
57D ANOS [Years in the Yucatan]
58D HAJI [Pilgrimage veteran]
59D VOA [Radio network]
60D ILL ["___ be back!"]
61D EEK [Mouse-spotter's shout]
GRASP█GNARL█VOA
RULER█IEREI█ILL
INLAY█MOTOR█EEK
PEAR█MELS█ANLEY
███CHILI█ASWELL
LATHER█TIC█ANOS
SWELL█OHDARN███
DEMILLE█BIODATA
███GOONIE█SOLID
DOTH█AOC█PSALMS
WRITOF█ANTIC███
IDEST█ONOS█HAJI
GER█TANTO█RESET
HAR█ONION█ABIDE
TLA█IDNOS█DENIM
05A LSD [Trip provider]
15A AWE [Wonderment]
18A TEM [President pro ___]
23A PRY [Ask one too many questions]
29A MIR [Space station from 1986-2001]
32A AND ["So what?"]
46A REO [___ Speedwagon ("Keep on Lovin' You" band)]
48A PTS [Basketball stat]
53A RAD [Super-cool]
62A ALL ["___ I said was..."]
65A TIM [Meadows of "SNL" fame]
68A ADS [They pop up from time to time]
11D GER [Cologne's country]
12D HAR [Sarcastic laugh]
13D TLA [OMG or BRB, say]
31D AOC [Prominent member of Congress from NYC]
39D TIC [Part of OOO]
59D VOA [Radio network]
60D ILL ["___ be back!"]
61D EEK [Mouse-spotter's shout]
01A GRIP [Tennis racket part]
14A RUNE [Danish tennis star Holger ___]
17A ALLA [Penne ___ vodka (pasta dish)]
30A LOAF [Bakery purchase]
36A OENO [Prefix meaning "wine-related"]
37A ONIN ["Come right ___!"]
42A ARTS [Part of STEAM]
43A IDBE ["___ remiss if..."]
47A ACAI [Fruit from the Amazon]
63A ASIN ["O ___ 'Oscar'"]
66A JEDI [Yoda, e.g.]
69A ITEM [Thing]
04D PEAR [Lightbulb-shaped food]
08D DOTH ["The lady ___ protest too much, methinks"]
29D MELS [Where Alice, Flo, and Vera worked]
37D ONOS [Singer Yoko and soccer player Shinji, for two]
57D ANOS [Years in the Yucatan]
58D HAJI [Pilgrimage veteran]
24A HELLO ["What on earth were you thinking?"]
25A OTTOI ["Great" Holy Roman Emperor]
33A GIMEL [Letter on a dreidel]
45A NOONS [High times?]
49A LIRAS [Turkish coins]
51A ROSSI [Most common surname in Italy]
01D GRASP [Fully understand]
02D RULER [King or queen, e.g.]
03D INLAY [Embedded design]
06D SWELL ["Awesome," back in the day]
10D IDEST ["Or to put it another way..."]
21D CHILI [Texas dish]
26D TANTO [So much, in music]
27D ONION [Salsa ingredient]
28D IDNOS [Digits at work, often (abbr.)]
33D GNARL [Tree protuberance]
34D IEREI [".... was ___ saw..."]
35D MOTOR [It powers a Porsche]
41D ANTIC [Bit of wackiness]
50D ANLEY [Company that makes flags]
52D SOLID [Dependable]
53D RESET [Bowling alley button]
54D ABIDE [Tolerate]
55D DENIM [Material that's mined backward?]
08A DWIGHT [Tightly-wound character on "The Office"]
16A ORDEAL [Difficult experience]
19A TIERRA [Land, in Lima]
59A VIELEN ["___ dank" (German for "Thanks very much")]
64A OLEELO [1976 compilation album with "Strange Magic"]
67A ALKYLS [Propyl and ethyl, for two]
05D LATHER [Step before "rinse"]
09D WRITOF [Words before "mandamus" or "habeas corpus"]
22D GOONIE [Any of the title characters in a 1985 adventure movie]
36D OHDARN ["Shoot!"]
47D ASWELL [Too]
48D PSALMS ["The Lord is close to the brokenhearted" source]
38A NEOLITH [Stone tool]
40A ICANTOO [Defiant statement]
07D DEMILLE ["The Ten Commandments" director]
44D BIODATA [Height, eye color, etc.]
20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
15A AWE [Wonderment]
53A RAD [Super-cool]
69A ITEM [Thing]
36D OHDARN ["Shoot!"]
47D ASWELL [Too]
52D SOLID [Dependable]
54D ABIDE [Tolerate]
05A LSD [Trip provider]
16A ORDEAL [Difficult experience]
30A LOAF [Bakery purchase]
32A AND ["So what?"]
38A NEOLITH [Stone tool]
40A ICANTOO [Defiant statement]
45A NOONS [High times?]
48A PTS [Basketball stat]
49A LIRAS [Turkish coins]
66A JEDI [Yoda, e.g.]
01D GRASP [Fully understand]
03D INLAY [Embedded design]
04D PEAR [Lightbulb-shaped food]
11D GER [Cologne's country]
12D HAR [Sarcastic laugh]
21D CHILI [Texas dish]
27D ONION [Salsa ingredient]
33D GNARL [Tree protuberance]
58D HAJI [Pilgrimage veteran]
59D VOA [Radio network]
61D EEK [Mouse-spotter's shout]
01A GRIP [Tennis racket part]
18A TEM [President pro ___]
19A TIERRA [Land, in Lima]
20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
36A OENO [Prefix meaning "wine-related"]
37A ONIN ["Come right ___!"]
42A ARTS [Part of STEAM]
43A IDBE ["___ remiss if..."]
63A ASIN ["O ___ 'Oscar'"]
05D LATHER [Step before "rinse"]
39D TIC [Part of OOO]
41D ANTIC [Bit of wackiness]
53D RESET [Bowling alley button]
60D ILL ["___ be back!"]
25A OTTOI ["Great" Holy Roman Emperor]
29A MIR [Space station from 1986-2001]
33A GIMEL [Letter on a dreidel]
47A ACAI [Fruit from the Amazon]
62A ALL ["___ I said was..."]
65A TIM [Meadows of "SNL" fame]
02D RULER [King or queen, e.g.]
07D DEMILLE ["The Ten Commandments" director]
13D TLA [OMG or BRB, say]
26D TANTO [So much, in music]
34D IEREI [".... was ___ saw..."]
35D MOTOR [It powers a Porsche]
44D BIODATA [Height, eye color, etc.]
50D ANLEY [Company that makes flags]
55D DENIM [Material that's mined backward?]
57D ANOS [Years in the Yucatan]
08A DWIGHT [Tightly-wound character on "The Office"]
14A RUNE [Danish tennis star Holger ___]
17A ALLA [Penne ___ vodka (pasta dish)]
23A PRY [Ask one too many questions]
51A ROSSI [Most common surname in Italy]
67A ALKYLS [Propyl and ethyl, for two]
06D SWELL ["Awesome," back in the day]
28D IDNOS [Digits at work, often (abbr.)]
24A HELLO ["What on earth were you thinking?"]
64A OLEELO [1976 compilation album with "Strange Magic"]
09D WRITOF [Words before "mandamus" or "habeas corpus"]
10D IDEST ["Or to put it another way..."]
29D MELS [Where Alice, Flo, and Vera worked]
31D AOC [Prominent member of Congress from NYC]
46A REO [___ Speedwagon ("Keep on Lovin' You" band)]
59A VIELEN ["___ dank" (German for "Thanks very much")]
68A ADS [They pop up from time to time]
08D DOTH ["The lady ___ protest too much, methinks"]
37D ONOS [Singer Yoko and soccer player Shinji, for two]
48D PSALMS ["The Lord is close to the brokenhearted" source]
56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
22D GOONIE [Any of the title characters in a 1985 adventure movie]
54D ABIDE [Tolerate]
47A ACAI [Fruit from the Amazon]
68A ADS [They pop up from time to time]
67A ALKYLS [Propyl and ethyl, for two]
62A ALL ["___ I said was..."]
17A ALLA [Penne ___ vodka (pasta dish)]
32A AND ["So what?"]
50D ANLEY [Company that makes flags]
57D ANOS [Years in the Yucatan]
41D ANTIC [Bit of wackiness]
31D AOC [Prominent member of Congress from NYC]
42A ARTS [Part of STEAM]
63A ASIN ["O ___ 'Oscar'"]
47D ASWELL [Too]
15A AWE [Wonderment]
44D BIODATA [Height, eye color, etc.]
21D CHILI [Texas dish]
07D DEMILLE ["The Ten Commandments" director]
55D DENIM [Material that's mined backward?]
08D DOTH ["The lady ___ protest too much, methinks"]
08A DWIGHT [Tightly-wound character on "The Office"]
61D EEK [Mouse-spotter's shout]
11D GER [Cologne's country]
33A GIMEL [Letter on a dreidel]
33D GNARL [Tree protuberance]
22D GOONIE [Any of the title characters in a 1985 adventure movie]
01D GRASP [Fully understand]
01A GRIP [Tennis racket part]
58D HAJI [Pilgrimage veteran]
12D HAR [Sarcastic laugh]
24A HELLO ["What on earth were you thinking?"]
40A ICANTOO [Defiant statement]
43A IDBE ["___ remiss if..."]
10D IDEST ["Or to put it another way..."]
28D IDNOS [Digits at work, often (abbr.)]
34D IEREI [".... was ___ saw..."]
60D ILL ["___ be back!"]
03D INLAY [Embedded design]
69A ITEM [Thing]
66A JEDI [Yoda, e.g.]
05D LATHER [Step before "rinse"]
49A LIRAS [Turkish coins]
30A LOAF [Bakery purchase]
05A LSD [Trip provider]
29D MELS [Where Alice, Flo, and Vera worked]
29A MIR [Space station from 1986-2001]
35D MOTOR [It powers a Porsche]
38A NEOLITH [Stone tool]
45A NOONS [High times?]
56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
36A OENO [Prefix meaning "wine-related"]
36D OHDARN ["Shoot!"]
64A OLEELO [1976 compilation album with "Strange Magic"]
37A ONIN ["Come right ___!"]
27D ONION [Salsa ingredient]
37D ONOS [Singer Yoko and soccer player Shinji, for two]
16A ORDEAL [Difficult experience]
25A OTTOI ["Great" Holy Roman Emperor]
04D PEAR [Lightbulb-shaped food]
23A PRY [Ask one too many questions]
48D PSALMS ["The Lord is close to the brokenhearted" source]
48A PTS [Basketball stat]
53A RAD [Super-cool]
46A REO [___ Speedwagon ("Keep on Lovin' You" band)]
53D RESET [Bowling alley button]
51A ROSSI [Most common surname in Italy]
02D RULER [King or queen, e.g.]
14A RUNE [Danish tennis star Holger ___]
20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
52D SOLID [Dependable]
06D SWELL ["Awesome," back in the day]
26D TANTO [So much, in music]
18A TEM [President pro ___]
39D TIC [Part of OOO]
19A TIERRA [Land, in Lima]
65A TIM [Meadows of "SNL" fame]
13D TLA [OMG or BRB, say]
59A VIELEN ["___ dank" (German for "Thanks very much")]
59D VOA [Radio network]
09D WRITOF [Words before "mandamus" or "habeas corpus"]
34D IEREI [".... was ___ saw..."]
06D SWELL ["Awesome," back in the day]
37A ONIN ["Come right ___!"]
25A OTTOI ["Great" Holy Roman Emperor]
63A ASIN ["O ___ 'Oscar'"]
10D IDEST ["Or to put it another way..."]
36D OHDARN ["Shoot!"]
32A AND ["So what?"]
48D PSALMS ["The Lord is close to the brokenhearted" source]
07D DEMILLE ["The Ten Commandments" director]
08D DOTH ["The lady ___ protest too much, methinks"]
24A HELLO ["What on earth were you thinking?"]
62A ALL ["___ I said was..."]
60D ILL ["___ be back!"]
59A VIELEN ["___ dank" (German for "Thanks very much")]
43A IDBE ["___ remiss if..."]
64A OLEELO [1976 compilation album with "Strange Magic"]
22D GOONIE [Any of the title characters in a 1985 adventure movie]
23A PRY [Ask one too many questions]
30A LOAF [Bakery purchase]
48A PTS [Basketball stat]
41D ANTIC [Bit of wackiness]
53D RESET [Bowling alley button]
11D GER [Cologne's country]
50D ANLEY [Company that makes flags]
14A RUNE [Danish tennis star Holger ___]
40A ICANTOO [Defiant statement]
52D SOLID [Dependable]
16A ORDEAL [Difficult experience]
28D IDNOS [Digits at work, often (abbr.)]
03D INLAY [Embedded design]
47A ACAI [Fruit from the Amazon]
01D GRASP [Fully understand]
44D BIODATA [Height, eye color, etc.]
45A NOONS [High times?]
35D MOTOR [It powers a Porsche]
02D RULER [King or queen, e.g.]
19A TIERRA [Land, in Lima]
33A GIMEL [Letter on a dreidel]
04D PEAR [Lightbulb-shaped food]
55D DENIM [Material that's mined backward?]
65A TIM [Meadows of "SNL" fame]
51A ROSSI [Most common surname in Italy]
61D EEK [Mouse-spotter's shout]
56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
13D TLA [OMG or BRB, say]
39D TIC [Part of OOO]
42A ARTS [Part of STEAM]
17A ALLA [Penne ___ vodka (pasta dish)]
58D HAJI [Pilgrimage veteran]
36A OENO [Prefix meaning "wine-related"]
18A TEM [President pro ___]
31D AOC [Prominent member of Congress from NYC]
67A ALKYLS [Propyl and ethyl, for two]
59D VOA [Radio network]
20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
27D ONION [Salsa ingredient]
12D HAR [Sarcastic laugh]
37D ONOS [Singer Yoko and soccer player Shinji, for two]
26D TANTO [So much, in music]
29A MIR [Space station from 1986-2001]
05D LATHER [Step before "rinse"]
38A NEOLITH [Stone tool]
53A RAD [Super-cool]
01A GRIP [Tennis racket part]
21D CHILI [Texas dish]
68A ADS [They pop up from time to time]
69A ITEM [Thing]
08A DWIGHT [Tightly-wound character on "The Office"]
54D ABIDE [Tolerate]
47D ASWELL [Too]
33D GNARL [Tree protuberance]
05A LSD [Trip provider]
49A LIRAS [Turkish coins]
29D MELS [Where Alice, Flo, and Vera worked]
15A AWE [Wonderment]
09D WRITOF [Words before "mandamus" or "habeas corpus"]
57D ANOS [Years in the Yucatan]
66A JEDI [Yoda, e.g.]
46A REO [___ Speedwagon ("Keep on Lovin' You" band)]
64A OLEELO [1976 compilation album with "Strange Magic"]
22D GOONIE [Any of the title characters in a 1985 adventure movie]
23A PRY [Ask one too many questions]
06D SWELL ["Awesome," back in the day]
30A LOAF [Bakery purchase]
48A PTS [Basketball stat]
60D ILL ["___ be back!"]
41D ANTIC [Bit of wackiness]
53D RESET [Bowling alley button]
11D GER [Cologne's country]
37A ONIN ["Come right ___!"]
50D ANLEY [Company that makes flags]
14A RUNE [Danish tennis star Holger ___]
59A VIELEN ["___ dank" (German for "Thanks very much")]
40A ICANTOO [Defiant statement]
52D SOLID [Dependable]
16A ORDEAL [Difficult experience]
28D IDNOS [Digits at work, often (abbr.)]
03D INLAY [Embedded design]
47A ACAI [Fruit from the Amazon]
01D GRASP [Fully understand]
25A OTTOI ["Great" Holy Roman Emperor]
44D BIODATA [Height, eye color, etc.]
45A NOONS [High times?]
62A ALL ["___ I said was..."]
35D MOTOR [It powers a Porsche]
02D RULER [King or queen, e.g.]
19A TIERRA [Land, in Lima]
33A GIMEL [Letter on a dreidel]
04D PEAR [Lightbulb-shaped food]
55D DENIM [Material that's mined backward?]
65A TIM [Meadows of "SNL" fame]
51A ROSSI [Most common surname in Italy]
61D EEK [Mouse-spotter's shout]
56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
13D TLA [OMG or BRB, say]
63A ASIN ["O ___ 'Oscar'"]
10D IDEST ["Or to put it another way..."]
39D TIC [Part of OOO]
42A ARTS [Part of STEAM]
17A ALLA [Penne ___ vodka (pasta dish)]
58D HAJI [Pilgrimage veteran]
36A OENO [Prefix meaning "wine-related"]
18A TEM [President pro ___]
31D AOC [Prominent member of Congress from NYC]
67A ALKYLS [Propyl and ethyl, for two]
59D VOA [Radio network]
43A IDBE ["___ remiss if..."]
20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
27D ONION [Salsa ingredient]
12D HAR [Sarcastic laugh]
36D OHDARN ["Shoot!"]
37D ONOS [Singer Yoko and soccer player Shinji, for two]
26D TANTO [So much, in music]
32A AND ["So what?"]
29A MIR [Space station from 1986-2001]
46A REO [___ Speedwagon ("Keep on Lovin' You" band)]
05D LATHER [Step before "rinse"]
38A NEOLITH [Stone tool]
53A RAD [Super-cool]
01A GRIP [Tennis racket part]
21D CHILI [Texas dish]
08D DOTH ["The lady ___ protest too much, methinks"]
48D PSALMS ["The Lord is close to the brokenhearted" source]
07D DEMILLE ["The Ten Commandments" director]
68A ADS [They pop up from time to time]
69A ITEM [Thing]
08A DWIGHT [Tightly-wound character on "The Office"]
54D ABIDE [Tolerate]
47D ASWELL [Too]
33D GNARL [Tree protuberance]
05A LSD [Trip provider]
49A LIRAS [Turkish coins]
34D IEREI [".... was ___ saw..."]
24A HELLO ["What on earth were you thinking?"]
29D MELS [Where Alice, Flo, and Vera worked]
15A AWE [Wonderment]
09D WRITOF [Words before "mandamus" or "habeas corpus"]
57D ANOS [Years in the Yucatan]
66A JEDI [Yoda, e.g.]
01A GRIP [Tennis racket part]
01D GRASP [Fully understand]
02D RULER [King or queen, e.g.]
03D INLAY [Embedded design]
04D PEAR [Lightbulb-shaped food]
05A LSD [Trip provider]
05D LATHER [Step before "rinse"]
06D SWELL ["Awesome," back in the day]
07D DEMILLE ["The Ten Commandments" director]
08A DWIGHT [Tightly-wound character on "The Office"]
08D DOTH ["The lady ___ protest too much, methinks"]
09D WRITOF [Words before "mandamus" or "habeas corpus"]
10D IDEST ["Or to put it another way..."]
11D GER [Cologne's country]
12D HAR [Sarcastic laugh]
13D TLA [OMG or BRB, say]
14A RUNE [Danish tennis star Holger ___]
15A AWE [Wonderment]
16A ORDEAL [Difficult experience]
17A ALLA [Penne ___ vodka (pasta dish)]
18A TEM [President pro ___]
19A TIERRA [Land, in Lima]
20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
21D CHILI [Texas dish]
22D GOONIE [Any of the title characters in a 1985 adventure movie]
23A PRY [Ask one too many questions]
24A HELLO ["What on earth were you thinking?"]
25A OTTOI ["Great" Holy Roman Emperor]
26D TANTO [So much, in music]
27D ONION [Salsa ingredient]
28D IDNOS [Digits at work, often (abbr.)]
29A MIR [Space station from 1986-2001]
29D MELS [Where Alice, Flo, and Vera worked]
30A LOAF [Bakery purchase]
31D AOC [Prominent member of Congress from NYC]
32A AND ["So what?"]
33A GIMEL [Letter on a dreidel]
33D GNARL [Tree protuberance]
34D IEREI [".... was ___ saw..."]
35D MOTOR [It powers a Porsche]
36A OENO [Prefix meaning "wine-related"]
36D OHDARN ["Shoot!"]
37A ONIN ["Come right ___!"]
37D ONOS [Singer Yoko and soccer player Shinji, for two]
38A NEOLITH [Stone tool]
39D TIC [Part of OOO]
40A ICANTOO [Defiant statement]
41D ANTIC [Bit of wackiness]
42A ARTS [Part of STEAM]
43A IDBE ["___ remiss if..."]
44D BIODATA [Height, eye color, etc.]
45A NOONS [High times?]
46A REO [___ Speedwagon ("Keep on Lovin' You" band)]
47A ACAI [Fruit from the Amazon]
47D ASWELL [Too]
48A PTS [Basketball stat]
48D PSALMS ["The Lord is close to the brokenhearted" source]
49A LIRAS [Turkish coins]
50D ANLEY [Company that makes flags]
51A ROSSI [Most common surname in Italy]
52D SOLID [Dependable]
53A RAD [Super-cool]
53D RESET [Bowling alley button]
54D ABIDE [Tolerate]
55D DENIM [Material that's mined backward?]
56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
57D ANOS [Years in the Yucatan]
58D HAJI [Pilgrimage veteran]
59A VIELEN ["___ dank" (German for "Thanks very much")]
59D VOA [Radio network]
60D ILL ["___ be back!"]
61D EEK [Mouse-spotter's shout]
62A ALL ["___ I said was..."]
63A ASIN ["O ___ 'Oscar'"]
64A OLEELO [1976 compilation album with "Strange Magic"]
65A TIM [Meadows of "SNL" fame]
66A JEDI [Yoda, e.g.]
67A ALKYLS [Propyl and ethyl, for two]
68A ADS [They pop up from time to time]
69A ITEM [Thing]
14A RUNE [Danish tennis star Holger ___]
17A ALLA [Penne ___ vodka (pasta dish)]
18A TEM [President pro ___]
37A ONIN ["Come right ___!"]
43A IDBE ["___ remiss if..."]
46A REO [___ Speedwagon ("Keep on Lovin' You" band)]
59A VIELEN ["___ dank" (German for "Thanks very much")]
62A ALL ["___ I said was..."]
63A ASIN ["O ___ 'Oscar'"]
08D DOTH ["The lady ___ protest too much, methinks"]
34D IEREI [".... was ___ saw..."]
60D ILL ["___ be back!"]
18A TEM [President pro ___]
63A ASIN ["O ___ 'Oscar'"]
11D GER [Cologne's country]
60D ILL ["___ be back!"]
(TRP) 01A GRIP [Tennis racket part]
(TP) 05A LSD [Trip provider]
(TWCOTO) 08A DWIGHT [Tightly-wound character on "The Office"]
(DTSH) 14A RUNE [Danish tennis star Holger ___]
(W) 15A AWE [Wonderment]
(DE) 16A ORDEAL [Difficult experience]
(PVPD) 17A ALLA [Penne ___ vodka (pasta dish)]
(PP) 18A TEM [President pro ___]
(LIL) 19A TIERRA [Land, in Lima]
(RES) 20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
(AOTMQ) 23A PRY [Ask one too many questions]
(WOEWYT) 24A HELLO ["What on earth were you thinking?"]
(GHRE) 25A OTTOI ["Great" Holy Roman Emperor]
(SSF) 29A MIR [Space station from 1986-2001]
(BP) 30A LOAF [Bakery purchase]
(SW) 32A AND ["So what?"]
(LOAD) 33A GIMEL [Letter on a dreidel]
(PMWR) 36A OENO [Prefix meaning "wine-related"]
(CR) 37A ONIN ["Come right ___!"]
(ST) 38A NEOLITH [Stone tool]
(DS) 40A ICANTOO [Defiant statement]
(POS) 42A ARTS [Part of STEAM]
(RI) 43A IDBE ["___ remiss if..."]
(HT) 45A NOONS [High times?]
(SKOLYB) 46A REO [___ Speedwagon ("Keep on Lovin' You" band)]
(FFTA) 47A ACAI [Fruit from the Amazon]
(BS) 48A PTS [Basketball stat]
(TC) 49A LIRAS [Turkish coins]
(MCSII) 51A ROSSI [Most common surname in Italy]
(SC) 53A RAD [Super-cool]
(NASWWSFTWAK) 56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
(DGFTVM) 59A VIELEN ["___ dank" (German for "Thanks very much")]
(ISW) 62A ALL ["___ I said was..."]
(OO) 63A ASIN ["O ___ 'Oscar'"]
(CAWSM) 64A OLEELO [1976 compilation album with "Strange Magic"]
(MOSF) 65A TIM [Meadows of "SNL" fame]
(YE) 66A JEDI [Yoda, e.g.]
(PAEFT) 67A ALKYLS [Propyl and ethyl, for two]
(TPUFTTT) 68A ADS [They pop up from time to time]
(T) 69A ITEM [Thing]
(FU) 01D GRASP [Fully understand]
(KOQE) 02D RULER [King or queen, e.g.]
(ED) 03D INLAY [Embedded design]
(LSF) 04D PEAR [Lightbulb-shaped food]
(SBR) 05D LATHER [Step before "rinse"]
(ABITD) 06D SWELL ["Awesome," back in the day]
(TTCD) 07D DEMILLE ["The Ten Commandments" director]
(TLPTMM) 08D DOTH ["The lady ___ protest too much, methinks"]
(WBMOHC) 09D WRITOF [Words before "mandamus" or "habeas corpus"]
(OTPIAW) 10D IDEST ["Or to put it another way..."]
(CC) 11D GER [Cologne's country]
(SL) 12D HAR [Sarcastic laugh]
(OOBS) 13D TLA [OMG or BRB, say]
(TD) 21D CHILI [Texas dish]
(AOTTCIAAM) 22D GOONIE [Any of the title characters in a 1985 adventure movie]
(SMIM) 26D TANTO [So much, in music]
(SI) 27D ONION [Salsa ingredient]
(DAWOA) 28D IDNOS [Digits at work, often (abbr.)]
(WAFAVW) 29D MELS [Where Alice, Flo, and Vera worked]
(PMOCFN) 31D AOC [Prominent member of Congress from NYC]
(TP) 33D GNARL [Tree protuberance]
(WS) 34D IEREI [".... was ___ saw..."]
(IPAP) 35D MOTOR [It powers a Porsche]
(S) 36D OHDARN ["Shoot!"]
(SYASPSFT) 37D ONOS [Singer Yoko and soccer player Shinji, for two]
(POO) 39D TIC [Part of OOO]
(BOW) 41D ANTIC [Bit of wackiness]
(HECE) 44D BIODATA [Height, eye color, etc.]
(T) 47D ASWELL [Too]
(TLICTTBS) 48D PSALMS ["The Lord is close to the brokenhearted" source]
(CTMF) 50D ANLEY [Company that makes flags]
(D) 52D SOLID [Dependable]
(BAB) 53D RESET [Bowling alley button]
(T) 54D ABIDE [Tolerate]
(MTMB) 55D DENIM [Material that's mined backward?]
(YITY) 57D ANOS [Years in the Yucatan]
(PV) 58D HAJI [Pilgrimage veteran]
(RN) 59D VOA [Radio network]
(BB) 60D ILL ["___ be back!"]
(MSS) 61D EEK [Mouse-spotter's shout]
GRIPLSDDWIGHTRAOATTSCGPHOTOIMLAAGIMOONTIAAIBNRAPLARSRADNAHVIEAAOTJAAI
01: G
02: R
03: I
04: P
05: L
06: S
07: D
08: D
09: W
10: I
11: G
12: H
13: T
14: R
15: A
16: O
17: A
18: T
19: T
20: S
21: C
22: G
23: P
24: H
25: O
26: T
27: O
28: I
29: M
30: L
31: A
32: A
33: G
34: I
35: M
36: O
37: O
38: N
39: T
40: I
41: A
42: A
43: I
44: B
45: N
46: R
47: A
48: P
49: L
50: A
51: R
52: S
53: R
54: A
55: D
56: N
57: A
58: H
59: V
60: I
61: E
62: A
63: A
64: O
65: T
66: J
67: A
68: A
69: I
64A OLEELO [1976 compilation album with "Strange Magic"]
22D GOONIE [Any of the title characters in a 1985 adventure movie]
08A DWIGHT [Tightly-wound character on "The Office"]
16A ORDEAL [Difficult experience]
20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
36A OENO [Prefix meaning "wine-related"]
37A ONIN ["Come right ___!"]
42A ARTS [Part of STEAM]
45A NOONS [High times?]
48A PTS [Basketball stat]
66A JEDI [Yoda, e.g.]
67A ALKYLS [Propyl and ethyl, for two]
07D DEMILLE ["The Ten Commandments" director]
10D IDEST ["Or to put it another way..."]
21D CHILI [Texas dish]
22D GOONIE [Any of the title characters in a 1985 adventure movie]
27D ONION [Salsa ingredient]
28D IDNOS [Digits at work, often (abbr.)]
37D ONOS [Singer Yoko and soccer player Shinji, for two]
48D PSALMS ["The Lord is close to the brokenhearted" source]
54D ABIDE [Tolerate]
55D DENIM [Material that's mined backward?]
57D ANOS [Years in the Yucatan]
58D HAJI [Pilgrimage veteran]
62A ALL ["___ I said was..."]
60D ILL ["___ be back!"]
37D ONOS [Singer Yoko and soccer player Shinji, for two]
57D ANOS [Years in the Yucatan]
18A TEM [President pro ___]
65A TIM [Meadows of "SNL" fame]
65A TIM [Meadows of "SNL" fame]
39D TIC [Part of OOO]
↷: ✓
↔: x (72; (4,0))
↕: x (72; (4,0))
{A=20, B=2, C=4, D=9, E=20, F=1, G=4, H=6, I=19, J=1, K=1, L=18, M=5, N=13, O=18, P=3, Q=0, R=13, S=12, T=12, U=1, V=1, W=3, X=0, Y=2, Z=0}
abnormally low frequencies (approx.): X (-100%); Z (-100%); U (-75%)
abnormally high frequencies (approx.): L (+100%); I (+72%)
black-square count: 37 (37/225 ≈ ~16.4%)
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15x15 (WxH)
01A GRIP [Tennis racket part]: [GRIPP]
14A RUNE [Danish tennis star Holger ___]: [ROONE]
15A AWE [Wonderment]: [AHH, AW, AH, AAH]
17A ALLA [Penne ___ vodka (pasta dish)]: [ALLAH]
23A PRY [Ask one too many questions]: [PRI]
29A MIR [Space station from 1986-2001]: [MYHRE, MEAR, MERE]
32A AND ["So what?"]: [UND]
42A ARTS [Part of STEAM]: [ART'S, ARTZ]
45A NOONS [High times?]: [NUNES]
46A REO [___ Speedwagon ("Keep on Lovin' You" band)]: [RIO]
51A ROSSI [Most common surname in Italy]: [ROSSIE]
53A RAD [Super-cool]: [RADDE]
62A ALL ["___ I said was..."]: [AUL, AULL]
65A TIM [Meadows of "SNL" fame]: [TIMM, TIMME]
66A JEDI [Yoda, e.g.]: [GEDDIE]
68A ADS [They pop up from time to time]: [AD'S, ADZ, ADS', ADDS]
04D PEAR [Lightbulb-shaped food]: [PARE, PAIR]
12D HAR [Sarcastic laugh]: [HAAR]
21D CHILI [Texas dish]: [CHILLY, CHILE]
33D GNARL [Tree protuberance]: [GNARLE]
39D TIC [Part of OOO]: [TICK]
55D DENIM [Material that's mined backward?]: [DENOMME, DENHAM]
60D ILL ["___ be back!"]: [IL]
01A GRIP [Tennis racket part]: [[RACQUET], [PARTE]]
05A LSD [Trip provider]: [[TRIPP, TRIPPE]]
08A DWIGHT [Tightly-wound character on "The Office"]: [[AUNE], [THEE]]
14A RUNE [Danish tennis star Holger ___]: [[STAAR, STARR]]
17A ALLA [Penne ___ vodka (pasta dish)]: [[DISCH]]
19A TIERRA [Land, in Lima]: [[LANDE], [IN., INN], [LEMA]]
23A PRY [Ask one too many questions]: [[WON], [TEW, THUY, TO, TU, TUE, TWO], [QUESTION'S, QUESTIONS']]
24A HELLO ["What on earth were you thinking?"]: [[AUNE], [WE'RE], [EWE, HUGH, U, U., UWE, YEW, YOO, YU, YUE]]
25A OTTOI ["Great" Holy Roman Emperor]: [[GRATE], [WHOLLY], [ROHMAN, ROMANN]]
29A MIR [Space station from 1986-2001]: [[FRUM]]
32A AND ["So what?"]: [[SEW, SOW, TSO]]
33A GIMEL [Letter on a dreidel]: [[AUNE], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
37A ONIN ["Come right ___!"]: [[CUM, KUMM], [REIT, RITE, WRIGHT, WRITE]]
38A NEOLITH [Stone tool]: [[TOOLE, TUEL, TUELL, TUYLE]]
42A ARTS [Part of STEAM]: [[PARTE]]
45A NOONS [High times?]: [[HEYE, HI, HY, HYE, JAI], [TIME'S, TIMES']]
46A REO [___ Speedwagon ("Keep on Lovin' You" band)]: [[AUNE], [EWE, HUGH, U, U., UWE, YEW, YOO, YU, YUE], [BANNED]]
47A ACAI [Fruit from the Amazon]: [[FRUM], [THEE]]
49A LIRAS [Turkish coins]: [[COIN'S]]
51A ROSSI [Most common surname in Italy]: [[IN., INN]]
56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]: [[HOO, HOU, HOUX, HU], [ROAT, ROTE], [FARMER'S, FARMERS'], [TRADER'S, TRADERS'], [UND], [KING'S, KINGS']]
59A VIELEN ["___ dank" (German for "Thanks very much")]: [[DAHNKE], [JERMAN], [FAURE, FER, FEUR, FIR, FORE, FORR, FOUR, FUR, FURR, FURRH], [THANK'S], [VARY, VERRI, VERRY], [MUTCH, MUTSCH]]
62A ALL ["___ I said was..."]: [[AI, AY, AYE, EYE, I.], [WAAS, WAH'S]]
63A ASIN ["O ___ 'Oscar'"]: [[AU, AUX, EAU, EAUX, O', O., OH, OHH, OW, OWE], [OSKAR]]
64A OLEELO [1976 compilation album with "Strange Magic"]: [[WITHE], [MAJIK]]
65A TIM [Meadows of "SNL" fame]: [[FAYME]]
67A ALKYLS [Propyl and ethyl, for two]: [[UND], [ETHEL], [FAURE, FER, FEUR, FIR, FORE, FORR, FOUR, FUR, FURR, FURRH], [TEW, THUY, TO, TOO, TU, TUE]]
68A ADS [They pop up from time to time]: [[PAAP, PAAPE, POPP, POPPE], [UPP], [FRUM], [TEW, THUY, TOO, TU, TUE, TWO]]
02D RULER [King or queen, e.g.]: [[QING], [ARE, ER, ERR, EURE, HORS, OAR, OHR, ORE, ORR, UR]]
05D LATHER [Step before "rinse"]: [[STEPP, STEPPE]]
06D SWELL ["Awesome," back in the day]: [[BACKE, BAK, BAKKE], [IN., INN], [THEE], [DAE, DAYE, DE, DEY]]
07D DEMILLE ["The Ten Commandments" director]: [[THEE], [TENN], [DERECKTOR]]
08D DOTH ["The lady ___ protest too much, methinks"]: [[THEE], [TEW, THUY, TO, TU, TUE, TWO], [MUTCH, MUTSCH]]
09D WRITOF [Words before "mandamus" or "habeas corpus"]: [[WORD'S, WORDS'], [ARE, ER, ERR, EURE, HORS, OAR, OHR, ORE, ORR, UR]]
10D IDEST ["Or to put it another way..."]: [[ARE, ER, ERR, EURE, HORS, OAR, OHR, ORE, ORR, UR], [TEW, THUY, TOO, TU, TUE, TWO], [WAYE, WEI, WEIGH, WEY, WHEY, WY]]
12D HAR [Sarcastic laugh]: [[LAFF]]
13D TLA [OMG or BRB, say]: [[ARE, ER, ERR, EURE, HORS, OAR, OHR, ORE, ORR, UR], [C'EST, SAYE, SE, SEAY]]
21D CHILI [Texas dish]: [[TEXAS'], [DISCH]]
22D GOONIE [Any of the title characters in a 1985 adventure movie]: [[THEE], [TEITEL], [CHARACTER'S], [IN., INN], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH]]
26D TANTO [So much, in music]: [[SEW, SOW, TSO], [MUTCH, MUTSCH], [IN., INN], [MUZIK]]
28D IDNOS [Digits at work, often (abbr.)]: [[WERK, WERKE], [OFFEN]]
29D MELS [Where Alice, Flo, and Vera worked]: [[WARE, WEAR, WEHR, WERRE], [ALLIS, ALYCE], [FLOE, FLOW, FLOWE], [UND]]
31D AOC [Prominent member of Congress from NYC]: [[CONGRESS'], [FRUM]]
34D IEREI [".... was ___ saw..."]: [[WAAS, WAH'S]]
35D MOTOR [It powers a Porsche]: [[POWER'S, POWERS'], [A., AE, AY, UH, UHH], [PORTIA]]
36D OHDARN ["Shoot!"]: [[CHUTE, SHUTE]]
37D ONOS [Singer Yoko and soccer player Shinji, for two]: [[UND], [SOCHOR], [FAURE, FER, FEUR, FIR, FORE, FORR, FOUR, FUR, FURR, FURRH], [TEW, THUY, TO, TOO, TU, TUE]]
39D TIC [Part of OOO]: [[PARTE]]
44D BIODATA [Height, eye color, etc.]: [[HEIT, HIETT, HIGHT, HITE], [AI, AY, AYE, I, I.], [CALLER, COLLOR, COLOUR, CULLER], [ETCETERA]]
47D ASWELL [Too]: [[TEW, THUY, TO, TU, TUE, TWO]]
48D PSALMS ["The Lord is close to the brokenhearted" source]: [[THEE], [CLOTHES, KLOSE], [TEW, THUY, TOO, TU, TUE, TWO], [THEE], [SORCE]]
50D ANLEY [Company that makes flags]: [[COMPAGNIE]]
53D RESET [Bowling alley button]: [[BOHLING, BOLING, BOLLING], [ALIE, ALLI, ALLIE]]
55D DENIM [Material that's mined backward?]: [[MIND]]
57D ANOS [Years in the Yucatan]: [[YEAR'S, YEARS'], [IN., INN], [THEE]]
60D ILL ["___ be back!"]: [[B, B., BEA, BEE], [BACKE, BAK, BAKKE]]
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39D TIC
65A TIM
18A TEM
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60D ILL
62A ALL
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57D ANOS
37D ONOS
18A TEM → [65A TIM]
39D TIC → [65A TIM]
65A TIM → [18A TEM, 39D TIC]
62A ALL → [60D ILL]
60D ILL → [62A ALL]
57D ANOS → [37D ONOS]
37D ONOS → [57D ANOS]
component 0 (size: 188): [(0,0), ...]
3:
34D IEREI [".... was ___ saw..."]
47D ASWELL [Too]
5:
69A ITEM [Thing]
36D OHDARN ["Shoot!"]
8:
54D ABIDE [Tolerate]
10:
15A AWE [Wonderment]
52D SOLID [Dependable]
AN (7) [32A AND, 40A ICANTOO, 56A NWANDOACHEBE, 26D TANTO, 41D ANTIC, 50D ANLEY, 57D ANOS]
EL (7) [24A HELLO, 33A GIMEL, 59A VIELEN, 64A OLEELO, 06D SWELL, 29D MELS, 47D ASWELL]
LL (7) [17A ALLA, 24A HELLO, 62A ALL, 06D SWELL, 07D DEMILLE, 47D ASWELL, 60D ILL]
AR (6) [20A SEARCHLIGHTS, 42A ARTS, 04D PEAR, 12D HAR, 33D GNARL, 36D OHDARN]
ON (6) [37A ONIN, 45A NOONS, 22D GOONIE, 27D ONION, 27D ONION, 37D ONOS]
AL (5) [16A ORDEAL, 17A ALLA, 62A ALL, 67A ALKYLS, 48D PSALMS]
DE (5) [16A ORDEAL, 07D DEMILLE, 10D IDEST, 54D ABIDE, 55D DENIM]
ER (5) [19A TIERRA, 02D RULER, 05D LATHER, 11D GER, 34D IEREI]
ID (5) [43A IDBE, 10D IDEST, 28D IDNOS, 52D SOLID, 54D ABIDE]
LE (5) [59A VIELEN, 64A OLEELO, 02D RULER, 07D DEMILLE, 50D ANLEY]
LI (5) [20A SEARCHLIGHTS, 38A NEOLITH, 49A LIRAS, 21D CHILI, 52D SOLID]
NO (5) [36A OENO, 45A NOONS, 28D IDNOS, 37D ONOS, 57D ANOS]
TO (5) [25A OTTOI, 40A ICANTOO, 09D WRITOF, 26D TANTO, 35D MOTOR]
AS (4) [49A LIRAS, 63A ASIN, 01D GRASP, 47D ASWELL]
IE (4) [19A TIERRA, 59A VIELEN, 22D GOONIE, 34D IEREI]
LA (4) [17A ALLA, 03D INLAY, 05D LATHER, 13D TLA]
NI (4) [37A ONIN, 22D GOONIE, 27D ONION, 55D DENIM]
OS (4) [51A ROSSI, 28D IDNOS, 37D ONOS, 57D ANOS]
RA (4) [19A TIERRA, 49A LIRAS, 53A RAD, 01D GRASP]
TI (4) [19A TIERRA, 65A TIM, 39D TIC, 41D ANTIC]
CH (3) [20A SEARCHLIGHTS, 56A NWANDOACHEBE, 21D CHILI]
EA (3) [16A ORDEAL, 20A SEARCHLIGHTS, 04D PEAR]
EM (3) [18A TEM, 69A ITEM, 07D DEMILLE]
EN (3) [36A OENO, 59A VIELEN, 55D DENIM]
HE (3) [24A HELLO, 56A NWANDOACHEBE, 05D LATHER]
IC (3) [40A ICANTOO, 39D TIC, 41D ANTIC]
IL (3) [07D DEMILLE, 21D CHILI, 60D ILL]
IM (3) [33A GIMEL, 65A TIM, 55D DENIM]
IN (3) [37A ONIN, 63A ASIN, 03D INLAY]
IT (3) [38A NEOLITH, 69A ITEM, 09D WRITOF]
LO (3) [24A HELLO, 30A LOAF, 64A OLEELO]
LS (3) [05A LSD, 67A ALKYLS, 29D MELS]
NT (3) [40A ICANTOO, 26D TANTO, 41D ANTIC]
OA (3) [30A LOAF, 56A NWANDOACHEBE, 59D VOA]
OL (3) [38A NEOLITH, 64A OLEELO, 52D SOLID]
OO (3) [40A ICANTOO, 45A NOONS, 22D GOONIE]
OT (3) [25A OTTOI, 08D DOTH, 35D MOTOR]
RE (3) [46A REO, 34D IEREI, 53D RESET]
TH (3) [38A NEOLITH, 05D LATHER, 08D DOTH]
TS (3) [20A SEARCHLIGHTS, 42A ARTS, 48A PTS]
WE (3) [15A AWE, 06D SWELL, 47D ASWELL]
AC (2) [47A ACAI, 56A NWANDOACHEBE]
AD (2) [53A RAD, 68A ADS]
AT (2) [05D LATHER, 44D BIODATA]
BE (2) [43A IDBE, 56A NWANDOACHEBE]
BI (2) [44D BIODATA, 54D ABIDE]
CA (2) [40A ICANTOO, 47A ACAI]
DA (2) [36D OHDARN, 44D BIODATA]
DO (2) [56A NWANDOACHEBE, 08D DOTH]
EE (2) [64A OLEELO, 61D EEK]
EO (2) [38A NEOLITH, 46A REO]
ES (2) [10D IDEST, 53D RESET]
GH (2) [08A DWIGHT, 20A SEARCHLIGHTS]
GR (2) [01A GRIP, 01D GRASP]
HA (2) [12D HAR, 58D HAJI]
HT (2) [08A DWIGHT, 20A SEARCHLIGHTS]
IG (2) [08A DWIGHT, 20A SEARCHLIGHTS]
IO (2) [27D ONION, 44D BIODATA]
IR (2) [29A MIR, 49A LIRAS]
ME (2) [33A GIMEL, 29D MELS]
MI (2) [29A MIR, 07D DEMILLE]
ND (2) [32A AND, 56A NWANDOACHEBE]
NE (2) [14A RUNE, 38A NEOLITH]
NL (2) [03D INLAY, 50D ANLEY]
OR (2) [16A ORDEAL, 35D MOTOR]
RI (2) [01A GRIP, 09D WRITOF]
RU (2) [14A RUNE, 02D RULER]
SE (2) [20A SEARCHLIGHTS, 53D RESET]
SI (2) [51A ROSSI, 63A ASIN]
SW (2) [06D SWELL, 47D ASWELL]
TA (2) [26D TANTO, 44D BIODATA]
TE (2) [18A TEM, 69A ITEM]
ANT (3) [40A ICANTOO, 26D TANTO, 41D ANTIC]
ELL (3) [24A HELLO, 06D SWELL, 47D ASWELL]
NOS (3) [28D IDNOS, 37D ONOS, 57D ANOS]
ONI (3) [37A ONIN, 22D GOONIE, 27D ONION]
ALL (2) [17A ALLA, 62A ALL]
AND (2) [32A AND, 56A NWANDOACHEBE]
EAR (2) [20A SEARCHLIGHTS, 04D PEAR]
GHT (2) [08A DWIGHT, 20A SEARCHLIGHTS]
IDE (2) [10D IDEST, 54D ABIDE]
IER (2) [19A TIERRA, 34D IEREI]
IGH (2) [08A DWIGHT, 20A SEARCHLIGHTS]
ILL (2) [07D DEMILLE, 60D ILL]
MEL (2) [33A GIMEL, 29D MELS]
NTO (2) [40A ICANTOO, 26D TANTO]
OLI (2) [38A NEOLITH, 52D SOLID]
OON (2) [45A NOONS, 22D GOONIE]
RAS (2) [49A LIRAS, 01D GRASP]
SWE (2) [06D SWELL, 47D ASWELL]
TEM (2) [18A TEM, 69A ITEM]
TIC (2) [39D TIC, 41D ANTIC]
WEL (2) [06D SWELL, 47D ASWELL]
ANTO (2) [40A ICANTOO, 26D TANTO]
IGHT (2) [08A DWIGHT, 20A SEARCHLIGHTS]
SWEL (2) [06D SWELL, 47D ASWELL]
WELL (2) [06D SWELL, 47D ASWELL]
SWELL (2) [06D SWELL, 47D ASWELL]
100 62A ALL ["___ I said was..."]
100 32A AND ["So what?"]
100 01D GRASP [Fully understand]
100 60D ILL ["___ be back!"]
100 69A ITEM [Thing]
100 29A MIR [Space station from 1986-2001]
100 27D ONION [Salsa ingredient]
100 48D PSALMS ["The Lord is close to the brokenhearted" source]
100 02D RULER [King or queen, e.g.]
100 52D SOLID [Dependable]
100 06D SWELL ["Awesome," back in the day]
099 15A AWE [Wonderment]
099 21D CHILI [Texas dish]
099 55D DENIM [Material that's mined backward?]
099 01A GRIP [Tennis racket part]
099 24A HELLO ["What on earth were you thinking?"]
099 05D LATHER [Step before "rinse"]
099 30A LOAF [Bakery purchase]
099 35D MOTOR [It powers a Porsche]
099 04D PEAR [Lightbulb-shaped food]
099 23A PRY [Ask one too many questions]
097 54D ABIDE [Tolerate]
097 42A ARTS [Part of STEAM]
097 03D INLAY [Embedded design]
097 16A ORDEAL [Difficult experience]
096 41D ANTIC [Bit of wackiness]
095 47D ASWELL [Too]
095 33D GNARL [Tree protuberance]
095 66A JEDI [Yoda, e.g.]
095 14A RUNE [Danish tennis star Holger ___]
095 65A TIM [Meadows of "SNL" fame]
094 53D RESET [Bowling alley button]
094 39D TIC [Part of OOO]
090 68A ADS [They pop up from time to time]
090 07D DEMILLE ["The Ten Commandments" director]
090 33A GIMEL [Letter on a dreidel]
090 19A TIERRA [Land, in Lima]
084 08D DOTH ["The lady ___ protest too much, methinks"]
084 12D HAR [Sarcastic laugh]
084 49A LIRAS [Turkish coins]
084 36D OHDARN ["Shoot!"]
084 53A RAD [Super-cool]
083 61D EEK [Mouse-spotter's shout]
083 26D TANTO [So much, in music]
082 08A DWIGHT [Tightly-wound character on "The Office"]
082 38A NEOLITH [Stone tool]
081 10D IDEST ["Or to put it another way..."]
080 31D AOC [Prominent member of Congress from NYC]
080 45A NOONS [High times?]
080 51A ROSSI [Most common surname in Italy]
080 20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
075 63A ASIN ["O ___ 'Oscar'"]
070 05A LSD [Trip provider]
065 47A ACAI [Fruit from the Amazon]
065 58D HAJI [Pilgrimage veteran]
065 46A REO [___ Speedwagon ("Keep on Lovin' You" band)]
065 13D TLA [OMG or BRB, say]
064 17A ALLA [Penne ___ vodka (pasta dish)]
064 11D GER [Cologne's country]
064 22D GOONIE [Any of the title characters in a 1985 adventure movie]
064 29D MELS [Where Alice, Flo, and Vera worked]
064 48A PTS [Basketball stat]
062 25A OTTOI ["Great" Holy Roman Emperor]
057 44D BIODATA [Height, eye color, etc.]
056 40A ICANTOO [Defiant statement]
051 37D ONOS [Singer Yoko and soccer player Shinji, for two]
051 18A TEM [President pro ___]
050 64A OLEELO [1976 compilation album with "Strange Magic"]
050 37A ONIN ["Come right ___!"]
049 09D WRITOF [Words before "mandamus" or "habeas corpus"]
046 57D ANOS [Years in the Yucatan]
045 67A ALKYLS [Propyl and ethyl, for two]
045 59D VOA [Radio network]
039 36A OENO [Prefix meaning "wine-related"]
030 43A IDBE ["___ remiss if..."]
030 34D IEREI [".... was ___ saw..."]
023 56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
??? 50D ANLEY [Company that makes flags]
??? 28D IDNOS [Digits at work, often (abbr.)]
??? 59A VIELEN ["___ dank" (German for "Thanks very much")]
100 (0,3)→: SEARCH
100 (0,7)→: NEOLITH.IC
100 (1,0)↓: RULE
100 (2,2)→: LA.TE
100 (2,3)→: ARCH
100 (4,4)→: HELL
100 (4,10)←: SARI
100 (4,10)↓: SWELL
100 (4,10)↑: SA.IL
100 (4,11)↓: WELL
100 (5,0)↓: LATHE
100 (6,1)↓: WELL
100 (6,3)→: LIGHT
100 (7,2)←: MET.AL
100 (7,2)↓: MILL
100 (7,4)↑: LIME
100 (7,8)↑: B.ELL
100 (7,13)↖: T.AS.TE
100 (8,12)↑: LOS.E
100 (11,4)←: TO.OL
100 (11,9)↗: SOON
100 (12,12)↖: SHIP
100 (13,6)↓: ION.A
source: across entries with at least 8 characters
20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
searCHlights
56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
nwandoaCHebe
20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
sEarchlights
56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
nwandoachEbenwandoachebE
20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
seArchlights
56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
nwAndoachebenwandoAchebe
20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
searChlights
56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
nwandoaChebe
20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
searcHlightssearchligHts
56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
nwandoacHebe
01A GRIP [Tennis racket part]
05A LSD [Trip provider]
08A DWIGHT [Tightly-wound character on "The Office"]
14A RUNE [Danish tennis star Holger ___]
15A AWE [Wonderment]
16A ORDEAL [Difficult experience]
17A ALLA [Penne ___ vodka (pasta dish)]
18A TEM [President pro ___]
19A TIERRA [Land, in Lima]
20A SEARCHLIGHTS [Rescue equipment, sometimes]
23A PRY [Ask one too many questions]
24A HELLO ["What on earth were you thinking?"]
25A OTTOI ["Great" Holy Roman Emperor]
29A MIR [Space station from 1986-2001]
30A LOAF [Bakery purchase]
32A AND ["So what?"]
33A GIMEL [Letter on a dreidel]
36A OENO [Prefix meaning "wine-related"]
37A ONIN ["Come right ___!"]
38A NEOLITH [Stone tool]
40A ICANTOO [Defiant statement]
42A ARTS [Part of STEAM]
43A IDBE ["___ remiss if..."]
45A NOONS [High times?]
46A REO [___ Speedwagon ("Keep on Lovin' You" band)]
47A ACAI [Fruit from the Amazon]
48A PTS [Basketball stat]
49A LIRAS [Turkish coins]
51A ROSSI [Most common surname in Italy]
53A RAD [Super-cool]
56A NWANDOACHEBE [Nigerian-American scholar who wrote 2005's "Farmers, Traders, Warriors and Kings"]
59A VIELEN ["___ dank" (German for "Thanks very much")]
62A ALL ["___ I said was..."]
63A ASIN ["O ___ 'Oscar'"]
64A OLEELO [1976 compilation album with "Strange Magic"]
65A TIM [Meadows of "SNL" fame]
66A JEDI [Yoda, e.g.]
67A ALKYLS [Propyl and ethyl, for two]
68A ADS [They pop up from time to time]
69A ITEM [Thing]
01D GRASP [Fully understand]
02D RULER [King or queen, e.g.]
03D INLAY [Embedded design]
04D PEAR [Lightbulb-shaped food]
05D LATHER [Step before "rinse"]
06D SWELL ["Awesome," back in the day]
07D DEMILLE ["The Ten Commandments" director]
08D DOTH ["The lady ___ protest too much, methinks"]
09D WRITOF [Words before "mandamus" or "habeas corpus"]
10D IDEST ["Or to put it another way..."]
11D GER [Cologne's country]
12D HAR [Sarcastic laugh]
13D TLA [OMG or BRB, say]
21D CHILI [Texas dish]
22D GOONIE [Any of the title characters in a 1985 adventure movie]
26D TANTO [So much, in music]
27D ONION [Salsa ingredient]
28D IDNOS [Digits at work, often (abbr.)]
29D MELS [Where Alice, Flo, and Vera worked]
31D AOC [Prominent member of Congress from NYC]
33D GNARL [Tree protuberance]
34D IEREI [".... was ___ saw..."]
35D MOTOR [It powers a Porsche]
36D OHDARN ["Shoot!"]
37D ONOS [Singer Yoko and soccer player Shinji, for two]
39D TIC [Part of OOO]
41D ANTIC [Bit of wackiness]
44D BIODATA [Height, eye color, etc.]
47D ASWELL [Too]
48D PSALMS ["The Lord is close to the brokenhearted" source]
50D ANLEY [Company that makes flags]
52D SOLID [Dependable]
53D RESET [Bowling alley button]
54D ABIDE [Tolerate]
55D DENIM [Material that's mined backward?]
57D ANOS [Years in the Yucatan]
58D HAJI [Pilgrimage veteran]
59D VOA [Radio network]
60D ILL ["___ be back!"]
61D EEK [Mouse-spotter's shout]
TITLE: MGWCC #830 -- "Starting Directions"
NOTEPAD: This puzzle's contest answer is an eight-letter word pertaining to travel.
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