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The Amherst Student Crossword — Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2023

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Title	Setter	Preamble
Explanations	Copyright	Questions

1	Hoop edges RIMS.
5	Necessity for walking STEP.
9	Neurotransmitter that controls anxiety and stress, Abbr. GABA.
13	Assert openly AVOW.
14	"The ___ of Despereaux" TALE.
15	Wise one ELDER.
16	Poker or backgammon setting GAMETABLE.
18	It's connected to Stearns JAMES.
19	Hidden UNSEEN.
20	Prickly poppies' scientific name ARGEMONE.
22	Nothing, in Nicaragua NADA.
24	Superstar ICON.
25	Units of farmland ACRES.
28	Barbecued treats SHORTRIBS.
33	Salmon, to eagles PREY.
34	Tristan's love ISOLDE.
35	Excessively TOO.
36	"___ talk," encouraging speech PEP.
37	Increased in popularity TRENDED.
38	Written promise to repay IOU.
39	Pastoral land LEA.
40	"Two Sisters" painter RENOIR.
41	Price COST.
42	Point of earthquake activity, in Nottingham EPICENTRE.
44	September or August MONTH.
45	Malek of "Mr. Robot" RAMI.
46	"Wheel of Fortune" action SPIN.
48	Replenishes RESTOCKS.
52	Repairs machinery REFITS.
56	Clear sky, in literature ETHER.
57	Tirana residents ALBANIANS.
59	Certain "The Contra" writers, Abbr. ANONS.
60	Tidy NEAT.
61	Soaks RETS.
62	Hemingway's sobriquet PAPA.
63	Blockhead TWIT.
64	Part of Einstein's equation MASS.

1	Meat-based sauce brand RAGU.
2	___ the Terrible IVAN.
3	May honorees MOMS.
4	Killer barber? SWEENEY.
5	Easel STAND.
6	Keyboard key TAB.
7	Queen of Jazz ELLA.
8	Classmate PEER.
9	Allure GLAMOR.
10	Authoritative counsel ADMONITION.
11	"Where have you ___?" BEEN.
12	British bum ARSE.
15	Escaped from a plane, perhaps EJECTED.
17	Matcha and Mate TEAS.
21	Steel beam GIRDER.
23	Agree (to) ASSENT.
25	Microsoft rival APPLE.
26	Sycophant CREEP.
27	Mechanic's milieu REPAIRSHOP.
29	High esteem HONOR.
30	All Johnny Cash songs OLDIES.
31	Increase BOOST.
32	It's adjacent to Johnson Chapel SOUTH.
34	Peaceful IRENIC.
37	Vibrations TREMORS.
41	Corroborate CONFIRM.
43	Chain, in Italy CATENA.
44	Countenance MIEN.
47	Locale of a lavish First-Year starcase PRATT.
48	Gather, as a harvest REAP.
49	Volcano in Sicily ETNA.
50	Father of Transcendentalism KANT.
51	Large quantity SLEW.
53	Atomic agency of the U.N. IAEA.
54	Minecraft explosives, Abbr. TNTS.
55	Snake's warning SSSS.
58	Actress Ling of "The Crow" BAI.

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