Staying on Course — Wednesday, Sept. 13, 2023
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Across
| 1 | Cross country counters, Abbr. |
| 4 | Town known as "The Tiger City" |
| 8 | Crunch targets |
| 11 | Hundred Acre Wood resident |
| 12 | Final track on Taylor Swift's "folklore" |
| 13 | Follow |
| 15 | Cube creator Rubik |
| 16 | Laundry quarters? |
| 18 | Go to the Science Center for POSC-145 |
| 20 | Photograph |
| 21 | The third largest desert in the world |
| 22 | Actor Steven of "The Walking Dead" |
| 24 | "___ Miserables" |
| 25 | Semester |
| 27 | Biweekly collection |
| 29 | Word whose pronunciation is often disputed |
| 32 | Realizes RELI-175 is in Johnson Chapel |
| 38 | It girl |
| 40 | Inst. based around Washington Square Park |
| 41 | Grape expectations? |
| 42 | Escapes Frost just to run to RELI-227 |
| 46 | Word after chicken or monkey |
| 47 | Sperm donor |
| 48 | Computer science maneuver |
| 51 | Swear word? |
| 54 | Identity |
| 57 | The Majestic Saloon in Northampton, for one |
| 61 | Approximately |
| 63 | Unenrolled from ARCH-369 |
| 65 | King's Cup and Rage Cage, e.g. |
| 67 | Southwestern indigenous group |
| 68 | 1816 Jane Austen novel |
| 69 | Juices |
| 70 | Distress signal |
| 71 | Pokemon protagonist |
| 72 | "Hey! Over here!" |
| 73 | Spiderman's best friend |
Down
| 1 | Peninsula whose unification flag was flown at the 2018 Olympic Games |
| 2 | Moon cycle |
| 3 | Tried to bring down |
| 4 | Reds state |
| 5 | "Oops!" |
| 6 | (C)han(n)uk(k)ah delicacy |
| 7 | Prefix for some morons? |
| 8 | Something that's hard to split |
| 9 | Unoriginal |
| 10 | Prolonged attack |
| 11 | Judges |
| 14 | Caustic substances |
| 16 | Resident of Erebor, in "The Hobbit" |
| 17 | Nicki who sings "Roman Holiday" |
| 19 | Uncut gem |
| 23 | FedEx competitor, Abbr. |
| 26 | Ho Chi ___ |
| 28 | Wood from which English longbows were most commonly made |
| 29 | Jazz concert |
| 30 | Altar affirmation |
| 31 | Nemesis |
| 33 | Show Bill? |
| 34 | Worn down, as a knife |
| 35 | Paint and _ |
| 36 | Game whose "stacking" rule is actually NOT in the rule book |
| 37 | Hot topic? |
| 39 | It makes you see things |
| 43 | Mouth-watering |
| 44 | Laudatory poem |
| 45 | An appeal to the rational |
| 49 | Buffoon |
| 50 | Coding language whose name is taken from a British comedy troupe |
| 51 | Take a hit, perhaps |
| 52 | Politician whose Twitter bio is "Dad, husband, President, citizen." |
| 53 | Wriggles |
| 55 | Tons of |
| 56 | Running on ___ |
| 58 | Taiga or savanna, e.g. |
| 59 | Hyped |
| 60 | Equipment that attaches to a bridle |
| 62 | State with Arches National Park |
| 64 | Student stressor |
| 66 | Canyon |
The constructors of this puzzle would like to offer special thanks to Allie Hollin ’26 and Managing Features Editor Eleanor Walsh ’25 for their wit in helping to devise the theme of this week’s crossword.
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