“Keep the Doctrines Away”
December is on the horizon and exams loom! Hopefully this puzzle’s longest answers will help you with your study prep.
Across
| 1 Hidey hole | cache |
| 6 One might be left by a slap | weal |
| 10 Recent Billy Eichner rom-com | bros |
| 14 Wan | ashen |
| 15 Pinnacle | acme |
| 16 Lightly cooked | rare |
| 17 Unveiled | shown |
| 18 Guts | grit |
| 19 Mountain goat | ibex |
| 20 Its fruit should be avoided | poisonous tree |
| 23 The human thing to do | err |
| 24 Affleck or Franklin | ben |
| 25 Wait’s partner | see |
| 26 Vale | lea |
| 29 Cheaper alternative to buying new | resale |
| 31 Total _______ | recall |
| 33 No man’s land? | terra nullius |
| 37 South Indian pancake | dosa |
| 40 Data port | usb |
| 41 Israel-Palestine accords locale | oslo |
| 42 Why the unhygienic might be denied legal relief? | unclean hands |
| 47 Norse mythology has nine of them | realms |
| 48 Greek god of darkness | erebus |
| 52 Audio re-recording acronym, for film and TV | adr |
| 53 Ad hoc bomb, for short | ied |
| 55 Pressure meas. | psi |
| 56 Biological building block | rna |
| 57 Apparel for the merger of two companies? | corporate veil |
| 61 1968 rock musical | hair |
| 63 Second or third column on a calendar | tues |
| 64 Non-precedential remark | dicta |
| 65 Opening poker bid | ante |
| 66 “____ She Lovely” (Stevie Wonder hit) | isnt |
| 67 “Yeah!” artist | usher |
| 68 Highly regarded American medical clinic | mayo |
| 69 Surrender, as territory | cede |
| 70 Scapegoat | patsy |
Down
| 1 Friendly ghost of cartoons | casper |
| 2 Washed up | ashore |
| 3 Vocal groups | choirs |
| 4 Cuts down | hews |
| 5 Bestows a lordship upon | ennoble |
| 6 Radio Flyer product | wagon |
| 7 Light beige | ecru |
| 8 Out of the ordinary | amiss |
| 9 Part of flavour that the US lacks | letter u |
| 10 Soft cheese | brie |
| 11 French satirist of yore | rabelais |
| 12 Metal precursor | ore |
| 13 Reproductive category | sex |
| 21 Not once, poetically | ne’er |
| 22 Instagram alternative to a TikTok video | reel |
| 27 Month of the Hebrew calendar | elul |
| 28 As well | also |
| 30 In the slightest | at all |
| 32 Actress Glenn | close |
| 34 Campaign for elected office | run |
| 35 Fireplace product | ash |
| 36 Org. with and-ones | nba |
| 37 Commercial prefix to cell | dura |
| 38 Bygone British boy band, to fans | one d |
| 39 Paucity | scarcity |
| 43 Religious leader | emir |
| 44 Sanitary | aseptic |
| 45 Heron home | nest |
| 46 Arid | dried-up |
| 49 German playwright | brecht |
| 50 Brings together | unites |
| 51 Income | salary |
| 54 Extinguish | douse |
| 55 Copy’s parter | paste |
| 58 Cream-filled cookie | oreo |
| 59 Tear apart | rend |
| 60 Travel document | visa |
| 61 Non-Kosher meat | ham |
| 62 Actress de Armas | ana |