Here’s the crossword for Issue 12!

Across

1: ___ kwondo 4: Belted out 8: The fifth element 13: Santa ___, California 14: Cavalry sword 15: Slip into ___ (become unconscious) 16: “Dynamite” K-pop group 17: Bring together 18: Crockpot concoctions 19: Fib 20: Resting place 21: To ___ (perfectly) 23: Solar or lunar event 25: Tried out 28: Touch gently 29: Airplane assignment 30: Dairy farm sound 32: One in a cast 35: ___ Moines, Iowa 36: Unruly crowd 37: Noble title 38: Guitar ridge 39: Foal’s mother 40: The Monkees’ “__ __ Believer” 41: Raindrop sound 42: Domineering 43: Alphabet starter 44: Charged particle 45: Prof’s helpers 46: “Told ya!” 48: Agree out of court 51: United ___ Emirates 52: Purring pet 53: Broadcast 55: Stand-up performer 58: Wipe out 60: Steeped beverage 61: Similar 62: Go in 63: Smoke, slangily 64: Boyfriend 65: Full of attitude 66: Weeding tool

Down

1: Dining room piece 2: Shenanigan 3: Painter’s stand 4: Most reasonable 5: Put up with 6: Tennis court divider 7: Best 8: Most despicable 9: Group of eight 10: Fish eggs 11: “I’m heading there now,” for short 12: “Illmatic” rapper 14: Poor, as a performance 22: Oolong or pekoe 24: Apple MP3 player 26: Thompson and Lazarus 27: Opportunities, metaphorically 29: Ooze 31: Follow orders 32: Pseudonym 33: Two-for-one, e.g. 34: Piece of land 35: Male insects in a hive 38: Plant life 39: More than half 41: Puncture 42: Usually it’s not included 45: Pokes fun at 47: Three-line poem 48: Improvises vocally 49: Gate fastener 50: “Old MacDonald” vowels 54: Fury 55: Taxi 56: ___ Miss 57: “Mamma ___!” 59: Genetic messenger

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Across

1: TAE 4: SANG 8: BORON 13: ANA 14: SABER 15: ACOMA 16: BTS 17: UNITE 18: STEWS 19: LIE 20: BED 21: ATEE 23: ECLIPSE 25: TESTED 28: PAT 29: SEAT 30: MOO 32: ACTOR 35: DES 36: MOB 37: LORD 38: FRET 39: MARE 40: IMA 41: PLOP 42: BOSSY 43: ABC 44: ION 45: TAS 46: SOTHERE 48: SETTLE 51: ARAB 52: CAT 53: AIR 55: COMIC 58: ERASE 60: TEA 61: ALIKE 62: ENTER 63: CIG 64: BEAU 65: SASSY 66: HOE

Down

1:TABLE 2: ANTIC 3: EASEL 4: SANEST 5: ABIDE 6: NET 7: GREATEST 8: BASEST 9: OCTET 10: ROE 11: OMW 12: NAS 14: SUBPAR 22: TEA 24: IPOD 26: EMMAS 27: DOORS 29: SEEP 31: OBEY 32: ALIAS 33: COMBO 34: TRACT 35: DRONEBEES 38: FLORA 39: MOST 41: PIERCE 42: BATTERY 45: TEASES 47: HAIKU 48: SCATS 49: LATCH 50: EIEIO 54: RAGE 55: CAB 56: OLE 57: MIA 59: RNA