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ACROSS
1. Spot to doodle a heart with initials, maybe
7. Message often found on heart-shaped candy
13. They’re not apples!
15. The other end of a pencil 16. Troublemaker
18. “Because Mom ____” (Dad’s cop-out of an explanation)
19. Sports league enjoying renewed interest thanks to a certain hot new series
20. Substance, maybe 22. Cave-dwelling creatures
23. Likely recipient of 7-across 27. Desire (to)
30. Gossip, slangily
32. Sch. in company with Harvard and BU
34. Common cause of nervous jitters
37. Bad run
39. Handling the problem
40. “UR mine, and I’m __”
41. “Or ___” (empty threat)
42. “Dude, I get it”
44. A type of -ship you most certainly do not want to get involved in
47. Org. often shouting about shoes, belts, and bags
48. Six-pack, maybe
50. Business-casual bottoms
51. Tried and true system for sharing love letters
54. Loser
57. Designate
58. Synonym to “fire,” in slang terms
61. Draw a comparison between 63. Impending
67. Neighbor to cinnamon or cloves in the spice drawer
68. Pink-purple hue
69. What an app like Tinder or Hinge might help with (or hinder)
70. ___, I zag
DOWN
1. Sound of disapproval
2. Sort of 1-down
3. Bus alternative
4. Cocktail menu staple (abbr.)
5. Grocery store chain
6. Part of a basketball hoop or soccer goal
7. Galentine’s invitee
8. Red or Reputation, to Taylor Swift
9. “Call Me ___” (Carly Rae Jepsen crushing anthem)
10. Comedian Rae
11. Your parents’ might be empty!
12. Ancient Greek god of love
14. Not all
17 __ faire (medieval gathering)
21. Certify
23. The “V” in Cal Poly’s infamous dining hall
24. A banana duct-taped to a wall, controversially
25. Guided
26. Influential East-Coast rapper
27. Happening
28. Doesn’t swim, say
29. ___ donna (diva)
31. Type of acid commonly found in sour candy
33. “I forgive U”
34. Not quite adults
35. Kiwi neighbor, maybe
36. __-state area
38. Common wedding aisle adornment, when of the rose variety
43. Grams
45. FIFA team (mostly) playing on home turf for this year’s World Cup
46. Comedian Wong
49. One with too many red flags
51. “We’re in the same boat”
52. Common souvenir for travelers to Hawai’i
53. Exaggerated response to a fulfilling meal
54. Let borrow
55. Danish band behind
“Barbie Girl”
56. Mixed-breed dog, informally
58. Cohort between Alpha and Y
59. Prefix before social or hero
60. Solo, as a party attendee
62. No notes
63. When paired with December, the younger part of an age-gap relationship
64. The UN or NATO, for two
65. German Krautrock band
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