Queen for which Maryland's capital is named
Released 2025.06.22, a hardish puzzle
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Crossword
FEATURED CLUE | 26-down: Queen for which Maryland's capital is named
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CLUE: Reaction to a lit match, perhaps? — 🖋️Caleb Madison
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CLUE: Captain captains a Greek vessel for some crates at sea (5)
CLUE: Man freed from spinner and stemless fruit (6)
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Answers
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Puzzle clues
1-Across: Suppose
6-Across: Une omelette ingredient
10-Across: Job hop across the pond, say
14-Across: Name synonymous with orca shows
15-Across: Said "I do" to a new life, maybe
17-Across: Pescatarian option on a Chinese menu
19-Across: Tamera's sister and her namesakes
20-Across: Instances, abbr.
21-Across: HBO intro feature
22-Across: Didn't lose in musical chairs
24-Across: Vituperate
25-Across: Misappropriated transport for a pampered pup
30-Across: Winners of a war in the 60s
31-Across: W-2 figs.
32-Across: Cold season ailment
35-Across: When signaled
36-Across: It goes up with a curve, briefly
37-Across: Liberty Island's counterpart
39-Across: No no?
40-Across: It's hub is Ben Gurion International
41-Across: Thomas who wrote "The American Crisis"
42-Across: Aka the Lesser Bear, above
45-Across: 47-across or 56-down, for example
47-Across: It includes Homeland Security Investigations, briefly
48-Across: Remove rope (or maybe eyelid add-ons) from
49-Across: Burnable media
51-Across: Stylized first letter of many a company
55-Across: Took it slow at first, maybe...or a hint to the answers of 17-, 25-, and 42-across
58-Across: She played Mary Bailey in "It's a Wonderful Life"
59-Across: Took to the skies
60-Across: Duo joiners, often
61-Across: Modern type, briefly
62-Across: Common symptoms throughout the body from the 32-across
1-Down: I have a secret
2-Down: “Oops, I didn't see you come in”
3-Down: Beth Bareilles who sang "Love Song"
4-Down: Pop punk song that inspired "Jone Waste Yore Toye Monme Yorall Rediii The Voice Insoide Moye Yedd"
5-Down: Baby's belly
6-Down: Text expletive exclamation
7-Down: Satellites on a dome
8-Down: Sch. in the Ocean State
9-Down: Fizzy grapefruit drinks
10-Down: Think twice about one's Yelp review
11-Down: Tolkien's wife and muse
12-Down: Desi's daughter, not wife
13-Down: Cartel that can really have you over a barrel
16-Down: Dog collar attachment with its name the owner's ph. number
18-Down: Org. with a cruelty-free certification
23-Down: Teen confidence killer
24-Down: Like someone signing a prenup, legally
25-Down: It stays on top of current events?
26-Down: Queen for which Maryland's capital is named
27-Down: Well-known writers?
28-Down: Possible purchase for a 10-across
29-Down: Either Coke or Pepsi, to the other
32-Down: Go from blue to red
33-Down: Reel-y strong string
34-Down: Key count for an app
37-Down: Video game studio behind Fortnite
38-Down: Suit clip-on for a clip onscreen
40-Down: Metal inscribers
42-Down: Picks up
43-Down: Prefix of immediacy
44-Down: Length from here to there, shortly
45-Down: Chigurh of "No Country for Old Men"
46-Down: Major component of the endocrine system
48-Down: Farmers' branch of gov't
49-Down: Last name of one who wrote 45-down onto the big screen
50-Down: Attire, in slang
52-Down: Raise your right hand utterance
53-Down: Show for a cover band?
54-Down: Last name in cars that's probably not a selling point
56-Down: Grp. that's tough on some bad cooks?
57-Down: Less Than Jake genre