Correction: The print edition of the 2/15/2023 crossword contained an extensive error with the incorrect DOWN clues listed. We apologize for any inconvenience, and the correct clues are now posted below.

ACROSS

  1. Adjective for a knife or an outfit
  2. Bottle stopper
  3. Spanish word for “love” 
  4. Biblical daughter-in-law of Judah
  5. Star Wars creature from Utapau
  6. How a kindergartner might misspell “hair”
  7. Spanish word for “friend”
  8. America First and MoveOn are examples of these
  9. “All’s well that __ well”
  10. Yesterday’s holiday
  11. Phrase originating from the film Deep Impact referring to an existential situation (abbr.)
  12. Polycomb protein coding gene (abbr.)
  13. Ladies
  14. “__ Raining Men”, song by The Weather Girls
  15. Part of a flower
  16. Spanish word for “aunt”
  17. Common gift given on 20-across
  18. Sticky, stretchy toy for kids
  19. Attire after a shower
  20. Unaccompanied
  21. Crossing paths with a black cat, e.g.
  22. German name for the blackbird 
  23. 2008 romance starring Joaquin Phoenix and Gwenyth Paltrow
  24. Pimple
  25. Book of __, third of the Twelve Minor Prophets
  26. Natural logarithm on a calculator 
  27. Adjective for bread or flour
  28. Varieties include apple, pecan, pumpkin
  29. Ancient
  30. One who rides TV waves
  31. Brand with a bear logo
  32. What four ace cards would spell
  33. Trilateral trade agreement including Canada
  34. Worry
  35. Common ending for store names Wal, K, and H
  36. Picture
  37. __ of the D’Urbervilles, book by Thomas Hardy
  38. Prefix meaning nine
  39. Bird’s claw

DOWN

  1. __ off, avert or delay
  2. Brightest star in the Aries constellation
  3. 5,280 feet
  4. Fury
  5. Affected by
  6. Mythological god of love
  7. How NATO is referred to in France
  8. Marathon, e.g.
  9. Phrase on a candy heart
  10. Winning
  11. “That’s happened to me __ _ __”
  12. Chicago airport
  13. Feature of 66-across that can be high or low
  14. Electric car brand owned by the founder of SpaceX
  15. Beavers’ constructions
  16. Impersonator 
  17. French composer of The Carnival of Animals
  18. Cold treat one might buy at 7-Eleven
  19. Puts away
  20. Scoreboard reading
  21. “__ in Love”, song by Beyoncé
  22. Bro
  23. Barriers
  24. Common type of saxophone
  25. Theme of 20-across
  26. Island home to the Statue of Liberty
  27. Indian playback singer capable of three octaves 
  28. A single meter, e.g.
  29. “Hello, __ ___ is”
  30. Colloquial term for vaccines 
  31. Used in both culinary and biology settings
  32. Butcher’s waste
  33. “It’s time to __ _”
  34. How a kindergartner might misspell “drain”
  35. Indian flatbread
  36. “You’ve got to __ it”
  37. Hindu deity often portrayed with a blue skin tone 
  38. Sound of indifference 
  39. What one might mine for 
Miranda Wilson
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Miranda Wilson (she/her) (25C) is studying international and Chinese studies. As well as writing for the Wheel, she is part of the Barkley Forum competitive debate team and the Emory Journal of Asian Studies. In her free time, she enjoys reading, watching movies and doing crosswords.