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Mountain Views News Saturday, December 13, 2025PUZZLES FOR YOU 77 
Mountain Views News Saturday, December 13, 2025PUZZLES FOR YOU 
YEAR-IN-REVIEW 

ACROSS 

1. W.E.B Du Bois’ org.
6. Rascal 
9. Ho-hum 
13. “Pomp and Circumstance” composer
14. Tropical constrictor
15. Forgo
16. Tequila source
17. + or - atom 
18. Reason by deduction
19. *Trade war “weapon,” pl.
21. *2025 MLB World Series winners 
23. ____-tzu 
24. C&H crop
25. Dunce 
28. Western necktie 
30. Catch in a snare 
35. Ginger cookie
37. Master of his castle 
39. Use a razor 
40. British slang for donkey
41. Arch and ball locations 
43. Winglike 
44. March celebrants 
46. *Arthur Sze, 2025 ____ Laureate
47. Dam-like structure 
48. *Beyoncé’s “Cowboy ____,” 2025 Grammy 
winner 
50. King Kong and Curious George, e.g.
52. Like a fox 
53. What Pinocchio did 
55. *Florida Panthers won this org.’s ‘25 
championship
57. *”Wicked: ____ ____” 
61. *Late environmentalist and chimpanzee 
expert
65. German submarine destroyer
66. *2025 Ryder Cup loser
68. Manuscript sheet
69. Brazilian coins 
70. Roll-your-own one, for short
71. To the left, on a boat
72. Orpheus’ instrument
73. Geological time period
74. They are cut by Federal Reserve 
DOWN 

1. At room temperature, bar order
2. Algae, sing.
3. Petri dish filler 
4. Raise trivial objections
5. Ready to be assembled
6. Avian wader 
7. Farm sound 
8. China’s goodwill “____ diplomacy”
9. Collision, onomatopoeically speaking
10. *Taylor Swift’s “The ____ of a Showgirl”
11. Affirm solemnly
12. Third-person possessive pronoun
15. Makes broader 
20. Why do they fall in love?
22. *Aryna Sabalenka’s seed
24. Auto contents 
25. Pertaining to osmium
26. *2025 Academy Awards Best Picture winner
27. Faquir, alt.spelling
29. Pilot’s stunt 
31. Spring event
32. Pneumonia symptom, pl. 
33. Be of use 
34. *Blue Origin’s 2025 singing passenger
36. Boll weevil, e.g.
38. *____Seek 
42. Shorthand typist, for short
45. Serfs 
49. 2016 Olympics host, for short
51. Ram’s horn at a synagogue
54. Draw a conclusion 
56. Parkinson’s disease drug
57. Roll up
58. Heed 
59. Lion sound 
60. Dorothy’s last name
61. *Lady of “The Mayhem Ball”
62. Tons (2 words)
63. Lira, pl.
64. Land parcels
67. *Gary Oldman received this honorific in 
2025 
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