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ALASKA'S ALT-WEEKLY • ORIGINAL CROSSWORD

Some Big Spills

Constructed by Julia Bedell • Anchorage Press Contributor
SEPTEMBER 2026
VOL. 31, NO. 9 • ANCHORAGEPRESS.COM 15 × 15 GRID • 74 CLUES
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ACROSS 37 CLUES
  1. 1 Basic dog command
  2. 4 "Darn it!"
  3. 10 Common sight at an airport drop-off, in brief
  4. 13 "From now ___ won't be hanging around" (bluegrass lyric)
  5. 14 :(
  6. 16 ___ league
  7. 17 What spilled from a truck onto the Seward Highway, shortly after being caught? (July 3, 2026)
  8. 19 Inits. on a food assistance card
  9. 20 Welling up
  10. 21 P.D. alert
  11. 22 3, for most disc golf holes
  12. 23 Grub
  13. 24 :)
  14. 28 ___-fi
  15. 29 ___ B
  16. 30 Aromatherapy liquids
  17. 31 Rig that took a spill on the North Slope (Jan. 23, 2026)
  18. 33 Gives the slip
  19. 35 Elton John's highest hit?
  20. 37 What one may say about themselves after hours of processing fish?
  21. 40 An epic name for one of 28,800 bath toys that spilled into the sea? (Jan. 10, 1992)
  22. 44 Nifty or tidy
  23. 45 V.I.P. above veep
  24. 46 Print source
  25. 47 Offerings from a truck or cart, like downtown Anchorage's hot dog stands
  26. 51 Pop music's Lady ___
  27. 52 ___ on the back
  28. 53 Mauna ___
  29. 54 Togo's neighbor
  30. 55 One ___ time
  31. 56 Spill that began on Prince William Sound's Bligh Reef (Mar. 24, 1989)
  32. 60 With, in Spanish
  33. 61 Cute name for common lunch orders?
  34. 62 Participant in a recent Middle East conflict, in brief
  35. 63 Mini albums
  36. 64 Waste that's been flushed
  37. 65 School bake sale org.
DOWN 37 CLUES
  1. 1 Like the best towels
  2. 2 Garmin device often brought to remote places
  3. 3 What many suit wearers must learn, with "how to"
  4. 4 Like a fire pit at the end of the weekend
  5. 5 Used to be
  6. 6 Food label inits.
  7. 7 ___-C.I.O.
  8. 8 Singular word for a popular dish made with masa, in Spanish
  9. 9 Check (out), like competition
  10. 10 Like many phone cards
  11. 11 Fiasco
  12. 12 51-Across, e.g.
  13. 15 Informal synonym for nonbinary
  14. 18 Soon-to-be grads: Abbr.
  15. 24 Not taut
  16. 25 Halloween cover-up
  17. 26 At the designated rhythm
  18. 27 Lost's opposite
  19. 29 Underappreciated worker, say
  20. 32 Scotch-___
  21. 33 Insert, as a video in a post
  22. 34 Big name in chip production
  23. 36 Fatty tuna, at a sushi bar
  24. 37 Where no one can hear you scream, per "Alien"
  25. 38 Place above
  26. 39 Highland wear
  27. 41 On the ______ (respectable)
  28. 42 Least likely to be pinned down
  29. 43 Celebration created in 1966 that honors African heritage and culture
  30. 48 Scrapes (out), as a living
  31. 49 State that's two and a half times smaller than Alaska
  32. 50 Request to be sent a document via obsolete means?
  33. 51 Long-lasting manicure
  34. 54 Corner of a diamond
  35. 57 What your friend who's always late will text, whether or not it's true?
  36. 58 Vardalos of "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
  37. 59 Chillax