Ten Minute Sabbatical

Take a break from the bench to puzzle and peruse

Written byStella Zawistowski

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1. Intervertebral cushion5. Broadcast from a squad car, for short8. Attachment of an infant’s mouth during breastfeeding13. Really digging14. March Madness org.15. Slender, edible mushroom16. Type of programmed cell death that is evaded by cancer cells18. Glucose test unit19. Feeds, as a baby mammal20. Some plays in badminton or tennis: 2 words22. Gene that, when mutated, can cause ataxia telangiectasia23. End of a root branch25. Suffix in the names of sugars26. With 44-Across, genomic hallmark of cancer associated with DNA loss31. Topic for debate34. Item used to mount insect specimens35. Nickname for the Field Museum’s T.Rex skeleton37. Flower bud used as a flavorful garnish38. Special treatment, for short39. Country that’s home to the Amami rabbit41. Paleozoic, Mesozoic, or Cenozoic42. Chicken ___ king: 2 words43. Come next44. See 26-Across49. Delighted exclamation50. Seargent’s superiors51. Solemn promise54. What an atmospheric purifier provides: 2 words59. Cannabis ___61. “Filthy” money62. Cellular structures that enable replicative ...

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Stella Zawistowski
Stella Zawistowski is one of the fastest crossword solvers in America, with multiple top-ten finishes at the American Crossword Puzzle Tournament and a New York Times: Sunday personal record of 4 minutes, 33 seconds. She has constructed crosswords for The New York Times, the Los Angeles Times, The New Yorker, The Wall Street Journal, and many other publications.
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