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1 FlingView answer 5 Garment with a loose, flowing end known as a "pallu"View answer 9 Longtime airer of "The Young and the Restless"View answer 12 Nocturnal sounds in the woodsView answer 14 WaffleView answer 16 Woodard with multiple EmmysView answer 17 Author and illustrator of "The Very Hungry Caterpillar"View answer 18 Slippery slopeView answer 20 Crowd (in)View answer 21 Summertime topView answer 23 Group of repsView answer 24 Kind of coating applied to metalView answer 25 Go for againView answer 27 Load from the dockView answer 28 University of California campus siteView answer 29 Locals call it Mongibello ("the mountain of mountains")View answer 30 O. Henry's "The Gift of the ___"View answer 31 Braided rope made of rawhideView answer 33 LimitedView answer 35 "Comprende?"View answer 36 They're taken off for boudoir photosView answer 38 Relieved responseView answer 39 Greek dish made with an abundance of spinachView answer 42 La ___ Tar PitsView answer 44 Instrument measuring liquid densityView answer 45 French beautyView answer 47 Section of a golf bagView answer 48 Pawn-capturing moveView answer 49 Hard French cheeseView answer 50 Map lines: Abbr.View answer 51 Giant bird of Chinese mythology that is transformed from a fish called KunView answer 52 Capone's foeView answerDown
1 Warms upView answer 2 "Fancy!"View answer 3 Warms up, sayView answer 4 Word-of-mouth promotersView answer 5 Investment bond in W.W. IIView answer 6 DuringView answer 7 Tries to outrunView answer 8 Forbes competitorView answer 9 Corpus ___View answer 10 Ostentatious spenders, in slangView answer 11 Term of endearment, in one spellingView answer 13 Napkins, to BritsView answer 14 Damn fineView answer 15 Repeated greeting in the Key & Peele sketch "Obama Meet & Greet"View answer 19 Court nameView answer 22 Displaying a wide range of emotions, sayView answer 26 Founder of Argentina's first female-led political party, familiarlyView answer 28 Big name in comfortable footwearView answer 30 Tower with daily calls to prayerView answer 31 Hit from behindView answer 32 Words following a suggestion to try somethingView answer 33 Warding (off)View answer 34 Perfect exampleView answer 35 Person you practically have to drag out of a party, sayView answer 36 One requesting simpler terms?View answer 37 Channel insertsView answer 40 Short-lived interestView answer 41 Parliamentary seats?View answer 43 PerView answer 46 For a medium, it's easy!View answerYour puzzle stays a surprise. Answers appear only on the individual clue pages.
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