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1 Org. with checkpointsView answer 4 Poke accompaniment, at timesView answer 8 Shoe-shaping toolsView answer 13 "Abso-freaking-lutely!"View answer 15 A red plastic one might be worn on HalloweenView answer 17 Skating venueView answer 18 "Thumbs-down from me"View answer 19 BonkersView answer 20 A little sore, sayView answer 22 It's what you should take, in briefView answer 23 Lundi ___, festive Monday observance in New OrleansView answer 24 Went afterView answer 25 CatchesView answer 26 Casual assentView answer 27 Dating qualifierView answer 28 Really fancy?View answer 29 They don't give you the full pictureView answer 32 The 14.54-carat Apollo Blue, e.g., which sold for more than $42 million in 2017View answer 34 Polite, friendly stereotype from the MidwestView answer 35 Le contraire de "après"View answer 36 Clear a sentence?View answer 37 "Girl!"View answer 40 Goddess often depicted with peacocksView answer 41 Someone singing "Something"View answer 43 Alphabetically last nutrient in a multivitamin, oftenView answer 44 Counsel council, for shortView answer 45 Gives a wave, maybeView answer 46 "Andor" actor ___ LunaView answer 47 Research scientist's jottingView answer 49 Visitor to a fertility clinic, maybeView answer 51 Birds whose name comes from the Latin word for "golden"View answer 52 1976 Fleetwood Mac hit said to be inspired by a Welsh witchView answer 53 Provincetown catchView answer 54 Hit's counterpartView answer 55 SpotsView answer

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1 WidgetView answer 2 GuardedView answer 3 It's handled at the barView answer 4 One with a burning passion?View answer 5 Bishop's localeView answer 6 Tiny nation claiming over 1,700 years of self-governanceView answer 7 Cold drinks often topped with evaporated milkView answer 8 ___ experienceView answer 9 Longtime teammate of Derek Jeter, familiarlyView answer 10 Group of repsView answer 11 Poem so beloved by Abraham Lincoln that he carried it in his pocket and memorized itView answer 12 Sheryl ___, author of the 2013 best seller "Lean In"View answer 14 Many a bonny bairnView answer 15 Sharp wind?View answer 16 Offerings at a receptionView answer 21 Ones who don't believe in global revolutions?View answer 24 Saves for later, in a wayView answer 25 "Seriously!"View answer 27 Teammate of Cupid in "A Visit From St. Nicholas"View answer 28 Mythological figure who turns men into pigsView answer 29 Spiritual sustenanceView answer 30 Sped right through the stop signalView answer 31 Pop upView answer 32 Ones offering cheap shots?View answer 33 How the Quran is writtenView answer 34 Honolulu thank youView answer 37 Ferruginous pigmentView answer 38 Close (with)View answer 39 Puts downView answer 41 Like some breathView answer 42 Blinkers?View answer 43 Canyon with a much-hiked section called the NarrowsView answer 45 Word with guitar or goView answer 46 Historic event the French call "le jour J"View answer 48 "___ I!" (negative reply)View answer 50 Director Coppola of 2024's "The Last Showgirl"View answer
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