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1 What may precede a blessingView answer 6 School whose mascot is Big Al the elephant, informallyView answer 10 Studios, say: Abbr.View answer 14 Flattering sortView answer 16 Celebrity chef with a role in the 1995 film "Casino"View answer 17 It gets inflated and goes straight to your headView answer 18 PruneView answer 19 Sedaris of "Unbreakable Kimmy Schmidt"View answer 20 RepresentationView answer 21 Gas-infused coffee orderView answer 22 KibitzesView answer 23 Plant item used in early genetics experimentsView answer 25 Foul moodsView answer 27 Keyboard shortcut for switching between Windows applicationsView answer 28 Good, in ItalianView answer 29 Assessment for dummiesView answer 32 Capo, e.g.View answer 33 ___ Jin-won, Oscar-winning screenwriter for "Parasite"View answer 34 Kind of rocket that launches satellitesView answer 35 Crunchy, chocolaty smoothie add-insView answer 37 ___ Larsen, Harlem Renaissance novelistView answer 38 Leering sortsView answer 39 Hairstyles celebrated in the Black Is Beautiful movementView answer 40 Feels forView answer 41 River through Bristol, EnglandView answer 42 PressView answer 43 Feeling associated with the color redView answer 45 Middle of a dateView answer 48 UnguardedView answer 49 Niche product of Coca-Cola and 7UpView answer 51 TeacupView answer 52 [This might come in handy later ...]View answer 53 Hill workersView answer 54 Big Board inits.View answer 55 Like some high expectationsView answerDown
1 Group that had a 40-year gap between its two most recent studio albums (1981-2021)View answer 2 Study, study, study!View answer 3 Word with cow or CommunionView answer 4 Lion : pride :: ___ : parliamentView answer 5 Snap, crackle or popView answer 6 TiesView answer 7 "Days of Grace" memoirist, 1993View answer 8 Providers of college courses?View answer 9 Term of ___View answer 10 Common but often counterproductive response to a recurring problemView answer 11 What a button mushroom becomes when it maturesView answer 12 "Thelma & Louise" auto, informallyView answer 13 Rikishi's sportView answer 15 Inexperienced gamers, in slangView answer 21 2010s satirical reality series starring comedian FielderView answer 22 They may be dry or dirtyView answer 24 Abbott and Costello in the film "Arrival," informallyView answer 25 Title Toni Morrison character who lives in the BottomView answer 26 CalculatedView answer 27 Many Fertile Crescent residentsView answer 28 Covert field?View answer 29 Cookie brand whose name is stylized with an exclamation pointView answer 30 "Do the Right Thing" pizzeriaView answer 31 Org. whose workers usually wear glovesView answer 36 Once calledView answer 39 Turn awayView answer 40 Chef Jacques ___, holder of 16 James Beard awardsView answer 41 Nod, sayView answer 42 N.Y.C. attractionView answer 44 Pro sports team named for some of its equipmentView answer 45 Elegy, e.g.View answer 46 What an orange dot might indicate in a chatView answer 47 Only U.S. president other than J.F.K. to be buried in Arlington National CemeteryView answer 49 Fareed Zakaria's channelView answer 50 Target of some phishing scams: Abbr.View answerYour puzzle stays a surprise. Answers appear only on the individual clue pages.
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