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1 Underground venues for some heavy-metal bands?View answer 10 MortifyView answer 15 Head honchoView answer 16 Short Japanese swordView answer 17 Strong indicationView answer 18 Political grp. dedicated to helping people who are H.I.V. positiveView answer 19 Roost-erView answer 20 GunView answer 21 David ___, first Black mayor of New York CityView answer 23 It might be flat but not sharpView answer 24 Give the OKView answer 25 What's got about an ounce of scents?View answer 28 It requires a flipperView answer 31 Suffered, in a wayView answer 32 One always seen in a fancy fur coatView answer 33 Part of an agendaView answer 34 EncircledView answer 35 Birdseed alternative, at timesView answer 36 "That's absolutely fine"View answer 38 Pageant prizeView answer 39 Birthplace of the writer V.S. NaipaulView answer 40 Barreled (out)View answer 41 Lint trap?View answer 42 "___ Got a Way" (Billy Joel hit)View answer 43 Casting experts?View answer 45 Character in a hit 2023 film who sings "Is it my destiny to live and die a life of blonde fragility?"View answer 46 Lightly roastView answer 49 For realView answer 50 "Either way's fine with me"View answer 53 DivertView answer 54 Label on one Coca-Cola offeringView answer 55 Itinerant oneView answer 56 Cry from a cutthroat competitorView answerDown
1 Reason to scratch one's headView answer 2 Part of a filmView answer 3 Neon sign wordView answer 4 Magic org.View answer 5 Single alternativeView answer 6 "___ here"View answer 7 Like a markView answer 8 Primary lang. of GambiaView answer 9 Where to get into the nitty-gritty?View answer 10 OverView answer 11 They help build charactersView answer 12 Standoffish, sayView answer 13 FloorView answer 14 Brewer's needView answer 22 "Don't believe me"View answer 23 Only beauty to go through history and retain her reputation, per Will RogersView answer 25 Good Samaritan, sayView answer 26 One in need of some directionView answer 27 Wrigley field?View answer 28 Like some steakView answer 29 ___-Coeur, historic Catholic church in ParisView answer 30 PositionView answer 32 Like many free samplesView answer 34 Taxonomic classificationView answer 37 On the edge of one's seatView answer 38 Itsy-bitsyView answer 40 The W.N.B.A.'s Caitlin Clark, for oneView answer 42 Fashion portmanteauView answer 43 ___ Moore, author of "V for Vendetta"View answer 44 Jules Verne visionaryView answer 46 Soffritto-based sauceView answer 47 Parts of many $$$ portfoliosView answer 48 ___ Convy, host of TV's "Super Password" and "Win, Lose or Draw"View answer 51 Raiders' org.View answer 52 It's a mouthfulView answerYour puzzle stays a surprise. Answers appear only on the individual clue pages.
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