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1 Modern "go-to's"View answer 1 Modern "go-to's"View answer 5 Curtain for silhouetting on stageView answer 5 Curtain for silhouetting on stageView answer 10 Bird on the South Carolina state quarterView answer 10 Bird on the South Carolina state quarterView answer 14 Capote or chesterfieldView answer 14 Capote or chesterfieldView answer 15 Emulates E.T., in a wayView answer 15 Emulates E.T., in a wayView answer 17 Roman goddess who drives a two-horse chariotView answer 17 Roman goddess who drives a two-horse chariotView answer 18 Precious self-referenceView answer 18 Precious self-referenceView answer 19 Name shared by the singer of the #1 hit "Rock Me Gently" (1974) and the first Korean American elected to the U.S. Senate (2024)View answer 19 Name shared by the singer of the #1 hit "Rock Me Gently" (1974) and the first Korean American elected to the U.S. Senate (2024)View answer 21 Double-___ cassowary (bird of Indonesia and Australia)View answer 21 Double-___ cassowary (bird of Indonesia and Australia)View answer 22 Matches with forensicsView answer 22 Matches with forensicsView answer 24 Occasions to relax and rechargeView answer 24 Occasions to relax and rechargeView answer 25 Obama's third secretary of defense (2013-15)View answer 25 Obama's third secretary of defense (2013-15)View answer 26 Gasoline brand that offered the Torch Club credit cardView answer 26 Gasoline brand that offered the Torch Club credit cardView answer 27 Aid in making salsaView answer 27 Aid in making salsaView answer 28 Operculum, e.g.View answer 28 Operculum, e.g.View answer 31 Capital of GreenlandView answer 31 Capital of GreenlandView answer 32 They're hard to pull offView answer 32 They're hard to pull offView answer 33 Spa service, in briefView answer 33 Spa service, in briefView answer 34 Up to snuff, facetiouslyView answer 34 Up to snuff, facetiouslyView answer 35 TricklesView answer 35 TricklesView answer 36 Cup holdersView answer 36 Cup holdersView answer 37 Many a Porsche 911View answer 37 Many a Porsche 911View answer 38 Practical types who are often perfectionists, it's saidView answer 38 Practical types who are often perfectionists, it's saidView answer 39 Don't start with me!View answer 39 Don't start with me!View answer 43 Difficult effortView answer 43 Difficult effortView answer 44 Cut outView answer 44 Cut outView answer 46 Setting for Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"View answer 46 Setting for Seurat's "A Sunday Afternoon on the Island of La Grande Jatte"View answer 48 Cold-smoked loxView answer 48 Cold-smoked loxView answer 49 7 up, perhapsView answer 49 7 up, perhapsView answer 50 Gulf of ___, waters that abut Djibouti and SomalilandView answer 50 Gulf of ___, waters that abut Djibouti and SomalilandView answer 51 Vanilla unitsView answer 51 Vanilla unitsView answer 52 SpoutsView answer 52 SpoutsView answer 53 RompView answer 53 RompView answerDown
1 Victor over Washington on 11/12/1955 in "Back to the Future, Pt. II" — and in real lifeView answer 1 Victor over Washington on 11/12/1955 in "Back to the Future, Pt. II" — and in real lifeView answer 2 Cattle callView answer 2 Cattle callView answer 3 Went wide or long, as a tennis ballView answer 3 Went wide or long, as a tennis ballView answer 4 "No closer!"View answer 4 "No closer!"View answer 5 Takes offView answer 5 Takes offView answer 6 Wind pipe?View answer 6 Wind pipe?View answer 7 BlightView answer 7 BlightView answer 8 Getting a break on Broadway?View answer 8 Getting a break on Broadway?View answer 9 MedleysView answer 9 MedleysView answer 10 Marriott property with the slogan "Whatever Whenever"View answer 10 Marriott property with the slogan "Whatever Whenever"View answer 11 Triumphs smoothlyView answer 11 Triumphs smoothlyView answer 12 ___ Brickowski ("The Lego Movie" protagonist)View answer 12 ___ Brickowski ("The Lego Movie" protagonist)View answer 13 "What this country ___ …"View answer 13 "What this country ___ …"View answer 16 Certain volleyballerView answer 16 Certain volleyballerView answer 20 DeckView answer 20 DeckView answer 23 Once-popular terra-cotta figurineView answer 23 Once-popular terra-cotta figurineView answer 24 Trigger hairView answer 24 Trigger hairView answer 27 State in which Gulliver is discovered by the LilliputiansView answer 27 State in which Gulliver is discovered by the LilliputiansView answer 28 Combo meal upgradeView answer 28 Combo meal upgradeView answer 29 Going back agesView answer 29 Going back agesView answer 30 ___ trackView answer 30 ___ trackView answer 32 Folks who enjoy a well-aged beef?View answer 32 Folks who enjoy a well-aged beef?View answer 33 BorderlineView answer 33 BorderlineView answer 35 Echolocation systemsView answer 35 Echolocation systemsView answer 36 Element between copper and gallium on the periodic tableView answer 36 Element between copper and gallium on the periodic tableView answer 37 Spelling combinations?View answer 37 Spelling combinations?View answer 38 They're concerned with feeding kitsView answer 38 They're concerned with feeding kitsView answer 39 Pharyngeal woeView answer 39 Pharyngeal woeView answer 40 Cynthia ___, Tony winner for "The Color Purple"View answer 40 Cynthia ___, Tony winner for "The Color Purple"View answer 41 BuckledView answer 41 BuckledView answer 42 Extend, in a wayView answer 42 Extend, in a wayView answer 45 Chilly and dampView answer 45 Chilly and dampView answer 47 "___ noticed"View answer 47 "___ noticed"View answerYour puzzle stays a surprise. Answers appear only on the individual clue pages.
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