Crossword

No. 0818

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ACROSS

Breaded and

1

topped with tomato sauce and mozzarella, for short

“Holy mackerel!”

5

Instrument

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played by indie rock’s Sufjan Stevens Black-and-white

13

item in a sleeve V.I.P. on base

14

Winter bugs

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With 26-Across,

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game that uses a blindfold

Part of the food

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pyramid Gardening tool

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Fruit in the

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William Carlos Williams poem “This Is Just to Say”

Edward Snowden’s former employer, in brief

Black History Mo.

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See 16-Across

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“Why?”

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Puts up

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Bird that had no

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natural predators until humans arrived

Tick (off)

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Babe Zaharias

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was the first woman to compete on its tour, in brief

Item exchanged

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in a so-called “yankee swap” John Lewis was

41

born here: Abbr. Org. that

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oversees O.T.C.S Campaign

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expense

Get situated

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Pacify

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Frequent reveler,

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or a hint to 16-/26- and 36-Across

Hit the slopes

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“___ be my

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pleasure”

Lots

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Hearty laugh

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Tidy

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Cartoonist

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suggested by this puzzle’s theme Brand in the ice

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cream aisle Aches (for)

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Words after a

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gasp

Its underside

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might be covered in gum

The first cloned

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mammals

Yarn

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DOWN

Dad 1 “Midsommar” 2

director Aster

___ faire

3 (historical re-enactment event, for short) Fly-by-night type?

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Fuel up, in a way

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Visual in an

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annual report Nimble

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Hornswoggle

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Toggle option

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Artist’s starting

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place

Get-go

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Guest ___, what

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The New York Times calls op-eds

What an asterisk

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might suggest Centaur’s foot

17

Transform

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Repeated string

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in a chain letter subject line

Website with

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articles like

“10 Surprising Ways to Use Mayonnaise Around Your Home”

Things best kept

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under one’s hat? Data structure

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with a root node Undo

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Half of a halfbathroom

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Tiny toymaker

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Tucker who had

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her first hit in 1972 and won her first Grammys in 2020

Cheese used in

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Babybels

Fruits whose

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seeds can act as a substitute for black peppercorns Something to do

40

Latin gods

44

Shared one’s

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views

For all ages, as a

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video game

Tell

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Also

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At all, in dialect

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Combined

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Pretzel, basically

57

Shaming syllable

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Drug dosages:

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Abbr.

Light bulb

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moment sound Show with

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the recurring character Target Lady, in brief “Piggy”

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