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1 F an group? 7 C enterpiece of a holiday gathering 14 The “R” of

E.R. 15 No-p arking area in a parking lot 16 Holida y cupful 17 Br ought out of hibernation 18 St ock 19 Bo xing ring producer 20 W orker with a saving plan, for short 21 D og team’s burden 22 W ith 40Across, exposed 23 Crick et field shape 24 The American Messenger Co., today 25 R acketeering

outfit 26 D rip chamber contents 28 Idled 31 “I’ m counting on you!” 33 Har old Hill’s portrayer in the original cast of “The Music Man” 35 Bug s 37 L emon oil source 38 Green on a screen 39 Mo st important part 40 S ee 22Across 41 W ild catch? 42 R ested 43 Pa rty spread 44 Gar den assets 45 Te st of

effectiveness 48 Bright yellow

fruit 49 S ome Kings’ Scholars 50 E xceeding the usual rate 51 Lik e the papacy of Pius IX, after St. Peter 52 Another name for Michaelmas daisies

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1 Cr eates, as trouble 2 Y ellow pages? 3 Ho stile

territory? 4 T ook courses 5 Gene sis grandson 6 Suc cumb to

gravity 7 A dmit defeat 8 E urasian boundary 9 D r. Kildare portrayer Ayres 10 L ongtime band with the 2015 album “Alone in the Universe” 11 L os Angeles suburb next to San Fernando 12 V ery small, as an operation 13 Gradual, as a slope 15 The y’re good for the long haul 19 T alk show

talk 22 Caf eteria

utensils 23 “American Me” star, 1992 25 D o well enough 26 T ristram Shandy’s creator 27 Came through for 29 High-hat 30 TV drama starring Terrence Howard 32 It begins with All Saints’ Day 34 Off ers objections to 35 Br ewery named for a Dutch river 36 Appr oaching 40 P rincipal force 41 P resuppose 43 T wo-piece tops 44 P rivate engagements? 46 Fir st name of 2012’s Best Director 47 Misr epresentation 48 1 040 preparer, for short