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1 U.S. Census Bureau designation 10 Wrist bones 15 The Vikings, e.g. 16 Crosswise, on a ship 17 No-nos for cleaning glass stovetops 18 “The Sound of Music” name 19 Refuse assistance 20 Jack of the trump suit, in euchre 21 New York’s state motto 22 Type of type 23 100 pounds: Abbr. 24 Subject of a Minnesota state nickname 25 Catch unaware 31 Devices for clearing winter sidewalks 33 Thin and dry 34 Unification Church member 35 Puts on 37 Ran 38 Subleased 39 Actor Tognazzi of “La Cage aux Folles” 41 One taking un examen 42 Many doorknobs, faucets, candleholders, etc. 49 A.F.C. South player 50 Dessert go-withs 51 Ridiculous 52 Get older and slower 53 Some old Ford cars, briefly 54 Prepared food designation 55 1950s politico Kefauver 56 Garment that lacks a waistline
DOWN 1 Phone bill figure 2 Prepare for a purchase return, perhaps 3 Containing element #56 4 ___ worse than death 5 “M,” e.g. 6 Edible parts of lychee nuts and pomegranates 7 Echo
8 To this point, poetically 9 Puts forward 10 1965 movie for which Lee Marvin won an Oscar for playing two different characters 11 Official with the power to annul laws 12 Stirs, as old feelings 13 Container for writing materials, such as fancy stationery 14 Sitting back and thinking “Wow!” 25 When to do crosswords, say 26 Markings on a theater stage 27 Small pastry with sliced fruit often arranged in concentric circles 28 Necessity for admitting evidence at a trial 29 Stale quality 30 Na OH 32 “Just ___” (“Be right with you”) 36 It’s not the main story 37 Make rough 40 Enjoy the music, say 43 It can get the blood flowing 44 Stretch of turf 45 Better informed 46 Architectural features of Greco-Roman temples 47 Some winds 48 Awards for
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