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1 6 11 Quite a bit, in slang Little rascal Five- alarm, among chili enthusiasts 14 Negatively charged particle 15 Like a creaky door at mid

night 16 Hawaiian stringed instru

ment 17 Befuddling 19 Scratch the surface, e. g. 20 Christmas tree decor 21 Radar- screen images 23 Pasta serving request 26 Certain hockey position 27 Enter 28 Mozambique neighbor 30 Gain offsetter 31 Important organ 32 Guitar attachment 35 Psychic’s claim, often 36 Fatigued 38 Dinosaur trapper 39 Elevenses drink 40 Held the deed 41 Trigonometry term 42 Perused again 44 Feline attractor 46 Celery units 48 Small corner stores 49 Molten rock 50 Turn sharply and suddenly 52 Japanese sash 53 Mystifying 58 Thousand pounds doubled 59 Southwestern grassy plain 60 Show with varied acts 61 Tiny bit of work 62 Arm joint 63 Musburger of sports broad

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1 Fond du ___, Wisconsin 2 Whom Lennon wedded 3 Can material 4 Relents 5 Use oil spiritually 6 Hearing or taste 7 Relinquish, as property 8 Seed covering 9 Hr. segment 10 Tools can hang on it 11 Extremely embarrassing 12 Giraffelike animal 13 Hardly talkative 18 “Do ___ others ...” 22 What the police uphold 23 Shoestring tip 24 Not in a package 25 Derogatory 26 Elation 28 Stuck in mud 29 Like an enthusiastic fan 31 Legendary actress Turner 33 Rage or craze 34 Gets ready, as to perform

surgery 36 Possible, as a plan 37 Sheep matriarchs 41 One at the front of a

bobsled 43 Common tree 44 Important part of a

parachute 45 It modifies in grammar 46 Struck hard, Bible- style 47 Small drum with a fife 48 Under 50 Q- Tip, e. g. 51 AA candidate 54 90- degree shape 55 “___ got an idea” 56 Woman with a habit 57 Acquire

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