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The “stuf” in Double Stuf Oreos Keeps track of a count, maybe Seoul music Balloon material Deal breaker? Wander High anxiety? “You don’t need to tell me what happened” Junior Lowest rating in showbiz’s Ulmer Scale Kind of paste in East Asian cuisine Local boundaries? Prefix with saccharide or glyceride Basketball highlight, informally Sets to zero, in a way “Star Wars” spinoff set five years after Emperor Palpatine’s fall 37 38 39 41 42 43 44 45 48

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It’s difficult to go against Force feed Ones diving right into their work? Perfume Rump Shape of some hooks “___ but a scratch!” Mythological hunter turned into a stag Infantile affliction Dreams Subject of J. J. Thomson’s “plum pudding” model Concept in artificial intelligence Scrutinize, with “over” “Chariots of Fire” filming locale Half-bird, half-woman creature ___ Choice Awards

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Spots in which to lie low Collide into the side of

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Keep the beat, in a way Tear

Verb with a circumflex [More tuna, please!] Avant-garde Card game shout Berlioz’s “Queen ___” Scherzo N.Y.C. event on the last Sunday in June Teatro alla ___ Kardashian family member Rumps Monthly releases of a sort 13 18 22 24 25

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Hymnbook holder Giggle bit

How a mysterious figure may disappear “Be serious!” Shape, informally Is biased Some sensitive info, for short

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What Ralph Nader did in 2000, 2004 and 2008 Passionate, confident sort, they say Actor Stanley “It’s ___ from me” Something you can’t have while standing up 37 40

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“It’ll ___ you” Bio class subject Quoted Sister channel of HGTV “Good” or “ill” thing

Shot in the dark

Sub “Fantasy Focus” podcast airer Lump near a lash

On point The smallest one is called a minimus Who joins Gryffindor’s Quidditch team in “Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix” Good people to know