Universal Crossword
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“Surely you ___!” Formal agreements Present opening? Region
Dole out *Intergalactic makers’ studio?
(hint: read each starred answer’s middle word twice)
Quick look Runway display
New York NBA player Played music at a club Snowballs, in a snowball fight
Actress Rowlands Moderate gait Long-eared animals *Retaliation for overdue wages? Nonbinary possessive Speechlanguage pathologist’s concerns *Where Fred Flintstone goes to get away from it all?
___-full Eclipse, to some Mineral deposits
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Queue Texter’s “Then again ...” Bread for Swiss cheese? Sandal feature
Chest press targets, informally *Chardonnay served at a state dinner, say?
Network connections Like some affordable textbooks GPS calculations Trains in the ring Prepare for takeoff
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What an electric guitar hooks up to
If all else fails Puffed snack Guy in a toy box?
Add wrong, perhaps
___ shanty Ball gown fabric
Word after “boarding” or “touchdown” Pack leaders Insurance cases
In store Shorthand pros
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Startled cry Wee bit Soviet spy org.
Tidy
Like some hard cider “You had one ___!” Skating gold medalist Lipinski Similar (to) Guitar strummer Extended family
Hot day
2019 film that won Best Picture “Frozen” reindeer Replace, electorally Dashboard Confessional genre
“I’m not impressed” Upper-left key
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Birthday party performers Genre for Nicki Minaj Upstate New York tribe One often on the rebound? “I’m impressed!” Not many Model Holliday Toenail treatment, informally Megan Rapinoe’s team
Kind of hormone T,ona sorority sweatshirt Sixth sense, for short
Answers to yesterday’s puzzle