Universal Crossword
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1 Apple tablet 5 Hard tennis shot Palindromic alternative to a Game Boy “Sad” color Cinnabon’s smell, e.g. Beehive
State natives Smidge *Retaliate Rushes, like a castle
Dos + uno Word after “UV” or “X-” “___: Vegas” (CBS show) *Play cooperatively Apt job for Joe? Asthma trigger
*What your patience may gradually do Con artist’s assistant Projectile path Drain problems “I never saw your text,” perhaps Goes up and down and up ... *Event for Trixie Mattel or RuPaul After the penultimate Cold country known for hot springs *Heels-overhead stunt French denial
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Bachelor’s final words Jackrabbit, e.g. Investigative piece by Ida B. Wells In need, or two words that can follow both parts of each starred clue’s answer Chatted on Slack, say Strangesounding lake
Insults during a roast
Jack or Jill The 30th, for June
70 Ore analysis
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1 Nile wader
2 It may thicken ... or be full of holes Rome under Augustus, e.g.
Outdated letter opener
Fresh talk “Rocky III” actor
Vital artery Mocking looks Olajuwon nicknamed “the Dream” Place to order ale
Bart or Ringo Nut in a pie “The ___ the limit!”
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These, in Havana Victoria Falls spray
Follow surreptitiously “How frustrating!” NYC theater district Bubbly British chocolate bar Potent part of pot
Silent agreement Member of Congress’s “Squad” Cecil or Simba Obscene Many a city street layout Word after “egg” or before “fly” Passe
___ Fierce (onetime Beyonce alter ego)
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Group after boomers Like ski trails that aren’t flat Poem unit Time machine on “Doctor Who” ___-andseek
Love a lot Lose-lose Ultrabright colors Crafty website Prefix for “final” Biblical utopia
“The Simpsons” neighbor U.S. school in Athens