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Bring up, as a subject Longtime Syrian ruling family name

Rat on

Passover mo., usually Vaquero’s home Ethiopia’s Selassie Puritan’s conclusion? Sulu portrayer John Fast

Vehicle in a queue Computer connection method

“Die Lorelei” poet Wound

Doctor Octopus, to Spidey Load

“The Flying Dutchman” soprano

Norse pantheon Development site “Groundhog Day” insurance salesman Specifics, informally Rope fiber

Carne __: steak dish Paying passengers Food

Based on deduction as opposed to experience Furious

Gentle attention-getters Series-ending abbr. Radiate

“Nor to their idle __ doth sight appear”: Milton Part of Q.E.D. Groups that get busy in Sept.

Charm

Fairy tale figures

T, on the NYSE Rootless sort

Hit the dirt on a diamond “So exciting--not”

Half of an alternative to 7-Down

Former White House family

Digitally stored Stack

Cathedral part

“No damage”

Actor Wallach Palindromic magazine Fast

As an alternative Philanderer first seen in Cervantes Banjoist’s aid Choking up

Peak in Thessaly Creator of Horton the Elephant Gardener’s buy

Rural spread Columbus’ birthplace Critical times, militarystyle

Author Morrison Dispassionate 112 114

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Vibrant photo Region bordering the River Avon Showman named Phineas Letters on a note Furious

Balaam’s mount Cajun mainstay Blake of ragtime Herbal brew Understand

Hold back

__-no question Nasty looks

DOWN

Fast x furious IV

Bring up to speed Totaled, as a bill Furious

Have a hankering (for) “The Witches of Eastwick” co-star Schmooze (with) Sashimi staple Word in many California city names

Many a Punjabi

Skin cream ingredients Treated like it didn’t exist, as gravity

Tony Gwynn’s uniform number Frequent winner Polite question opener 15 16 17

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Kagan on the bench Some finger-pointing One in an ancient Jewish sect Rehnquist’s successor “Total Recall” director Wiseman

Klein of fashion

Son and brother of George

Tennis’ Novak Djokovic, for one

Fast

Source of praise in verse Red Guard leader Editor’s “Lose it” Headed the cast of The Binghamton Rumble Ponies, e.g. Ancient Greek military power

Furious

A little Andrews or Vandenberg: Abbr.

“Tsk tsk” sayers Pitching stat “Cosmicomics” author Calvino

Vena __

Big rollers

__ shaft

Fast

Buffy player Sarah

Michelle __

Ally of “The Breakfast Club”

Stadium access

Like a supermarket before a major storm, perhaps Musical fifths

Saint at a gate Name-linking trio LEGO buys

Kind of situation to avoid “What’s the point?!” “Way to go, bro!” Gentle gait

__-puf: old laundry product

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95 Pet shelter visitor, maybe 99 Draped dress

100 Bondi Beach city

102 Forensic evidence bits 104 “Now, about ... “

106 Seamless flow

108 Large power

110 More cuddly

111 Jewish community orgs. 113 It helps a team pull

together

115 Snatches

117 Blessing follower

118 Went by car

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