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1 Declares 5 Designer Claiborne 8 Author Bellow 12 Conspiracy 13 Devoured 14 Merlot or Chianti 15 Shakespearean villain 16 Republicans 17 Eye part 18 Three-bagger 20 Party giver 22 Daily Planet editor 26 Sheets and such 29 Exist 30 Spike’s warning 31 — -friendly 32 Boob tubes 33 The Mets’ old home 34 Salt source 35 “Norma —” 36 Ritzy spreads 37 Absorbent robe material 40 Timid 41 Start of a nursery rhyme 45 La Scala solo 47 Shelter 49 Decays 50 Pear variety 51 Type measures 52 “Super-food” berry 53 Price 54 Anonymous Jane 55 Zilch
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1 Skewer 2 Winged 3 Boo-Boo’s mentor 4 Plug 5 Beer type 6 Jurist Lance 7 Light breezes 8 “Nothing but net” sound 9 Hermetically sealed 10 Numerical prefix 11 French article 19 Author Deighton 21 Have bills 23 “Bolero” composer 24 Nest setting 25 Eventful periods 26 A deadly sin 27 “Got it” 28 Close call 32 Took on 33 Desertlike 35 Reuben bread 36 School org. 38 Flinch, say 39 Having a lot to lose? 42 — Raton 43 Slightly 44 Europe’s neighbor 45 “Scandal” network 46 Kanga’s kid 48 Punk-rock subgenre