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1 Run like heck 5 Female horse Express hesitation Seized car, for short Composer Menken Wipe away Measure something visually ___ up (assessed) What you should give a lover who prefers quality time over diamonds? “Minecraft” block Dance style for Sarah Reich More, in Spanish TV screen option Pull to pieces Weapon in a silo: Abbr. “You can’t be leaving already!” Remarkable period Request for another piece? Announcement at a disappointing open bar? Ready to mate, like a cat Drink with steamed milk “Untrue!” 9 14 15
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Somber news item, briefly
___ speed (pace in sci-fi) Inc. cousin Hoppy brew letters Troublemaking tot Literally, “born” What figure skating partners with a lot of chemistry might have? Still getting the hang of Kinda pricey Joplin’s “Treemonisha,” e.g. Loaf around Earned Many a long-legged bird Caustic solutions Transport in the last “Calvin and Hobbes” strip
DOWN 1 Earth-shaking event Gloomy donkey in kid lit Missing links, maybe Garment like an abaya Valletta’s island country Seasoning that tastes like a blend of seasonings 47
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Common forecast in Vancouver Put in a crypt Members of a South Asian diaspora Comedian Wareheim Bat mitzvah congrats Take advantage of Fire engine’s color
Hill insect Least racy ___ package Like bottleblond hair Discourage Spicy dish at a cookoff It has a head and a thread Actress Zadora Intelligent cephalopods Trawler’s tool First lady Biden
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Gram or meter Observed at work Lampoon Lauren of “To Have and Have Not” Toughen, in metallurgy Move back Sounded like a chick Meal that breaks the Ramadan fast Specks Heads of Canada, for short Subway cost Site with a Daily Deals page Money dispensers Right this minute Org. concerned with oil spills