San Francisco Chronicle - (Sunday)
PrEMiEr CrOssWOrD PuzzlE
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Work force Swallowed up Beautiful Popular type option Wedlock Idolize
Organ knob imparting a striking sound Napoli’s country Quarterback Manning Boundless Suffix with 12- Down Jungle lairs
Age, as cheese Hidden way out in a haunted house Orlando locale Singer Reba Ratio of a stock share’s return to its price
Shell games Persona Studio stand Hold in check Animation frames Neophytes Blackish wood Pisa’s river Actor Wilson Illinois town west of Chicago Worker finishing furniture
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Savage sort Deeply felt Popularity boost after appearing on satirist Stephen’s old show
Iris’ layer
Is in debt Fallback strategy Singer Mariah uPS deliveries: Abbr.
Did a 180
Willy Wonka creator Dahl
Capital of Egypt Kagan of the Supreme Court
At a snail’s pace Quark or pion
“The Newlywed game” host Bob PC program tool for automating batches of invitations, say Actress Irene Streamlined, in brief
Africa’s Amin “Canvas” for a tattoo Artificial cave zoned ( out)
Like people heeding seven key words in this puzzle Mongol invaders
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Brazilian rain forest region
Make — for oneself Lace- receiving hole Crescentlike objects Plays spiritedly
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Defensive tackle Warren Willow or oak Ethereal Almanac item Drinking water additive
Long dashes Innocent Reaction to an awful pun
Big vases Enumerate Chubby Inflated sense of self
Portray
First coat of paint Like many a sr. citizen Sidestep
Old- style messager Pop singer Lopez Brewer’s fungus Snarky
Lanka lead- in Lousy review Vendors Finale
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Final, e. g. Savings acct. protector
Tart pie fruit Track shape Road semis
Fail to catch Passing mark “Wilson” actress Laura Basketballer Ming Shipping box Hitter Hank Negative Sleep sound “Backdraft” director Howard Salad green Biggest city in Australia Nudniks Turtle in a Dr. Seuss title Belfry dweller Small bill Hiatus Homer’s H
Win a point Sauna wrap Tylenol rival
“Peer gynt” dramatist Sloppy Joe holder Hug Defective Pakistani language
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Walking stick
’ 80s sitcom
“Qué —?” Brick- baking oven
Totally understand, informally Plants seeds Absorbed OPEC liquid
Big hack attack Sty dweller Mystery writer Deighton Sudden forward thrust
In the thick of Cardinal, e. g. Clan- related Sticky stuff Reimburse Hopping mad Like ultra- lite food Failed to Remove, as a 105- Down Medium, e. g. Shoelace problem
“How awful!” Cardinals, e. g. Office fill- in Corrida calls Sooner than
Big bush bird Flying Solo
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CON
Chiefs coach Andy Odd
One may be raised at a wedding
Ear ornaments Tres __ cake: dessert soaked in dairy liquids Billboard displays Driver in a heist, say Lisa Marie as of 1980, vis- à- vis Elvis Shock, as a perp Ike’s WWII command
“Illmatic” rapper Self- destruct Boarded, like clowns entering a clown car Nails that test Analyzed in English class
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Air Force __ Heat player, say Finance guru Suze “The Canterbury Tales” pilgrim
In the old days “That’s hilarious ... not”
“Chopped” host Allen
Sac __
Take home Where to see a Heat player