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Roll by Strong desire Respectful bow Friendly greeting Eastern religion Novak Djokovic’s org.

Place to gas up for free?

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Hit the skids Pressure meas. Designer Pucci Traditional Dixie dessert Comment Reptile named for the warning sound it makes Stars Death Star “super” weapons 47 49 50 52

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1 Award-winning ESPN writer/ reporter Jeremy Rock & Roll Hall of Fame’s first female inductee Check alternative Many a GI

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Gulf of __: Baltic Sea arm Modern poster Trees whose fruit yields a moisturizing butter

Catch on Bolted Bryan’s “Malcolm in the Middle” role

Use a certain twohanded signal By Frederick J. Healy (c) 2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE 35 36 39 40 41

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Flow in small waves

More inclined to pry “M*A*S*H” actor David Ogden __ Screwballs Kind of point Prepared (oneself) for action “Catch ya later” A.L. West team, in crawl lines Some Windows systems 12-1-18