DAILY CROSSWORD

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Epithet Econ. indicators Sp. title Loud item in a closet Easily manipulated type Study buddies, often

Natl. law group whose “M” is largely obsolete Picnic serving Prandial pokers Cool veggies? Café de __: Mexican drink brewed in a pot Arduous tasks Like some premium services Scrapped

On the offensive, legally

It’s not a side road Skin lotion brand Stopping at a KOA, say

Fall place Doubts Some shared rides

39 Excites 40 Fictitious 18th-century autobiographer 41 Mighty Dump

Truck maker 42 Hold-up group? 43 Like some milk,

alas

45 Watch with a webcam, perhaps 47 Impromptu

speech fillers 50 Italy’s Lake __ 51 “How many licks does it take ...?” treat

53 Jackie’s designer 54 Overwhelms 55 Lean and

muscular 56 Capital on a fjord

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Spike

Ragù __ Bolognese Leaner alternative to pork “What?” utterances Anchor’s responsibility Akufo-addo’s land Marquee evening Continuous newsroom operations Familiar gp. of 50 Facetious metaphor for a difficult situation Mountain dangers

Big volume They didn’t stop Hannibal Alfred E. Neuman feature Bop on the bean Aptly named jazz work co-written by Charlie “Bird” Parker 24

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When repeated, acclaimed Chinese pianist “I’m here to help” Expected Inexperienced one Legal orders Two before marzo

Fog word Pilots start them Twice-baked bread Squirt Metal named for a planet 40 Not pleased 42 In half 43 Shallows craft 44 Social science

course, briefly 46 Gene __

47 Prom style, often Turned some ground Active Ontario-based music gp. Self-described “non-musician” Brian 48

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