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1 “Not my first choice, but it’s fine”
16 Dating
milestones 17 Fare for some Catholics on Lenten Fridays 18 GPS heading 19 Comedian Foxx 20 Dubious ability 21 Cranks (up) 23 Talk dirty 27 Warts and all 28 Select
29 Peach
32 Smooch
in a lift, say 33 Sportswear
portmanteau 37 “Been there” 39 Color choices for
bandages, e.g. 40 Sister who brings the snowman Olaf to life 41 “Chopped”
host Allen 42 POST-WWII
alliance
43 Soften up 44 Knife block
insert 46 __-Rooter 47 Gibbon, for one 49 Squeezed (out) 51 “Crazysexycool”
trio
54 The Marshall
Project cause 59 Lacrosse
strategy 60 Quality
inspection?
DOWN
1 Rascals
2 Says
3 Lacking flavor or experience 4 More succinctly? 5 Medical waste collected in red containers 6 Spots
7 Spot
8 Steers steers
By Hoang-kim Vu
9 Graynor of “The
Disaster Artist” 10 Gp. known for
screenings 11 Haggard,
perhaps 12 Sequence 13 Social reformer
Jacob
14 Last
15 Retired boomer 22 “Bad and Boujee” hip-hop group 24 Fictional detective who was born in Montenegro 25 Pentathlon
equipment 26 End in __ 27 Tattoo joint? 29 French Revolution device
30 “The Elephant Celebes” painter Max
31 Hertz prefix 32 Filter (through) 33 Perfume oil 34 “All __ in
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35 Female lobster 36 Nasty fall 38 “Mind. Blown.” 43 Change 44 Mexican
cheese?
45 “Jojo Rabbit”
actress Wilson 46 Fill a flat again 47 “Rule, Britannia”
composer 48 Docking station 50 “The Power of the Dog” Oscar nominee Smit-mcphee
52 “Your __” 53 Tech news
dot-com 54 Grammy
category 55 Half an iconic 1981 Rolling Stone cover 56 Start to sense? 57 __ Matronic of
Scissor Sisters 58 Holiday celebrated with bánh chu’ng