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N.B.A. stat Number of stripes on la bandera mexicana

Relay, e.g. Oscar-winning actor for “Moonlight” and “Green Book”

Chew (out) Actress Clarke of “Game of Thrones” Rapper MC ___ Plant that lacks true roots and leaves Be surpassed by

Broker’s request for funds

Averts, with “off” 22 24 25 26 28 29 30 31 33 36 37 38 39 41

Product with the slogan “Trust the power within” James Merritt ___, pioneer in American lithography Modest

Digital currency Foot with a short part and a long part Places to crash Layer

Goes downhill Game that’s 100% luck ___-vivre

(ability to live elegantly) Modern knowit-all

Epic collapse Literally, “way of the gods” Capital of Italy’s Apulia region 42 44 46 48 49 50 51 52 53 54 55 56 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10

Sums set aside, say

One of 64 divisions of Louisiana Highlighter of tihs clue? Certain tailored suit

Capital of Fiji Not-so-great grade

Put together, as assets

Send off

Like Haydn’s Symphony

No. 12 Squirming, maybe

Goes out with Something to take or hang

DOWN

Chicken ___ (certain entree, informally) District attorney’s offering, maybe Game with sets and runs

Diner or sleeper

Adjust, as skates

Two under Local economy makeup … or a hint to this puzzle’s theme Faces of the digital age? In relation to Big roll 54

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Informal times, Ab ___ (from Woodchuck of in ads the start) the western New Mexico’s U.S.

___ Ski Valley Went forward

without a plan A one-hit

Legal limits? Wonder he’s

not

Chow Manhattan’s

SoHo has a

Quantity equal Violently

noted one to about seven temperamental glasses of wine Where sorts

Minor market swimmer Katie Titan of move Ledecky won industry

four Olympic

Shipload golds Froth

:-(

“Flash Gordon” Old man Winner of a and others Shrouded record 26

Oscars Pine (for) Razor-sharp

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