Crossword No. 0130

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ACROSS

Hero of Philadelphia IG-11 on “The Mandalorian,” e.g. Stereotypically arcane subject Wry comment on a sorry situation Decline

One temporarily donning a cap Spent

Decked out “Between the World and Me” author, 2015 Frequently flooded land Team that infamously blew a 28-3 Super Bowl lead they had late in the third quarter: Abbr. 23 24 26 28 29 30 31 34 38 39 40 41 42 44 45 47 48

Doctor’s office, maybe

Piece of the pie?

Standard of comparison Lock holder? Sharp feeling Smear

Shell, maybe Little ball of fur ___ change Makes clean … or less clean Rigmarole Buck, boomer, jack, flyer or jill, informally One might carry a torch Like some brows and berets Longtime Sacha Baron Cohen persona Was on

Turns over 49 52 53 54 1 3 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 19

Bit of encouragement for someone’s success “Decision time!”

Spike in activity on a sports field?

Absolutely trounced

DOWN

Dog … or a type of dog

Dos y dos y dos y dos

America’s first historically Black sorority, in brief

Set the wheels in motion Continuously improve, in tech-speak Subject of a family feud, maybe

Lead-in to belief

Certain mouthpiece attachment

Not with “them” Frosty air? De-frosting? Queens, e.g. Lines in an application? Setting of a 1945 conference Natural cover Holding up the line for? 20 23 25 27 28 30 31

Workers with talent

Angles

Color that comes from the Latin for “red” Earth-shattering Glossy alternative Makes out Material that artists get all fired up about? 32 33 34 35 36 37

Amphibian that Ogden Nash once rhymed with “bottle” “Little Women” actress Ronan Milan ___, author of 1984’s “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” Openness Parting word Little ’uns 39 43 44 46 48 50 51

Singing style with AfricanAmerican roots Say “Ta-da!,” say

Excited, with “up”

Actress Rowlands Natural recess Many a 31-Down piece Banh ___ (sticky rice cake)