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Hacky ___

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(game) Loud, mocking

5

call

Wash with vigor

9

Sound of a

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chuckle Stare at, as a creep might Principle to fight for

Z ___ zebra Poetic foot with a short and a long syllable Opposite of rural Popular dog crossbreed Common dog command Coins in India Have an invisible footprint Whimper

___ and tonic 15 16

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“Party on, ___!” “Party on, Garth!”

Jane Austen novel

Lake that feeds into Lake Ontario Newspaper opinion pieces Optimistic Ballpoint points

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Retrieves, as

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baseballs “The Fox and the

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Grapes” author Country along

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Argentina’s entire western border Model and

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reality star Jenner Connect

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“Holy moly!”

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Furry red

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monster of children’s TV Having a new

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life

Made a bust?

9

Occupations

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Massage

11

John Cougar

12

Mellencamp’s “R.O.C.K. in the ___”

“Big” name in

13

London Barely scrape

21

(by) Batman and

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Robin are a “dynamic” one Artist’s stand

25

Panic

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PUZZLE BY LUKE VAUGHN

Prior to now

28 Botch something 54 High heels, e.g.

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YouTube clip, Take back, as an

29 43 Version that’s

56 informally offer just for show Ceased Add sugar to Some

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Green-___ Skill of an archer Thanksgiving

31 47 monster Marijuana side dishes

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Botch, as a cigarette, in old Common dog

32 58 catch slang command Inbox Use a sentence

33 Start of every

49 59 accumulation with a “?” ZIP code in Relinquish, as Maker of Virginia

34 52 one’s rights Asteroids

Genre for Megan

60

Tornadoes Intermittently Thee Stallion

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available fast

“Wee” fella food sandwich Sailor’s “yes”

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