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1 They may require more than one return 16 Subject for James Beard or Emeril Lagasse 17 Not fade 18 Loosen, in a way 19 Viking poet 20 Account 21 Cutting comments 26 Descendant of Ishmael 27 When le jardin is at its height 28 Untouchables 30 Who said “The serpent deceived me, and I ate” 31 Practical-minded 34 Stuff used in some nasty pranks 35 Race day opening event 41 “Hey!,” to Jorge 42 Relatives of guppies 43 Windjammer’s setting 44 Element in traditional medicine 46 Safari sighting 47 Some referee calls, for short 48 Something one can be knocked for 50 ___ plane 51 The glow of a glowworm 57 Fed decision that spurs growth 58 Explored before making a commitment

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1 Soldier, at times 2 Issue 3 Tools for pharmacists 4 “Glee” character in a wheelchair 5 Confirmation, e.g. 6 Haus call? 7 ___ kwon do 8 Tip 9 Common French word that sounds like two letters of the alphabet 10 Greek consonants 11 Residents: Abbr. 12 Home of the first Universal Studios outside the U.S. 13 Source of some Mideast calls 14 West Berlin used to be one 15 Makings of a plot 21 Feature of Wayne Manor 22 Magazine 23 1942 Abbott and Costello comedy 24 Three-for-two, say 25 Shamelessly promoted, with “for” 28 Zaftig 29 Popular author most of whose work is written in anapestic tetrameter 32 Put mileage on 33 ABC or Fox, in Variety-speak 35 Be roommates 36 Middle of a field of vision 37 Gets accustomed to a transplant 38 Suspiciously 39 Come back 40 Plate armor designed to protect the thighs 45 Pianist Jorge 47 Exercise in economy of language 49 Unalloyed 50 Court proceedings 52 Doc’s recommendation 53 Final finish? 54 Utmost 55 Now or long lead-in 56 Prop for a classic magician’s trick