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1 Particle 5 Pedro’s house 9 Author Levin 12 Couch 13 Stable staple 14 Kernel’s spot 15 Ragged tear 16 Close 17 Taper off 18 Shea players 20 Sea duck 22 ___ ice cap 25 To’s pal 26 Alias initials 27 Jazz singer Fitzgerald 30 Close by 34 Singer Cantrell 36 Corn serving 37 Garage ___ 38 Spud buds 39 Got older 41 Off ___ good start (two words) 42 Small boy 44 Painting holder 46 “Little Orphan ___” 49 Smaller amount 51 Compete 52 Bible king 54 Laugh sounds (two words) 58 Stop ___ dime (two words) 59 Electrical units 60 Geological periods 61 Sopping 62 Mama’s companion 63 CD player problem

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1 Domestic donkey 2 Like a ___ of bricks 3 One ___ kind (two words) 4 Volcanic substance 5 Charge 6 Fireworks watchers’ cries 7 Actor Erwin 8 Purple flower 9 On the rocks 10 Kimono 11 Shortened form, for short 19 Before, poetically 21 Charged particles 22 Colorless 23 So-so 24 “Penny ___” 25 Price of transport 28 Main role 29 Fall behind 31 Has brunch 32 ___ vera 33 Authentic 35 Italian sparkling wine 40 ___ Moines 43 Fable man 45 Campfire leftovers 46 Acknowledge 47 Innings count, usually 48 Without ice 49 Sugar cube 50 “Born Free” lioness 53 Discoverer’s cry 55 Noah’s ___ 56 “Bali ___” 57 Venomous viper