Universal Crossword

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1 “So close!”

7 Promotion on a podcast, say Rx from Dr. Mom One may devour “Chocolat” Flight-related prefix Snicker syllable When to sample wedding desserts Night before a holiday Pronoun for Rihanna Sitter’s handfuls Bert’s foil on “Sesame Street” Know by intuition Exams scored from 1-5 ___ gobi (Indian dish) When to present a case

Like a trampoline They’re capped above two feet

Snip Tracking device

Fir fluid Suspicious Lead-in to “intellectual” When to test an app Exchange of cross words 50

Common autobiography subtitle Arrange, as a shawl Like proofed dough Mask or cloak Softball stat “___ get over it” Taxing periods, and a hint to 17-, 30- and 45-Across “Boyz n the Hood” actress Long Tablet some take to bed Gloria Estefan’s Cuban birthplace What an electric car doesn’t use They may be stroked or inflated

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1 Story trajectories Rachel’s biblical sister Gets to first base Reverent poem Take effect Streetcars Rewards for “good boys” Floral garland Decorative vase Very enterprising people Cryptography org. 51 54

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Actor Joseph Gordon-___ Nacho topping Design de- tail, for short Some lipstick shades For-ev-er Julia Roberts, to Emma Roberts Before surgery, informally Jackson 5 hit with an alphabetical title “Skip to My ___” Gives the green light Grade school semiformal accessory Nintendo dinosaur Blacken Powerful DC figure? Computing pioneer Lovelace 41

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Drum for a toddler, maybe Renown Clairvoyance, e.g., briefly Revealing, as one’s soul Clarke who played Mother of Dragons Certain electric cars Perfect garden This way: ---> Place to exchange rings TikTok content, casually Stretch, as the truth “My word!” D&D, e.g. NBA legend Ming “___ been drinkin’ ...” (Beyonce lyric)

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