Universal Crossword

ACROSS

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5 Like the Pantheon’s top Sunflower stalk Jacob’s twin ___-average effect (psychological bias) Smoke with e-liquid Balkan native Vatican leaders Offramp Place to cross words made of foam letters Burger patty topper Lymphatic organs Boring routine Vogue competitor Type of stove Winery vessels Sheltered inlets

___ de cologne Short, for short Like a newborn Soccer great Hamm Org. concerned with pearly whites Remover of raindrops Like court testimony Surfers’ destinations? 10

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Benefit Goof Tree-lined road, perhaps Something easy ... or what 21-Across, 3-Down, or 29-Down could also be? Fleecy farm female Zero, in tennis Tire pressure tool Driver in movies? Carried a balance Glowing remnant Fairy-tale monster Diminish Requiring lots of attention

64 Sharp DOWN

1 Kids around Burn through Kitchen island countertop, perhaps Watering hole in Bath Nymph who rejected Apollo Instruments related to heckelphones Sulk Pre-holiday nights

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Like the islands in many New Yorker cartoons Gracefully slender Approach the arrival gate Grander than grand Apportion Animator’s frames Long lunch offerings, briefly Antlered animal Jabs Finished Citrus garnish Lion’s retreat Chinese currency Not-so-fluffy part of a cat Congressional staffer 34 37 40 41 42 44 45 47

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Superman’s wrap

The majority of air Current conductor Feeling yesterday’s workout Pan for kung pao chicken Formally withdraw Gingerbread house’s home Flipped (through) In the loop Country by the Red Sea Snow clearer Hawkeye’s home Neck and neck Celebrity Sugar shape Fine and dandy

Answers to yesterday’s puzzle