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1 Rey, for one 5 “Quantum Leap” network Herzegovina’s partner “Preach!” Water, in French They put you in your place Payment, forward and backward? Makes chicken noises Shows to a chair Shoes, slangily Like diet soda Container, forward and backward? Four quarters Less cordial “if u ask me” Critical care M.D. Apply to Unagi, at a sushi bar Circle, forward and backward? Cooking meas.
“I wish I could ___ that” (“Ick”) Abounds Here, to Henri Hauls around Carpet layer’s calculation Wintry, forward and backward? Hairsplitter 8
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Front wheel alignment Japanese verse Be there Capture, forward and backward? Skewer Uno e due Pad kee mao cuisine Cash in Afterthought to an afterthought, for short Feed bag contents DOWN 1 Improvise, musically Mood music? Cubs’ home Pending payment, perhaps Like the Sherpa Tenzing Norgay Something used to attract prey Unfairly moves ahead in line Cowboy “Hold Me” Grammy winner K.T. Open, as an oyster Obligatory office attire for men, once Exasperating Balaam’s biblical beast Favorable vote 58
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Chemical used in making pretzels “___ the fields we go” Large amount of cash One spelling for a Great Plains home PAC beneficiary Computer blinker Speck in the ocean “Crazy Rich Asians” director Jon M. “As if!” Together Precede Behavioral quirk Short dog, for short Steered the plane Pitcher stat 46 47 50 53 54 56 58 59 60
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Chess pieces Survived a game of musical chairs Sudden increases Name on combine harvesters Pained reaction Barely get, with “out” Start of many addresses Group that combats age discrimination First 30-day mo. “Bingo!” Backstabber Sonneteer’s contraction