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Sponge (off) Degs. for CFOs 1040 ID figs. Place to perform Additionally Shiny sticker? The worst description of poor purses?
19 __ chips 20 Breading choice 21 Has quite a kick 22 Rx writer 25 Completely unlike a docile man?
Investment firm figure
Agent, informally
Simu of “Kim’s Convenience” Italian birthplace of Paganini Element in some smoky whiskies Filmmaker Lee The furthest thing from tidier rooms?
Call (out) Swimmer
Torres who won 12 Olympic medals
Literary form Consists of Letters before a pen name Spartan
The opposite of one who is not against? 53 Patch, perhaps 54 Size for fries 55 Cut a rug 58 Gloating cry 59 Treated with a decided lack of due respect? Promontory Pennsylvania city across from Presque Isle State Park Sports news Seers? 1 6 10 14 15 16 17 28 31 32 33 34
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48 50 64 65 66 67 68 Over and
done with 69 Madonna hit that begins, “Strike a pose”
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18 21
22 23 2023 World Series honor for Corey Seager
Poetic contraction “Double Fantasy” singer
Astrological delineation
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Word with fish or meat
Sign of spring Tempe sch. Scouring brand Retro tone SoulCycle offering Bottom line Shell-less gastropod
Comes to a halt Some plastic fasteners
Peace Nobelist Hammarskjöld Single 24 26 27 29 30 34 37 38 39 40 41 44 45 48
Peppermint pattern Ice cream cookie In the ballpark Liverpool lav Gridiron stat Educational org. Shortfin shark Turkey neighbor NYC hrs. Ceremonial goblet Bolted
Equal
Evergreen shrub How cutlery is typically sold 49 51
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Alternative magazine name Hong Kong politician and social activist Chow “Luther” star Elba Video surveillance letters
Irish capital Oomph
Bullpen fig.
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Barely passing mark strength. To double or risk 3NT might be a winning action. My choice would be an overcall of three spades, but I don’t feel strongly.