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Hit the baseball hard
Degree after an M.A., often
Purse fastener Clear, as browser history
Rogers on horseback
Fried Hanukkah treat
*What you may adjust your watch to after a flight
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with a bug 20 Pitch black 21 Number of Astros’ World Series titles
(How dare you!) Title for Ian McKellen *Anonymous gift giver
Fragrant Chinese blossom
Pony up
Pewter metal Red carpet figure Nervous twitch Diplomatic success
*Soda with emojis on its bottles Synagogue cabinets
Down with a bug Verdi opera set in Egypt
46 Prefix for “political” or “thermal” 47 Single-stranded
genetic mol. 48 Crooner Tony 51 *“TRON: Legacy”
co-star
54 “That hits the spot!”
Hairy jungle swingers
56 Made holes 57 Head light? 58 Birth announcement bird
59 Alan of Federal Reserve fame, or a hint to the hues that bookend the starred answers
All keyed up Prefix for “service”
“Daily Planet”
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reporter Kent Stated further “Gangnam Style” singer
Uses Dollar, say
DOWN
Offer an unsold item on eBay again O. Henry plot devices
Hoarder
“By Jove!”
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Britain’s William or Harry Simpson who says “D’oh!”
Turn red, maybe Like a gracious loser
Boxer Ali who retired undefeated Georgia’s largest city
Doubting Thomas
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(street sign) Wing tips’ tips Like a poor loser Grand in scale Food in a shell Little crawler Knocks hard
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Icy Hot target ___ colada Cabbage side dish
Bowling alley division
Before now
Like brothers and sisters
Zen garden feature with fish Emotionless humor type Deep down
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Gambled
Like B.B. King’s music
Small lead
“Much obliged!” Limerick, e.g. Elba of “Thor: Ragnarok” Tropical vacation spot
Metro stop:
Abbr. Macroeconomics stat.
Big ATM maker