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Hero of Philadelphia IG-11 on “The Mandalorian,” e.g. Stereotypically arcane subject Wry comment on a sorry situation Decline

One temporarily donning a cap 17 Spent

18 Decked out 19 “Between the World and Me” author, 2015 Frequently flooded land

Team that infamously blew a 28-3 Super Bowl lead they had late in the third quarter: Abbr. Doctor’s office, maybe

24 Piece of the pie? 26 Standard of

comparison

28 Lock holder? 29 Sharp feeling 30 Smear

31 Shell, maybe 34 Little ball of fur 38 ___ change

39 Makes clean … or

less clean 40 Rigmarole

41 Buck, boomer, jack, flyer or jill, informally 15 16 45

47 48 49

52 53 1

One might carry a torch

Like some brows and berets Longtime Sacha Baron Cohen persona

Was on

Turns over

Bit of encouragement for someone’s success “Decision time!” Spike in activity on a sports field? Absolutely trounced

DOWN

Dog … or a type of dog

Dos y dos y dos y dos America’s first historically Black sorority, in brief Set the wheels in motion Continuously improve, in techspeak

6 Subject of a family feud, maybe 7 Lead-in to belief 8 Certain mouthpiece attachment

9 Not with “them” 10 Frosty air? 11 De-frosting? 12 Queens, e.g.

13 Lines in an

application? 15 19

20 23 25

27 28 30 31 32 33 35 36 37 39

43 44 46 48 50

Setting of a 1945 conference Natural cover Holding up the line for? Workers with talent Angles

Color that comes from the Latin for “red” Earth-shattering Glossy alternative Makes out Material that artists get all fired up about? Amphibian that Ogden Nash once rhymed with “bottle” “Little Women” actress Ronan Milan ___, author of 1984’s “The Unbearable Lightness of Being” Openness Parting word Little ’uns Singing style with African-american roots

Say “Ta-da!,” say Excited, with “up” Actress Rowlands Natural recess Many a 31-Down piece

Banh ___ (sticky rice cake)