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“Try not to attract attention”

This and that Geographical inspiration for Strauss

16 “Alas!’”

17 “100% correct!” 18 Tab, essentially 19 Safaris, e.g.

20 Fish also known as wahoo

21 Play again

22 Not std.

23 Border region along the Rhine

25 ___ Championship 26 Bit of assistance 28 Shell-inspired shade of greenish blue

30 Run like a mouse 33 Founder of the Shondaland production company Defiant declaration popularized by the drag queen Bianca Del Rio

36 Most of the English force at Agincourt 37 Itchy layers 38 “Goddess of the loud hunt,” in Homer’s “Iliad” 40 Safari destinations 41 M.M.A. decision 42 Pulitzer category 11 15 47 49 52 55 56

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Part of U.C.S.F.: Abbr. Northern lapwing Break down, in a way

Break down, in a way Swedish actress Lena Chance to start fresh

Make advances 19th-century garb completed by top hats and gloves Tense

“Let’s have our cake and eat it, too!”

Disney channel “The Nutcracker” role

One pulling some strings

Long part of a bouzouki

5 Big deals

6 Amy who wrote “The Kitchen God’s Wife”

7 Played out

8 Dig locale

9 Not here

10 The Eagle, e.g., for short

First Nigerian-born singer to win a Grammy

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Causes to grow, humorously Car-washing equipment Locale for Pingpong, foosball, dancing, etc. U.N. secretary general Guterres Quick

What might be heard before a bust Stab

Toys with strings Did some shallow breathing? Bootlicker’s specialty Word with data or deal

Words to end a play Pillar of the superhero community Heavenly being Maguire of 2009’s “Brothers” Idaho senator Mike It’s a good thing Spot check? Fictional Dr. Jones, familiarly

Big deal

Many a North African

Use a hitch on People with a language of the same name