L.A. TIMES CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ANSWERS TO ALL PUZZLES ARE ON PAGE 26 AND 31

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1 leader who succeeded Muhammad Tried to get home, say

Boiling state Beliefs

Keys on a piano 100 cents

“I, Claudius” role Texter’s “Then again ... “govern in Austin? Set of rules for a jury?

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Car bar Bodies usually bigger than bays Mercury Theatre co-founder Welles Farm units lawyer’s filing “The Texan” star Calhoun

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Full of slime Breezed through Animation frame Family reunion attendee Botch

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“No problem!” Name of two presidents Privilege Broadcaster

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Waited, not always patiently Roadster in the henry Ford Museum Crow with grammys

Brit. lexicon high spots Metal-threaded fabrics golden Triangle country Shameless Eye-opening cupful Spanish span Emphatic type: Abbr.

They actually prefer fruit and grains to cheese “Frasier” actress gilpin Kitchen counter staple Cocktail order Coll. senior’s test One-eighty Cookout choice Babe with a bat Dept. of labor arm Tech sch. alumnus Big butte

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Fast bucks Barfly Represented oneself to be Casbah headgear Morales of “NYPD Blue” Agreement Seemingly forever lyft rival Paragon of stubbornness Denials

Dairy grazer light fare Street edging piece Crash site? Royal Navy initials Pizzeria chain, familiarly Motorist’s decision point Donnybrook Frites seasoning holiday guests, maybe

1995 court VIP go over Cottontail’s tail They usually don’t have laces Mythical males with tails game keeper? homeowner, vis-à-vis the bank Cooperstown’s lake Attack, as of an illness

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