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1 General plan? 7 Reproductive part 13 Locks that might not be totally secure? 15 Cause of wheezing 16 Put on the line, perhaps 18 Check names 19 It gets cleared for takeoff

21 Bit of gymnastics equipment 22 Important thing to know, if you will

24 Big biceps, in slang 25 Photos from drones, e.g. 26 Trail mix morsel 27 “How ___ it?” 28 Some works by poets laureate 29 Crime for which Al Capone went to prison

33 Yank

34 Put on the line 35 PC “brain” 36 Character raised in “Rosemary’s Baby”

38 In the thick of 39 One relatively close either way? 40 Female role in “Pulp Fiction” 41 Silly

42 Pitfall 44 Theater ticket option 46 Debtor’s letters 47 Ones flying in circles

48 BBQ offering 50 Settlers of disputes 54 Noted library opened in 2001 55 Traveler who picks up three companions in a classic film 56 Pledge to

57 Ill will

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1 One-time connection 2 Affected response to an allegation 3 Prickly husk 4 Keeps current 5 First podcast to win a Peabody Award (2015) 6 Job requiring a car, say

7 Fruit in the custard apple family 8 “Here’s my two cents …” 9 Dump

10 Tony winner set in River City, Iowa 11 “Um … er …” 12 Doesn’t die 14 Singer with the

#1 albums “Stars Dance” (2013) and “Revival” (2015) 17 Pie that comes “fully loaded” 20 Green protector 22 Become, finally 23 Colorado’s official state dinosaur 24 Wonderful time 25 Tiny bit

27 Roll of bread 29 Road goo 30 Peace sign 31 Pontificate 32 Titian’s “Venus Anadyomene,” e.g. 34 Lbs. and ozs. 37 Tiny bit 38 “Friends” co-star 41 One of the Gandhis 42 Shankbone 43 Romps 44 Modern handbag portmanteau 45 Shady area 47 Zymurgist’s interest 49 Animal that doesn’t have a sound coming out of its head? 51 Series end

52 P

53 Aleppo’s land: Abbr.

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