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Sets free General who’s the subject of the 2012 biography “All In”
Org. whose employees may have to lift 70-lb. bags Country star at age 13
State secrets “Va-va-__!” “You got that right!”
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Mirror image Have trouble with chess? “There is nothing more deceptive than an obvious fact” author Gain competitor Frequent Robert De Niro co-star
Bar supply Portrayer of Nero in “Star Trek” (2009) Skateboard moves Bright lipstick color President who had 15 children Subarus named for a NYC area 44 45
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30 By C.C. Burnikel (c) 2018 Tribune Content Agency, LLC ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE Piano trio
The elephant is its national animal Game with a colorful deck Marketing limitation Faces a jury Alleged perp’s denial Driver, e.g. Pricing word Furry talisman “Seriously?!” Insurance may cover one Handymen’s transports Lemons Maddux in Cooperstown Like paper clips 32 34
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