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Spicy cuisine Plunder Italian wheels, briefly

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25 26 28 29 30 34 35 37 By Mike Peluso (c) 2019 Tribune Content Agency, LLC ANSWER TO PREVIOUS PUZZLE Amalgamate Chums

Crime scene clue, maybe

Arab bigwigs Gemini rocket stage Eagerly anticipate, with “over” North America’s highest peak Fragrant Fame

Large expanse Part of the picture Busters Four-decades-plus first name in the Senate

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Like embers Stuck Medit. tourist attraction Author Martin Unexpected blow Couture monthly Roof piece Fraction of a meg Men’s grooming brand Aperitif named for a former Dijon mayor

Good thing to strike

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