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1 Fine spray 5 Cat 9 __ A Sketch; drawing toy 13 “A rose by any __ name…” 15 Fail to mention 16 Fracture picture 17 Small part of a play 18 Advantage 20 That girl 21 Foldaway bed 23 Rug 24 Minute 26 Total 27 Fleet of ships 29 JFK’s dad 32 __ up; make a mess of things 33 Uber user’s need 35 Cochlea’s place 37 Maker of AlphaBits cereal 38 Pillages 39 __ or false test 40 Enjoy a winter sport 41 Nibbles 42 Pricey hotel booking 43 Operating room garb 45 Had a hunch about 46 Needle’s hole 47 Biblical fish’s lunch 48 Stimulatin­g drink 51 As happy __ clam 52 Performanc­e 55 Caused a jagged wound 58 Piece of furniture 60 Matures 61 Ditty 62 Actress Pompeo 63 Flower gardens 64 12/24 and 12/31 65 Went away

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1 Playwright Hart 2 Dermatitis symptom 3 Pages for the orchestra 4 Part of a royal flush 5 Sulking 6 Game official, for short 7 Use a straw 8 Cowboy hats 9 Disinter 10 Ensnare 11 Walking stick 12 Jekyll’s alter ego 14 Ebb 19 Waken 22 __ whim; capricious­ly 25 Arizona-toGeorgia direction 27 Matterhorn’s range 28 Castlelike chess pieces 29 __ down; makes a note of30 Like food liable to spoil 31 __ cuisine; fancy food 33 Cauldrons 34 Weeding tool 36 Donna or Rex 38 Set free 39 Albacore, for one 41 Purchaser 42 Legislativ­e body 44 Break in a kid’s school day 45 Scrubbing pad 47 Green stones 48 Spill the beans 49 Become furious 50 __ a test; passed easily 53 Treble __; musical symbol 54 Circus shelter 56 S’s followers 57 180 degrees from WSW 59 “__ aboard!”

 ?? Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews ?? 5/24/21
Created by Jacqueline E. Mathews 5/24/21

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