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38 2012 Grammywinning rap hit that samples “Try a Little Tenderness”

Hot spots?

Brunch beverages, for short

Standing order

Peter, Paul and Mary: Abbr.

Street entertainers with boomboxes

Zoo exhibit

Ballroom alternatives to the foxtrot

Yoga class sights

“___ funny!” Na+ or Cl-, in NaCl

Loyal friend to Aeneas

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Huge progress, metaphorically

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surgery

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Spiritual realms in religious cosmology Symbols next to logos: Abbr. Barker’s entrance? Shuttle that docked with 14-Down

Snack that, despite its name, doesn’t help with weight loss

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Vessel at a Japanese restaurant

Key with one sharp

Message typically associated with the color pink Long and lean Not worry

___ ou Démon (Givenchy perfume)

Drove

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They require you to read the fine print

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Music store purchase for an avid fan

Many of the world’s rulers use it

Tutee or trainee

Salad bowl wood

Relic

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Champagne pop

Biden time?

Arcade game spinoff of 1983

Really angry

Author of the 2012 book “Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet”

Big name in mail-order catalogs

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One who might give you a shot

Miniature

“Now!”

Mother of the royals George, Charlotte and Louis

Stated one’s case

There: Lat.

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