Crossword
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1 From the beginning, on scores 7 F-14 fighter jet 13 Stumper? 14 Relief pitcher of old
15 Creep 16 Shell pieces 17 Service that’s out of this world? 19 Coast Guard rank: Abbr. 20 One may be packed for a trip to the mountains 21 Silver, for one 22 Fly catcher 23 Tiniest amount 25 Text massage 26 Cooler 27 Gained 28 Sharp, as criticism
29 “Army” leader of old 32 “Mamma Mia!” and “Jersey Boys,” for two 35 Spotify’s moststreamed artist of the 2010s 36 In the cards 37 Start of an exchange 38 ___ loss 39 Setting for many a season of “Survivor” 40 Mottled 41 Really sinks in 43 Dealer’s request
44 Bit of A/V equipment 45 Org. that awards the Energy Star label 46 Parenting term popularized by Amy Chua in a 2011 nonfiction best seller
50 Model company 52 Last month 53 One sometimes working on a shoulder 54 Erasmus of Formia, by another name 55 Hot
56 Kind of bear
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1 Simple penciland-paper game
2 Met demand, maybe 3 Big-pocketed character on an old show 4 Swear 5 Combines 6 City whose name means “eagle” in Russian 7 Attorney’s favorite dessert? 8 Common name among Norwegian royals 9 Concierge handout 10 Regional specialty of southern Ohio 11 Highly skilled 12 Letter-shaped opening 14 Speaker of the #1 quote on A.F.I.’s list of the 100 greatest movie quotes 16 Flight simulator?
18 What one might be represented by 22 Chi-Town exchange 23 Christian bracelet letters 24 Time of day 25 Prefix with friendly
26 Red stamp word
28 Help to hold up, say
30 Nastase of tennis 31 Begun: Abbr. 33 Stretches (out) 34 Spot
40 Like dates that lack a heart 41 Spinoff groups 42 Split up 43 Pulitzer Prizewinning poet Conrad 44 Very, musically
46 Evidence that’s hard to refute
47 Strong-smelling secretion
48 Anarchist/ political activist Goldman
49 Swindle
51 Unit in chemistry: Abbr.