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Clue Answer
OF HIGHER QUALITY FINER
One of two for the Ten Commandments TABLET
INTENTION AIM
Tidy one’s feathers PREEN
Nickname for George Herman Ruth BABE
WAY, WAY OFF AFAR
SOMETHING TO GO OFF ON RANT
House of ___, ruling family of the Mideast SAUD
NARROW OPENING SLIT
Mission for an F-16? FIGHTERFLIGHT
Christmas movie starring Will Ferrell ELF
Button on the back of many appliances RESET
CAPITAL OF SOUTH KOREA SEOUL
English playwright Coward NOEL
Like Stephen King and Isaac Asimov PROLIFIC
Reason to say “Pee-yew!” ODOR
Jekyll’s counterpart HYDE
Prey for a mountain lion ELK
Sting operation at a senior center? BOOMERBUST
HOLD BACK, AS THE TIDE STEM
The smallest bit ATAD
THREE SHEETS TO THE WIND SOUSED
Competitor of LIV Golf PGA
Altar avowals IDOS
“Shop ___ you drop!” TIL
Bad thing to be in, in poker ? or good thing to be in, in golf HOLE
Base card in solitaire ACE
Ensemble of eight OCTET
AFTER THAT THEN
Quarterback’s interception? PASSERFAIL
INSTRUMENT FOR ORPHEUS LYRE
Busy “season” for limo drivers PROM
PUERTO ___ RICO
Average grade for a 3.3 G.P.A. BPLUS
Like a newbie GREEN
What the first call to a receptionist might come in on LINEONE
Common ingredient in after-sun gel ALOE
High bar at the circus TRAPEZE
Count played by Jim Carrey in “Lemony Snicket’s A Series of Unfortunate Events” OLAF
STATE OF CONFUSION HAZE
Stone of “Poor Things” EMMA
SMALL WHIRLPOOL EDDY
Worm’s habitat SOIL
Greek “P” RHO
IMPULSIVE RASH
Powdered wigs, petticoats, etc.? FORMERFASHION
Breakfast brand with a “Thick & Fluffy” variety EGGO
Jock’s counterpart NERD
Thrice-repeated words in one of Gertrude Stein’s truisms AROSE
KIND OF SAX ALTO
“Go team!” RAH
WEAVING MACHINE LOOM
VIETNAMESE SANDWICH BANHMI
OFFICE SUB TEMP
Many a role in “Jarhead” USMARINE
Worn, maybe OLD
CAPITAL OF SAMOA APIA
Diva’s delivery ARIA
GO BAD ROT
DOOMED FROM THE START, FOR SHORT DOA
Mountain range along much of the France/Italy border ALPS
Hairstylist’s foam MOUSSE
OFFICIAL LANGUAGE OF INDIA HINDI
MARGARITA GARNISH SALT
Unit of butter PAT
CIRCULAR GASKET ORING
Long things for a long shot ODDS
RIGHT-ANGLED BEND ELL
BIG SHINDIG BASH
Like some flushes and screw-ups ROYAL
___ AMERICA MISS
“What you ___ is what you get” SEE
Body of water north of Siberia KARASEA
SEP and Roth, for two IRAS
Uniting idea THEME
Blew one’s top ERUPTED
SENATE HELPER AIDE
DELIGHT GLEE