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crossword answers
Clue Answer
Like some nerves and strings TAUT
Pride : lion :: gaggle : ___ GOOSE
Attendee who’s not on the guest list CRASHER
Actress who said “I generally avoid temptation unless I can’t resist it” MAEWEST
“Wheels” VEHICLE
Takes back to the lab, maybe RETESTS
NOT AS MUCH LESS
JANE AUSTEN HEROINE EMMA
The N.H.L.’s Kraken, on scoreboards SEA
Villainous animal in “The Lion King” HYENA
One might be good, bad or rotten EGG
Billionaire philanthropist Broad ELI
Smiling Face With Sunglasses, e.g. EMOJI
Fresno-to-San Diego dir. SSE
Repositions, as tires ROTATES
Assault with sound DEAFEN
INSULT, INFORMALLY DISS
Presented to, as for approval RANPAST
OCTOBER REVOLUTION LEADER LENIN
Field for a Fortnite pro ESPORTS
Place to muck about? STY
Detergent in a red bottle ERA
Took advantage of a situation, so to speak MADEHAY
Subaru Crosstrek or Honda HR-V MINISUV
Salt Lake Valley people UTE
Elaine who served in two presidential cabinets CHAO
DIVERSION PASTIME
“Now I get it!” AHA
BUSINESS CARD ABBR. TEL
SEEMINGLY FOREVER EON
Equipment for an angioplasty STENTS
Come clean, with “up” FESS
TOLERATE ABIDE
Part of I.P.A. ALE
SOURCE OF ZEST PEEL
___ sauce (Japanese condiment) EEL
WAITS PATIENTLY HANGSTIGHT
Carry-on checkers, for short TSA
ART DECO ICON ERTE
HAD BECAUSE OF OWEDTO
“Guess so,” folksily ISPOSE
HOSP. WARD ICU
SPA TREATMENT, INFORMALLY PEDI
OLD TV HOOKUP VCR
KETO DIET NO-NO BREAD
YES VOTES AYES
1-Across competitor GAMER
HOMO SAPIENS MAN
___ LEE SARA
Irish dances JIGS
Tousle, as hair MUSS
POETRY CONTEST SLAM
Doing a musical read-through REHEARSING
Variety of cooking apple ROME
“___ death do us part” TIL
Actor who narrates “The Big Lebowski” SAMELLIOTT
Now’s partner THEN
Mildly wet DAMP
Epic work that begins “Sing, goddess, of the anger of Achilles” ILIAD
Japan’s ___ Period (1603-1868) EDO
___-call list DONOT
Back 40 makeup ACRES
“Like that’s ever going to happen” ASIF
CALL ___ NIGHT ITA
IT MAY BE TEMPTED FATE
Appliance with a door and a crumb tray TOASTEROVEN
Wins the heart of ENAMORS
Car stolen by Jerry’s mechanic on an episode of “Seinfeld” SAAB
MOOCHERS FREELOADERS
PRECEDING PRIORTO
BEAUCOUP ALOADOF
Half of a cassette SIDEA
Description of this puzzle’s circled letters, and a clue to what they spell INONESENSE
Judy who wrote “Are You There God? It’s Me, Margaret” BLUME