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crossword answers
Clue Answer
BRAINY NERDY
Secondary identities ALTEREGOS
End of seven country names STAN
Shapes resembling stretched circles OVALS
NBC SKETCH SHOW SNL
Drag queen's trait SASS
The ___ Project (pretrial support group) BAIL
WEDDING PHRASE IDO
TUNA CUT STEAK
PEPPER GRINDERS MILLS
SOLE LONE
FURIOUS MAD
Suffix meaning 'kinda' ISH
CORE MUSCLES ABS
NOT WELL-LIT DIM
Lumber-cutting tool SAW
GENETIC STRAND RNA
UNITED ___ EMIRATES ARAB
'Isn't it perfect?' WHATSNOTTOLOVE
MEXICAN CURRENCY PESO
SCREWS UP ERRS
H.S. EXAMS APS
POETRY COMPETITION SLAM
Spine-chillingly weird EERIE
ID no. on tax forms SSN
BREWERY PRODUCTS ALES
Surgery prep area, for short PREOP
401(k) alternative IRA
'RuPaul's Drag Race UK' channel BBC
Not currently active IDLE
Tik___ TOK
Word after 'ice' or 'Sno-' CAPS
Places for cubs DENS
BIBLICAL GARDEN EDEN
JUST AVERAGE SOSO
Inescapably catchy songs EARWORMS
Adds employees HIRES
Creature in many fantasy games ORC
Facial hair styling product BEARDWAX
Radio City, for example MUSICHALL
'Charlie's Angels' actress Cameron DIAZ
What grams measure MASS
___ OF EXPERTISE AREA
DENTIST'S REQUEST OPENWIDE
'UH-HUH!' YEP
Source of sheep's milk EWE
KEEP ___ ON (MONITOR) TABS
___ AND CRAFTS ARTS
Celebrity chef Lin MEI
HISTORICAL PERIOD ERA
___ and zeroes ONES
BLEND MELD
WAGER BET
Peel-off beauty product MASK
CHILLAXED LAZED
CHEERIOS GRAIN OAT
'Star Wars'' princess LEIA
AMBITION DRIVE
'Fire Island' actor/screenwriter JOELKIMBOOSTER
'WHAT A RELIEF!' PHEW
WICKED EVIL
'It's ___ vu all over again' (Yogi Berra quote) DEJA
Lock unlockers KEYS
OUTBACK BIRD EMU
Punctuation mark next to M on a keyboard COMMA