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Clue Answer
Periodontist's speciality GUMS
'Virgo's ___' (Beyonce song) GROOVE
Word before 'storm' or 'angel' SNOW
UNCORKING SOUND POP
Gestures of agreement NODS
Music genre whose E stands for 'electronic' EDM
INFURIATED MAD
'CHALLENGE ACCEPTED!' ITSON
Word before 'ring' or 'board' MOOD
Comedian's platform STAGE
Residential loans HOMEMORTGAGES
'Grown-ish' star Shahidi YARA
MENACING STATEMENT THREAT
Flying saucer, for example UFO
TENANT'S CONTRACT LEASE
___ Pieces (peanut butter candies) REESES
RESCUER SAVIOR
Silver or steel METAL
Scoreboard count (Abbr.) PTS
SOME SHEEP EWES
DEVOUR EAT
Has a debt to settle OWES
Magazine boss EDITOR
'___ MISERABLES' LES
'12 Men of Christmas' or 'Fatal Lessons: The Good Teacher' LIFETIMEMOVIE
CHASED PURSUED
RIPPED TORE
HIGH-___ MONITOR RES
Sinus expert ENT
Identical ones are rare TRIPLETS
SLIP PAST EVADE
SLIP PAST ELUDE
Primary spirit in a Manhattan RYE
Long stretches of time EONS
'Rap Sh!t' creator Issa RAE
PROPOSALS OFFERS
Thick-leaved succulent ALOE
HAVE ON WEAR
CRUMB-CARRYING INSECT ANT
*GULP* OHNO
Labels on T-shirts TAGS
'Star Wars' villain Kylo REN
SPANISH CHEER OLE
'Just a heads-up . . .' FYI
Ingredient for making pasta EGG
Texas-to-Louisiana direction EAST
___ to pick (minor complaints) NITS
STANDARDS NORMS
The ___-Missouria Tribe OTOE
U.S. astronauts' org NASA
Daffodil part STEM
GRIN SMILE
TITLE FOR IAN MCKELLEN SIR
Home plate official UMP
Knee tissue, for short ACL
Sleepytime Bear product TEA
MUST-HAVE NEED
Before and ___ ('Wheel of Fortune' category) AFTER
'That's right!' YEP
Place for a brooch LAPEL
'Salt Fat Acid ___' (Samin Nosrat book) HEAT
DOES SOME SUMS ADDS
RADIATE EMIT
THOUGHT IDEA
NOT ALL SOME
'Whichever works' EITHER