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ACROSS Sharp conflict “This ___ what I had in mind” Spurs Bygone Iranian ruler Cliffside habitat Style of fiction that Catherynne M. Valente called “a fairy tale with guns” Part of a geographical chain “___ on Eileen” (hit for Dexys Midnight Runners) Winning streak for Seattle’s WNBA team? Greek letter denoting the heat capacity ratio in thermodynamics ___ predators Rum ___ Tugger (cat from “Cats”) Parishioners’ donations Do something without help Programs sending junk mail Hall of Famers who played for St. Louis’s NHL team? Little battery type “For ___ purposes ...” First two words of a “Hamlet” soliloquy Winning and excellence, to Utah’s NBA team? Discombobulates Spiny houseplants Yucky substance Mini-golf club The R of P.R. Mobile studio for a news station Cylinders in sewing kits Tablet software, maybe Mani-pedi place Request Chicago’s NFL team winning a second championship in a row? Moisés once on the Cubs Rockets Hall of Famer DEA employee Happy players on Tampa Bay’s MLB team? Desert that was a backdrop for the sci-fi planet Tatooine Sits next to Australia Zoo bird Chvrches singer Mayberry Corn unit “A cruel thief to rob us of our former selves,” per Elizabeth Forsythe Hailey
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Dehydration symptoms Test administered by ETS Arctic fox’s fur color Name that’s an apt anagram of ASTRAL Buffalo NFL players who deserve praise? Mobile device features In addition Drummer Blaine Applause for Oklahoma City’s NBA team? Take a seat quickly Where one might grab a cab Vacuum ___ (device for preserving food) Subject involving DNA Tie up loose ___ Chilling signs Ambitions among friends ... or what seven answers in this puzzle represent? Adjust, as a paragraph “Holy smokes!” Put to bed, with “in” “Lucifer” actress Garcia Informal attire? “Pop” band, 2001 Acorn sources What pitchers may be made of DOWN
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Sends out, as shadows Slacken Flower shop emanation “Please, ___, I want some more” (line from “Oliver Twist”) T-shirt edge People who celebrate the new year with the Quviasukvik festival Arranges alphabetically, say Approaching, in a poem Constrictor seen on a branch Performance job Great Plains people “You’re not that far off” Venus ___ (sculpture in the Louvre) Group with a practice exam? Set of musical notes Board, as a motorcycle Adjust, as a constitution Sorcerer’s spells Relative of a ferret Suck in a big way, like a food critic might?
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Improved, like Edam or Gouda Hedge ___ (outdoor puzzle) Musical highlights for Bootsy Collins and Tina Weymouth Language spoken in Peshawar Informal term for coffee “Such a pity!” Pass out, with “out” “Several years ___ ...” Gaming beginner Pass out, with “out” Mix up, in the kitchen Comedian Rachel who played Barbara Walters on SNL and “30 Rock” “Factotum” actress Taylor Class involving analysis of fiscal policy, for short Piece from a composer Digit on the floor Channel for many who fill out college basketball brackets Dissertation committee figure, briefly Utters out loud Film that covers food Chase scene outburst Cheer for a team Flower bed surface “At ___!” (Army order) Discord channel visitor Animals that help free the narrator in “The Pit and the Pendulum” Kinda Arizona Western College city Thurman of “Prime” Like one’s arm after sleeping on it, often
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Reminds over and over Slovenian currency Base’s counterpart Bread made with atta Aid and ___ NBA, NFL or NHL official Locale of South Africa’s Parliament Greek food truck bread Overflows, with “over” Had in one’s grasp Aberdonian boys Is bested by Set of musical notes Teasers for shows Ludicrously strange Fabric of some jackets Like many Rig Veda readers Nullified Fledglings’ dwellings Leader depicted in statues at the Muzeon Park of Arts in Moscow 112 Boldness 113 Disclosures of secret government activities 114 First sitting U.S. president to visit Cuba since Coolidge 115 Sly skills 116 Externally visible parts of respiratory systems 119 Latin word for “water” 123 “Got a ___?” (“Do you have a moment?”) 125 Comedian’s delivery 126 Refined substance Solution to this month’s puzzle on page 29 ICON | NOVEMBER 2021 | ICONDV.COM
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