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crossword answers
Clue Answer
Christmas baubles, often ORBS
Leafy vegetable in some Caesar salads KALE
Former N.B.A. star ___ Ming YAO
Become a new country, in a way SECEDE
Horses’ homes STABLES
Trim from the roster CUT
*Buses, trains, subways, etc. MASSTRANSIT
Hoppy holiday? EASTER
The “I” of FYI, for short INFO
Dirty, like a chimney SOOTY
OPERATED RAN
SINGLE-CELLED ORGANISM AMOEBA
RELIGIOUS OFFSHOOT SECT
Q: “Why shouldn’t you tell secrets on a farm?” A: “Because the corn has ___!” EARS
___ Mae (college loan provider) SALLIE
P, R, N, D or L GEAR
Award such as Best Comeback Athlete or Best Team ESPY
Backs out at the last second BAILS
Rowing crew captains, informally COXES
Counterpart of sin, in trigonometry COS
Ending words of an ultimatum ORELSE
Where juggling balls are often seen MIDAIR
Hollywood special effects, for short CGI
Rarity in a drought RAIN
Sparkling Italian wine, or the region it comes from ASTI
Spam spreader BOT
MONEY OWED ARREARS
DRUM KIT COMPONENT CYMBAL
FOREARM BONE ULNA
LOOK FORWARD TO AWAIT
WORLDWIDE GLOBAL
JOIE DE VIVRE ELAN
BILLIARDS BOUNCES CAROMS
LIKE YESTERDAY RECENT
SLY ANIMAL FOX
Optimistic, like an outlook ROSY
Words after “3, 2, 1 …” BLASTOFF
Madonna coffee table book released a day after her 1992 album “Erotica” SEX
Marilyn of Hollywood MONROE
W.W. II naval menaces UBOATS
Musician/activist Yoko ONO
“I need it yesterday!” ASAP
Snarky, as a remark CATTY
Apt anagram of ANGER minus N RAGE
Latvia or Estonia, pre-1991: Abbr. SSR
Give some effort TRY
GIVES THE GREEN LIGHT OKS
Military affirmative YESSIR
WHIPPED DESSERT MOUSSE
ARTERIAL INSERT STENT
TIRE PATTERNS TREADS
___ SUTRA KAMA
UNWAVERING STEADY
___ DE PLUME NOM
CONSTELLATION WITH A BELT ORION
SHORT SNOOZE NAP
CANADIAN GAS BRAND ESSO
OPUS ___ DEI
DUO + ONE TRIO
“___ Maria” (hymn) AVE
CLEVERNESS WIT
DEED HOLDERS OWNERS
HAIR STIFFENER GEL
UNIVERSITY OF MAINE TOWN ORONO
The “A” in A.D. ANNO
*Portrait artist’s medium OILPAINT
*Rodeo footwear COWBOYBOOTS
CBS late show hosted by Taylor Tomlinson … or where to find the first words of the answers to the starred clues AFTERMIDNIGHT
*Hodgepodge bowlful of munchies SNACKMIX
“So done with that” OVERIT
Ontario-based network that aired “Schitt’s Creek” CBC
Two equal parts, to kids HALFSIES
Heavenly protector of sailors STELMO
RICH CAKES TORTES