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crossword answers
Clue Answer
CHEST MUSCLES, FOR SHORT PECS
City near Raleigh DURHAM
Barbecue spice mixes RUBS
Arroz ___ leche CON
CAPITALIZE ON USE
Caretaker Gazette subscriber HOUSESITTER
'What's Up?' band 4 ___ Blondes NON
Category for premade meals GRABANDGO
BOOKSHELF BUILDUP DUST
STRONG DESIRE URGE
BREAK DOWN FOOD DIGEST
BIG SNAKE BOA
CLASSROOM FURNITURE DESKS
Body art dye HENNA
Country west of Vietnam LAOS
'___ making a list . . .' HES
ACTRESS LAURA DERN
European capital where Berghain is located BERLIN
CUT SHORT TRUNCATE
Got on an airplane BOARDED
Kimchi-jjigae, for example STEW
Natural hairstyle, for short FRO
Performs first in a concert OPENS
Piece of floor decor RUG
'The Women of Brewster Place' character ___ Mae Johnson ETTA
Romantic spa booking COUPLESMASSAGE
'RuPaul's Drag ___' RACE
Soul music legend Hayes ISAAC
WIDE STREET AVENUE
MUNCH EAT
FINISH END
KINGDOMS REALMS
WINTER FLAKES SNOW
Unreturned serve in tennis ACE
Worker's comp filing CLAIM
Reveal some secrets LIFTTHECURTAIN
SHORT SNOOZE NAP
PLOPPED DOWN SAT
HAS TO MUST
PATTERN IN DATA TREND
HIGHWAY DIVISIONS LANES
___-dish pizza DEEP
Search around for clues SLEUTH
SQUARE ROOT OF 100 TEN
FASHION DESIGNER ANNA SUI
INITIAL PHASE ONSET
First digit in California ZIP codes NINE
Old-timey 'you' THOU
LOCATION SITE
TALLIES UP ADDS
Solid, liquid, ___ GAS
TAKES LEGAL ACTION SUES
___ vez (once, in Spanish) UNA
HIGH TOSS LOB
WWW.STANFORD.___ EDU
TOOK A BREAK RESTED
Glide in a rink ICESKATE
SEGA HEDGEHOG SONIC
Discman inserts CDS
Tent entrance FLAP
___/estar ('to be' verbs in Portuguese) SER
___ AND DREAMS HOPES
NAACP co-founder ___ B. Wells IDA