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World Water Day

◆ · By John Cowlishaw · Published 2023-03-21T11:44:02.396Z

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Wednesday, March 22, is World Water Day. This puzzle has a dozen theme-related answers.
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    British chaps
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    1. 1A
      British chaps
    2. 7A
      Not only is a non-alcoholic drink named after this golfer, but also this medical facility in Florida (abbr)
    3. 10A
      Tony Robbins asked his followers to walk across hot coals in their ___ ___.
    4. 12A
      Top musical clef (abbr)
    5. 14A
      Earth lies in the so-called ___ zone since its water is neither ice nor steam,
    6. 15A
      The randomized set of all five English vowels
    7. 17A
      Razzle-dazzle
    8. 18A
      British Poet Laureate during Victoria's reign
    9. 20A
      How many (named) oceans are there?
    10. 21A
      Prince's song, "___ Rain"
    11. 23A
      RUN-___, named greatest hip-hop group of all time.
    12. 24A
      Half a fly
    13. 25A
      (To) cheapen
    14. 26A
      ___ water is any water, other than toilet wastes, that drain from a household.
    15. 27A
      One handling media and brand exposure, for short
    16. 28A
      Descendants of Dutch settlers who colonized South Africa; now called Afrikaners
    17. 29A
      Important fellah in a gold rush
    18. 32A
      A follower of Theodor Herzl
    19. 34A
      Waiters' handouts
    20. 35A
      "You can lead a ___ to water, but you can't make him drink."
    21. 36A
      Mrs. George Clooney
    22. 37A
      Barack and Michelle
    23. 39A
      Soon-to-be alumni
    24. 42A
      Nada
    25. 43A
      "That's all water under the ___ now."
    26. 44A
      Iranian Muslim, in contrast to the Iraqi Sunni.
    27. 45A
      Branch of philosophy that examines what is
    28. 47A
      Spiral-horned antelope
    29. 48A
      The oxygen atom of lye
    30. 49A
      Samuel Taylor ____, who wrote "Water, water everywhere, and not a drop to drink."
    31. 52A
      Prom rental?
    32. 53A
      Obscure and early Christian sect in Africa that wore no clothing during services
    33. 54A
      There are thousands of "___ Talks" to stir your creativity.
    34. 55A
      An aircraft ___ to the active runway.
    Down
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      Kind of patch for Br'er Rabbit
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      A native of Riga
    3. 3D
      "Son ___ ___ gun!"
    4. 4D
      ___ Mo', three-time Grammy-winning bluesman
    5. 5D
      Way to catch a conger?
    6. 6D
      A tea drinker ____ the bag in hot water for 3 to 5'.
    7. 7D
      Carry ___ (sing on key)
    8. 8D
      The 2000 Coen Bros film "O Brother, Where Art Thou?" emphasized its sound track, which included "Down to the River to ___."
    9. 9D
      Possible response of German-American parents to a request for their son's age?
    10. 10D
      Betty Crocker's ___ (bacon-flavor bits) have been discontinued.
    11. 11D
      Once in ___ ___ moon
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      The demographic cohort following the Silent Generation and preceding Generation X
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      Weightiness
    14. 16D
      Form into a sac
    15. 19D
      Mets' and Phillies' div.
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      Parisian "father," such as famous explorer ___ Marquette.
    17. 22D
      Taxi alternative
    18. 25D
      Prohibitionists
    19. 26D
      Vanished
    20. 27D
      "Ol Man River" was most famously sung by ___ Robeson.
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      One who controls votes in a party organization
    22. 29D
      Due to an expedition in 2007, the ___ displaced the Nile as the longest river.
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      Pioneering; strongly influencing later developments.
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      "Get a move on!"
    25. 32D
      Used to express (even greater) surprise (internet slang)
    26. 33D
      "Dies ___" (Latin hymn)
    27. 35D
      Luke Skywalker ___ ___ as his mentor
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      Conquistador's treasure
    29. 38D
      Lion or tiger
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      Parasol's offering
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      Wedding bands
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      "Crimes of Passion" author Marquis de ___
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      "___ is thicker than water."
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      Narrow apertures
    35. 46D
      Words of woe (2 wds)
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      The ___ Canal was only four feet deep when it was built from 1817 to 1825.
    37. 50D
      Permissive
    38. 51D
      Legendary Brit. record label included recordings by the Beatles and the Beach Boys
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