Ancient Greek term for a conflict, struggle or contest
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Lump or clot
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Necessary number for moving money around, briefly
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An informal private conversation or discussion
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They might come in handy for a vending machine
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Actress Longoria of "Desperate Housewives" fame
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Galician Surname containing the latin word for "The Field" (Hint: Middle 4 letters are a common summer activity for kids)
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"There" in Guadalajara
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Deepest level of sleep, abbr.
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This answer, along with "her" will tell you how the atmosphere is behaving today
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First you show, then you ____
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Bulb found in the kitchen?
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Modifier in music to describe a genre less mainstream than it's counterpart, briefly
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Often comes with Fortune?
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Kiss towards
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They fall in Fall
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"Thaat's so cute!"
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To plant a seed (and later reap)
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Actress Tippi, lead of the 1963 Hitchcock classic "The Birds"
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English Footballer Bukayo ____, plays for the Arsenal and the England National Team
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Drawings that move around abbr.
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Town in Vermont (Hint: Homophone with a short range golf stroke, and a leg bend)
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___ Gala, an annual showcase of fashion and design with a theme
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Cervical cancer screening
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Singular chip, in London
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Fill your own tortilla locations
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Even ugly ducklings become this
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In demonology, a Great President of Hell, who has the ability to transform people into animals
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______ Krab, Spongebob's workplace
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Matching card game whose name sounds like armored war vehicle made funny
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Chills
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A bouncer checks these at the door
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Fourth largest great lake
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phrase of disagreement toward the 44th US President, which also incorporates his surname
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Like a few famous Kongs
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A theatrical performance
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Someone who turns one lang. into another for others to understand
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"Go away!"
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Field of academic study concerned with education research and practice related to disability, for short (Hint: The clue contains all the words represented in the acronym)
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Chicken droppings?
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One of the largest Midstream Oil and Gas companies in North America, briefly
Verticales
1D
Prepackaged food for ease of carry by the military, nice!
2D
Home of the Jersey Shore?
3D
*Along with 40D, an alleyway that may cause Claustrophobia (all starred answers follow a theme)
4D
American House Rep. and former bartender
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Chew
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Vegan at a buffet may ask "Is this made __ ____"
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South Asian Country with a very unique, 2 pointed flag (Hint: Vowel changed so that when both vowels are together, it mimics the shape of their flag)
8D
Raises billies?
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Excused from work, possibly long term
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They have a lot of baggage?
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Universally made fun of font
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*Thinnest part of a container for beer or soda?
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Black Friday attractions
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"Mr. Blue Sky" band, briefly
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Acronym for a common LGBTQIA+ and ally school club
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Internet question format where anything goes, for short
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*Trachea?
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Far and ____
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Opinion based newspaper article
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Avatar: The Last Airbender bloodbending recluse
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Disapproving look
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Computer magazine
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_______ Mirror; A set of 32 star charts named after the greek muse of astronomy
40D
*Short extract from a book or other written material?
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It's subjective?
42D
South Korean musician known for his smash hit "Gangnam Style"
43D
_ ____ in the right direction
44D
A golfer might make a drink of this?
45D
Pal
48D
Point value awarded in a game
52D
Expelled music from your mouth
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a book, document, or piece of music written by hand rather than typed or printed, abbr.