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October 17, 2026

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1.Aid in scratching an itch4 letters 5.Jeans choice4 letters 9."What's wrong with u?"3 letters 12.Vader offspring4 letters 13.Southwestern casserole9 letters 16."Same here"5 letters 17."Let's do this!"9 letters 18.Forex benchmark3 letters 19.The old you4 letters 21.Like some kitchen herbs6 letters 22.Nullifies7 letters 24.Tradition within Swedish coffee culture4 letters 25.Like some jobs5 letters 26.Abound (with)4 letters 27.Shengjian __: pan-fried pork bun3 letters 30.Setting of Fox's "Best Medicine"5 letters 31.Milanese dish traditionally served with risotto8 letters 33.With 47-Down, extra lives?5 letters 34.Service rep with a lack of humanity3 letters 35.David's "Baywatch" role5 letters 36.Eyes angrily8 letters 38.Takes down5 letters 39.Letters from a bygone empire3 letters 40.Travels cross-country?4 letters 41.Wades through5 letters 42.Leave out4 letters 43.Nullifidian7 letters 45.Cold treat6 letters 48.National Farm Toy Museum locale4 letters 49.Whiz3 letters 50.Home brewer's appliance9 letters 52.Chute material5 letters 54.Resolved9 letters 55.Exploit4 letters 56.Court figs.3 letters 57.Nueva canción great Mercedes4 letters 58.Singer who has six top 10 studio albums with her namesake band4 letters

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1.Scary-good moments?10 letters 2.Role for one who picks the melody?10 letters 3.Asset in a snowball fight3 letters 4."You're telling me that's only part of the story?"14 letters 5.Spots for muckety-mucks?5 letters 6.Like someone who gets stuck in traffic, perhaps4 letters 7.Pings online3 letters 8.Birds that recognize faces and hold grudges7 letters 9.Rotisserie rod4 letters 10.Expert in nonverbal communication4 letters 11.Obey4 letters 14.Cry for attention14 letters 15.James in the Blues Hall of Fame4 letters 16.Feature of Namibia's flag3 letters 20."Yo!"3 letters 23.Ed of "Up"5 letters 24.End of Oktober?4 letters 26.__ and the Maytals5 letters 27.Rang up from down under?10 letters 28.Opening sequence10 letters 29.Sounds amazed4 letters 30.Some off-the-rack purchases, briefly4 letters 32."Free your pores" brand5 letters 34.Entice4 letters 37.Bypass online promos7 letters 41."Victory!" letters3 letters 42.Like a tips-only bar4 letters 43.Place for a stent5 letters 44.Point value of "five" in Scrabble3 letters 45."Only joking"4 letters 46.Michael of "The Running Man"4 letters 47.See 33-Across4 letters 48.Chits4 letters 51.As well3 letters 53."About __ big"3 letters

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