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1.Prima ballerina Pavlova4 letters 5.College honor roll9 letters 14.Former "Tonight Show" host Jack4 letters 15."Yo, yo!"10 letters 16.Give off4 letters 17.Not in a studio10 letters 18.Note to ___4 letters 19.Perilous structures10 letters 20.Life science facility, informally6 letters 22.Had brunch, perhaps3 letters 23.Extreme dislike6 letters 24.Takes a fat L8 letters 29.Request on social media5 letters 30.Band saw, e.g.9 letters 31.Assn. for the public good3 letters 32.Indiana WNBA team, or a high body temperature5 letters 33.Fertilization targets3 letters 34.Storied surfing spots?9 letters 37.___ out (jukes)5 letters 39.When necessary8 letters 40.Pistons Hall of Famer Joe whose name ends with a planet6 letters 41.Tabloid journalism outlet3 letters 42.Changes (into)6 letters 43.GPTZero, for example10 letters 48.Spanish greeting4 letters 50."My brain has stopped working"10 letters 51.Designer Cassini4 letters 52.Longtime "Real Housewives of Atlanta" star10 letters 53.Ready to be harvested4 letters 54.Online subforum for questions9 letters 55.Play parts4 letters

Down

1.Humans and orangutans4 letters 2.Labels on lanyards10 letters 3.Identify something precisely10 letters 4.Craft7 letters 5.It becomes a different kind of star when its "D" and "N" are changed to "C" and "L"5 letters 6.American Civil Rights icon Baker4 letters 7.Loads and loads4 letters 8.Follow-up to "straight" in some bar orders8 letters 9.Break into tiny pieces7 letters 10.Allow to chill7 letters 11.Figure skater Malinin nicknamed the "Quad God"4 letters 12.High-volume, low-quality internet material4 letters 13.Loads and loads4 letters 15.Wannabe surfer5 letters 21.Comic book writer Stan3 letters 23.Barbera's partner in animation5 letters 24.Didn't just like5 letters 25.Is below zero, in a way4 letters 26.Bibliophile10 letters 27.Excuse for being late to an early-morning event10 letters 28.One is full at the start of a meal5 letters 30.Fall Out Boy co-founder Wentz4 letters 32.Exhibited a symptom of ADHD8 letters 35.More tranquil7 letters 36.University of Washington locale7 letters 37.Dog coat3 letters 38.Symmetrically shaped Greek vase7 letters 40.Uncool types5 letters 42.Impressionist Claude5 letters 43.Hawaiian word for "land" hidden in "main attraction"4 letters 44.Covers, as a cake4 letters 45.Unpleasantly damp4 letters 46.N'Djamena's country4 letters 47.___ torch4 letters 49.Gains life experience4 letters

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