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ACROSS
1 Pottery piece
6 Elephant of stories
11 Become narrower
12 Chosen few
13 Parts of hearts
14 Critical asset
15 Plug parts
17 Smidge
18 Cariou of “Blue Bloods”
19 Game quests
22 Harris and Asner
23 “Gunsmoke” marshal
24 Like some verbs
25 Beethoven’s first
27 Rap’s — Nas X
30 Prompts
31 Early hour
32 Pharaoh’s symbol
33 Black Sea port
35 Act the coquette
38 Indian, e.g.
39 Ready for bed
40 Petulant sound
41 Garden starters
42 Famous
DOWN
1 Basic need
2 Enmity
3 Kitchen coverings
4 Horse halter
5 Severely burdens
6 Track act
7 Imitating
8 Café’s cousin
9 Reach
10 Oboe parts
16 Tied the knot
20 Hails
21 Maximum amount
24 1501, in old Rome
25 Caron of “Gigi”
26 Worker at home
27 Blow one’s top
28 Preposterous
29 Inclined
30 River vessels
34 Cave sound
36 Danger signal
37 Six-pt. scores
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