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ACROSS
1 Sound from a smithy
6 Absolutely not
11 California cager
12 President born in Hawaii
13 Rust, for one
14 Trifled
15 Army address
16 Farm measure
18 Letter after zeta
19 Low digit
20 Crew need
21 Young one
23 Soothing ointments
25 GI-entertaining org.
27 Maui souvenir
28 Gets ready
30 Fabric worker
33 Overly
34 Corn unit
36 Ring legend
37 Gist
39 Ray-gun sound
40 Barrel piece
41 Map division
43 Castle part
44 Game piece
45 Stretches over
46 Cheese choice
DOWN
1 Hanger site
2 Looseness
3 “Ran” director
4 Homer’s neighbor
5 Terrific
6 Imaginary
7 Bassoon’s kin
8 “Spirited Away” director
9 Last letters
10 Tall boot
17 Corn core
22 Language suffix
24 Was a pioneer
26 Starting bids
28 Like some convalescent care
29 Pouchlike part
31 Brightens
32 Turns red, perhaps
33 Lab work
35 Takes ten
38 Smooth
42 Highway rescue
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