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CROSSWORD BY THOMAS JOSEPH
ACROSS
1 Halts
6 Less colorful
11 Kayak’s cousin
12 Rust compound
13 Deeply impressed
14 Where-withal
15 Border
17 Sewer rodent
18 Describe too glowingly
22 Tide type
23 Annoying sort
27 Monument Valley sights
29 Cuss
30 Puts up
32 “Frozen” queen
33 Film set technicians
35 That guy’s
38 Mecca resident
39 Customary
41 Small error
45 Act the coquette
46 Sore spots
47 Bring back
48 Backgrounds for fireworks
DOWN
1 Biol. or geol.
2 Sandy color
3 “Not — dare!”
4 Electrical converter
5 Watermelon waste
6 Grapefruit relatives
7 Chopping tool
8 Tale teller
9 Writer Ferber
10 Take a breather
16 Sgt.’s superior
18 “This round’s —!”
19 Turn suddenly
20 Comfort
21 Spot for lumbar support
24 Sandwich shop
25 Shocked sound
26 Historic times
28 Sneakiness
31 Leb. neighbor
34 Charity events
35 Fit of pique
36 Cruise stop
37 Spades or clubs
40 Curved path
42 Frat letter
43 Look upon
44 Snaky letter
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