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Apologies for my recent absences. I am travelling in Europe, somewhat unexpectedly. I will be doing my best to keep up with puzzles and posts, but might “go missing” occasionally until I get back home to California.
In the meantime, I will be trying to at least write these abbreviated posts.
Again, apologies, and thank you for your understanding.
Bill
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Complete List of Clues/Answers
Across
1A Field of unknowns : ALGEBRA
8A Lead role in the highest-grossing film of 1985 : MCFLY
13A Scrapes from a motorcycle fall : ROAD RASH
15A It “lies just halfway between rashness and cowardice,” per Miguel de Cervantes : VALOR
16A “Marvelous” TV character played by Rachel Brosnahan : MRS MAISEL
18A Facedown : PRONE
19A Shrink back : RECOIL
20A Place for eggs : SAC
22A Muttonhead : LUNK
23A Cousin of a springbok : ELAND
24A Outdoor apparel company with mountains in its logo : PATAGONIA
26A Delight : SEND
27A Vulcans, for one : ALIEN RACE
28A Christmas carol contraction : ‘TIS
29A Actress Lily of “Killers of the Flower Moon” : GLADSTONE
30A Slow-but-steady advancements : BABY STEPS
31A Get a Lyft, say : RIDESHARE
32A Short greetings : HIS
35A They may stop the presses : GAG ORDERS
36A Henry ___, founder of Time, Life and Sports Illustrated : LUCE
37A Initial challenge : FIRST TEST
38A Knock one out of the park : HOMER
39A With, en français : AVEC
40A Org. offering jumps : AAA
41A Vittorio who directed “Bicycle Thieves” : DE SICA
42A Buck the establishment : REBEL
44A Split : DIVVIED UP
46A Remains to be seen? : RUINS
47A Certain expectant parents : DADS-TO-BE
48A Stopped vacillating : OPTED
49A 7-Eleven and Circle K, informally : C-STORES
Down
1D Focus of an airplane battle, maybe : ARMREST
2D Legendary rock singer? : LORELEI
3D Containers that are often red : GAS CANS
4D Halley of Halley’s comet : EDMOND
5D Cornrow, e.g. : BRAID
6D Skate park fixture : RAIL
7D Mount for Quixote’s squire : ASS
8D Award won four times in the W.N.B.A. by A’ja Wilson : MVP
9D Assistance for short drivers? : CAR LOANS
10D Walk with exaggerated motions : FLOUNCE
11D ___ Johnson, inventor of the Super Soaker : LONNIE
12D California town thought (incorrectly) to be named from a backward “bakery” sign : YREKA
14D Type of argument with conflicting accounts : HE-SAID-SHE-SAID
17D Result of sleeping in, say : LATE START
21D Moves along quickly, as a horse : CANTERS
24D Protects oneself, possum-style : PLAYS DEAD
25D Fumble around in the dark : GROPE
27D Home of Banff National Park : ALBERTA
29D Wonder Woman portrayer : GADOT
30D Brouhaha : BIG SCENE
31D “Welsh” dish with melted cheese : RAREBIT
32D Cuban container : HUMIDOR
33D Water cooler? : ICE CUBE
34D Colorful shawls : SERAPES
35D “Are you done guessing?” : GIVE UP?
36D Get bested by : LOSE TO
37D Grain with a nutty flavor : FARRO
38D Safe job? : HEIST
41D Netflix offerings until 2023 : DVDS
43D Source of some flashbacks : LSD
45D Sucker, for short : VAC
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