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1D
Shield decorated with the head of a Gorgon
AEGIS
2D
Take to the police station
HAUL IN
3D
British port from which John Cabot sailed to the New World in 1497
BRISTOL
4D
There’s a good ___
LAD
5D
Decorator with good taste?
ICER
6D
Donkey’s mate
SHREK
7D
Salty gulp
SEA AIR
8D
Absolutely out of the question!
NO SIREE
9D
Pitches
ERECTS
10D
Wife in John le Carré’s “The Constant Gardener”
TESSA
12D
John Hancock, notably
SIGNEE
13D
Snack brand since 1975
FAMOUS AMOS
15D
Freight
LADING
16D
Very light, delicate material
GOSSAMER
19D
Sprint Cup awarder
NASCAR
21D
Player of a green alien in “Guardians of the Galaxy” and a blue alien in “Avatar”
ZOE SALDANA
24D
Passing sounds?
KNELLING
27D
Actors, to agents
TALENT
30D
Climax of a TV makeover
REVEAL
32D
Betrayal
PERFIDY
33D
City called “The Old Pueblo”
TUCSON
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
35D
Become noticeable in an unpleasant way
OBTRUDE
36D
Carnival person
BARKER
37D
Falls flat on one’s face
EATS IT
39D
Word with standard or water
BEARER
40D
Great Lakes fish
SMELT
41D
Certain heiress
NIECE
43D
Repetitive sorts
MYNAS
45D
French city once held by William the Conqueror
CAEN
49D
Big natural resource in Malaysia
TIN
1C
This is the life!
AH BLISS!
8C
Realize
NET
11C
Canal problems?
EARACHES
13C
Like some plane exits
FORE
14C
It keeps things on track
GUIDE RAIL
16C
Rightmost column of the periodic table, e.g.
GASES
17C
French pronoun
ILS
18C
Supply-side policies tied to a political era
REAGANOMICS
20C
___ bath
SITZ
22C
Ish
KINDA-SORTA
23C
Corner
NOOK
25C
Old things that are new again
REISSUES
26C
Not given, say
LENT
28C
Surround
ENCASE
29C
Instruction in many a steak recipe
SEAR
31C
Vasco da ___
GAMA
32C
Shipping platform
PALLET
34C
San ___
REMO
36C
Real-life New York hospital sometimes seen on “Law & Order: SVU”
BELLEVUE
38C
___ Stark, half brother of Jon Snow on “Game of Thrones”
ROBB
40C
Subway car during rush hour, seemingly
SARDINE CAN
42C
Check
STEM
44C
Marvel superhero
MR FANTASTIC
46C
Beam
RAY
47C
Squeezing
EKING
48C
Wheel of Fortune penalty
LOSE A TURN
50C
Mythological subject for Leonardo, Correggio and Rubens
LEDA
51C
Oh, that’s brilliant!
NICE IDEA!
52C
Tax
TRY
53C
Sawbucks
TENNERS