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1A
___ opera daytime drama
Soap
5A
Short promotional pieces
Ads
8A
Cook some cookies say
Bake
12A
Actor elba of Molly’s Game
Idris
14A
___ appetit
Bon
15A
Abrasive cleanser named fir an ancient warrior
Ajax
16A
Rose part tossed by a flower girl
Petal
17A
Spooky cry at halloween
Boo
18A
Almost unheard-of
Rare
19A
Romance novelist who wrote the Chesapeake Bay series among many others 2wds
Nora Roberts
22A
Dig deeply as in an investigation
Probe
24A
Chicken ___ vaccine
Pox
25A
Chip like a dove
Coo
26A
___ Brunswick Canadian province
New
29A
The Glass Castle actress Watts
Naomi
33A
Romance novelist who wrote the Blossom Street series among many others 2 wds
Debbie Macomber
37A
Lipstick mishap
Smear
38A
Team ___ (American Olympians)
USA
39A
Large mammal with antlers
Elk
40A
Let’er ____
Rip
42A
Soccer star Carli ___
Lloyd
45A
Romance novelist who wrote the Desperate Duchesses series among many others 2 wds
Eloisa James
50A
Assist
Aids
51A
Bear’s winter haven
Den
52A
Signs that cuts are healing
Scabs
56A
Opening for a coin
Slot
One Clue Crossword
WordBrain
WordBubbles!
Word Whizzle
Words Crush
57A
Ran into
Met
58A
___ Connor (character in The Terminator)
Sarah
59A
America’s Next Top Model host Banks
Tyra
60A
Large animal in Kong Skull Island
Ape
61D
Sleigh ___ (Christmas Song)
Ride
1D
Drink in little slurps like hot cocoa
Sip
2D
___ to a Nightingale (Keats work)
Ode
3D
Pittsburgh Steelers founder ___ Rooney
Art
4D
Instrument played by Stevie Wonder
Piano
5D
Pop group featured in the upcoming movie Mamma Mia Here We Go Again
ABBA
6D
You often open it with a knob
Door
7D
Rapper ___ Dogg
Snoop
8D
Test you must pass to practice law in a state 2 wds
Bar Exam
9D
Slightly open
Ajar
10D
Mario ___ 8 (2014 video game)
Kart
11D
Former spouses
Exes
13D
Grossly untidy person
Slob
20D
Actress Russo of The Intern
Rene
21D
The last name of Sonny in the duo Sonny & Cher
Bono
22D
It might have multiple stanzas
Poem
23D
Outer garment for Harry Potter
Robe
25D
Tangible music purchases abbr
CDs
27D
Large bird that is sometimes attacked by a dingo
Emu
28D
That ___ then this is now
Was
30D
Follow orders
Obey
31D
___ together (slowly merge)
Meld
32D
Perturb
Irk
34D
Cafe employee who may create foam art
Barista
35D
Part of the eye that contains the pupil
Iris
36D
Serene
Calm
41D
Top Chef host ___ Lakshmi
Padma
43D
___ than (what the math symbol < means)
Less
44D
Award for The Shape of Water
Oscar
45D
Direction the Wise Men came from in the Bible
East
46D
Actress Tomlin of Grace and Frankie
Lily
47D
Foul smell
Odor
48D
Traditional army vehicle
Jeep
49D
Buy-in fee for a poker hand
Ante
53D
The NHL’s Coyotes on a scoreboard
ARI
54D
Crummy
Bad
55D
___ Works Hard for the Money (Donna Summer song)
She