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Cream ____ (soft drink) | Soda |
1A
Tropical tree that coconuts grow on
Palm
5A
___ Largo, Florida
Key
8A
Purse or tote
Bag
11A
Out of the ____ (unexpectedly)
Blue
12A
Intense anger
Ire
13A
Tax-sheltered savings plan: Abbr.
IRA
14A
Author of 32- and 46- Across: 2 wds.
James Dashner
17A
School fund-raising group: Abbr.
PTA
18A
“An apple ___ keeps the doctor away”: 2 wds.
A Day
19A
Largemouth fish
Bass
22A
“Back to the Future” hero Marty ___
McFly
26A
Misbehave: 2 wds.
Act Up
28A
___ de Janeiro
Rio
29A
Back in the past
Ago
32A
Dystopian young adult novel that was turned into a 2014 movie: 3 wds.
The Maze Runner
35A
Chop down with an ax
Hew
36A
Bench for parishioners
Pew
37A
Results of minor car collisions
Dents
38A
___ Stark (Sophie Turner’s role on “Game of Thrones”)
Sansa
40A
Coin in Acapulco
Peso
41A
Cream ____ (soft drink)
Soda
44A
Plopped down on the couch
Sat
46A
Second sequel to 32-Across, which is being turned into a 2018 movie: 3 wds.
The Death Cure
52A
California’s Santa ___ winds
Ana
53A
Major-leaguer
Pro
54A
Zero ____ (locate): 2 wds.
In On
55A
“This is neither the time ___ the place”
Nor
56D
Do some work on “Project Runway”
Sew
57D
Legal proof of ownership
Deed
1D
Classic lunchbox sandwich, for short
PBJ
2D
State whose capital is Montgomery: Abbr.
A La
3D
Full payment made all at once to a lottery winner: 2 wds.
Lumpsum
4D
Make ends ___ (get by financially)
Meet
5D
Baby goat
Kid
6D
Baseball pitcher’s statistic: Abbr.
ERA
7D
“Affirmative”
Yes
8D
Immobilize by tying tightly
Bind
9D
District
Area
10D
“The Hitman’s Bodyguard” costar Oldman
Gary
15D
Actor Claflin who played Finnick Odair in the “Hunger Games” movies
Sam
16D
____ fever (seasonal allergy)
Hay
19D
Bed ___ & Beyond
Bath
20D
Feel really sore
Ache
21D
Meat-and-potatoes meal
Stew
23D
Groups of construction workers
Crews
24D
Douglas ____ (kind of tree)
Fir
25D
Opposite of quiet
Loud
27D
“____ Was a Rollin’ Stone” (Temptations song)
Papa
29D
First name of two of Henry VIII’s six wives
Anne
30D
Obtains
Gets
31D
“…___ it would seem”: 2 wds.
Or So
33D
“Your Moment of ___” (concluding segment of “The Daily Show”)
Zen
34D
Outer planet named for a Roman sea god
Neptune
38D
Despondent
Sad
39D
Shade of blonde
Ash
41D
The Hulk cocreator ___ Lee
Stan
42D
“This is bad!”: 2 wds.
Oh No
43D
“_____ Diary …”
Dear
45D
Amino ____ (building block of protein)
Acid
47D
Mini-albums: Abbr.
EPS
48D
“Who ___ we kidding?”
Are
49D
Roadside rescue
Tow
50D
Sturgeon eggs
Roe
51D
Football player next to a tackle
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