“➡A local tradition: Custom

➡Between-meals bite: Snack

➡Bird with a cooing voice: Pigeon

➡Crocodile’s home: Marsh

➡Emotional state or mood: Temper

➡Goal in rehab: Recovery

➡Keep from leaving: Detain

➡Medical fitness exam: Physical

➡Nearer to the ground: Lower

➡Popular root vegetable: Carrot

➡Serious moment: Crisis

➡Social _______: Facebook, e.g.: Media

➡Things Make You Cry: Edible bulb: Onion

➡Things Make You Cry: Failed investment: Loss

➡Things Make You Cry: Hurt feeling: Pain

➡Things Make You Cry: Sad play: Tragedy
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“➡A third of the Olympics motto: Stronger

➡Additional, more than usual: Extra

➡Become less shy; gently exercise: Loosenup

➡Bend out of shape: Warp

➡Breathed spasmodically, and made a noise: Hiccuped

➡Desire to be successful: Ambition

➡Engage in a lawsuit; contest in law: Litigate

➡Extremely disagreeable or bad; simply awful: Dreadful

➡Incomplete Wikipedia entry: Stub

➡Instruction to someone hanging a painting: Lower

➡Lettuce that’s firm and small: Cos

➡Movie trailer segment: Clip

➡Natural wound protection; sign of healing: Scab

➡One-on-one teachers for students: Tutors

➡People Will Show Off About Their…: Electrical energy: Power

➡People Will Show Off About Their…: Items of apparel: Clothes

➡People Will Show Off About Their…: Natural capability: Talent

➡People Will Show Off About Their…: Social ranking: Status

➡People Will Show Off About Their…: Supermarket stock: Food

➡People Will Show Off About Their…: The power to do: Ability

➡People Will Show Off About Their…: Wrist timepiece: Watch

➡PepsiCo-owned chip brand: Lays

➡Person whose convictions limit his career: Criminal

➡Pull by a chain; haul on a rope: Tow

➡Punishingly difficult; unfeeling, inhuman: Brutal

➡Rooster topper; grooming tool: Comb

➡Segments of a TV show: Episodes

➡Spend time with a book: Read

➡That was a close one!: Phew

➡These may be raised in surprise: Eyebrows

➡To a small degree: Slightly

➡Way into a garden: Gate
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“➡____ out one’s welcome; visit for too long: Wear

➡Became involved in conflict; intertwisted: Tangled

➡Equal, socially: Peer

➡Fliers that hang upside down in caves: Bats

➡Fondue is the French word for…: Melted

➡Mistake, an …of judgment: Error

➡Move to a beat: Sway

➡No double… is allowed when enjoying a fondue: Dipping

➡Old custom or belief: Tradition

➡Outspoken quality: Bluntness

➡Pupil’s place of an eye: Iris

➡Raining heavily: Pouring

➡Refuse, turn down; go downhill: Decline

➡Stream of air: Wind

➡Subsequent examinations: Followups

➡Swiss tradition calls for drinking only white…, kirsch, or herbal tea with fondue: Wine

➡Unpredictable; lacking a regular course: Erratic

➡Vehicle temporarily seized by legal authority: Impounded

➡Whoever loses their bread in the fondue pot is expected to buy a… of drinks: Round

➡Wishes and dreams: Hopes
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“➡Act your ___! (Don’t be so childish!): Age

➡Easy to manage or control: Gentle

➡Like an unconvincing excuse: Poor

➡One per cent have 99 ahead: Hundredth

➡Packed Lunch: Birthday buys: Cakes

➡Packed Lunch: Leaves for lunch: Salad

➡Packed Lunch: Mango and guava: Fruit

➡Packed Lunch: Staple bakery product: Bread

➡Poetry (or song) segment: Stanza

➡Print for public distribution: Publish

➡Problematic, not easy: Difficult

➡Restore to good working condition; fix, patch up: Repair

➡Sounds like a duck: Quacks

➡Sundial number opposite I: Vii

➡Tool for household use, spoon or knife, eg: Utensil

➡What peacocks’ spots resemble: Eyes
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“➡___ chi (exercise method): Tai

➡___ It Be (Beatles classic): Let

➡___ shoots (salad ingredient): Pea

➡Arya Stark’s father on “Game of Thrones”: Ned

➡Billy the ___ (outlaw): Kid

➡Bitter Thing: Bar pint contents: Beer

➡Bitter Thing: Cabbage without a head: Kale

➡Bitter Thing: Common lawn weed: Dandelion

➡Bitter Thing: Eye drop: Tear

➡Bitter Thing: Morning need for many: Coffee

➡Bitter Thing: Pharmacy tablet: Pill

➡Bitter Thing: Power to recall: Memory

➡Bitter Thing: Put on a happy face: Smile

➡Bitter Thing: Rosemary or sage: Herb

➡Bitter Thing: Vegetable with a head: Broccoli

➡By the dawn’s early light: East

➡Deep ___ (pool area): End

➡Degree for a CFO: Mba

➡Director’s cry when making a film: Cut

➡Distributions according to a plan: Allocations

➡Does a foreman’s job: Oversees

➡Feel sorry about: Rue

➡Female fashion accessory with straps: Handbag

➡Give up on a poker hand: Fold

➡Give us this day ___ daily bread: Our

➡Good for growing; like loamy soil: Fertile

➡Home for the holidays, say: Off

➡Hurry away on foot; move fast: Run

➡Item found on top of a wrapped present: Bow

➡Make a copy, or have offspring: Reproduce

➡Mayonnaise ingredient; nest item: Egg

➡Medical consultants; experts in a field: Specialists

➡Music genre that experienced a ’50s-’60s revival: Folk

➡Old blood type letters: Abo

➡Period of one’s prime: Heyday

➡Place where someone lives: Residence

➡Played the first card: Led

➡Prime order – one large risk: Imperil

➡Reddish-brown horse: Bay

➡Result of a terrible event; period following disaster: Aftermath

➡Riddle’s punch line: Pun

➡Sales staff member, briefly: Rep

➡School outfits for students: Uniforms

➡So long!: Bye

➡Tempts or leads astray: Entices

➡Thick unruly head of hair: Mop

➡Tree that’s often a street name: Elm

➡Wall-to-wall installation: Carpet

➡Without financial gain; charitable organization: Nonprofit

➡W-X-Y-Z for an encyclopedia (Abbr.): Vol
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“➡A typical example of incarnation: Embodiment

➡Advances, upgrades or improves: Enriches

➡Ancient or aged, like an antique: Old

➡Blotch made by ink or mud, say: Stain

➡Blue jeans pioneer Strauss: Levi

➡Could Be Hard: Flooring with veins: Marble

➡Could Be Hard: Lead or zinc: Metal

➡Could Be Hard: Lego piece: Brick

➡Could Be Hard: Seaside souvenir: Shell

➡Could Be Hard: Small decision-maker: Coin

➡Could Be Hard: Squirrel’s hoard: Nuts

➡Could Be Hard: Thor’s weapon: Hammer

➡Could Be Hard: Valentine symbol: Heart

➡Court figure, one who whistles while working (informally): Ref

➡Cul-de-___ (street that you can’t drive through): Sac

➡Drooping flower feature: Bell

➡Extra-small amount, as of lotion: Dab

➡Hair on the face: Beard

➡Having a sound, healthy mind: Sane

➡Inclination to prejudice; influence unfairly: Bias

➡It has a button in the middle: Belly

➡Long, narrow excavated channel: Ditch

➡Makes some silicon structures: Constructs

➡Model building or stamp collecting: Hobby

➡Nutritionist’s taboo, bad form of nutrition: Junkfood

➡Part of binoculars; device that focuses light: Lens

➡Part of the eye that blinks: Lid

➡Principal cities, like Athens, Bangkok and Cairo: Capitals

➡Second largest ocean in the world: Atlantic

➡Send out by radio signals; broadcast on the TV: Transmit

➡Sound of a cow: Moo

➡Suit of _____ (knight’s protection): Armor

➡Supposing to be the case; based on the supposition: Assuming

➡Takes by surprise; manipulative interviews: Ambushes

➡Threads of silk or cotton woven into a decorative band: Braid

➡Visual display of information; board meeting prop: Chart

➡Walk up a mountain, say: Hike
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➡A building for a family: House

➡Browser history contents: Sites

➡Cold Feeling: A downhill run: Ski

➡Cold Feeling: Breath freshener: Mint

➡Cold Feeling: Frozen rain pellets: Hail

➡Cold Feeling: Snowy period: Winter

➡Covers for letters: Envelopes

➡Enough already!: Stop

➡Facebook button: Like

➡Port city in Florida: Miami

➡Port side of a vessel: Left

➡Small broken-off pieces: Fragments

➡Some Hogwarts student: Wizard

➡Somewhere between: Amid

➡Speaking humorously: Joking

➡Spicy topping for a hot dog: Chili

“➡A very large quantity; ample amount: Abundance

➡Add to one’s collection: Acquire

➡Bird’s beak; pen’s tip: Nib

➡Black stuff used on flat roofs; sticky road application: Tar

➡Champagne-opening sounds: Pops

➡Common Electrical Appliance: AMFM device: Radio

➡Common Electrical Appliance: Big admirer: Fan

➡Common Electrical Appliance: Electronic device: Computer

➡Common Electrical Appliance: Guinness entry: Record

➡Common Electrical Appliance: Pop-Tart cooker: Toaster

➡Common Electrical Appliance: Power shake need: Blender

➡Common Electrical Appliance: Preheated appliance: Oven

➡Female resident of Eden: Eve

➡Give added strength; increase support to control violence: Reinforce

➡Kind of bridge or whale: Humpback

➡Like a tree without leaves: Bare

➡Make ___ of (mock): Fun

➡Moral strength or courage: Fortitude

➡More cold than hot: Cool

➡Names as a candidate; proposes commissions: Nominates

➡Neither a yes ___ a no: Nor

➡Out of battery power: Dead

➡Outer edge of a golf club: Toe

➡Oversupply with something sweet: Cloy

➡Party bus alternative, for short: Limo

➡Piece of cake!: Easy

➡Place where bighorns and good climbers go: Crag

➡Seeks information from; poses a question: Asks

➡Sentence subject, usually: Noun

➡Seriously devoted to a particular activity: Addicted

➡Software product with a cup-and-saucer logo: Java

➡Thin pretzel shape: Rod

➡To bring physical ease to; consolation for grief: Comfort

➡Too big for one’s britches: Arrogant

➡Wearer of little clothing toy: Doll
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➡___ cares?: indifferent attitude: Who

➡___ of discussion!: End

➡____ head to foot: From

➡______ of cash (Money coming in): Inflow

➡Bite-sized Chinese dumplings: Dimsum

➡Cafeteria carrier: Tray

➡Common hopping animal: Rabbit

➡Final in a series: Ultimate

➡Meet the expectations of: Liveupto

➡Out of jail: Free

➡Quite a few: Many

➡Something People Clip: Darkroom development: Film

➡Something People Clip: Large wall notice: Poster

➡Something People Clip: Manicure subject: Nail

➡Something People Clip: Visual recording: Video

➡Tree with drooping branches: Willow

“➡___ death (loss of self- identity): Ego

➡______ the mind; bewilder: Boggle

➡________ board (place to post announcements): Bulletin

➡A quick look through the film: Flick

➡Allow oneself to enjoy the pleasure of: Indulges

➡Arts-and-crafts supply; sticky stuff: Glue

➡Awaken feelings in; stir one’s curiosity: Arouse

➡Coming into conflict: Clashing

➡Credit in a footnote; mention as an example: Cite

➡Dinner with donors; charity party: Gala

➡Document disposal device in office: Shredder

➡Donkey Kong, for one: Ape

➡Dwelling that might be made of mud: Hut

➡Guard’s shout; go no further: Halt

➡In Your Car: Common chair feature: Cushion

➡In Your Car: Dagger part: Handle

➡In Your Car: Driving force: Motor

➡In Your Car: Fee payers: Clients

➡In Your Car: Passenger’s suitcases: Luggage

➡In Your Car: Shopping containers: Bags

➡In Your Car: Slowdown cause: Brake

➡News ____ (media giant): Corp

➡Not within walking distance; a ways away: Far

➡On the edge of a page: Marginal

➡One with a killer job: Assassin

➡Out on a ____ (in a risky position): Limb

➡Outer part of a crater: Rim

➡Puts at risk of being harmed: Imperils

➡Respond to a bad call: Boo

➡Start of a football play: Snap

➡Stay in the sack, drunk: Agitates

➡Strikingly admirable; very good or satisfactory: Splendid

➡Sudden, dramatic disruption: Upheaval

➡Where you may sense an intuition: Gut
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