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Clues Answers
''Blonde'' brew ALE
''Grapes of Wrath'' surname JOAD
''Poison'' plant SUMAC
''Prince of Tides'' actor NOLTE
''That's what I'm talkin' about!'' YEAH
Abrading tool RASP
Aggressive bet RAISE
Arctic outerwear PARKA
Aspiration AIM
Avoid being seen, perhaps STAYDOWN
Baby bouncer, at times KNEE
Basketball tactic DUNK
Bout ender KAYO
Can't forgo NEED
Cell phone protector HARDCASE
Coke Zero competitor DIETPEPSI
Comics villain Luthor LEX
Constructed scenery STAGESET
County along the Thames ESSEX
Director Kazan ELIA
Dump-truck filler LOADER
Ecological monitor EPA
Egyptian goddess ISIS
Emotion of Rudolph's companions GLEE
Encourage by insisting GOAD
Expansive EPIC
Expressed disapproval HISSED
Film credits display NAMES
Film fish that's found NEMO
French school ECOLE
Go downhill fast SKI
Go-getter's display ZEAL
Help to soothe ALLAY
Hidden agenda ANGLE
Includes ADDS
Island near Corsica ELBA
Jazzed up with color DYED
Large brewer URN
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Latest scores source ESPN
Latter-day honor KUDO
Legal aides CLERKS
Leprechaun land EIRE
Liberty Mutual rival GEICO
London art gallery TATE
Magical power MOJO
Make believable SELL
Medieval castle material STONE
Mellowed AGED
Military cleric PADRE
Money in Mexico PESO
Moppet TYKE
More intimidating, as a gaze STEELIER
Now suitable for eating RIPE
Oboe insert REED
Opposite of ''superficial'' DEEP
Overindulgent one DOTER
Ping-pong tactic SPIN
Public school affiliates PTAS
Region east of Suez SINAI
Said ''May I?'' ASKED
Seed of innovation IDEA
Ship's spine KEEL
Sing like a bird TRILL
Smooth sailing EASE
Sword meant not to cut EPEE
That's no answer ITSALLDEPENDING
That's no answer MIGHTORMIGHTNOT
That's no answer DEFINITELYMAYBE
The lowdown INFO
The lowdown SKINNY
Type of bird food SUET
Used-goods advisory ASIS
Utilize PUTTOWORK
Veg out LAZE
Where Romano cheese originated ITALY
Yearning sound SIGH