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Clues Answers
''30 Rock'' name ALEC
''Cut that out!'' STOPIT
''Like __ not . . .'' ITOR
''Mystery!'' network PBS
''See ya!'' BYE
''Show Boat'' author FERBER
''The Odd Couple'' setting APARTMENT
''__ bleu!'' SACRE
About 30% of the world's land ASIA
Abrasive material GRIT
Around the corner NEAR
Barely enough SCANT
Bearded bloom IRIS
Big loss, so to speak BATH
Bit of progress DENT
Biting, as wit ACID
Break of a sort SIESTA
Brightened LIT
Brother of Bashful SLEEPY
Buys for hibachis COALS
Climbing gear ROPE
Courtroom worker STENO
CPO's assent AYE
Cut back PARE
Cybermemo ENOTE
Easily bribed VENAL
Electronic instrument, familiarly SYNTH
Enthusiasm ZEST
Extremely unpopular HATED
Fairly quick pace TROT
Faithful LOYAL
Finishes with NETS
Follow-up film SEQUEL
Fossil source TARPIT
Gets away FLEES
Give __ (care) ARAP
Glove material LATEX
Harplike instruments LYRES
Incongruous miscellany CRAZYQUILT
Clues Answers
Intangible spark IDEA
Invigorate, with ''up'' PEP
Invite to enter ASKIN
Jim Henson, notably PUPPETEER
Lo-cal LITE
Loosen, in a way UNTIE
Memo abbr. ATTN
Mitigate EASE
Montezuma's subjects AZTECS
Musical marking REST
Not at all clear HAZY
Olympic blade EPEE
Onetime Mideast ruler SHAH
Online activity CHAT
Over ABOVE
Poet Dove RITA
Prefix meaning ''culture'' ETHNO
Quick reference CHEATSHEET
Related AKIN
Relaxation locations SPAS
Rich supply LODE
Secluded valley GLEN
Show agreement NOD
Skillful ADEPT
Soap unit CAKE
Source of carbs PASTA
Source of comfort SECURITYBLANKET
Stage success SMASH
Strikingly strange EXOTIC
Summer tops TEES
Supporting PRO
Talented ABLE
Toasting candidate BREAD
Top of the head PATE
Trident feature TINE
Utilizing wordplay PUNNY
Voice range ALTO
Will-__-wisp OTHE
Works on walls ART