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Absolute rule DESPOTISM
Appear ominously LOOM
Athletic activity SPORT
Big galoot LUG
Bringing to bear USING
Calls one's own HAS
Camel cousin LLAMA
Carry around TOTE
Collect in bulk AMASS
Comprehended GOT
Data collection STATS
Distort SKEW
Dog biscuit shapes BONES
Drilling bit AUGER
Eccentric LOOPY
Element #5 BORON
Encased, in a way SATCHELED
Encircle RING
Entity UNIT
ETA spoilers JAMS
Expensive coats FURS
Farm features PENS
Fill the tank, with ''up'' GAS
First TV western series HOPALONGCASSIDY
Fishing gear LINE
Foreboding sign OMEN
Freezing temperatures TEENS
Garden dweller in Harry Potter books GNOME
Get-up-and-go VIM
Good-sized band OCTET
Haberdashery department MENS
Has permission to MAY
Hawaiian island MAUI
High schooler's highlight PROM
Hot spring SPA
Jane Austen heroine EMMA
Jury's concern GUILT
Latin dance MAMBO
Leave VACATE
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Metric prefix MICRO
Moneymaking operation MINT
National League East team METS
Negative particle ANION
Neutrogena rival OLAY
One or more ANY
Palette array HUES
Paperless messages EMAIL
Participate enthusiastically JUMPATTHECHANCE
Pennsylvania sect AMISH
Place to store corn SILO
Pleads BEGS
Pre-owned USED
Predicament BIND
Predicaments MESSES
Principal MAIN
Ration (out) DOLE
Restrain STEM
Rose fruits HIPS
Sealed tight SHUT
See 5 Down AMOS
Shiny mineral MICA
Socially dominant ALPHA
Sounds from Santa HOHO
Start the day GETUP
Steamy spot SAUNA
Strong longing YEN
They may be ''dueling'' in bars PIANOS
Tiny quantity ATOM
Tiny quantity IOTA
Unchanged SAME
Unlikely SLIM
Up to the task ABLE
Wear a long face MOPE
What some genetic traits do SKIPAGENERATION
Where most live ASIA
With 29 Down, cookie maker's nickname FAMOUS
Wonder-full feeling AWE
Wonderful things PIPS