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Clues Answers
Actuate IMPEL
Analyzes ASSAYS
Astronaut Jemison MAE
Author Hunter EVAN
Ballpark fig EST
Begrudge ENVY
Best Picture Oscar film for 2012 ARGO
Blade in the water OAR
Bout site ARENA
Buddy from way back OLDPAL
Childish retort ARETOO
Chophouse selection TBONE
Curt dismissal SCRAM
Dian Fossey study APES
Directed to: Abbr ATTN
Disney-owned channel ESPN
Duel tool SABER
Egg source LAYER
Elemental BASIC
End up 2nd SETTLEFORSILVER
End up 2nd FINISHATADSHORT
End up 2nd MISSTHEBIGMONEY
End up 3rd SHOW
Fireside HEARTH
Firewood measures CORDS
First name of the ''Queen of Country'' REBA
Foppish fellow DANDY
Forecast BODE
Furrowed pasta PENNE
Giant of 2 Down history CARUSO
Gospel author MARK
Gradually withdrawn WEANED
Guitar music notation CHORD
Haifa hello SHALOM
Henry VIII's 2nd ANNE
High praise RAVE
Hold up DETER
HP rival DELL
In the heart of AMID
Clues Answers
Jack on ''30 Rock'' ALEC
Lowdown, slangily SKINNY
Major stretch ERA
Mascara destinations LASHES
Metaphor for messiness STY
Mitigate EASE
Moistened WET
Ninny OAF
Nose woes COLDS
Off-rd. transport ATV
Olympic sprinter Bolt USAIN
On-off switch TOGGLE
Oz visitor LION
Packed up for shipment CASED
Parting word CIAO
Port side LEFT
Possible cause of shaking FEAR
Presidential monogram LBJ
Puccini genre OPERA
Real-time LIVE
Scribbles, with ''down'' JOTS
Shining example STAR
Small fly GNAT
South American capital LIMA
State symbol TREE
Summer setting in DC EDT
Swimmer's annoyance ALGAE
Symbol of Australia KOALA
Systematized, in a way SORTED
Takes in EARNS
Taylor Swift, for one ALTO
Tigers' division ALEAST
To a large extent MOSTLY
Traffic noise HONKS
Trunk cover BARK
Two or three AFEW
Up next ONDECK
Vexation IRE
Work up RILE