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She was a wonderful hen, and a wonderful friendAcross
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She was a wonderful hen, and a wonderful friend
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Ones pulling the strings
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Region between enemy lines ... or in the middle of a pickleball court, sometimes
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Sub counterpart
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Cherish every bite of
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Org. that manages the NYC subway
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Period defined by a particular album, for a singer
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33
She was a wonderful friend, and a wonderful hen (with 33-Across)
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Rating system used in chess and Scrabble
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Classic arcade game with a floor pad, for short
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"When a kid grows up, he has to BE something. He can't just stay the way he is. But a ___ grows up and stays a ___. Why is that?": Calvin, in "Calvin and Hobbes"
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33
Travis, to 1- or 18-/33-Across, affectionately
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From the Central American city of Santa Ana, say
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Looking that way
33
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See 18-Across
Down
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Boatload
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The Touch was the last one Apple stopped making
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Titular clownfish in a 2003 Pixar film
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One of 32 for Beyoncé (yes, that's a record)
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Color akin to khaki
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"According to the conventional wisdom ..."
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City with a famous Mardi Gras parade, informally
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"I just do what I've been told / We're just the ___ on the road" (lyric from "Day After Tomorrow" by Tom Waits)
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Be a noisy sleeper
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"Darn it to heck!"
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"Stranger Things," for one
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"It's a date!"
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Assumed name
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Bend sharply to the left or right, as a fairway ... or something Millie goes on walks with?
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"... but you're not obligated to"
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"___ since I was a wee lad"
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Frustrated vocalization
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What you use when you use your phone as a hotspot
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Ruckus
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Awards season acknowledgment, briefly ... or, when tripled, an onomatopoeia for chewing
Gould Farm Xword #62 - For the Birds (for Mel & Travis)
