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Clues Answers
''Atmosphere'' starter AER
''Fudge'' series author BLUME
''Meet the Press'' host TODD
''South Pacific'' bass EMILE
19th president HAYES
24 Across contemporary BORG
Anakin Solo's mom LEIA
Antarctic utterance BRR
Becomes compost ROTS
Candlestick socket SCONCE
Certain quartet member VIOLA
Chill order COOLIT
Collect in quantity AMASS
Curative THERAPEUTIC
Davidson brothers' partner HARLEY
Do a hack job LOP
Drum technician on tour ROADIE
Egg-laying mammal ECHIDNA
Endearing one CUTIEPIE
Expressed displeasure in writing SIGNEDAPETITION
Fail to use OMIT
Fanaticism ZEAL
filmratings.org org MPAA
Foam pillow purveyor SERTA
France's patron STDENIS
Frat-bound, possibly PLEDGING
Frequent film noir protagonist TEC
Furthers in wrong ABETS
Get some seasoning AGE
Has the rights to OWNS
He made 11 films with Matthau LEMMON
Home for squealers STY
Indian royal of yore MAHARANI
Justifiable INREASON
Knight rides STEEDS
Laver contemporary ASHE
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Legislative center SEAT
Little guy LAD
Many war-zone reporters EMBEDS
Marketing concern SALES
Measures smaller than joules ERGS
Mind a Maltese, maybe PETSIT
Museum pieces RELICS
Noisy quarrel ROW
Orange-and-white title toon of film NEMO
Part of an Austin Powers costume ASCOT
Pence and predecessors VPS
Plane's turn control RUDDER
Posthaste ASAP
Present from birth INNATE
Puts back in place NEATENS
Radar reading MPH
Renée, in ''Chicago'' ROXIE
Reporter, for example MEDIAPERSON
Shapes of some wall clocks OCTAGONS
Shows displeasure MOANS
Sitcom stock character DAD
Southern casino city BILOXI
Spills over TEEMS
Steinbeck title ender EDEN
Stew bit PEA
Stewed bits TOMATOES
Symbol of toughness NAILS
Telescopist's sightings MOONS
Tool partner DIE
Top-ranking PREMIER
Wall bracket shape ELL
What a vial may hold PILLS
What flakes can turn to SLUSH
With a skewed view SLANTING
With wonderment AMAZEDLY
Written promise of a sort IOU