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Clues Answers
''Bess, You Is My Woman Now'' singer PORGY
''Cradle of Civilization'' FERTILECRESCENT
''Faust'' dramatist GOETHE
''Frozen'' queen ELSA
''Odd'' things to do JOBS
''Skip me'' IPASS
''The Jungle Book'' python KAA
''This should surprise me?'' SOWHATELSEISNEW
71 Across pullers OXEN
Abominate HATE
Affectionate signoff LOVE
Allowed the use of LENT
Balanced EVEN
Big boss, briefly PREZ
Big buffoon BOZO
Bit of dust MOTE
Compact music players IPODS
Cornfield challenge MAZE
Cozy retreats NESTS
Criticize harshly RIP
Cunning one SLYDOG
Current with UPON
Cuts into cubes DICES
Dancer's driver SANTA
Dip for chips SALSA
Disagreements RIFTS
Elitist SNOB
Emulate rodents GNAW
Ere AFORE
Farming implement PLOW
Fiendish EVIL
For takeaway, in Britain TOGO
Garden hose holder SPOOL
Gave one's approval SAIDSO
Graceful LITHE
Granny's daughter, maybe AUNT
Great enthusiasm ZEST
Gym accessory TOWEL
High hope DREAM
Clues Answers
Historical periods AGES
Hot under the collar MAD
Infamous emperor NERO
Invoice request PLEASEPAYINFULL
Isn't keeping up LAGS
Japanese mushroom ENOKI
Jumbo suffix for a ballpark screen TRON
Leon who wrote ''Exodus'' URIS
Package of produce CRATE
Part of a backpack STRAP
Participated, with ''in'' OPTED
Patio piece TILE
Perfection to aim for IDEAL
Planar, for short TWOD
Porous gem OPAL
Prepare to advance on a fly-out TAGUP
Prepared for planting HOED
Preschooler's learning ABCS
Program on a phone APP
Restless desire ITCH
Round gasket ORING
Roundish OVAL
Sacks out SLEEPS
Sci-fi cinema sage YODA
Sea of Japan peninsula KOREA
Sign for an off-ramp EXIT
Small ''número'' DOS
Solemn promises IDOS
Starter for system ECO
Sudden increase JUMP
Tangled-up situation MESS
TiVo alternative ROKU
Trust in BANKON
Tuxedo shirt accessory STUD
Vivid crayon category NEON
West African country BENIN
Without an intermission ONEACT
__ by (just manages) EKES
__-Saxon language ANGLO