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Clues Answers
4 Down material GRASS
Altar exchanges IDOS
Betting figures ODDS
Bit of tomfoolery ANTIC
Boaters and bowlers HATS
Brain-scan letters EEG
Captivated ENCHANTED
Casserole tidbit STRINGBEAN
Cheese serving SLICE
Chicken part LEG
Chinese dynasty HAN
Civil-liberties org. NRA
Close with force SLAM
Corporate honcho EXEC
Dangerous snakes ASPS
Deep red CERISE
Droop HANG
DVD remote button PAUSE
Earlier BEFORE
Early American merchant ASTOR
Facial feature JOWL
Factual TRUE
Fencing sword EPEE
Find a new function for REUSE
Fireplace tool POKER
French article LES
Gershwin musical, and the puzzle title STRIKEUPTHEBAND
Give the slip to ELUDE
Haw partner HEM
Hunter in the sky ORION
Individuals ONES
Join the choir SING
Keep out BAR
Language of India HINDI
Lawn piece SOD
Leather worker's tool AWL
Less than reputable SHADY
Like Henry VIII OBESE
List-ending abbr. ETAL
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Literary Lorna DOONE
Long-eared critters HARES
Looked (upon) GAZED
Low land SWALE
Made in __ USA
Men GUYS
Most kind NICEST
National League team ASTROS
Old Italian money LIRA
Onetime Iranian ruler SHAH
Palestinian city GAZA
Pantry pests ANTS
Part of a winter forecast WINDCHILLFACTOR
PDQ in the ER STAT
Poor grade DEE
Port of Pennsylvania ERIE
Process text EDIT
Reverend Jackson JESSE
RPM gauge TACH
Scorch SEAR
Shoot out SPEW
Slippery swimmers EELS
Slow-moving mollusk SNAIL
Solidify GEL
Sound of disapproval HISS
Spring hunter's quarry EASTEREGG
Stew cooker CROCK
Sticky stuff GOO
Stumbled on to FOUND
Swatch rival TIMEX
Take the rudder STEER
Tasseled topper FEZ
Tennis pro Dementieva ELENA
The heart of the matter BRASSTACKS
Thin fabrics GAUZES
Tickle AMUSE
Two-Oscar actress WIEST
Ukrainian port ODESSA
Vast expanse SEA