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Clues Answers
''OK'' SURE
''Sweeney Todd'' refreshment ALES
''What you would __ be, be really'': Franklin SEEMTO
''__-pointe'' (ballet position) DEMI
Abe Lincoln, as a teen INDIANAN
About 1% of the Mall of America ACRE
About 14g of butter TBSP
Background figures KIN
Blowout BASH
Boarding announcement TOLET
Bridesmaid duo IDS
British variant of Séamus HAMISH
Certain short-run successes TDS
Choice words NAMEIT
College class suffix IOR
Commencement accelerators WINTERSESSIONS
Court VIP NBACOACH
Descriptor for many a trendy bistro THEMED
Despoil RANSACK
Detour, at times BACKROAD
DJs, by definition SPINNERS
Document placeholder NMI
Down the drain LOST
Fast-casual pioneer PANERA
Fleecing candidate MERINO
Forecaster's resource CLIMATESCIENCE
House __ REDS
In reach HANDY
Investment sector TECH
Jabbers GABS
Laugh half HEE
Look before you leap SNEAKAPEEK
Many Basic Leader Course grads, for short SGTS
Meter readings POEMS
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Most appalling UGLIEST
Name on Sweet Breakfast boxes SARA
Name on the cover of the bio ''Cubed'' ERNO
O'er THRU
One on a panel INSTRUMENT
Place with benches and bars GYM
Privation WOE
Profusions SEAS
Put one's thumbs down, say TYPED
Reality TV team tactic ALLIANCE
Reasons to ask, ''What was I thinking?'' ESPTESTS
Remedy for split ends HEM
Rosamund's role in ''Radioactive'' MARIE
Sarcastic ACID
Sets right MENDS
Short run ONEK
Squeaks by NOSESOUT
Swallow ACCEPT
They can be used to find roots ABACI
They know the power of revolutions BIKERS
Took down LESSENED
Took in REAPED
Touch (off) SET
Twin mentioned in Epistle to the Hebrews ESAU
Uncle's relative YOUWIN
V formation SKEIN
Visually striking marine cavern BLUEHOLE
Vue sur la frontire italienne ALPES
What a trimmer might maintain DESIGNERSTUBBLE
What might interrupt NPR GPS
What often accompanies a barbershop soloist STRAWHAT
Word from the Latin for ''pointed end'' CUSP
Zip RACE
Zip __ TIE