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Clues Answers
#1 choice FAVE
''. . . __ iron bars a cage'' NOR
''Good'' person EGG
'70s home-entertainment innovation VCR
9 Down alternative AVON
Alchemy objective GOLD
Apple or pear POME
At an angle ATILT
Barn bunch COWS
Basted, perhaps SEWN
Big name in cosmetics MARYKAY
Brain-wave test: Abbr. EEG
Brittle CRISP
Business biggie CEO
Capital of Belarus MINSK
Caustic ACRID
Chinese dynasty MING
Clot GEL
Cologne's river RHINE
Come to terms SETTLE
Ease LETUP
Equally divided EVEN
Excellence CLASS
Fancy wheels, for short ROLLS
Flamingo-like LEGGY
Flub ERR
Flub GOOF
Free of obstructions OPEN
Fully ALL
Grain holder SILO
Had been WERE
Hair style BUN
Harass BESET
Helen of Troy's abductor PARIS
High spirits GLEE
Hospitable invitation SIT
Is still RESTS
Like some modern marketing VIRAL
Liquefy THAW
Clues Answers
Lobster eggs ROE
Long story SAGA
Mass confusion CHAOS
Molten material MAGMA
More tender ACHIER
Much-honored architect IMPEI
Musical transition SEGUE
Nautical command AVAST
Norwegian skating star HENIE
Nosed out EDGED
Oom-__ band PAH
Overly smooth OILY
Place for pampering SPA
Pleased look GRIN
Polynesian paste POI
Prone to drip RUNNY
Release SETFREE
Response to a bell WHOISIT
Road-fork shape WYE
Rope twist KINK
Rug rat TOT
See 20 Across PANINTOTHEFIRE
See 26 Across ANDAHARDSPOT
Shakers' founder ANNLEE
Sharp cries YELPS
Shucker's unit EAR
Singer O'Day ANITA
Small strings UKE
Smasheroo HIT
Stay away from ESCHEW
Strikers' demand MOREPAY
Suffix for block ADE
Take in LEARN
Turn down DENY
Umbrella part RIB
Urban-pavement warning SLO
View from Innsbruck ALPS
With 43 Across, ''stuck'' phrase BETWEENAROCK
With 53 Across, ''stuck'' phrase OUTOFTHEFRYING