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| Cassis apéritif |
| Peruvian river |
| A Prairie Home Companion" director; "it" game; performer Marilyn; PC key; ear part; mama's boy; grown boy; "Notes On 'Camp'" essayist; blue shade |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| Persuasive one |
| Brutish person |
| Karate expert |
| Neighbor of Peru |
| Patron saint of beekeepers |
| Gluck of operatic fame |
| Rocket expert Willy |
| Expert pilot |
| Expert in law |
| Persian Gulf prince |
| Lifestyle expert frequently seen on "Today |
| Person who rouses game birds to be shot |
| Maximum number of party attendees, perhaps |
| Building super's ringful |
| Puccini opera |
| Large percussion instrument |
| First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f |
| Derivative of oil of peppermint |
| Convent superior |
| Gangnam Style" rapper Psy's nationality |
| Opera-box wear |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| Monogram of the author of "The Biglow Papers |
| 'Cold As Ever' rapper |
| Broadway's first Willy Loman |