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Harry_ 15 What a tippler might have 16 _Imroth (Sandburg poem) 17 Think about changing 18 Scanty 19 Jerry Maguire director 20 Put on 21 They may be directed toward the back Pack_ First name in game shows Cracker topper Nada Health store snack bar ingredient OK, in a way Fast follower Certain crown material 32 Zoning board calculation 34 R.P.I. grad, perhaps 35 In the rear 37 It may be at your fingertips 41 Some games require them 42 PC support staff 45 Crackerjack 46 A film might receive one 47 Louise and others 48 Ready 49 On its way 50 Biology lab supply 51 Caffeinated concoction 52 European leader? 53 Some people work on it 55 Pet 56 Some help would be nice, folks! 57 Some vacationers acquisitions 58 Emulates Scheherazade DOWN 1 Like some pen residents 2 Lack of get-up and-go 3 Shows alarm 4 Nevil Shute s _Like Alice 5 Pitch 6 Selene s sister 7 Happy sort 8 Tried, with at 9 Spoiled 10 Lighted stacks 11 Show of disapproval 12 Blow up 13 OK, in a way 14 Producer of a distress call? 23 Done less? 26 Astronomical discovery of 1801 27 Olympic racers 29 Ore-1 da product 31 Egyptian symbols of life 33 Sophocles tragedy 35 Wave catcher Puzzle by Noah Daphoure 36 Double 38 Not full 39 Polish remover 40 That_ 41 Respond to 56-Across 43 Crown coverer 44 West Coast artists colony site 47 Like some agreements 46 Muhammad Ali was one 51 Future atty.s hurdle Crossword Edited by Will Shortz No. 0703 ACROSS 1 It may be high or low on a car 5 Immediately, to a surgeon 9 Little bits 4 Airport outside Paris 5 Brain tests: Abbr. 6 Book that s read word-for-word 7 Docking spot 8 Waterproof cover 9 Black, on a piano O Entry requirement, sometimes Headlight? 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