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Author: by Mark Budovitch
Across
| Tantrums | FITS |
| Champagne flute part | STEM |
| High-and-outside pitch, say | BALL |
| K-pop star, e.g. | IDOL |
| Optimist’s feeling | HOPE |
| Granter of wishes | GENIE |
| Predetermined future | FATE |
| “Wheat Capital” of Oklahoma | ENID |
| Blue Cross Blue Shield competitor | AETNA |
| Bestselling John Grisham legal thriller | THEPELICANBRIEF |
| Backpacker’s cheap lodging | HOSTEL |
| Untidy types | SLOBS |
| Bathroom, to a Brit | LOO |
| ___ Lanka | SRI |
| Firm up, like Jell-O | SET |
| Train like Claressa Shields | SPAR |
| FedEx rival | UPS |
| Wear down | ERODE |
| NYC landmark with a footpath to Brooklyn | MANHATTANBRIDGE |
| “High-five!” | UPTOP |
| Extremely small | WEE |
| Calendar divisions | DAYS |
| Hydrogen or helium | GAS |
| Muscles toned by crunches | ABS |
| Black widow’s creation | WEB |
| Says “hello” to | GREETS |
| Sydney ___ House | OPERA |
| Smoky, meatless breakfast strip | VEGETARIANBACON |
| Doing nothing | IDLE |
| Speed measured in beats per minute | TEMPO |
| Stand the test of time | LAST |
| Prominent Daffy Duck feature | BEAK |
| Bumbling | INEPT |
| Lake fed by the Detroit River | ERIE |
| Comes to completion | ENDS |
| Concisely worded | TERSE |
| Poetic tributes | ODES |
Down
| Liquor bottle size | FIFTH |
| The Gem State | IDAHO |
| Carries | TOTES |
| Took a snooze | SLEPT |
| Cough up the big bucks | SHELLOUT |
| “Beloved” novelist Morrison | TONI |
| Grand stories | EPICS |
| Olympic awards | MEDALS |
| Samuel Adams and Stella Artois | BEERS |
| Prefix for “body” or “hero” | ANTI |
| “Fold here” mark | LINE |
| Canadian flag symbol | LEAF |
| More chatty | GABBIER |
| Fish in unagi rolls | EEL |
| Neither’s partner | NOR |
| Choose | OPT |
| ___ jerk (old-timey drink server) | SODA |
| Intentionally provocative | EDGY |
| Some band merch | TEES |
| Conceited | SMUG |
| “___ Was a Rollin’ Stone” | PAPA |
| Picnic pests | ANTS |
| Frat row letter that’s a homophone of “row” | RHO |
| Lumber mill tool | SAW |
| Get ___ of (toss) | RID |
| No longer together | APART |
| Sources for getting the daily scoop, on smartphones | NEWSAPPS |
| Spelling competition | BEE |
| “Get lost!” | BEATIT |
| Peaceful | SERENE |
| Short haircut | BOB |
| Stereotypical techie types | GEEKS |
| Hot tub countdown device | TIMER |
| Diet that avoids processed foods | PALEO |
| Online birthday greeting | ECARD |
| “Pineapple Express” actress Perez | ROSIE |
| Poker entry fees | ANTES |
| General feel | VIBE |
| “Paradise Lost” setting | EDEN |
| Pleased as punch | GLAD |
| A, B, C, D, E, F or G | NOTE |