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1 Juice provider: CHARGER 8 Portrayer of Laurie Strode in seven “Halloween” films: CURTIS 14 Where customers can pay to smash household objects to smithereens: RAGEROOM 16 Play without a break: ONEACT 17 Attention-grabbing visuals: EYECANDY 18 Part of many singers’ vocal warm-up routines: HOTTEA 19 Beef variety: ANGUS 20 It’s often playing games: ESPN 22 Playful snarl: ROWR 23 What painful sensations and frying pans can both do: SEAR 24 Shawarma holder: PITA 25 Express one’s displeasure toward: BOOAT 26 Cryptaesthesia, more familiarly: ESP 27 Artist whose full name anagrams to A MAN DETOURED: MANET 28 Modern party planning tool: EVITE 29 Really good time: GAS 30 Orthodontist’s recommendation: RETAINER 32 Digital art?: PAINTBYNUMBER 35 Makes an opposing argument: COUNTERS 36 It generates a lot of buzz: BEE 37 Register, as a complaint: LODGE 38 Voiced amazement: OOHED 40 “There, there” accompanier: PAT 43 Former Israeli P.M. Sharon: ARIEL 44 Stadium sounds: OLES 45 De ___: NOVO 46 Word before friendly or name: USER 47 Read more on digitaltrends.com

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