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1 Philosophy influenced by Aristotle’s concept of the Unmoved Mover: THEISM 7 Four-year-old in pig tales?: PEPPA 12 Dog breed with a blue-black tongue: SHARPEI 13 Strains: EXERTS 15 Members of the family Passeridae: SPARROWS 16 Upgrade, as a backsplash: RETILE 17 Some flats: CONDOS 18 Drenches: SOPS 20 “Wowzers!”: MAN 21 “The Tin Drum” protagonist: OSKAR 22 Harshly criticizes: RIPS 23 Pilot productions?: PENS 24 Gunty who wrote “The Rabbit Hutch,” winner of the 2022 National Book Award for Fiction: TESS 25 Reunion attendee: AUNT 26 You might sleep on it: SERTA 27 Industry that emerged in the 1970s: GAMING 2 Flip: LOSEIT 30 Windy flight?: SPIRALSTAIRCASE 33 Lays waste to: HAVOCS 34 Option for a backpacker: HOSTEL 35 Apt name for a successful crypto investor?: ERICH 36 Farmer’s market sight: TENT 37 Sub: TEMP 40 Safe place: BANK 41 Mock: JAPE 42 Brazilian soccer club named for an explorer, familiarly: VASCO 43 Director Lee: ANG 44 Manufacturer of minifigures: LEGO 45 Like you and me: MORTAL 46 Showed sleepiness: NODDED 48 New member: INITIATE 50 Read more on digitaltrends.com

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