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1 Newcastle-under-___, Staffordshire, England: LYME 5 Wail: BAWL 9 Zealous sects: CULTS 14 “Reward” for altruism, maybe: GOODKARMA 16 Beer whose name means “morning sun”: ASAHI 17 Pitches low and inside?: SUBWAYADS 18 Feature of Garamond or Perpetua: SERIF 19 Forensic site in Quantico, Va.: FBILAB 20 Like Russia before 1917: TSARIST 22 Midday assignation: NOONER 23 Org. that discourages traveling: NBA 24 Gets: NABS 25 Mercedes ___, icon of Argentine folk music: SOSA 26 Unforgettable night, perhaps: DREAMDATE 29 Affliction for Morrie in “Tuesdays With Morrie,” in brief: ALS 30 What shells can be filled with: CREWTEAMS 31 Rotary successor: TOUCHTONE 32 Oldest city in France: MARSEILLE 33 Bodyweight exercise: DIP 36 Ready to drop: BONETIRED 37 W.H. Auden’s “The Fall of ___”: ROME 38 Rat: FINK 39 Buddy Guy’s “Damn Right, ___ Got the Blues”: IVE 40 Unchanging: STATIC 42 There are layers to this: LASAGNA 44 Double duty?: STUNTS 45 Plus ___ (national motto of Spain): ULTRA 46 Part of a doping investigation: BLOODTEST 49 Kites, Read more on digitaltrends.com

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