Thomas Joseph – King Feature Syndicate – Dec 4 2023

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“… the end of —” ANERA
Alludes to GETSAT
Bookish sort NERD
Brewski COLDONE
Cellist’s need BOW
Confectioner’s harvest CACAO
Declares STATES
Do refinery work SMELT
Emergency phone HOTLINE
Final LAST
Finished DONE
Gate part LATCH
Hair over the forehead BANGS
Heart’s place CHEST
Illuminated LIT
Increases BOOSTS
Letter after delta EPSILON
List separators COMMAS
Lyricist Gershwin IRA
Mariners SALTS
Massive BIG
More broad WIDER
Most rational SANEST
Notion IDEA

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One-celled creatures AMOEBAS
Pinnacle ACME
Poet Khayyám OMAR
Prepared READY
Ran into MET
Ripping TEARING
Saloon of the Southwest CANTINA
Say “hi” to GREET
Serves drinks TENDSBAR
Shackle part BOLT
Singer Shannon DEL
Skilled showoff HOTSHOT
Slate-colored GRAY
Sneeze sound ACHOO
Snowy bird EGRET
Squealer RAT
Subsequently THEN
Toledo setting OHIO
Tolerates ABIDES
US/USSR tension COLDWAR
Vineyard harvest GRAPES
Wasting time DAWDLING
Winter drink EGGNOG
Work wk. start MON