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In the same style as
ALA
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Blue party supporter, for short
DEM
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Make an oopsie
ERR
•
Passing craze
FAD
•
Nonkosher lunch meat
HAM
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Phrase #1 you might use to slide into a DM, as you literally do in this puzzle
HEY
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Suffix for meteor or social
ITE
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Angry
MAD
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Padded surface for wrestling matches
MAT
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Size smaller than large: Abbr.
MED
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Soda can feature
TAB
•
Visa rival, for short
AMEX
•
Play, as drums
BEAT
•
Name found in “bandanas”
DANA
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Citizen of Copenhagen
DANE
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100-yard racing event
DASH
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U.S. coin that you might “turn on”
DIME
•
Rounded roof on some stadiums
DOME
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One might be slammed or held open
DOOR
•
School assessment
EXAM
•
Like a rock … or rocket science
HARD
•
Elaborate prank
HOAX
•
“Freeze!,” to dog owners
STAY
•
Stretched with no slack
TAUT
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“Woo-hoo! Tomorrow’s Saturday!”
TGIF
•
“Get right outta ___!”
TOWN
•
Cross off a list
XOUT
•
Audibly
ALOUD
•
Horse-and-buggy community
AMISH
•
Uneasy feeling
ANGST
•
Craze and excitement
MANIA
•
Zohran Mamdani, for one
MAYOR
•
Kinda ___ (in a way)
SORTA
•
Hauled off to the impound lot
TOWED
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Coarse suit material
TWEED
•
Part of
BTWTHE
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Phrase #3 …
GREETINGS
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Phrase #2 …
HOWAREYOU