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The Platters' "___ Mine" 38
They represent the people: Abbr. 32
TV's "The ___ Squad": 1968-73 43
The Mekong forms part of its border 35
Things within a stone's throw 33
Terra ___ (items made of hard red clay) 39
Tool, when ready to make a secret recording? 44
Torch lighter at the Nagano Olympics 36
Turner who sang "The Best" 36
They'll show you around the neighborhood 44
The "E" of G.E.: Abbr. 32
TV title character who wrote in a diary 39
Tom Jones's "___ a Lady" 38
Two tablets every six hours, e.g. 33
Terrible thing for one to lose or waste 39
Turn-of-the-century Russian ruler 33
Two strokes of bad luck, literally 34
Two teleprompters might flank one 33
Tierra del Fuego's country: Abbr. 37
Their capacity is measured in BTUs 34
Thailand's Chiang ___ University 36
Tennyson's "_____ Arden" 38
Two states, with "the" 32
Type of shop with second-hand goods 35
Taking back one's words in humiliation 42
Title woman in a Jim Carrey movie 33
Two-time belligerent against the British Empire 47
Them Crooked Vultures debut single 34
Thus spake Edgar Bergen, with "in" 44
Toddler's "piggies" 33
Takes the first step on the way to matrimony 44
Track event for those less hirsute? 35
The first two periodic table entries 36
They're fired as soon as they're employed 49
The Spanish ___ (1588 invasion fleet) 37
The Emerald City, in the Oz books? 34
They're often closed in an emergency 40
Thing that might be contracted by unions?: Abbr. 48
Three- to six-year financial commitment, usually 48
Truffaut's "___ Kisses" 37
Tournament won by Strange: 1988 and 1989 40
They may be black, brown, blue or private 41
Tourist attraction on Texas' Pedernales River 49
They played their last game on Dec. 24, 1994 44
Two things a beer-swilling Rottweiler can do? 45
T. Wolfe's "Toper's Diary" 44
Three-time Nobel Peace Prize nominee 36
Tom's "Roseanne" role 35
Take charge, like an elevator operator? 39
There's no ''I'' in it 42
Three-time U.S. Open tennis champ 33
The De ___ (director Vittorio's family) 43
The Ringo Kid portrayer in "Stagecoach" 49
They may raise some people's spirits 40
Tony-winning "Spamalot" actress Ramirez 49
Tom Petty's record label in the 1980s 41
They're often caught in the morning 39
Three-time Oscar-winning director 33
Toon title fish in an '03 film 34
They may stand at the side of the stage 39
Teaching approach based on set theory 37
The "E. B" of E. B. White 35
Truth ___ (interrogation injection) 35
The "dismal science," for short 41
Two physicians with contradictory opinions? 43
The kings of "We Three Kings" 39
Twelve-step program for children of drinkers 44
Third-base coach's sign, perhaps 36
They may be real or imaginary: Abbr. 36
The ''board'' of room and board 47
TV's "Diff'rent ___" 38
The "tt" in "letter," e.g. 46
The Cowardly Lion, back in Kansas 33
Title woman in a Harry Belafonte song 37
This may seem slow when you fast 32
Truman's Missouri birthplace 32
Two-time 1980s skating gold medalist Katarina 45
They're painted on some frat houses 39
Timon of "The Lion King," e.g. 40
They're full of stars, often 32
They can be checked, in more ways than one 42
Tour de France measurements, briefly 36
They may decide some close games, briefly 41
Two-time Best Situation Comedy Emmy winner 42
Type of "Camera," to Roddy Frame 42
Top prize for a certain basketball player? 42
They take their share and then some 35
They're filled at the pharmacy, for short 45
Thorton Wilder's "___ Town" 41
Talk around, as a sensitive issue 33
Tolkien's Círdan, for one 32
TV kid "in the middle" 32
The Pacific Ocean's only island kingdom 43
They're connected on some Happy Meals 41
They're yours after "I do" 40
They prevent the king from being poisoned 41
They often accompany discoveries 32
Transubstantiation, say, in Catholicism 39
Test for internal injuries, briefly 35
This year's recruits, figuratively 38