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| Fiddler on the Roof" setting that answers the question "Where else could Sabbath be so sweet? |
| Talladega" singer who goes by his middle name, not first name (Kenneth): 2 wds. |
| English cathedral town |
| Town of St. Francis |
| Iowa town |
| Legume used in the Indian dish dal |
| Skewered meat dish |
| First word across in the first-ever crossword (1913) and the first of a dozen appearances of the word in this puzzle's grid, written word search-style (left, right, down, and diagonally) ... Can you f |
| Mid-Atlantic border town portmanteau |
| Iowa city where Grant Wood's "American Gothic" house is located |
| Belgian town |
| Noisy confused situation |
| J'accuse" author's first name |
| Broadway's first Willy Loman |
| Alloy used to make knives |
| California town |
| Actor's first course? |
| Long Island town |
| Versatile plant used in herbal medicine |
| Andy and Aunt Bee's town |
| Where to keep tunes? |
| Actress who was the first female host of "Saturday Night Live": 2 wds. |
| Animated film where the main character journeys to the excavation site of a Roman emperor's corpse and learns a little something along the way? |
| Chinatown appetizers |
| Banished to sleep on a couch, say ... or where to find the starred answers' hidden items |
| Get used (to) |
| First name that's feminine in English and masculine in Italian |
| Adam and Eve's first residence |
| Toast of the Town" host |