Brightening stars Crossword Clue

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19. Makeup remover

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25. Here comes the sun?

26. Where a Balkan rooster might direct its gaze?

31. Explore the boardwalk

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36. Texture

37. Do a season in a sitting, say

39. Sweet-talk

40. What friends might share as they get closer

41. Idyllist

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43. Past Central European conflict?

47. Celebrity pug

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59. At some prior time

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63. Fresh offering

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9. Cardinal title

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12. Around the Horn channel

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21. Typical of

22. Its D.C. headquarters is named for engineer Mary W. Jackson

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27. Odyssey maker

28. Tenth of a microjoule

29. Reason for some heated road trips

30. Steamy

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32. Self-referential

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53. Zilch

54. “For” words

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