"The Vulnerables" novelist whose "The Friend" won a National Book Award for Fiction (2 wds.) Crossword Clue

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Hint 1: Clue Definitions

NOVELIST (noun)
1. one who writes novels
NATIONAL (noun)
1. a person who owes allegiance to that nation
NATIONAL (adjective)
1. inside the country
2. concerned with or applicable to or belonging to an entire nation or country

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Across

1. Highest card in a royal flush

4. "Big Blue" tech company

7. Actress Teri of "Mr. Mom"

11. End of many web addresses

12. "Cryptonomicon" novelist Stephenson

14. On an ocean liner

15. "I Am Charlotte Simmons" novelist Wolfe

16. Diana Ross & the Supremes e.g.

17. "___ for a Small Planet" (classic vegetarian cookbook)

18. "The Vaster Wilds" novelist whose books "Fates and Furies," "Florida," and "Matrix" were short-listed for a National Book Award for Fiction (2 wds.)

21. Go bad, as food

22. Shark rival in "West Side Story"

23. Pioneering Atari video game

26. Stereotypically yellow vehicle

27. "___ the Light We Cannot See" (Pulitzer Prize-winning novel by Anthony Doerr)

30. "I Have Some Questions for You" novelist whose "The Great Believers" was short-listed for a National Book Award for Fiction (2 wds.)

34. Period of time often named for a president

35. Headwear for a 26-Down in a Dr. Seuss story

36. John Steinbeck's "___ of Eden"

37. Electric swimmer

38. "___ Lincoln Grows Up" (children's book by Carl Sandburg)

45. Like a well-ventilated room

46. Enclosure for a pet bird

47. Mark Haddon bestseller "The Curious Incident of the ___ in the Night-Time"

49. Stumble over

50. Sign of things to come

51. Glass of NPR's "This American Life"

52. Dian Fossey's "Gorillas in the ___"

53. "Don't Bring Me Down" band, for short

54. Children's playground game

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1. "The Children ___" (Ian McEwan novel)

2. Joe ___ (Snoopy's alter ego)

3. Jane Austen title character played by Gwyneth Paltrow

4. Preface briefly

5. French headwear in a Prince song title

6. "Exile on ___ St." (Robert Greenfield book about the Rolling Stones)

7. Actress Gal who plays Wonder Woman in "Justice League"

8. Dream on! (2 wds.)

9. Snorkeling spot

10. Lab animal in a maze

13. Backup at the lumber mill

19. Strongly encourage

20. Singer McEntire in the Country Music Hall of Fame

23. Prefix meaning 'before'

24. "___ the ramparts we watched ... "

25. LeBron James's sports org. (Abbr.)

26. Dr. Seuss's title feline who wears a 35-Across

27. Letters on a wanted poster

28. "Fear and Loathing in ___ Vegas," Hunter S. Thompson novel

29. English ___ (class with a lot of reading, for short)

31. Moonstruck Oscar winner

32. Multi-colored 26-Down

33. "Peachy ___!" ("Neato!")

37. Setting for Agatha Christie's "Death on the Nile"

38. "Buffy the Vampire Slayer" spin-off starring David Boreanaz

39. Good, in Guatemala

40. IPhone automated assistant

41. Booker Prize-winning author Murdoch

42. Title for Helen Mirren

43. Improve a manuscript

44. "Their Eyes Were Watching God" novelist ___ Neale Hurston

45. After-hours cash dispenser

48. Comedian's bit

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