"What in the ___ heck?" Crossword Clue

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(adjective)
1. being or reflecting the essential or genuine character of something
2. presently existing in fact and not merely potential or possible

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7. Copied

10. Admirals Club, e.g.

11. Shrinking org.?

12. Item also known as a panic pouch or a calm-down kit

14. "I heard you like magic / ___ got a wand and a rabbit"

15. Some trusty rides

16. Some professional acknowledgments

18. Horror franchise with Billy the Puppet

19. Like meds you don't need a prescription for

21. Like perfect NCAA brackets

24. Notoriously grouchy Muppet

26. Bout enders: Abbr.

27. "This has been a delight!"

30. Something you might draw?

31. Campus security?

32. Message that did not originally stand for "Save our ship"

33. Go by

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1. Harlem Renaissance writer Locke

2. Chat, briefly

3. Kitties that look dapperly dressed

4. College, to Aussies: abbr.

5. Numbers listed on board-game boxes

6. Bug playwright Tracy

7. Meme-y catchphrase that precedes some announcements

8. Device that some use in lieu of a laptop

9. Plates

13. The ___ of No Mistakes (Cristin O'Keefe Aptowicz poetry collection)

17. ITPHR, for one

20. Box that might become a do-it-yourself coffee table

22. Crowd sounds during a kiss cam, maybe

23. ___ Lauder (parent company of MAC)

24. They're likely to grab late-night snacks

25. Word said with a wave of the hand, maybe

28. Abbr. on some business cards

29. Component of modern art?

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