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1. Like Delftware : CERAMIC 8. Robert B. Parker's private eye : SPENSER 15. Court slam dunk : OPENANDSHUTCASE 17. Seriously deteriorate : GOTORACKANDRUIN 18. Projects : EXUDES 19. Rubs the wrong way : IRKS 20. Gathered dust : SAT 21. Rewards for good dives : NINES 22. It's in the cards : TREY 23. "The Right Stuff" subj. : NASA 24. Stucco ingredients? : CEES 25. Dotty : BATS 26. Precursor of Pascal : ALGOL 27. Things to rush for: Abbr. : YDS 28. It builds up in bars : SILT 29. Designing women : SIRENS 30. Use a metal detector, maybe : BEACHCOMB 32. Bolts : SCRAMS 35. Sound system parts? : EARS 36. Baseball positions: Abbr. : CFS 39. Wolf who wrote "The Beauty Myth" : NAOMI 40. Life-or-death : DIRE 41. Fashion : SORT 42. 2006 Grammy-winning blues singer ___ Thomas : IRMA 43. Fall shade : RUST 44. See 46-Across : ATSEA 45. Sch. figure : GPA 46. With 44-Across, 1940 Laurel and Hardy film : SAPS 47. Chemical relative : ISOMER 48. Writing that mixes reportage and fiction : GONZOJOURNALISM 51. It's not a total knockout : LOCALANESTHESIA 52. Writer of pieces in passing? : ELEGIST 53. Wagner opera title role : TRISTAN		1. Persuasiveness : COGENCY 2. Glued, in a way : EPOXIED 3. Makes grand adjustments? : RETUNES 4. Magnetron parts : ANODES 5. Some nags : MARES 6. Much may come after it : INAS 7. Quarantining org. : CDC 8. Corporation allocation : SHARES 9. Very slow-burning, as a fire : PUNKY 10. Waiting area announcements, briefly : ETDS 11. Big A.T.M. maker : NCR 12. It may be chain-linked : SAUSAGE 13. Star QB for the 1980s-'90s Bengals : ESIASON 14. Many tuxes : RENTALS 16. Equivocate : SKIRTTHEISSUE 22. Creator of a bathroom cloud : TALC 23. Collective bargaining watchdog org. : NLRB 25. Pollster's concern : BIAS 26. Points : AIMS 28. Important match : SEMI 29. Irritated : SORE 30. Southeastern Conference team, for short : BAMA 31. Online shopping icon : CART 32. Fish by thrusting a baited hook into holes : SNIGGLE 33. Auto-rotating system : CARPOOL 34. Bookstore section : ROMANCE 36. Philosophical studier of the universe : COSMIST 37. Cousin of a crocus : FREESIA 38. DC Comics superhero : STARMAN 40. Spandex source : DUPONT 41. Choir robe accessories : STOLES 43. Asian nobles : RAJAS 44. Brew from Tokyo : ASAHI 46. Star turns : SOLI 47. Preface: Abbr. : INTR 49. Turn back : ZAG 50. Letter run : RST