Betsie Current No. 1
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Michigan
Themeless

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This was the authors' very first puzzle! It appeared on page 4 back in September of 2014.

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  • 1 Engraves
  • 7 There are often 12 of them
  • 12 Evil spirits
  • 13 Many, many
  • 14 "My precious" speaker
  • 15 Embellished
  • 16 German supermarket chain
  • 17 Get from here to there on the Benzie ______
  • 18 Where Canadians watch sports
  • 20 Lands' ______
  • 22 Cabrera's bag
  • 26 Rocker Stewart
  • 27 Unique example?
  • 29 "Island" to Pierre
  • 30 Eggs
  • 31 Eight, to a Roman (occasionally)
  • 32 They who take out loans
  • 36 After taxes
  • 37 English county
  • 38 1 atm, 0° C
  • 39 Used in tandem with HTML
  • 40 It keeps the bugs away
  • 42 Hank, for one
  • 44 Most dangerous animals in Africa
  • 47 Cal Ripkin Jr. was one
  • 50 Monica Lewinski made this position famous
  • 51 Complete ranges or extents
  • 52 R.E.M. hit
  • 53 Paralympic hockey gear
  • 1 Try one of these over-easy at the Lighthouse Cafe
  • 2 Informal conjunction
  • 3 They can be used to rinse pasta
  • 4 Former Red Wing Brett
  • 5 Evades
  • 6 Gilligan's ship
  • 7 Canine McGruff's nephew
  • 8 Lump in your throat?
  • 9 Laundry detergent brand
  • 10 Off-duty service animal
  • 11 Direction from Leland to Traverse City
  • 13 Bawl
  • 18 A _______ Called Quest
  • 19 Jimi Hendrix trademarks
  • 21 "When ____ Cry"
  • 23 Pooh pretended to be one
  • 24 Spielberg cable drama "Falling ____"
  • 25 Don't read or write these while you drive
  • 28 Pumba's kin
  • 33 What a detective might do to a cold case
  • 34 Prestigious university
  • 35 Like some staircases
  • 41 Where Americans watch sports
  • 43 Green fruit
  • 44 Possessive pronoun
  • 45 QB statistic
  • 46 Harper Valley org.
  • 48 Army rank immediately preceding Gen.
  • 49 Language suffix