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Crossword: Grin and Bear It #01

This black bear was in the neighborhood of Almond and Bush streets, according to an August 2022 post by Davida Schneider on NextDoor.
December 13, 2024

This week’s theme: storied ursines.

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Explanations of selected entries, theme, clues, etc.: (spoilers)

17A. PADDINGTON
34A. BERENSTAIN
39A. GOLDILOCKS
56A. FUZZY WUZZY: nursery rhyme; Kipling poem

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