Level 1587 Solution

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Solution Grid

1 R
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2 C
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3 O
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4 V
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5 G
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6 N
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7 H
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8 B
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Across

1. ROCKFISH
  • Striped bass
  • Striped bass, e.g.
3. OILCAN
  • "The Wizard of Oz" prop
  • Prop for the Tin Man
  • Tin Man's need
  • Lube shop container
  • Tin Man's accessory
5. GLADIOLUS
  • Flower that makes one happy when it's cut
  • Youngster, ten, probing slug that's damaged plant
  • Flower named for a small sword.
  • Iris's pair of gloves found on vale around Lake Superior
  • Iris relative
6. NITWIT
  • Bonehead
  • Birdbrain
  • Blockhead
  • Knucklehead
  • Dolt
7. HIGHTAIL
  • Leave lickety-split
  • Leave in a hurry
  • __ it (leave quickly)
8. BITTERNESS
  • Female marsh bird apparently showing resentment
  • Resentment of female marsh bird apparently
  • Wading birds' acrimony?
  • Bird being deprived of tail and spleen
  • Resentment of booming female?

Down

2. CONSIST
  • Are made up
  • Be composed (of)
  • Be made up (of)
  • Be made up
  • Be composed about relative informally appearing in court
4. VALENTINE
  • Sweetheart
  • End of a question begun by part of 19-, 23-, 42- and 48-Across
  • Today's honoree, nicknames for whom begin the answers to starred clues
  • Sweetie
  • Certain greeting card

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