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TIMETOHITTHEHAY"It's bedtime for me!" LITTLEWHITELIES'Small cue ball' is fiction THESOUNDOFMUSICStrains? That's the story SEEMSREASONABLE"That's not so outrageous" BOOGIEDOWNBRONXHip-hop's birthplace, colloquially INCOMPLETEGRADEI may stand for it BOLTONWANDERERSEccentric wore brand stolen from football club COLORADOSPRINGSDesperately poor lad crossing city VOICECONTROLLEDSmart, in a way ASANENDINITSELFHow humanity exists, per Kant LOSTONESDIGNITYDidn't save face ARMOREDDINOSAURAnkylosaurus, for one ADVENTCALENDARSTheir last windows are opened on Christmas Eve PUTAFACETOANAMEFinally meet in person, or how to make the starred clues match their answers