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INFLAMMABLEEasily set on fire UNDERTHESEAWhere each shaded creature can be found in nature ... and in this puzzle's grid? COFFEEROLLSAlternatives to cinnamon buns COTTONBALLSAids in makeup removal RUBBERTIRESCar parts that may be repurposed as swings ASTIGMATISMEyesight defect CROPCIRCLESMysterious patterns in fields, or what 15-, 22-, 31-, and 44-Across are? ONIONBAGELSPungent breakfast choices COUNTRYBOYSMichael Jordan and Anatole France? CAREERWOMENSabrina Carpenter and Anita Baker? ELECTIONDAYFirst Tuesday in November KITCHENWAREKen and witch are ordering pots and pans MICROMANAGESee to every trivial detail HANDWRITINGWorker composing script