BRAN
Category: L.A. Times Daily Crossword
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LOST
[Purchase at your own risk]
ASIS
Writer Capote
TRUMAN
Whip (up), as grub
RUSTLE
Water escape route
DRAIN
Unc’s spouse
AUNTY
U.S. Forest Service mascot since 1944
SMOKEYBEAR
Tumbling seed, and a hint to each row of circled letters
JUMPINGBEAN
Traditional piano key wood
EBONY
Tot’s mealtime protector
BIB
Slow-boiled, as prunes
STEWED