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Category: New York Times Crossword
Cancellation deterrent
FEE
Material in some sports equipment
NERF
Lead-in to a suggestion
ISAY
Feels contrition about
RUES
First name of the “First Lady of Jazz”
ELLA
Heartthrobs, e.g.
PANGS
Some sorority sisters, informally
ZETAS
___ Dundee, trainer for Muhammad Ali and George Foreman
ANGELO
“I will admit …”
GRANTED
Nation that declared independence from France in March 1956
MOROCCO
Casual affirmatives
YEPS