Thanksgiving puzzle

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Across
  1. 3. Word meaning generosity or abundance
  2. 4. Outer edge of a pie
  3. 5. Sauce that can make or ruin the mashed potatoes
  4. 6. Wisconsin town known as the “Cranberry Capital of the World”
  5. 9. Woman whose decades of lobbying created the national holiday
  6. 10. Culinary category predating colonization
  7. 13. Season of falling leaves and rising appetites
  8. 14. Colony where the 1621 Thanksgiving was held
  9. 15. Modern variation on the holiday with chosen family
  10. 17. What the cornucopia represents
  11. 19. Spirit of joyful celebration
  12. 20. Ground ingredient in spoonbread and cornbread
  13. 21. A large celebratory meal
  14. 25. The art of balance between salt, herbs, and taste
  15. 26. Early colonist who traveled for religious freedom
  16. 32. Culinary innovation born on Black Friday
  17. 35. Berry native to North America, often made into sauce
  18. 40. Patuxet man who taught settlers to cultivate corn
  19. 42. What most Thanksgiving casseroles qualify as
  20. 44. Kitchen tool standing between comfort and catastrophe
  21. 45. Traditional centerpiece bird of the Thanksgiving table
  22. 47. Two-word phrase expressing gratitude
  23. 49. Things counted after the meal
  24. 50. What’s left after the meal
  25. 51. Relating to the historical period of early settlements
  26. 52. Root vegetable often topped with marshmallows
  27. 53. British festival celebrating the end of reaping season
  28. 54. Organ meats used in traditional stuffing
  29. 55. Designer’s term for an artful holiday dinner setting
Down
  1. 1. President who made Thanksgiving a national holiday in 1863
  2. 2. Term for a holiday rooted in both civic and religious traditions
  3. 3. Shopping event that follows the holiday
  4. 6. Beverage pressed from apples, served hot or cold
  5. 7. Indigenous crop central to early colonial feasts
  6. 8. Southern staple made with nuts and corn syrup
  7. 11. Oven-baked mixture of ingredients bound by nostalgia
  8. 12. Month when Thanksgiving is celebrated in the U.S.
  9. 15. Colloquial term for post-Thanksgiving lethargy
  10. 16. Metaphor for easy success — or literal boat for sauce
  11. 18. Side dish also known as “dressing” in parts of the South
  12. 22. Source for predicting harvest and weather patterns
  13. 23. The best part of the weekend after Thanksgiving
  14. 24. Amino acid famously blamed for post-feast drowsiness
  15. 27. Adjective describing potatoes beaten into creamy submission
  16. 28. Vegetable family including acorn and butternut varieties
  17. 29. Poultry within poultry within poultry
  18. 30. Annual movement of both birds and in-laws
  19. 31. Editor who petitioned for a national Thanksgiving observance
  20. 33. Weather warning for late harvests and early diners alike
  21. 34. Coveted leg portion of the turkey
  22. 36. Southern cornmeal dish with pudding-like texture
  23. 37. Classic dessert flavored with cinnamon and nutmeg
  24. 38. Tribe that shared the first Thanksgiving meal
  25. 39. Old-school appetizer platter once on every 1970s table
  26. 41. Symbol of abundance often depicted overflowing with fruit
  27. 43. Sound made by a tom
  28. 46. Ship that brought the Pilgrims to the New World
  29. 48. Seasonal celebration predating the Pilgrims’ feast