Thanksquizzing

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4. Ex. Jello
9. Fictionally, this agency can act as the final arbiter of a person’s identify
10. Departs or the product of defoliation
12. Also known as a “horn of plenty”
17. Food Network Brown
21. Dinosaur or Miller
23. To butterfly poultry, splitting it open and flattening it out for more even cooking
27. Completes phrases including boat or train
29. A feast or a brand of paper towels
30. The part of the fireplace where the fire burns
32. Red and black are common varieties
33. Can precede either time or home
35. A type of march
37. Restaurant mascot and perennial Macy’s parade participant
38. Rival to Gimbel's in "A Miracle on 34th Street"
39. The Oxford English dictionary identifies as a “plump bird”—turkey or bufflehead; so more than just a brand name.
42. Paired with the word “block,” this could reference either a simple machine or a football play
44. Catches thieves just like flies
45. In seasoning meat, this can be either wet or dry
46. The second notable landmark on the way to Gran’s
48. According to at least one duck, he’s despicable
49. Red letter date for retailers
54. This dog’s parade balloon is presumably 1:1 scale
55. Turkey feature that sounds very similar to a type of unsteady gait
57. Where to give your regards according to Cohan
58. In England, these can be either sweet or savory
62. Taters or tikes
66. Like “The Horseshoe” or “The Big House”
67. Can sometimes find it not so easy being green
69. Popular edible tuber that is part of the nightshade family
70. Name shared by a food and a racket sport
71. Where Cohan instructs one to remember you after visiting Broadway
72. Celery reportedly does this at midnight
73. What some call supper
74. Beagle and sometime chef
76. Fired—or arguably the best kind of cranberry sauce

Down

1. Cartoon cat whose parade balloon caught fire in 1927 after getting tangled in telephone wires
2. A soft form of sweet potato
3. A place that those who can’t stand the heat should avoid
5. Name brand chewable antacids
6. Victoria Beckham was this kind of girl, at least back in the 90s
7. Food that claims you always have room for it
8. Rhymes with the word you should use when asking someone to pass them
11. Rock or table
13. You’ll famously cross this first on the way to Granny’s
14. Birds that share this are known to flock together
15. It’s a snap and lucky for some
16. Parade vehicle or beverage
17. Plop-plop, fizz-fizz
18. Harness-racing gait
19. Outcome pursued on both the gridiron and by astronauts
20. Online retailers’ equivalent of Black Friday
22. Edible homonym of 22 sevenths
24. Might still be a carriage at 11:59
25. Host of pioneering 1963 cooking show that introduced French cuisine to American audiences. (First name)
26. Some are full of hot air
28. Dinner breads, also short for a certain make of car
31. For percussion or consumption
34. This food’s name alone tells you that you’ll likely need to loosen your belt after eating it
35. Minneapolis-based baking competition sponsors
36. Partner to both Dorothy and Mrs. King
40. Musical group; homonym for something forbidden
41. To mimic a turkey or scarf down a meal
43. Cereal grain first domesticated in Mexico about 10,000 years ago
47. William Perry’s namesake appliance
50. Vegetable that is a homonym for either a unit of weight or a measure of purity
51. More than just a myth, this amino acid may, in fact, reduce sleep latency
52. Small, hard, round red fruits or an Irish rock band
53. One-third of a s’more, often paired with sweet potatoes
56. NYC is the big one
57. You’d likely wade into these in farming cranberries
59. Not a university in Indiana, but the homonym of one
60. Food, colloquially; Alton thinks they’re good
61. Once occupied the corner at NYC’s Sixth Avenue and 33rd Street
63. National Dog Show host and Seinfeld alum
64. In the US as opposed to elsewhere, these have prominent laces
65. US president or famous tabby
66. Metropolis marvel
68. Food that’s a homonym for a labyrinth
75. What dinner is; in another sense, also something made from corn