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\begin{document}
\pagestyle{empty}\raggedright
\section*{Preventive Care}
\begin{Puzzle}{13}{13}%
  |[1]a |[2]v |[3]o |[4]w |* |[5]h |[6]u |[7]m |* |[8]h |[9]a |[10]d |[11]a |.
  |[12]b |a |y |h |* |[13]a |n |a |* |[14]e |l |o |n |.
  |[15]e |x |l |i |[16]b |r |i |s |* |[17]l |e |n |d |.
  |* |* |* |[18]p |a |r |v |o |[19]v |i |r |u |s |.
  |[20]b |[21]i |[22]o |p |s |y |* |[23]n |e |x |t |t |o |.
  |[24]u |z |b |e |k |* |[25]a |r |t |* |* |* |* |.
  |[26]b |e |e |t |* |[27]o |x |y |* |[28]l |[29]a |[30]p |[31]s |.
  |* |* |* |* |[32]a |p |e |* |[33]s |a |l |o |n |.
  |[34]a |[35]t |[36]h |[37]o |m |e |* |[38]s |t |e |l |m |o |.
  |[39]w |e |i |m |a |r |[40]a |n |e |r |* |* |* |.
  |[41]a |t |m |e |* |[42]a |d |o |p |t |[43]i |[44]o |[45]n |.
  |[46]i |r |o |n |* |[47]t |a |b |* |[48]e |o |n |s |.
  |[49]t |a |m |s |* |[50]e |m |s |* |[51]s |t |e |w |.
\end{Puzzle}

\begin{multicols}{2}
\begin{AcrossClues}%
  \Clue{1}{avow}{Asseverate}
  \Clue{5}{hum}{Make music with a closed mouth}
  \Clue{8}{hada}{``Mary ____ little lamb...''}
  \Clue{12}{bayh}{Former Indiana Senator Evan}
  \Clue{13}{ana}{She played Marta in {\it Knives Out}}
  \Clue{14}{elon}{He bought Twitter}
  \Clue{15}{exlibris}{Latin phrase on many a flyleaf}
  \Clue{17}{lend}{Permit borrowing}
  \Clue{18}{parvovirus}{Highly contagious disease for puppies}
  \Clue{20}{biopsy}{Excise for testing, say}
  \Clue{23}{nextto}{In Latin, {\it juxta-}}
  \Clue{24}{uzbek}{Resident of Tashkent, perhaps}
  \Clue{25}{art}{It may be op or pop}
  \Clue{26}{beet}{Vegetable rich in 46-Across}
  \Clue{27}{oxy}{Prefix with ``codone''}
  \Clue{28}{laps}{Drinks like a dog, say}
  \Clue{32}{ape}{Siamang or macaque}
  \Clue{33}{salon}{Fine grooming establishment}
  \Clue{34}{athome}{Where most online shopping happens}
  \Clue{38}{stelmo}{Sailors' patron}
  \Clue{39}{weimaraner}{Frequent photographic subject for William Wegman}
  \Clue{41}{atme}{``Come ____, bro''}
  \Clue{42}{adoption}{Good outcome for a shelter dog}
  \Clue{46}{iron}{Nutrient in ferrous sulfate}
  \Clue{47}{tab}{Key often found above Caps Lock}
  \Clue{48}{eons}{Years and years}
  \Clue{49}{tams}{Scots bonnets}
  \Clue{50}{ems}{Paramedics' org.}
  \Clue{51}{stew}{Meaty meal}
\end{AcrossClues}%
\begin{DownClues}%
  \Clue{1}{abe}{Honest prez}
  \Clue{2}{vax}{Your 19-Down should administer these}
  \Clue{3}{oyl}{Popeye's Olive}
  \Clue{4}{whippet}{Greyhound's smaller relative}
  \Clue{5}{harry}{Race}
  \Clue{6}{univ}{Part of NYU?}
  \Clue{7}{masonry}{Stonework}
  \Clue{8}{helix}{Half a strand of DNA}
  \Clue{9}{alert}{The ``A'' in ``BAR''}
  \Clue{10}{donut}{Coffee companion}
  \Clue{11}{andso}{``Thus...''}
  \Clue{16}{bask}{Sun, as a lizard}
  \Clue{19}{vet}{Med. practitioner}
  \Clue{20}{bub}{Internet celebrity ``Lil ___'' (2011--2019)}
  \Clue{21}{ize}{Suffix with ``immun-'' or ``steril-''}
  \Clue{22}{obe}{U.K. honor bestowed on James Herriot in 1979}
  \Clue{25}{axe}{Chippy chopper}
  \Clue{27}{operate}{Perform an -otomy or -ectomy}
  \Clue{28}{laertes}{Character of whom Hamlet says, ``No matter ... The cat will mew and dog will have his day.''}
  \Clue{29}{all}{More than most}
  \Clue{30}{pom}{Toy spitz, for short}
  \Clue{31}{sno}{Prefix with ``Cat'' or ``Cone''}
  \Clue{32}{ama}{Annotation on some discharges}
  \Clue{33}{step}{With 44-Down, where to begin a protocol}
  \Clue{34}{await}{Look forward to}
  \Clue{35}{tetra}{Popular pet fish}
  \Clue{36}{himom}{Sign you might see on TV}
  \Clue{37}{omens}{Signs you might see elsewhere}
  \Clue{38}{snobs}{Hoity-toity types}
  \Clue{40}{adam}{First man}
  \Clue{43}{iot}{WEP-enabled toasters are part of it}
  \Clue{44}{one}{See 33-Down}
  \Clue{45}{nsw}{Australian state NE of Victoria}
\end{DownClues}
\end{multicols}

\end{document}
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