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The Crossword, Oct. 6: I’m A Dead Man

Cooper Flagg #2 of the Duke Blue Devils dunks the ball against the Houston Cougars in the first half during the Final Four round of the men’s NCAA basketball tournament at Alamodome on April 5, 2025 in San Antonio, Texas.

40-Down: ___ButMakeItSports (internet account that might juxtapose a photo of a Duke basketball dunk with “Rooster Man Above Vitebsk” by Marc Chagall)

|Lance King/Getty Images

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