Salty snack whose varieties are found at the ends of 18-, 24-, 52- and 61-Across

Answer:

PRETZEL

Hint:

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Explanation:

This clue hints at a crunchy, twisted snack that comes in different flavors—pretzels. The trick is in the phrase "varieties are found at the ends of," meaning you take the last letters of the answers to 18-, 24-, 52-, and 61-Across to spell out P-R-E-T-Z-E-L. It’s a clever way to hide the answer by breaking it into parts across other clues.

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