“With 40-Across, salad staple, or what a black square creates in rows 3, 5, 11, and 13 of this puzzle?” LA Times Crossword

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“With 40-Across, salad staple, or what a black square creates in rows 3, 5, 11, and 13 of this puzzle?”

CHOPPED

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