39A. WHITE RUSSIANS are [cocktails that might make poor nightcaps] because they contain caffeine from the coffee liqueur. 40A. A [Sugar substitute?] can be aspartame or monk fruit sweetener, but we’re supposed to be thinking about a substitute for the term of endearment “sugar” (ohh, honey, honey .) The answer is HON, short for “honey.”

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