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New York Times: Sunday, September 22, 1996
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, September 22, 1996 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
C. Millhauser
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Mountain lion
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Mountain lion
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Kind of jet
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Slangy thrill
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Slangy thrill
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Dishearten
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Dishearten
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19
Buckinghamshire town
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Buckinghamshire town
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"Casablanca" actress Gruning
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"Casablanca" actress Gruning
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Friend to Colette
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Friend to Colette
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Eyepiece, in jargon
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Eyepiece, in jargon
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23
Where to find pay dirt?
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Where to find pay dirt?
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Guardian spirits of ancient Rome
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Guardian spirits of ancient Rome
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Lonely place
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Lonely place
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Ford of old
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Ford of old
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Customized
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Customized
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30
Nation of citrus addicts?
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Nation of citrus addicts?
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Dried up
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Dried up
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Measure marker
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Measure marker
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U.S.N. division
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U.S.N. division
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39
Turkish inn
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Turkish inn
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Uttered a taradiddle
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Uttered a taradiddle
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43
Chasse
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Chasse
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48
M-G-M motto start
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M-G-M motto start
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The "id" in "id est"
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The "id" in "id est"
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Loathing
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Loathing
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Arithmetic teacher's announcement?
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Arithmetic teacher's announcement?
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Boozing musicians?
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Boozing musicians?
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Powering force
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Powering force
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La Scala locale
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La Scala locale
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Levene and Levenson
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Levene and Levenson
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More flashy
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W.W. II Brit. group
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W.W. II Brit. group
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Saint a k a Apostle to the Slavs
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Saint a k a Apostle to the Slavs
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Birth-related
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Birth-related
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Bollix (up)
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Bollix (up)
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Mistreat
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Mistreat
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Rip off
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Rip off
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Back, to entomologists
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Back, to entomologists
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Sheer fabrics
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Sheer fabrics
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Bunch of steamed-up hobos?
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Bunch of steamed-up hobos?
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Bottom of Miss Riding Hood's cloak?
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Bottom of Miss Riding Hood's cloak?
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Fifth century invader
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Fifth century invader
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By and by
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By and by
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Balderdash
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Balderdash
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Hebrew letter before koph
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Hebrew letter before koph
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Grammy-winning Braxton
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Grammy-winning Braxton
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Hat with a creased crown
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Hat with a creased crown
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Ella or elle
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Ella or elle
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Arrested Development offering
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Arrested Development offering
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Union betrayer
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Union betrayer
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Words to a charades-playing woman?
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Words to a charades-playing woman?
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Firms, as abs
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Firms, as abs
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115
Ancient Greek colony
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Ancient Greek colony
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Offensive, in a way
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Offensive, in a way
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Historical records
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Historical records
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Warped?
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Warped?
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Dorm mate
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Dorm mate
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Not crumbly
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Not crumbly
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"The NeverEnding Story" writer
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"The NeverEnding Story" writer
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Grand
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Grand
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Guarded get-togethers
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Guarded get-togethers
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The middle son, on 60's TV
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Ostiary's post
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TV actress Dietrich
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TV actress Dietrich
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Nudnik
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Nudnik
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Delta Center team
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Delta Center team
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Actuate
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Actuate
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One of the Pointer Sisters
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One of the Pointer Sisters
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"Peanuts" character
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"Peanuts" character
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Dr. Jekyll's creator, for short
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Dr. Jekyll's creator, for short
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Giraffelike beast
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Giraffelike beast
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Stampede stimulus
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Stampede stimulus
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Sled dog of a 1995 film
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Sled dog of a 1995 film
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O'Neill's "___ for the Misbegotten"
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O'Neill's "___ for the Misbegotten"
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Actress Long of "Boyz N the Hood"
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Actress Long of "Boyz N the Hood"
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Cat's-eye
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Cat's-eye
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One of Santa's team
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One of Santa's team
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Neighbor of Peru: Abbr.
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Neighbor of Peru: Abbr.
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Avoids a sticky situation?
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Avoids a sticky situation?
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In crowd
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In crowd
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Chair fixer, perhaps
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Chair fixer, perhaps
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Part of Nafta
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Part of Nafta
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Pitcher Hideo
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Pitcher Hideo
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Forensic letters
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Forensic letters
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Pile up
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Pile up
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With justice
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With justice
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Neeson of "Nell"
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Neeson of "Nell"
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50's Hungarian leader Nagy
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50's Hungarian leader Nagy
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Out-of-focus picture
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Opera set in Memphis
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Opera set in Memphis
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Control
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Control
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People: Prefix
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People: Prefix
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Bomb
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Bomb
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"Paganini" composer Franz et al.
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"Paganini" composer Franz et al.
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Pacific
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Pacific
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Meistersinger's article
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Meistersinger's article
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French coins of yore
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French coins of yore
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Digression
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Digression
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Medley material
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Medley material
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Pop idol?
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Pop idol?
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Mideast's Gulf of ___
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Mideast's Gulf of ___
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Roman earth goddess
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Roman earth goddess
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Bodies of eau
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Bodies of eau
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Most like Nelly
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Most like Nelly
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La ___, Spain
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La ___, Spain
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Kept in the attic
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Kept in the attic
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Two-time skating gold medalist
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Two-time skating gold medalist
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Hello or goodbye
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Hello or goodbye
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Exotic
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Exotic
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All smiles?
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All smiles?
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Lion of Hollywood
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Lion of Hollywood
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Particle-based philosophy
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Particle-based philosophy
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Rouen's river
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Rouen's river
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Champagne name
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Champagne name
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Ed.'s trayful
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Ed.'s trayful
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Receivers make them, for short
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Receivers make them, for short
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Be up
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Be up
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Pompeia, to Caesar
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Pompeia, to Caesar
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Pulitzer poet Van Duyn
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Pulitzer poet Van Duyn
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Impudent imp
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Impudent imp
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Tread heavily
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Tread heavily
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Loughlin of "Full House"
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Loughlin of "Full House"
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Greek letters
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Greek letters
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Drenches
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Drenches
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Cat, at times
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Cat, at times
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Oscar-winning Thompson
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Oscar-winning Thompson
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Tee off
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Tee off
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Irish author/diplomat O'Brien
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Irish author/diplomat O'Brien
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Tee off
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Tee off
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Tees (off)
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Tees (off)
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Actors Calhoun and O'Brien
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Actors Calhoun and O'Brien
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Granddaughter of Queen Victoria
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Granddaughter of Queen Victoria
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Judged, with "up"
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Judged, with "up"
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Refuse
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Refuse
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Caught congers
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Caught congers
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Incision
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Incision
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Relaxed gait
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Relaxed gait
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Chop cut
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Chop cut
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1978 Village People hit
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Innsbruck interjection
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Innsbruck interjection
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Francisco or Paulo lead-in
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Francisco or Paulo lead-in
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Bustle
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