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New York Times: Sunday, October 20, 1996
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, October 20, 1996 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
R. Ross
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Fix firmly
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Galileo's birthplace
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Part of a communications company's 800-number
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Moolah
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Moolah
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Focal point of the Reformation
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Focal point of the Reformation
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Uncomplimentary comments
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Libertine
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Libertine
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Mideast title
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"Gimme ___"
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"Gimme ___"
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FLORIDA
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FLORIDA
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KANSAS
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KANSAS
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Items in Gray's country churchyard
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___ blanco (polar bear)
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___ blanco (polar bear)
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Check
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Check
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Clerical error?
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Pilot's heading
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Follow
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Follow
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Member of the wedding
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Member of the wedding
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MASSACHUSETTS
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MASSACHUSETTS
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Anna of "Nana"
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Anna of "Nana"
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Going in the right direction
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Going in the right direction
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Enveloping glow
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Enveloping glow
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Patently amazed
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Patently amazed
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Tipped off
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Tipped off
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Horner's find
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Horner's find
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Datum for an economic indicator
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Datum for an economic indicator
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Many Muslim men
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OHIO
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OHIO
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NEVADA
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NEVADA
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Joie de vivre
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Joie de vivre
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Half-cocked
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Spy in '94 headlines
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They're found on reservations nowadays
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They're found on reservations nowadays
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Hamlet's mother
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Hamlet's mother
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Neighbor of Sonoma
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Neighbor of Sonoma
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Bags more game than
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Bags more game than
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Southeast Kansas town
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Southeast Kansas town
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ILLINOIS
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ILLINOIS
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Shine
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Shine
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Dismissive visage
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Dismissive visage
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"___ My Party"
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"___ My Party"
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H
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Frankfurt's river
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Frankfurt's river
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Business letter abbr.
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Business letter abbr.
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Home to billions
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Home to billions
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MISSOURI
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MISSOURI
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MINNESOTA
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MINNESOTA
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Cover stories?
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Cover stories?
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M-G-M founder
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Ocean flier
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Ocean flier
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Hirschfeld's girl
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Hirschfeld's girl
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The absolute minimum
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The absolute minimum
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___ buco
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___ buco
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Banking convenience
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Banking convenience
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Sentence
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Sentence
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Chicago's ___ Tower
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Chicago's ___ Tower
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Rises up
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Where to do as others do
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Some execs
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Assessment: Abbr.
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"Here..."
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"Here..."
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Expand, as the chest
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Expand, as the chest
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Beach Boys' "___ Around"
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Beach Boys' "___ Around"
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Peacock Throne occupants
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Plus
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Plus
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1954 show tune "___ in Bloomsbury"
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Vegetarian staple
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Vegetarian staple
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Campus in Medford, Mass.
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Campus in Medford, Mass.
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Apteryx
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Apteryx
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Cry from the flock
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Cry from the flock
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Fat
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Fat
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Mommy's triplets
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Mommy's triplets
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Rubbernecks
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Rubbernecks
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K-12, scholastically speaking
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Literary monogram
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Literary monogram
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Confess
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Confess
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Greek peak
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Greek peak
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Papa's real name
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Papa's real name
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Funnyman Philips
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Funnyman Philips
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Blow
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Blow
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Cargo
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Cargo
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Hosiery shade
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Stationer's order
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Stationer's order
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Medieval rival of 6-Across
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Medieval rival of 6-Across
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___ toot
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___ toot
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1995 N.C.A.A. basketball champs
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1995 N.C.A.A. basketball champs
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Carols
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Carols
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First capital of unified Italy
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First capital of unified Italy
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Lied
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Lied
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Real ending in London
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Real ending in London
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Sparks on the screen
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Bar order
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Bar order
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Convey
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Convey
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GQ, e.g.
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GQ, e.g.
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Yevtushenko's "Babi ___"
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Yevtushenko's "Babi ___"
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Samuel's mentor
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Samuel's mentor
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Takes away, in law
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Takes away, in law
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Root of diplomacy
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Root of diplomacy
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Incurred
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Incurred
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Trouble
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Trouble
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Hub: Abbr.
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Hub: Abbr.
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More bohemian
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More bohemian
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Descamisados' leader
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Descamisados' leader
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Epistle apostle
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Epistle apostle
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Audrey Hepburn's real first name
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Audrey Hepburn's real first name
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Processed food additive
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Processed food additive
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The absolute minimum
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The absolute minimum
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Do this if you want to get a hand
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Do this if you want to get a hand
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"Capital" fellow
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"Capital" fellow
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Of enormous import
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Of enormous import
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Kemo ___
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Kemo ___
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Cote quote
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Cote quote
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Strauss's "Ariadne ___ Naxos"
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Strauss's "Ariadne ___ Naxos"
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Orch. section
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Orch. section
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Spanish ayes
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Spanish ayes
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Kate Nelligan title role
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Kate Nelligan title role
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.035 ounce
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.035 ounce
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Kevin's co-star in "Tin Cup"
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Kevin's co-star in "Tin Cup"
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Holy City populace
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Holy City populace
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Front line
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Front line
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Marketing ploys
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Marketing ploys
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Fresh
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Fresh
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Vocal quality
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Vocal quality
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Network employees' union
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Network employees' union
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"___ Golden Slippers"
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"___ Golden Slippers"
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Condensation
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Condensation
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Largest living antelope
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Largest living antelope
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Cosine or secant
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Cosine or secant
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"West Side Story" role
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"West Side Story" role
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Fight enders
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Court cry
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Court cry
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Tax filer's form
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Tax filer's form
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Oxygen ___
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Oxygen ___
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Seat of Washoe County
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Seat of Washoe County
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Burn treatment
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Burn treatment
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Sign of caution
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