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New York Times: Sunday, August 24, 1997
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, August 24, 1997 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Michael S. Maurer
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Kindergarten stuff
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Deduce
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Deduce
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Like some socks
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Like some socks
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Outdoes
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Outdoes
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Loser in an upset
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Loser in an upset
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Part of the iris bordering the pupil
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Implant
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Implant
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Grammar subject
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Grammar subject
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Dancer's apparel?
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Dancer's apparel?
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Money substitute
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Money substitute
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Preacher's apparel?
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Preacher's apparel?
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Factory worker's apparel?
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Factory worker's apparel?
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Florida's ___ National Forest
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Florida's ___ National Forest
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"Cheers" setting
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"Cheers" setting
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Start of many criminal case names
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Start of many criminal case names
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The universe on day one
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The universe on day one
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Unexpected blows
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Unexpected blows
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Actor Peter et al.
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Actor Peter et al.
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Home, to Hans
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Home, to Hans
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Psychiatrist's apparel?
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Psychiatrist's apparel?
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Brutally dismiss
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Suffix with disk
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Kansas town
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Kansas town
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Amount to be raised, maybe
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Amount to be raised, maybe
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A regular type
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A regular type
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Cable network, briefly
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Miner's apparel?
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Miner's apparel?
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Burns's partner
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Burns's partner
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"Ditto"
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"Ditto"
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Send
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Send
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Earthy deposits
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Earthy deposits
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Conners
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Conners
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Saki, really
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Saki, really
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Author Marsh
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Author Marsh
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Separates, in a way
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Separates, in a way
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Now
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Now
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Election times
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Election times
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___ as a pig
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___ as a pig
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Projectionist's apparel?
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One of the 13 orig. colonies
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One of the 13 orig. colonies
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Rhineland town heavily bombed in W.W. II
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Rhineland town heavily bombed in W.W. II
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Apt family name in "The Wizard of Oz"
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Apt family name in "The Wizard of Oz"
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Constellation animal
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Constellation animal
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"___ cost to you!"
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"___ cost to you!"
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Suffix with special
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Entomologist's apparel?
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Entomologist's apparel?
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Silent actress Naldi
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Silent actress Naldi
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Highly seasoned stew
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Highly seasoned stew
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TV Mr.
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TV Mr.
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Joyous hymn
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Joyous hymn
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Country
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Country
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Govt. intelligence org.
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Govt. intelligence org.
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Meeting room staple
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Meeting room staple
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Referee's apparel?
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Referee's apparel?
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Pro athlete's apparel?
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Pro athlete's apparel?
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___ friends
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___ friends
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Lawyer's apparel?
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Compact matter
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Compact matter
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Elevs.
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Elevs.
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Flower part
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Flower part
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Mountain known locally as Mongibello
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Mountain known locally as Mongibello
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Kind of skill or home
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Kind of skill or home
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Luggage marking
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Luggage marking
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Restful
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Restful
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Barrier breakers
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1956 Peck role
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Island south of Borneo
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Island south of Borneo
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Plagiarize
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Plagiarize
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Free
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Free
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Nero's successor
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Nero's successor
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Dizzy
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Dizzy
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Edison contemporary
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Holler's partner
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Holler's partner
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Polar worker
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Polar worker
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Snitch
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Snitch
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Fed. watchdog
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Fed. watchdog
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Opportunities, so to speak
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Opportunities, so to speak
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Resided
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Resided
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1956 Marilyn Monroe film
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1956 Marilyn Monroe film
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Collectible Dutch print
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Collectible Dutch print
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Hindu garment
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Hindu garment
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Letters of rejoicing
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Letters of rejoicing
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Library Card Sign-Up Mo.
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Library Card Sign-Up Mo.
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Gumshoes
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Gumshoes
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Sealy competitor
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Sealy competitor
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Ivy Leaguer
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Ivy Leaguer
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Fella
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Fella
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"___ Lay Dying"
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"___ Lay Dying"
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Castle locale
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Kind of yoga
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Mechanic's apparel?
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Mechanic's apparel?
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One of the Marianas
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One of the Marianas
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Become suddenly aware
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Engineer's apparel?
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Engineer's apparel?
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Shine
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Shine
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Penn and others
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Penn and others
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Certain office worker
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Surf sounds
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Surf sounds
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Composer Siegmeister
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Composer Siegmeister
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Old dagger
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Old dagger
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Paper size: Abbr.
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Paper size: Abbr.
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Highlander's pride
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Highlander's pride
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Treasure site
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Treasure site
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Day after mercredi
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Day after mercredi
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Skeletal parts
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Skeletal parts
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Saint ___ College of California
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Saint ___ College of California
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Stock up
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Stock up
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Form of Spanish "to be"
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Form of Spanish "to be"
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Continue
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Continue
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Sip
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Sip
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Intimate
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Intimate
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Master
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Master
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4x4 name
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4x4 name
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E-Z Pass payment
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E-Z Pass payment
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One of the Monkees
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One of the Monkees
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Nosy one
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Nosy one
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Longtime G.M. chief Alfred
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Longtime G.M. chief Alfred
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Evil, to Yves
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Evil, to Yves
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1884 literary hero, informally
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1884 literary hero, informally
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Physicist Ohm
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Physicist Ohm
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Lab reports
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Lab reports
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Son's designation, with "the"
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Hollywood's B. D. and Anna May
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Hollywood's B. D. and Anna May
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Certain H.S. teams
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Certain H.S. teams
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Good bond rating
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Yankee
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Yankee
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Anne McCaffrey's dragon land
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Anne McCaffrey's dragon land
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Don Marquis character
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Don Marquis character
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Airs
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Airs
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Wonderland message
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Wonderland message
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"Men in Black" menace
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"Men in Black" menace
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River at Lyon
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River at Lyon
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Malt liquor yeast
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Malt liquor yeast
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South Seas adventure story
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South Seas adventure story
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Delete
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Delete
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Onetime athletic org.
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Onetime athletic org.
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Lasting effect
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Lasting effect
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Belt-tightening
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Belt-tightening
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1971 Grammy song "___ No Sunshine"
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1971 Grammy song "___ No Sunshine"
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Child welfare grps.
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Child welfare grps.
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It's got your no.
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It's got your no.
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Downed
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