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New York Times: Sunday, September 6, 1998
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, September 6, 1998 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Rich Norris
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Political V.I.P.
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Political V.I.P.
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Where roads meet: Abbr.
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Where roads meet: Abbr.
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They're full of beans
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They're full of beans
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"My Dinner With Andre" playwright
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"My Dinner With Andre" playwright
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"Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" singer
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"Love Is a Hurtin' Thing" singer
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Tinny-sounding instrument
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Tinny-sounding instrument
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"He fain would write ___": Browning
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"He fain would write ___": Browning
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Jazzman Chick
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Jazzman Chick
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Frequented, as a restaurant
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Frequented, as a restaurant
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Tickle
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Tickle
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Magna ___
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Magna ___
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Troublemakers, at times
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Troublemakers, at times
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Beginning of a quote
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Speech bobbles
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Speech bobbles
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Sound barrier breaker, for short
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Sound barrier breaker, for short
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Newt
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Newt
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Poetic preposition
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Poetic preposition
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Oft-burned item
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Oft-burned item
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Nutritional amt.
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Nutritional amt.
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Quote, part 2
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Quote, part 2
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Mars: Prefix
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Mars: Prefix
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Closing document
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Closing document
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Do a vet's job
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That, in Toledo
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That, in Toledo
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Sudden
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Sudden
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Hacienda room
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Hacienda room
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Some default consequences
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Some default consequences
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A fl. oz. contains six
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A fl. oz. contains six
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Flourless cakes
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Flourless cakes
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Maryland athlete, for short
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Maryland athlete, for short
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Pig ___
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Pig ___
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King of old comics
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King of old comics
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Quote, part 3
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Quote, part 3
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After-dinner offering
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After-dinner offering
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Two-syllable foot, in poetry
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Two-syllable foot, in poetry
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Something to pass
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Something to pass
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Old college building feature
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Old college building feature
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"Major" animal
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"Major" animal
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Quote, part 4
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Quote, part 4
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___ avis
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___ avis
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Guido's high note
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Guido's high note
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Capital on the Missouri
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Capital on the Missouri
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Hit
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Hit
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Sch. subject
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Sch. subject
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Quote, part 5
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Quote, part 5
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Robt. ___
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Robt. ___
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Undersides
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Undersides
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"Cheerio!"
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"Cheerio!"
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Four-time Oscar-winning composer
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Four-time Oscar-winning composer
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"Puppy Love" singer
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"Puppy Love" singer
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Don Pasquale and others
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Don Pasquale and others
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Schmoozes
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Schmoozes
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Strainer
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Strainer
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Tree decoration
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Tree decoration
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Get ___ (access)
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Get ___ (access)
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Snack bar drink
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Snack bar drink
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Shot up
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Quote, part 6
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Quote, part 6
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Thurman of "Henry & June"
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Thurman of "Henry & June"
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Strange
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Strange
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The New Yorker illustrator Irvin
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The New Yorker illustrator Irvin
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Put in stitches
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Put in stitches
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"___ Haw"
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"___ Haw"
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VCR button: Abbr.
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VCR button: Abbr.
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End of the quote, and its author
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End of the quote, and its author
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1964 role for Audrey
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1964 role for Audrey
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Hood of "Our Gang" comedies
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Threepeater's threepeat
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Threepeater's threepeat
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Like the sea lion
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Like the sea lion
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Pass on
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Pass on
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Kind of mentality
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Kind of mentality
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Get around
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Get around
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Nostalgic, in a way
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Nostalgic, in a way
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Cha cha cha, e.g.
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Cha cha cha, e.g.
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1963 Newman co-star
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1963 Newman co-star
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Artist Magritte
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Artist Magritte
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Rhône's capital
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Rhône's capital
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Unwanted children?
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Unwanted children?
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Swearing
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Swearing
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Kind of deal
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Kind of deal
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Thick piece
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Thick piece
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Drop abruptly
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Drop abruptly
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The 45th of 50
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The 45th of 50
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Political journal since 1865, with "The"
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Political journal since 1865, with "The"
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Battlement openings
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Battlement openings
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Agreement
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Agreement
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Colorful fish
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Colorful fish
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Conductor Antal ___
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Conductor Antal ___
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Disagreements
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Disagreements
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Least adequate
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Least adequate
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Doll
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Doll
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Main conduit
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Main conduit
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Flake
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Flake
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City ESE of Miami
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City ESE of Miami
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Pricey
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Pricey
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Family room pieces
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Family room pieces
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Long-tailed parrot
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Long-tailed parrot
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"The Lineup" grp.
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"The Lineup" grp.
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Golf club part
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Golf club part
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Onetime Davis Cup coach
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Onetime Davis Cup coach
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Blood line
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Blood line
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"Cool!"
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"Cool!"
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Lazybones
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Lazybones
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Way-off
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Way-off
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Pupil protector
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Pupil protector
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Register key
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Register key
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Hrs. in Halifax
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Hrs. in Halifax
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Frat letters
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Frat letters
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Trouble
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Trouble
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Old flatboats
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Old flatboats
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Reach on the road, perhaps
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Reach on the road, perhaps
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Unmentioned
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Unmentioned
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Convene
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Convene
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Investigation
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Investigation
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The Trojans, for short
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The Trojans, for short
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Record holders?
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Record holders?
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Vatican period
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Vatican period
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Game declaration by Ivana?
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Game declaration by Ivana?
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Stew ingredient
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Stew ingredient
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Took place
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Took place
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Sounds
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Sounds
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Breaks up
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Breaks up
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Bar orders
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Bar orders
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___ dixit
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___ dixit
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Quartet member
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Quartet member
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Mideast land
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Mideast land
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Sanctuaries
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Sanctuaries
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French friend
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French friend
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Smell like
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Smell like
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Applications
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Applications
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Medicinal shrub
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Medicinal shrub
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Like some parties
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Like some parties
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Driver's lic. stat
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Driver's lic. stat
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Actor Keach
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Actor Keach
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Prohibited
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Prohibited
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Fake
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Fake
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Untrustworthy, to 60's-70's collegians
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Untrustworthy, to 60's-70's collegians
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Split
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Split
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Unfamiliar
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Unfamiliar
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Urban passages
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Urban passages
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Publicity
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Publicity
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Washed with lots of water
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Washed with lots of water
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Coach Karolyi
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Coach Karolyi
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Poi, essentially
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Poi, essentially
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Like a brigadier general
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Like a brigadier general
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"Zip-___-Doo-Dah"
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"Zip-___-Doo-Dah"
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Doctors
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Doctors
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Cheese ___
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Cheese ___
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Glib
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Glib
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Finishes a book?
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Finishes a book?
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Hold
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Hold
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Access
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Access
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Certain case, in Latin grammar
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Certain case, in Latin grammar
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Pet provider
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Pet provider
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Diciembre follower
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Diciembre follower
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"The Return of the Native" heath
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"The Return of the Native" heath
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Gymnast Korbut
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Gymnast Korbut
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Dumbarton denizen
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Dumbarton denizen
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Shelley's alma mater
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Shelley's alma mater
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Ballet movement
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Ballet movement
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Critic Pauline
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Critic Pauline
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Kill with a click
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