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New York Times: Sunday, October 18, 1998
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, October 18, 1998 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
David J. Kahn
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Street boss
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Street boss
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Exchange activities
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Exchange activities
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Russian Revolution figure
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Russian Revolution figure
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Enlighten
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Enlighten
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Ushers
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Ushers
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Longtime magazine subscriber
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Longtime magazine subscriber
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Early Virginia settler
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Early Virginia settler
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The obstetrician had ___
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The obstetrician had ___
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Plant with a bitter fruit
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Plant with a bitter fruit
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Pretentious
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Pretentious
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800-year-old work on mythology
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800-year-old work on mythology
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Nationality suffix
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-to-be
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Senator of Watergate fame
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Senator of Watergate fame
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Fighting force
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Fighting force
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The allergist's monologue drew a ___
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The allergist's monologue drew a ___
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Legal proceeding, at law
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Legal proceeding, at law
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Verdun's river
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Verdun's river
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Gripes
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Gripes
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Words before Z
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A surgeon was the ___
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A surgeon was the ___
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Hostess Perle
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Hostess Perle
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Series opener?
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Series opener?
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Bernhardt contemporary of old theater
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Bernhardt contemporary of old theater
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At the highest development
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At the highest development
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1977 Broadway hit
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1977 Broadway hit
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Leaf pore
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Leaf pore
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Engine sound
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Engine sound
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Song words before "a rock" and "the walrus"
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Song words before "a rock" and "the walrus"
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Actor Fernando et al.
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The gastroenterologist got many ___
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The gastroenterologist got many ___
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W.W. II battle site
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W.W. II battle site
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Hoops legend, familiarly
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Hoops legend, familiarly
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Completion of Robt.'s signature
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Expansion of a sort
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Expansion of a sort
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Hajji's destination
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Hajji's destination
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Least typical
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Least typical
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Mark McGwire, e.g.
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Mark McGwire, e.g.
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___ water
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___ water
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Miracle worker?
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Miracle worker?
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The orthopedist went on stage after a ___
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The orthopedist went on stage after a ___
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French links
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French links
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May birthstone
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May birthstone
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"You ___ Beautiful"
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"You ___ Beautiful"
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Beer name since 1889
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Beer name since 1889
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The anesthesiologist's shtick was ___
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The anesthesiologist's shtick was ___
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Big name in fashion
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Engine sound
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Engine sound
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Shed ___
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Shed ___
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Fed. property overseer
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Fed. property overseer
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Mangel-wurzel
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Mangel-wurzel
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Prunes, in a way
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Prunes, in a way
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Place for posers?
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Place for posers?
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The dermatologist came out with a ___
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Kind of bean
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Kind of bean
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It's a relief
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It's a relief
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Capital of ancient Assyria
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Capital of ancient Assyria
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Following
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Following
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Gretzky and Ewing
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Gretzky and Ewing
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Get ticked off
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Get ticked off
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Rubberneck
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Rubberneck
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Certain Ford, briefly
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Dig, so to speak
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Dig, so to speak
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Fictional Marner
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Fictional Marner
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The cardiologist's routine was a little ___
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The cardiologist's routine was a little ___
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Summit refusal?
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Summit refusal?
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Tittered
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Tittered
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Actress Charlotte
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Actress Charlotte
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Swinging, perhaps
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A lot of bucks
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Formerly, formerly
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Frequent fliers
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Frequent fliers
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Historic beginning
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Historic beginning
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Elusive one
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Elusive one
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Singer DiFranco
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Singer DiFranco
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Golf score range, with "the"
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Golf score range, with "the"
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Knocked out
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Knocked out
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Hardly a hipster
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Hardly a hipster
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"___ Little Tenderness"
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"___ Little Tenderness"
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Carved pillar
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Carved pillar
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Tannery employee
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Tannery employee
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Get out the tough dirt spots
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Get out the tough dirt spots
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Woman's garment
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Woman's garment
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Handle, in a way
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Handle, in a way
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A Batman before George
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Words from Caesar
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Words from Caesar
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With 85-Down, part of Western Sahara
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With 85-Down, part of Western Sahara
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Glitch
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Glitch
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Comparison's middle
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Comparison's middle
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Calendar abbr.
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Another surgeon had the audience ___
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Another surgeon had the audience ___
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Six-time home run champ
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Hush-hush D.C. org.
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Yom Kippur congregant
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Yom Kippur congregant
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The podiatrist told a few ___
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The podiatrist told a few ___
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Kind of territory
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Kind of territory
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Edgar, e.g.
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Edgar, e.g.
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50's failures
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50's failures
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Small cashews, say
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Small cashews, say
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Buttermilk's companion
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Buttermilk's companion
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Easter fleur
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Easter fleur
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Belong
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Belong
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Some film ratings
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Some film ratings
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Country next to Yugo.
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Country next to Yugo.
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Log-towing barge
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Log-towing barge
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"Jo's Boys" author
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"Jo's Boys" author
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Deep ditches
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Deep ditches
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Wax producer
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Wax producer
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Some reunion gatherers
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Some reunion gatherers
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Bit of Indonesian money
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1949-51 N.B.A. top scorer George
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1949-51 N.B.A. top scorer George
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Bull's-eye
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Bull's-eye
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Brand with "churning power"
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Brand with "churning power"
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Quagmire
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Quagmire
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Common Latin verb
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Common Latin verb
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"Bali ___"
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"Bali ___"
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See 37-Down
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See 37-Down
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TV dog
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TV dog
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To bits
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To bits
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Southeastern Conf. team
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Southeastern Conf. team
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First name at the U.N.
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The plastic surgeon's humor gave the audience a ___
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The plastic surgeon's humor gave the audience a ___
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Next
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Next
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Put up
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Put up
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Quagmire
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Quagmire
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Grant portrayer
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Grant portrayer
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Dancer director?
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Dancer director?
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Flower with a showy head
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Flower with a showy head
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Bric-a-___
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Bric-a-___
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Nonchalance
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Nonchalance
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One place to get scores
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One place to get scores
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Burrows
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Burrows
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Onetime rival of Bjorn
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Antler's point
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Antler's point
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They often itemize
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Upset
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Upset
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Valuable rocks
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Seasonal purchase
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Seasonal purchase
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Switch ups?
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Switch ups?
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Time before
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