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New York Times: Sunday, December 20, 1998
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, December 20, 1998 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Frances Hansen
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Actress Valli of "The Third Man"
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Actress Valli of "The Third Man"
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New York, e.g.
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New York, e.g.
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Feeling
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Feeling
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Noisy bed-partner
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Noisy bed-partner
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Smallest of HOMES
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Smallest of HOMES
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Wedding march skipper
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Wedding march skipper
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Start of a verse
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Start of a verse
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Kind of witness
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Kind of witness
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Fam. member
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Fam. member
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Certifies
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Certifies
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Nasty biter
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Nasty biter
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"Give the dog ___"
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"Give the dog ___"
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Fellows
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Fellows
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Relishes
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Relishes
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Prepared to propose, perhaps
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Prepared to propose, perhaps
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Brit. W.W. II heroes
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Brit. W.W. II heroes
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"___ Want for Christmas"
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"___ Want for Christmas"
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Ooze
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Ooze
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Tops
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Tops
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Antitoxins
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Antitoxins
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Not bare
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Part 2 of the verse
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Part 2 of the verse
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Directional suffix
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Pulitzer-winning writer Sheehan
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Pulitzer-winning writer Sheehan
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Hose woes
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Hose woes
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11th-century cathedral city
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11th-century cathedral city
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Punish, in a way, as a student
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Punish, in a way, as a student
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Florence's ___ Palace
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Florence's ___ Palace
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Baker's supply
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Baker's supply
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Storehouse
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Storehouse
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South African antelopes
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South African antelopes
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Put through a furnace
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Put through a furnace
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"The Violent Land" author
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"The Violent Land" author
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"___ Dance" (Grieg favorite)
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"___ Dance" (Grieg favorite)
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Hut
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Hut
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Give a mighty blow
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Give a mighty blow
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Composer ___ Carlo Menotti
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Composer ___ Carlo Menotti
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Doña ___, "The Violent Land" lady
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Doña ___, "The Violent Land" lady
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Part 3 of the verse
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Part 3 of the verse
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Edge of a rampart
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Tolkien tree-men
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Tolkien tree-men
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Pike
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Pike
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Garlands
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Garlands
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Regarding
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Regarding
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"Yay!"
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"Yay!"
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Prepare, in a way
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Prepare, in a way
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Jinx
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Jinx
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Like Falstaff
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Praying figure
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Praying figure
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Apiece
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Apiece
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Former "S.N.L." comic
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Former "S.N.L." comic
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Bump's place
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Bump's place
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Portended
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Portended
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End of the verse
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End of the verse
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To Shakespeare he was "high in all the people's hearts"
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To Shakespeare he was "high in all the people's hearts"
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Smashed
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Smashed
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Bear up under
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Bear up under
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Jardin zoologique inhabitants
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Jardin zoologique inhabitants
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False names
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False names
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___-Prayer
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___-Prayer
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Pilaster
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Pilaster
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Like Lucy Locket's pocket
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"Dies ___"
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"Dies ___"
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Florida beach name
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Florida beach name
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Actor George of "Disraeli"
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Actor George of "Disraeli"
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Sully
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Sully
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H.S. class
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H.S. class
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Olympics entrant: Abbr.
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Olympics entrant: Abbr.
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Pound a beat
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Pound a beat
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Get fixed
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Get fixed
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Rob
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Rob
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French pronoun
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French pronoun
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Coagulates
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Coagulates
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___ Sound, Fla.
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___ Sound, Fla.
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Work
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Work
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Leftovers
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Leftovers
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W.C.T.U. members
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W.C.T.U. members
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Actor Alastair
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Actor Alastair
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"Anything for You" singer Gloria
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"Anything for You" singer Gloria
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Sound at the door
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Sound at the door
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George of "Route 66"
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George of "Route 66"
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Part of A.D.
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Part of A.D.
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[Out of my way!]
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[Out of my way!]
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___ Park
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___ Park
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1940's-60's world leader
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1940's-60's world leader
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Informal wear
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Informal wear
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Go (for)
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Go (for)
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Schroeder's predecessor as chancellor
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Schroeder's predecessor as chancellor
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Jackson known as "Mr. October"
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Jackson known as "Mr. October"
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Most sore
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Most sore
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Fine fleece
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Fine fleece
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Lollygags
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Lollygags
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Phrase of explanation
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Phrase of explanation
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Top of a platter
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Top of a platter
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Scythe handle
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Scythe handle
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In a sluggish way
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In a sluggish way
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Department store department
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Department store department
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Fraternity letter
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Fraternity letter
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Musical vamp
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Musical vamp
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Whatever
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Whatever
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Site of a 1943 Allied victory
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Site of a 1943 Allied victory
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Academy head
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Academy head
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Super Bowl III hero
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Super Bowl III hero
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Awry
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Awry
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Puppeteer Bil
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Puppeteer Bil
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___ even keel
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___ even keel
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Queen's land
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Queen's land
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Chess log
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Chess log
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Flip, in a way
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Flip, in a way
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Easy chair site
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Easy chair site
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Flattened
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Flattened
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W.W. II beachhead
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W.W. II beachhead
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Word
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Word
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A.L.'er until 1960
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A.L.'er until 1960
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Trans-Pacific stopping point
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Trans-Pacific stopping point
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Celestial beings
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Celestial beings
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Flatten
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Flatten
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Binge
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Binge
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Worldwide workers' grp.
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Worldwide workers' grp.
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Blue ___
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Blue ___
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Scrappy fellow?
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Scrappy fellow?
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Like shoes
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Like shoes
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Nicholas III's family name
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Nicholas III's family name
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Zero in (on)
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Zero in (on)
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"Sunset Boulevard" actress Nancy
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"Sunset Boulevard" actress Nancy
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Experienced
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Experienced
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Soft drink Mr. ___
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Soft drink Mr. ___
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Regarding
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Regarding
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Porn
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Porn
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Biological suffix
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Biological suffix
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Academic types
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Academic types
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"___ pinch of salt..."
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"___ pinch of salt..."
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Frenchman
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Frenchman
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It begins "In the first year of Cyrus..."
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It begins "In the first year of Cyrus..."
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Not a grade to be proud of
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Not a grade to be proud of
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Call ___ day
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Call ___ day
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Rita Hayworth's Khan
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Rita Hayworth's Khan
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Relig. school
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Relig. school
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