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New York Times: Sunday, September 26, 1999
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, September 26, 1999 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Randolph Ross
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Plantation workers
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Plantation workers
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Where Renata Scotto debuted
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Where Renata Scotto debuted
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Like some eggs
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Like some eggs
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Heartthrob's fan
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Heartthrob's fan
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Call up, as reservists
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Call up, as reservists
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Having missed the boat?
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Having missed the boat?
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"Goose Feathers of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas
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"Goose Feathers of Monte Cristo" by Alexandre Dumas
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Cook's collection
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Cook's collection
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Finger ___
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Finger ___
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Many a millennia
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Many a millennia
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Company
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Company
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Traffic director
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Traffic director
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Wallet fill
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Wallet fill
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Accounting acronym
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"Exodus" hero
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"Exodus" hero
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Chocolate treat
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Chocolate treat
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J.F.K. regulators
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J.F.K. regulators
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More than zero
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Soybean paste
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Soybean paste
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"Liberate My Sons" by Arthur Miller
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"Liberate My Sons" by Arthur Miller
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Two-time Smythe Trophy winner
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Two-time Smythe Trophy winner
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Never, in Nürnberg
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Never, in Nürnberg
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Blanket
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Blanket
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Bikini, e.g.
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Bikini, e.g.
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Urban bell site
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Unruffled
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Unruffled
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Filmdom's Mr. Chips
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Filmdom's Mr. Chips
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Grimace
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Grimace
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Remain unmoved
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Remain unmoved
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___ Gatos, Calif.
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___ Gatos, Calif.
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Hydrolysis atom
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Hydrolysis atom
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Iroquois foes
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Iroquois foes
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Old potentate
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Old potentate
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Horrible one
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Horrible one
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Printers' problems
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Printers' problems
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Stay glued to
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Stay glued to
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Busby Berkeley's real last name
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Busby Berkeley's real last name
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Actress Archer
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Actress Archer
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Steve Martin's "All ___"
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Steve Martin's "All ___"
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In working order
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In working order
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Carnival city
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Carnival city
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Papal hat
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Papal hat
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Whoop-de-___
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Whoop-de-___
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Munchkin
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Munchkin
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Loop loopers
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Loop loopers
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Veteran
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Veteran
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Milky Way maker
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Milky Way maker
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Classic cars
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Classic cars
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"From where ___..."
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"From where ___..."
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Mudslinger
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Mudslinger
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Having the upper hand
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Having the upper hand
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Bohemian
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Bohemian
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Newspaper page
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Newspaper page
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Hall-of-Famer born in Panama
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System starter
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System starter
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Grp. making case studies?
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Grp. making case studies?
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Reduces
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Reduces
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Wise guys
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Wise guys
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Edmonton skater
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Edmonton skater
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Hit the tarmac
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Hit the tarmac
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Produce protection
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Produce protection
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Singer Neville
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Singer Neville
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Stewart and Washington
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Stewart and Washington
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Siam suffix
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Siam suffix
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Acapulco gold
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Acapulco gold
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"The Leap Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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"The Leap Luck Club" by Amy Tan
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___ free
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___ free
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Geom. point
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Geom. point
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Lovey
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Lovey
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"Oh, uh-huh"
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"Oh, uh-huh"
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Suffix with ball or bass
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Wine combiner
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Wine combiner
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O'Hara estate
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O'Hara estate
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Publisher Henry
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Publisher Henry
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Jamaican sectarian
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Jamaican sectarian
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Hendrix hairdo
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Mexican art
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Mexican art
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Cheapskate
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Cheapskate
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"The Second Gratitude" by Walker Percy
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"The Second Gratitude" by Walker Percy
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Earnest
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Earnest
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Oldest permanent settlement in Ohio
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Oldest permanent settlement in Ohio
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Right, in a way
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Right, in a way
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Steamed
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Steamed
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Natural tint source
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Natural tint source
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Joined
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Joined
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Bankers' errors
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Bankers' errors
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"Oklahoma!" girl
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"Oklahoma!" girl
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Not flashy
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Not flashy
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Marine eagles
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Marine eagles
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Makes the calls
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Makes the calls
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B.O. sign
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B.O. sign
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"Tardy at Eight" by George S. Kaufman
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"Tardy at Eight" by George S. Kaufman
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It's said with a snap of the head
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It's said with a snap of the head
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Tommy gun
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Tommy gun
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Pres. Clinton, to the Joint Chiefs
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Pres. Clinton, to the Joint Chiefs
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"___ santé"
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"___ santé"
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Emmy-winning actress Metcalf
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Emmy-winning actress Metcalf
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26 for Fe: Abbr.
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26 for Fe: Abbr.
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___ favor
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___ favor
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Amoeba feature
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Amoeba feature
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Comparable to a cucumber
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Comparable to a cucumber
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Gab
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Gab
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"Aspiration Man" by Gore Vidal
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"Aspiration Man" by Gore Vidal
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Previous to
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Previous to
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___ Plaines
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___ Plaines
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D.D.E.'s oversight, once
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D.D.E.'s oversight, once
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Grow, in a way
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Grow, in a way
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Leaky
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Leaky
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Feline ennead
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Feline ennead
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Neck of the woods
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Neck of the woods
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Breathing sound
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Breathing sound
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Riyadh resident
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Riyadh resident
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Host
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Host
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D.M.V. part
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D.M.V. part
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Mickey and Huck
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Mickey and Huck
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Woe of Genesis 12:10
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Woe of Genesis 12:10
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Siouan tribesmen
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Siouan tribesmen
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Dazzling eyeful
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Dazzling eyeful
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Miss America accessory
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Miss America accessory
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Word of regret
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Word of regret
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"The Pekoe Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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"The Pekoe Towers" by J. R. R. Tolkien
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Percentage
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Percentage
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Full of chinks
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Full of chinks
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Holds back
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Holds back
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King of Judea
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King of Judea
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Old-womanish
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Old-womanish
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"Much Ado About Virtue" by William Shakespeare
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"Much Ado About Virtue" by William Shakespeare
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Bury
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Bury
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So far
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So far
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Parody
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Parody
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"___ well"
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"___ well"
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Cross
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Cross
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Pointed
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Pointed
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"An Individual Not Taken" by Robert Frost
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"An Individual Not Taken" by Robert Frost
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Street performers
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Street performers
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Food processor
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Food processor
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Not live
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Not live
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Spanish wool
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Spanish wool
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Locale for 1999 solar eclipse watchers
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Locale for 1999 solar eclipse watchers
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___ tricks
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___ tricks
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Track event
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Track event
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Put down
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Put down
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Nag
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Nag
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Budget rival
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Budget rival
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Stage piece
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Stage piece
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Frigid finish
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Frigid finish
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"If He Walked Into My Life" musical
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"If He Walked Into My Life" musical
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"___ a roll!"
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"___ a roll!"
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Going to seed
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Going to seed
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Put off
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Put off
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Nuts
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Nuts
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Spartan
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Spartan
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Pay tribute to
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Pay tribute to
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"Dear John" letter writer
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"Dear John" letter writer
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Community club
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Community club
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Erin Moran TV role
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Erin Moran TV role
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___ the races
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___ the races
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Circus performer
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Circus performer
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Fairy tale start
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Banking convenience
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Banking convenience
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Roe source
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Roe source
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About
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About
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Bring to tears
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Bring to tears
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Nine-digit no. issuer
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Nine-digit no. issuer
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Word before ear or horn
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Word before ear or horn
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Embarrassed
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Embarrassed
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___ Gardens
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___ Gardens
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Vietnam's ___ Ranh Bay
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