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New York Times: Sunday, December 3, 2000
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, December 3, 2000 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
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Souvenir item
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4
Where to see an El Greco
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Where to see an El Greco
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It picks up things with a dish
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It picks up things with a dish
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1974 animal movie with three sequels
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1974 animal movie with three sequels
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1977 Special Citation Pulitzer winner
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1977 Special Citation Pulitzer winner
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Rousseau work
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Rousseau work
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Lend ___ (listen)
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Lend ___ (listen)
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Youthful times
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Youthful times
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Boot camp boss
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Boot camp boss
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Temperature symbol
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Temperature symbol
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Communicate silently
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Communicate silently
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Shrub with showy blossoms
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Shrub with showy blossoms
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Tick off
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Tick off
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British foe, 1899-1902
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British foe, 1899-1902
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Forward
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Forward
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Entice
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Entice
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Rugged ridge
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Rugged ridge
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Before, once
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Before, once
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Club of song
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Club of song
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Economy airfare
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Economy airfare
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43
Ice
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Ice
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Alcott book "___ Boys"
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Alcott book "___ Boys"
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Agitated
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Agitated
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Sombreros and others
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Sombreros and others
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Many new numbers these days
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Many new numbers these days
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Linking verb
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Linking verb
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More than a stretch
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More than a stretch
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Kind of instinct
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Kind of instinct
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Fruit component
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Fruit component
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Charity
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Charity
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Writing no-no
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Writing no-no
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Savoy region
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Savoy region
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Wharf
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Wharf
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Two-legged support
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Two-legged support
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Cattle call?
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Cattle call?
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French Revolutionary played by Gérard Depardieu
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French Revolutionary played by Gérard Depardieu
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They've joined the family
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They've joined the family
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Jobs for dentists
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Jobs for dentists
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82
"Don't let go!"
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"Don't let go!"
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Jackie's hubby
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Jackie's hubby
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Off
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Off
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Gold digger's target
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Gold digger's target
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"___ I care!"
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"___ I care!"
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90
Museum worker's deg.
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Museum worker's deg.
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Love, to Luigi
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Love, to Luigi
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94
Easy on the eyes
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Easy on the eyes
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Earn
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Earn
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Some memorization
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Some memorization
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Acute
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Acute
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Popular puppet show
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Popular puppet show
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Tipper's needs?
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Tipper's needs?
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Jim Croce's "___ Name"
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Jim Croce's "___ Name"
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Poetic Muse
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Poetic Muse
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One may be under a bed
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One may be under a bed
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Rocker John
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Rocker John
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Partition
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Partition
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Not go by foot
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Not go by foot
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Salon employees
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Salon employees
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Palace figures
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Palace figures
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Mattress brand
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Mattress brand
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Snake's warning
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Down
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Mortarboard feature
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"Ally McBeal" woman
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"Ally McBeal" woman
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Marine plants with ribbonlike leaves
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Marine plants with ribbonlike leaves
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Researcher's goal, maybe
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Researcher's goal, maybe
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"Awesome!"
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"Awesome!"
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In the style of
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In the style of
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Actress Susan
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Actress Susan
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Sounds of shock
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Finally turned (to)
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Finally turned (to)
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One into collecting
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One into collecting
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Acute
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Acute
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Veep who's a "Jr."
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Veep who's a "Jr."
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Illicit cigarette
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Illicit cigarette
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Get into hot water?
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Get into hot water?
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Touched up
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Touched up
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Cad
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Cad
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Vertical departure, acronymically
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Vertical departure, acronymically
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Carpet source
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Carpet source
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Paradise
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Paradise
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"The Bostonians" actor, 1984
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"The Bostonians" actor, 1984
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Budapest-to-Belgrade dir.
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Budapest-to-Belgrade dir.
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Bushes are in it
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Bushes are in it
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Start of the año
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Start of the año
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Count, in music
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Count, in music
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Tough exams
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Tough exams
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Celebration of deliverance
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Celebration of deliverance
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Places for religious statues
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Places for religious statues
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Reel's partner
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Reel's partner
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Mrs., abroad
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Mrs., abroad
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Elbow
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Elbow
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"... ___ mouse?"
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"... ___ mouse?"
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Florida city, informally
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Florida city, informally
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Each
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Each
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Hurry
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Hurry
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Blue Bonnet, e.g.
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Blue Bonnet, e.g.
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Goals
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Goals
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201 on a slab
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201 on a slab
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Babyish
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Babyish
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Fed
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Fed
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Chicken order
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Chicken order
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Alphabet book phrase
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Alphabet book phrase
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Big e-tailing season
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Big e-tailing season
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Charged items
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Charged items
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Reminder
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Reminder
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Canada's ___ Morne National Park
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Canada's ___ Morne National Park
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Stat for Sosa
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Stat for Sosa
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Refrigerator name
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Refrigerator name
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Howlers
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Howlers
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This is a stick-up
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This is a stick-up
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Participate in court proceedings?
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Participate in court proceedings?
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Paddle
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Paddle
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This earns points: Abbr.
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This earns points: Abbr.
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Cub's place
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Cub's place
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Catch
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Catch
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Creeps
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Creeps
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Dream land
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Dream land
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Ginger cookies
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Ginger cookies
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Enzyme enabler
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Enzyme enabler
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Cigar holders
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Cigar holders
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Sitting through a bad piano recital, e.g.
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Sitting through a bad piano recital, e.g.
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Soldier, often
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Soldier, often
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Rap's Dr. ___
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Rap's Dr. ___
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Gobble up
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Gobble up
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"Peel ___ grape"
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"Peel ___ grape"
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Most exquisite
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Most exquisite
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Pianist Watts and others
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Pianist Watts and others
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They come and go
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They come and go
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Emphatic agreement
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Emphatic agreement
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Tatar leaders
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Tatar leaders
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Not solid-colored
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94-Across's opposite
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94-Across's opposite
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Morning eyeopener
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Morning eyeopener
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Skid row woe
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Skid row woe
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Neighbor of Oman: Abbr.
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Neighbor of Oman: Abbr.
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Relative of calypso
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Relative of calypso
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___ Aviv
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___ Aviv
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Dark horse
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