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New York Times: Sunday, August 19, 2001
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, August 19, 2001 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
David J. Kahn
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Pachyderm of fiction
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Pachyderm of fiction
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Byword
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Byword
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Seville snack
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Seville snack
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Cookbook abbr.
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"He was my prize student"
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"He was my prize student"
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"The Time Machine" people
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"The Time Machine" people
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Snack brand that sponsored Dale Earnhardt
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"I used to catch him passing notes in class"
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"I used to catch him passing notes in class"
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Pastoral setting
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Pastoral setting
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Don with a gift of gab
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Don with a gift of gab
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Having more hair on one's chest
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Having more hair on one's chest
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Hospital lines
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Hospital lines
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Cowboys make them: Abbr.
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Cowboys make them: Abbr.
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Loads
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Loads
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"He was a real character"
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"He was a real character"
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Overplay
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Overplay
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Bank that may get in trouble?
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Bank that may get in trouble?
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Fossillike
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Fossillike
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Kings prophet
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Kings prophet
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Hugo contemporary
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Hugo contemporary
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Bygone Chinese ruler
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Bygone Chinese ruler
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Doing horribly
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Doing horribly
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"She loved to do homework"
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"She loved to do homework"
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It's half due
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It's half due
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Former Irish P.M. Cosgrave
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Former Irish P.M. Cosgrave
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Playing marble
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Playing marble
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Resin source
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Resin source
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Firecracker's path
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Firecracker's path
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Patches up
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Patches up
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Puccini's "___ Lescaut"
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Puccini's "___ Lescaut"
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"Cities of the Interior" novelist
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"Cities of the Interior" novelist
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Kind of action
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Kind of action
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Maven
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Maven
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Sudden contraction
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Sudden contraction
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Arrested
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Arrested
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1988 Olympics locale
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1988 Olympics locale
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Gate
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Gate
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Hero
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Hero
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Terrible shot, in hoops
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Terrible shot, in hoops
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Third son of 71-Down
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Third son of 71-Down
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Bartolommeo, for one
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Bartolommeo, for one
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"Romance languages interested her"
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"Romance languages interested her"
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Sympathize with
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Sympathize with
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"Z" actor
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"Z" actor
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Didn't withdraw
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Didn't withdraw
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Record protector
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Record protector
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Japan-based computer co.
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Japan-based computer co.
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St.-___, capital of Réunion
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St.-___, capital of Réunion
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Acquiesce
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Acquiesce
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"He was a fast learner"
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"He was a fast learner"
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A-mazed?
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A-mazed?
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Natl. Diabetes Awareness Month
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Natl. Diabetes Awareness Month
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Downed
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Downed
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Sycophant
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Sycophant
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Bookstore sect.
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Bookstore sect.
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Prefix with center
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Prefix with center
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"He used to make up unbelievable tales"
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"He used to make up unbelievable tales"
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Lhasa ___
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Lhasa ___
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Site of the smithy of Cyclops
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Site of the smithy of Cyclops
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"He had a very special effect on me"
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"He had a very special effect on me"
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Penury
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Penury
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Cannon of "Out to Sea"
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Cannon of "Out to Sea"
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Affectedly creative
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Affectedly creative
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"You're ___ talk!"
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"You're ___ talk!"
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Shout out
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Burn soother
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Key of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1
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Key of Tchaikovsky's Piano Concerto No. 1
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Cousin of "woof"
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"He always asked a lot of questions"
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"He always asked a lot of questions"
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Like some checkups
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Like some checkups
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Iditarod entrant
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Iditarod entrant
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Legal stds. maintainer
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Legal stds. maintainer
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Marvel
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Marvel
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Jason of the N.F.L.
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Jason of the N.F.L.
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Pop/funk singer ___ Marie
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Pop/funk singer ___ Marie
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In ___ (quiet)
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In ___ (quiet)
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Put forward
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Put forward
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Focused
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Focused
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From A ___
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From A ___
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Loss through emigration
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Loss through emigration
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Sampras asset
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Sampras asset
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Child's hopping game
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Child's hopping game
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One that's holding back?
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One that's holding back?
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Old World crow
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Old World crow
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Colorful flier
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Colorful flier
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Evening
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Evening
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What a follicle holds
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What a follicle holds
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Spanish subjects
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Spanish subjects
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Leisureliness
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Leisureliness
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Plenty perturbed
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Plenty perturbed
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Ex-TV host ___ Stewart
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Ex-TV host ___ Stewart
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Third of nine
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Third of nine
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It has a negative charge
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It has a negative charge
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Pricey
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Pricey
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Not just 67-Down
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Sale sign
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Sale sign
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Way to go: Abbr.
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Way to go: Abbr.
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Initial Bond offering?
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Initial Bond offering?
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It comes before Friday
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It comes before Friday
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Consider officially
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Consider officially
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Something to take when you're tired?
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Something to take when you're tired?
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Specialized (in)
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Specialized (in)
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Oily liquids used in dyemaking
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Oily liquids used in dyemaking
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"He was always looking up at the ceiling"
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"He was always looking up at the ceiling"
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Eyes, poetically
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Eyes, poetically
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Hits
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Hits
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Schleps
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Schleps
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Cleared (of)
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Cleared (of)
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See 83-Across
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Serious
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Serious
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Place for a firing
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Place for a firing
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Follow ___ (do detective work)
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Follow ___ (do detective work)
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Call
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Call
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Show some enthusiasm
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Show some enthusiasm
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Herded
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Herded
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Eastern wrap
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Eastern wrap
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___ parisienne
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___ parisienne
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Carpenter's need
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Carpenter's need
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And others too numerous to mention
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And others too numerous to mention
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Someone to see before retiring?
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Someone to see before retiring?
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Toy brand
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Toy brand
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Expels
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Expels
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Tight
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Tight
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Shah ___ (Taj Mahal builder)
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Shah ___ (Taj Mahal builder)
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Public storehouse
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Public storehouse
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Expressed amazement
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Expressed amazement
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Witchlike
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Witchlike
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Minneapolis suburb
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Minneapolis suburb
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Adar follower
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Adar follower
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Stage occupier
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Stage occupier
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Latvia's capital
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Latvia's capital
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Addison's "How are thy Servants blest? O Lord!"
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Addison's "How are thy Servants blest? O Lord!"
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Marsh growth
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Not ___ many words
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Not ___ many words
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Ground cover
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Ground cover
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___ Lingus
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___ Lingus
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Slangy "Au contraire!"
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Slangy "Au contraire!"
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Bleed
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