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New York Times: Sunday, December 22, 2002
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, December 22, 2002 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Frances Hansen
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Famed family of auto racers
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Famed family of auto racers
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Not lost
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Not lost
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Drug for a poison victim, maybe
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Drug for a poison victim, maybe
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Kind of eyes
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Kind of eyes
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Lallygags
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Lallygags
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In-flight
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In-flight
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Start of a Christmas verse
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Start of a Christmas verse
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Sandpapered
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Sandpapered
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Airport abbr.
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Airport abbr.
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___ Park, Colo.
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___ Park, Colo.
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Article in Die Zeit
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Article in Die Zeit
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"Damage" director
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"Damage" director
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Part of a car test course
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Rub
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Rub
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Mrs. John ___ (Pocahontas)
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Mrs. John ___ (Pocahontas)
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"___ calls?"
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"___ calls?"
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Not brilliant
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Not brilliant
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They're uplifting
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They're uplifting
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Event covered by paparazzi
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Event covered by paparazzi
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1917 Theda Bara role, informally
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1917 Theda Bara role, informally
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Mosque head
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Mosque head
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Verse, part 2
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Verse, part 2
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Oklahoma Indian
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Oklahoma Indian
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Utah skiing resort
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Utah skiing resort
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Field for a gov. or a sen.
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Field for a gov. or a sen.
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Gulf sight
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Gulf sight
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Casual time to start work
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Casual time to start work
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"O ___ babbino caro" (Puccini aria)
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"O ___ babbino caro" (Puccini aria)
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Removing one's hat in an elevator, e.g.
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Removing one's hat in an elevator, e.g.
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Where grapes are grown
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Where grapes are grown
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1930's-60's columnist who wrote "Washington Merry-Go-Round"
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1930's-60's columnist who wrote "Washington Merry-Go-Round"
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Not straight
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Not straight
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Epistle of the New Testament
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Epistle of the New Testament
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Pals
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Pals
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Not an exact fig.
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Not an exact fig.
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Big shock?
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Big shock?
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Nuclear event, in headlines
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Nuclear event, in headlines
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Rugged ridge
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Rugged ridge
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Came down
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Came down
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First of a Latin trio
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Verse, part 3
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Verse, part 3
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Withered
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Withered
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Skinny
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Skinny
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Roman called "the Censor"
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Roman called "the Censor"
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"Bus Stop" playwright
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"Bus Stop" playwright
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Viva-voce
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Viva-voce
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Abbr. after some church names
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Abbr. after some church names
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One cycle per second
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One cycle per second
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Enter the picture
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Enter the picture
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Vacation locale
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Vacation locale
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James ___, who wrote "The Thin Red Line"
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James ___, who wrote "The Thin Red Line"
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Go astray
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Hilton rival
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Hilton rival
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Tolkien cannibal
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Tolkien cannibal
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Whispers
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Whispers
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End of the verse
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End of the verse
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"Put your rear down!"
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"Put your rear down!"
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More squalid
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More squalid
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Head car, maybe
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Head car, maybe
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California county or its seat
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California county or its seat
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Purely extra
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Purely extra
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On high
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On high
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Terse critiques
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Linguist Chomsky
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Linguist Chomsky
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Mozart's "Dove ___"
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Mozart's "Dove ___"
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Brand in the frozen foods section
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Brand in the frozen foods section
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Put to flight
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Put to flight
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Actress Marceau of "Braveheart"
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Actress Marceau of "Braveheart"
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Knucklehead
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Knucklehead
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Baseball's Piniella
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Baseball's Piniella
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Melody
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Melody
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Intensifying word
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Intensifying word
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Grit
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Grit
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Wear away
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Wear away
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Hero's medal: Abbr.
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Hero's medal: Abbr.
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Comment from a lonely-heart
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Comment from a lonely-heart
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Half-___ (pipsqueaks)
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Half-___ (pipsqueaks)
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Cusp
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Cusp
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One of the Mamas and the Papas
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One of the Mamas and the Papas
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A helping hand
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A helping hand
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___-Magnon
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___-Magnon
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Urge
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Urge
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Most acute
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Most acute
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Marilyn Monroe feature
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Marilyn Monroe feature
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"When I was ___ ..."
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"When I was ___ ..."
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"The Name of the Rose" figure
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"The Name of the Rose" figure
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Beast
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Beast
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Betray, in a way
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Betray, in a way
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45-Across had one
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45-Across had one
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Tabula ___ (clean slate)
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Tabula ___ (clean slate)
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Nissan sedan
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Nissan sedan
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Ornamental cord on clothing
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Ornamental cord on clothing
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Soap plant
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Soap plant
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Kind of beam
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Kind of beam
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File
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File
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Florida collegian
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Florida collegian
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They precede many lists
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They precede many lists
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Bewails
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Bewails
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Inventor Howe
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Inventor Howe
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Photo ___
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Photo ___
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False
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False
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Indicate
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Indicate
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Attack
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Attack
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Central principle of Baha'ism
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Central principle of Baha'ism
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Stay
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Stay
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Soft shade
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Soft shade
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"The Flies" dramatist
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"The Flies" dramatist
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Scottish town of Sir Walter Scott's youth
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Scottish town of Sir Walter Scott's youth
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"Midnight Cowboy" role
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"Midnight Cowboy" role
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Survey choice
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Survey choice
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Funny Anne
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Funny Anne
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Relative of "Hmm ..."
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Relative of "Hmm ..."
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Down East
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Down East
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Last of a series
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Last of a series
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Might
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Might
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Lively
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Lively
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Film cartoon with the voice of Woody Allen
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Film cartoon with the voice of Woody Allen
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Gets comfortable with
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Gets comfortable with
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Growing amount?
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Growing amount?
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Lab subjects
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Lab subjects
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Limo occupant, perhaps
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Limo occupant, perhaps
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Played (around)
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Played (around)
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Hide, in a way
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Hide, in a way
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Self-titled 1986 R & B album
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Self-titled 1986 R & B album
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Grace, e.g.
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Grace, e.g.
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Robe material
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Robe material
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Wisecracked
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Wisecracked
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Directional suffix
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Directional suffix
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On earth
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On earth
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Rattles on
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Rattles on
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Country dance locale
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Country dance locale
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Popular cuisine
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Popular cuisine
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___ de combat
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___ de combat
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Start of North Carolina's motto
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No longer secret
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No longer secret
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Suntan lotion letters
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Suntan lotion letters
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Combat
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Combat
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Davis was its pres.
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Davis was its pres.
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Disencumber
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Disencumber
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Can. province
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