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New York Times: Sunday, February 16, 2003
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, February 16, 2003 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Charles M. Deber
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Whiz
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Whiz
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Trickster
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Trickster
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Italian town with frescoes by Giotto
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Italian town with frescoes by Giotto
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Personal excesses
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Personal excesses
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It borders Austria
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It borders Austria
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New York's ___ Falls
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New York's ___ Falls
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Campaign promise, maybe
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Campaign promise, maybe
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Clarence of the E Street Band
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Clarence of the E Street Band
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Vasco da Gama's lucky headgear?
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Vasco da Gama's lucky headgear?
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Most titillating
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Most titillating
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Paddles
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Paddles
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___ State College, in Massachusetts
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___ State College, in Massachusetts
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Bldg. overseer
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Bldg. overseer
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Woeful noises
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Woeful noises
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"Streamers" playwright David
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"Streamers" playwright David
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They're the tops
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They're the tops
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Town on Santa Monica Bay
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Town on Santa Monica Bay
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Unfairly charges
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Unfairly charges
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Mellow Mel
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Mellow Mel
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New Deal inits.
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New Deal inits.
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Important people on the scene, for short
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Important people on the scene, for short
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Stoolie of considerable interest?
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Stoolie of considerable interest?
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Suffix with planet
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___ Jima
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___ Jima
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Cub with a club
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O.K., say
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Suffix with glycer-
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Like some TV wrap-ups
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Like some TV wrap-ups
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"Peter Pan" dog
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"Peter Pan" dog
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Subject of the biography "An American Hero"
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Subject of the biography "An American Hero"
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Set out
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Set out
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Unexciting news about a missile?
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Unexciting news about a missile?
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Jai ___
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Jai ___
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Store
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Store
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College course on insects, for short
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College course on insects, for short
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War maker
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War maker
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Water logs?
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Water logs?
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Lighter charge
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Lighter charge
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Without imagination
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Without imagination
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One-third of a Beatles refrain
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One-third of a Beatles refrain
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Went over
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Went over
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N.Y.C. airport baggage letters
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N.Y.C. airport baggage letters
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Belief
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Belief
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Genealogist's work
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Genealogist's work
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Like Lady Macbeth
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Like Lady Macbeth
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"Yo te ___" (words of endearment)
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"Yo te ___" (words of endearment)
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Texas pop.?
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Texas pop.?
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Musical with the song "The Night They Invented Champagne"
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Musical with the song "The Night They Invented Champagne"
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Operations ___ (Army position)
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Operations ___ (Army position)
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Sight from the Quai d'Orsay
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Sight from the Quai d'Orsay
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Japanese port
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Japanese port
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Tributary
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Tributary
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Subway rider's wish
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Subway rider's wish
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Weeds
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Weeds
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Clemson athlete
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Clemson athlete
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It makes soap strong
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It makes soap strong
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"Over the Rainbow" composer
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"Over the Rainbow" composer
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Asia's shrinking ___ Sea
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Like much Lenny Bruce humor
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Signs of a "her-icane"?
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Signs of a "her-icane"?
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Perturb
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Perturb
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Relaxing
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Relaxing
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Move briskly
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Move briskly
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Suns' spot
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Suns' spot
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Liston and Bono
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Liston and Bono
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Post office employee
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Post office employee
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Bug-eyed ones, maybe: Abbr.
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Bug-eyed ones, maybe: Abbr.
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Gel
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Gel
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Epitome of simplicity
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Nutritional fig.
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Site for happy campers?
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Site for happy campers?
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___-Z (old Camaro)
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___-Z (old Camaro)
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The least a dog can make?
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The least a dog can make?
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Toyota model, once
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Toyota model, once
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Bankbook ID
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Bankbook ID
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Mex. Mrs.
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Mex. Mrs.
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Bribe
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Bribe
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Langston Hughes poem
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Langston Hughes poem
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To date
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To date
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Bad houseguest
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Bad houseguest
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"Little ___, you're really lookin' fine" (1964 lyric)
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"Little ___, you're really lookin' fine" (1964 lyric)
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X-ray doses
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X-ray doses
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Let out
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Let out
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Bad bacteria
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Bad bacteria
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Photocopied, informally
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Photocopied, informally
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Cuts off
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Cuts off
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Violin maker Nicolò
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Violin maker Nicolò
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Paul ___, Tony-winning dramatist for "Morning's at Seven"
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Paul ___, Tony-winning dramatist for "Morning's at Seven"
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Cause for a child's scolding
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Cause for a child's scolding
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Author Puzo
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Author Puzo
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Gullible ones
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Gullible ones
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Drops, as flies
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Drops, as flies
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Alphabet quartet
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Alphabet quartet
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Subdued hue
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Subdued hue
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Swedish money
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Swedish money
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Seed oil plants
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Seed oil plants
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Jason's vengeful ex-wife, in myth
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Jason's vengeful ex-wife, in myth
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Italian composer Albinoni
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Italian composer Albinoni
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Pope's scarflike vestment
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Pope's scarflike vestment
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Severity
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Severity
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Allan-___, Robin Hood companion
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Allan-___, Robin Hood companion
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Manages
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Manages
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Car in a Beach Boys song
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Car in a Beach Boys song
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Contest effort
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Contest effort
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Vow locale
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Vow locale
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Kelvinator competitor
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Kelvinator competitor
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Solemnly affirm
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Solemnly affirm
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Moolah
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Moolah
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Whatsoever
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Whatsoever
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Slow
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Slow
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Like some swarms
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Like some swarms
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Playwright Clifford
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Playwright Clifford
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Beethoven dedicatee
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Beethoven dedicatee
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Saclike
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Saclike
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Ostrichlike birds
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Ostrichlike birds
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Cause of a groom not being able to speak?
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Cause of a groom not being able to speak?
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"Live Free ___" (state motto)
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"Live Free ___" (state motto)
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Christmas containers?
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Christmas containers?
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Party leader, maybe
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Party leader, maybe
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Way out
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Way out
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Nut
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Nut
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Union member, in France
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Union member, in France
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She had a 1989 #1 hit "Don't Wanna Lose You"
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She had a 1989 #1 hit "Don't Wanna Lose You"
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Go back
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Go back
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Dotty
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Dotty
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Mug
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Mug
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Type type
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Type type
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"The Lord of the Rings" books, e.g.
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Sister of Melpomene
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Sister of Melpomene
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"Zelig" director
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"Zelig" director
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Handled
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Handled
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Section of le Tour de France
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Section of le Tour de France
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Prying
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Prying
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N.Y. commuter line
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N.Y. commuter line
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Mexico's Yaqui and others
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Mexico's Yaqui and others
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In medias ___
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In medias ___
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It may be picked
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It may be picked
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Former presidential inits.
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Former presidential inits.
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Standoff
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Standoff
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No. after a no.
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