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New York Times: Sunday, February 23, 2003
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, February 23, 2003 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Nancy Salomon
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Many solvers do it here
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Many solvers do it here
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Language in which "kemosabe" means "white shirt"
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Language in which "kemosabe" means "white shirt"
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Losers' count
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Losers' count
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"Star Wars" droid
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"Star Wars" droid
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"You got it"
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"You got it"
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If need be
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If need be
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Criticize a hit miniseries?
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Criticize a hit miniseries?
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Nerve ending
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Nerve ending
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Security system part
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Security system part
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Tool next to a shovel, maybe
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Tool next to a shovel, maybe
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Magazine genre
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Duke
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Duke
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Obi-Wan ___
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Obi-Wan ___
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Pique
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Pique
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Criticize a big flop?
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Criticize a big flop?
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Bit of a stink
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Bit of a stink
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Between, in Orléans
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Between, in Orléans
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Passel
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Passel
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Attacker
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Attacker
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Soldier in Uris's "Battle Cry"
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Soldier in Uris's "Battle Cry"
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Percussion cap
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Percussion cap
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Hair feature
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Hair feature
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Draped garment
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Draped garment
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Slick stuff
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Slick stuff
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Criticize creative types?
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Rock music subgenre
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Rock music subgenre
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Brew
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Brew
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___ Saud (former Saudi king)
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___ Saud (former Saudi king)
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Pitch
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Pitch
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D-Day time
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D-Day time
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Pick-up expert?
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Pick-up expert?
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Election data
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Election data
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Drop one's guns
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Drop one's guns
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Eagle's nest
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Eagle's nest
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Granting grp.
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Granting grp.
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Pricing word
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Pricing word
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Author Harper
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Author Harper
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Gives the once-over
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Gives the once-over
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Criticize links?
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Criticize links?
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Swedish flier
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Swedish flier
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Chaplin née 39-Down
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Chaplin née 39-Down
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Gambling game
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Gambling game
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Experiences dizziness
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Experiences dizziness
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Lame
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Lame
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Troupe grp.
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Troupe grp.
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___ de soie (silk cloth)
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___ de soie (silk cloth)
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Worrier's worry
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Worrier's worry
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Travel guide?
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Travel guide?
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Criticize movers and shakers?
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Criticize movers and shakers?
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Grant of "Notorious"
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Grant of "Notorious"
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Pontiac, e.g.
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Pontiac, e.g.
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Make more powerful, with "up"
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Make more powerful, with "up"
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Pelvic parts
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Pelvic parts
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Cracks up
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Cracks up
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So far
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So far
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Flower named for a tragic figure in Greek myth
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Flower named for a tragic figure in Greek myth
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Criticize a pitcher?
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Slang for 55-Across
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Slang for 55-Across
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Move away
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Move away
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Zagreb native
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Zagreb native
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Booming orators
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Booming orators
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Prize
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Prize
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Oscar winner Berry
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Oscar winner Berry
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Suckers
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Suckers
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Straight
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Straight
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Business letter abbr.
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Fishing gear
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Fishing gear
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More than you'd like
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More than you'd like
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Gothic author Radcliffe
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___ favor
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___ favor
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Each
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Each
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Not aboveboard
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Not aboveboard
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Computer user's shortcut
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Computer user's shortcut
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"Barnaby Jones" star
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"Barnaby Jones" star
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Geometric fig.
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Geometric fig.
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Paucity of pep
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Paucity of pep
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Chantilly product
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Chantilly product
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Where pirates prey
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Where pirates prey
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Criticize angry bulls?
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Criticize angry bulls?
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QB's misfire: Abbr.
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QB's misfire: Abbr.
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Prefix with logical
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Prefix with logical
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Stock unit: Abbr.
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Stock unit: Abbr.
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Order in the court
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Order in the court
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Whirlybird whirlers
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Whirlybird whirlers
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Mideast V.I.P.
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Mideast V.I.P.
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March
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March
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Signs of life
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Signs of life
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Birdbrain
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Birdbrain
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Neighbor of Fiji
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Neighbor of Fiji
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New Jersey's state tree
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New Jersey's state tree
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"The Iceman Cometh" playwright
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"The Iceman Cometh" playwright
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British Labor prime minister
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British Labor prime minister
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Box office sign
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Box office sign
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Kind of chop
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Kind of chop
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Mil. authority
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Mil. authority
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Concrete
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Concrete
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Raiders' grp.
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Raiders' grp.
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Shady spot
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Shady spot
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Suffix with bull
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Suffix with bull
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No-goodnik
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No-goodnik
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Spare carrier
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Spare carrier
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Sierra Club founder John
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Sierra Club founder John
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Residents: Suffix
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Residents: Suffix
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"Waiting for Lefty" playwright
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"Waiting for Lefty" playwright
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Criticize a Yankee?
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Criticize a Yankee?
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Automaker Louis
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Automaker Louis
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VCR button
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VCR button
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Sartre novel
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Sartre novel
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French wine region
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French wine region
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Parent, e.g.
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Parent, e.g.
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Opposite of misses: Abbr.
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Opposite of misses: Abbr.
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One of the Clanton boys
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One of the Clanton boys
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False
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False
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Quick to yield
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Quick to yield
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Infant's illness
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Infant's illness
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Jungian "self"
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Jungian "self"
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Geneses
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Geneses
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Gentle sound
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Gentle sound
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A heap
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A heap
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Lead-in to nose or hair
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Lead-in to nose or hair
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Naturally-lit room
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Naturally-lit room
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Mom's specialty, briefly
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Mom's specialty, briefly
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Do doer
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Do doer
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Make believe
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Make believe
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Straw hat
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Straw hat
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Lowlands
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Lowlands
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Bibliog. info
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Bibliog. info
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"Crooklyn" actress Woodard
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"Crooklyn" actress Woodard
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Wild about
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Wild about
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Barrie bad guy
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Barrie bad guy
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Copperfield's bride
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Copperfield's bride
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Roll call absentee
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Roll call absentee
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Blue-green
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Blue-green
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Folies-Bergère designer
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Folies-Bergère designer
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Alts.
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Alts.
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So far
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So far
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Hacker
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Hacker
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Experiences
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Experiences
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Dutch city
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Dutch city
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Pro ___ (acting)
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