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New York Times: Sunday, March 23, 2003
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, March 23, 2003 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Con Pederson
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City district
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City district
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Ricky Martin's "Livin' La ___ Loca"
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Ricky Martin's "Livin' La ___ Loca"
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Disqualify
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Disqualify
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End even
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Lab gel
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Lab gel
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Mil. school
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Mil. school
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Places for matches
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Places for matches
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Foolhardy
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Foolhardy
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Great ___
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Great ___
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Like flies caught by flypaper?
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Like flies caught by flypaper?
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Parts cut off
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Parts cut off
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Ouzo flavoring
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Ouzo flavoring
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1980's pop group ___ Tuesday
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1980's pop group ___ Tuesday
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Aromatic compound
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Bringing up young nudists?
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Bringing up young nudists?
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Not live
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Not live
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U.S. C.
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U.S. C.
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"The Hallucinogenic Toreador" painter
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"The Hallucinogenic Toreador" painter
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City on the Tanaro River
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City on the Tanaro River
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Dish served with sauce
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Dish served with sauce
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Inefficient way to harvest sugar?
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Inefficient way to harvest sugar?
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Mother-___
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Mother-___
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Man of Cannes
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Man of Cannes
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Romance lang.
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Romance lang.
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By
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By
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Wordless response
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Pearl ___ (aquarium fish)
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Pearl ___ (aquarium fish)
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Word with price or brain
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Forest doings
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Forest doings
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Worthless coupons?
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Worthless coupons?
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"___ noches"
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"___ noches"
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Pharmaceutical giant
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Pharmaceutical giant
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Something that begins foolishly?
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Something that begins foolishly?
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Part of SST
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Part of SST
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Evening event
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Evening event
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Cry from a con man spotting an easy mark?
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Cry from a con man spotting an easy mark?
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Dullard
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Dullard
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Passes on
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Passes on
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Loathe
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Loathe
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Mouth piece
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Mouth piece
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Jehoshaphat's father
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Jehoshaphat's father
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Sign on a grade school door
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Sign on a grade school door
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Shine
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Shine
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"Must've been something ___"
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"Must've been something ___"
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Outback greeting?
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Outback greeting?
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Elm, e.g.
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Elm, e.g.
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Author Jorge ___ Borges
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Author Jorge ___ Borges
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Backpack snack
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Gray
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Gray
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Missing
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Missing
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Consider blowing the whistle at work?
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Consider blowing the whistle at work?
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Pastel shade
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Pastel shade
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___ chi
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___ chi
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Boost
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Boost
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Q ___ queen
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Q ___ queen
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Bartender's complete guide to spritzers?
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Bartender's complete guide to spritzers?
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One up all night at camp?
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One up all night at camp?
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Disillusioned query
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Disillusioned query
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Mr. of the comics
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Mr. of the comics
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Times of anticipation
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Times of anticipation
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Art Deco signature
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Art Deco signature
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Grating sound
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Grating sound
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Small bridge limit, maybe
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Small bridge limit, maybe
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Balance
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Balance
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Brand
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Brand
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Stork or crane
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Guam's capital, old-style
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The Amazing ___ (noted magician)
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The Amazing ___ (noted magician)
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Equestrian event
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Liberty ___ (Lee Marvin role)
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Liberty ___ (Lee Marvin role)
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It's sweet on sweets
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It's sweet on sweets
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Lifeboat hoist
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Lifeboat hoist
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"___ fit for a king"
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"___ fit for a king"
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Hardly the most prestigious paper
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Hardly the most prestigious paper
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"___ tu che macchiavi" (Verdi lyric)
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"___ tu che macchiavi" (Verdi lyric)
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Suffix with helio- or ethno-
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Free
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Free
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Comic Mort
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Comic Mort
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Lubbock-to-Abilene dir.
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Lubbock-to-Abilene dir.
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For emergencies only
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For emergencies only
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Devotee of 99-Down
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Devotee of 99-Down
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Take ___ in the right direction
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Take ___ in the right direction
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Invitation heading
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Invitation heading
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Essential
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Essential
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Big name in writing implements
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Big name in writing implements
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"___ dien" (Prince of Wales's motto)
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"___ dien" (Prince of Wales's motto)
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Sit in the sun
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Sit in the sun
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2001 biopic
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2001 biopic
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Fed. workplace monitor
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Fed. workplace monitor
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Bus. envelope notation
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Bus. envelope notation
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Places by the tracks: Abbr.
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Places by the tracks: Abbr.
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"'Tain't nothin'!"
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"'Tain't nothin'!"
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Like some muscles
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Like some muscles
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Acknowledge
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Acknowledge
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Lift, as ice cubes
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Lift, as ice cubes
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Ape
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Ape
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Sephia maker
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Sephia maker
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Friendly, as an older relative, say
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Friendly, as an older relative, say
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Sister ship of 104-Down
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Sister ship of 104-Down
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Truck stop sign
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Truck stop sign
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Transforms on screen
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Transforms on screen
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Blocks in Atlantic City
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Blocks in Atlantic City
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Tailspin
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Tailspin
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___ Sea, south of the Philippines
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___ Sea, south of the Philippines
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Receiving party?
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Receiving party?
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Benefit
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Benefit
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Cousin of ante-
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Cousin of ante-
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Burning feeling
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Burning feeling
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Noted Los Alamos scientist
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Noted Los Alamos scientist
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Rimbaud's "___ saison en enfer"
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Rimbaud's "___ saison en enfer"
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Zoological opening
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Zoological opening
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Side dish
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Side dish
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Yorkshire river
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Yorkshire river
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Asian autocrat of old
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Asian autocrat of old
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Fisherman's wish
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Fisherman's wish
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Olympics sticker
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Olympics sticker
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Gray removers
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Gray removers
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Doctrine
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Doctrine
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Full of energy
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Full of energy
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Drop
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Drop
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"Chicago" co-star, 2002
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"Chicago" co-star, 2002
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Keeps saying
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Keeps saying
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Batting position
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Batting position
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Next to
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Next to
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"Mazel ___!"
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"Mazel ___!"
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Most moist
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Most moist
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One in a dozen
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One in a dozen
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___ Alto
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___ Alto
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Tree with catkins
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Tree with catkins
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Regional life
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Regional life
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Blind parts
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Blind parts
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Emperor ___ Selassie I
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Emperor ___ Selassie I
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A smaller number
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A smaller number
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"Uncle"
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"Uncle"
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Mysterious characters
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Mysterious characters
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Ship that brought the Statue of Liberty to the U.S.
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Ship that brought the Statue of Liberty to the U.S.
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Sister ship of 48-Down
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Sister ship of 48-Down
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Calculator key
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Calculator key
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Weak
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Weak
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A doubleheader
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A doubleheader
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Sticky stuff
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Channel owned by Viacom
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Channel owned by Viacom
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