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New York Times: Sunday, August 15, 2004
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, August 15, 2004 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
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North Sea tributary
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North Sea tributary
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World Cup chant
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World Cup chant
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Lightning sound
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Lightning sound
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Govt. security
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Govt. security
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"JFK" actor
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"JFK" actor
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Ill-fated
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Ill-fated
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Bounty competitor
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Bounty competitor
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Songwriter Greenwich
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Songwriter Greenwich
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Start of a quip by 58-Across
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Start of a quip by 58-Across
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"No More I Love You's" singer, 1995
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"No More I Love You's" singer, 1995
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4 on a fax machine
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4 on a fax machine
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"Holy Toledo!"
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"Holy Toledo!"
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Like some queens
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Like some queens
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___ many words
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___ many words
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"Ta-da!"
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"Ta-da!"
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Actress Zadora
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Actress Zadora
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Ones above 48-Acrosses
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Ones above 48-Acrosses
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Modern in Munich
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Modern in Munich
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Quip, part 2
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Quip, part 2
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Change from an R, say
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Turning points
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Turning points
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See 37-Across
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Bit of gel
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Bit of gel
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Yoga position
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Yoga position
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Birth-related
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Birth-related
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Levels
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Levels
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For dieters
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For dieters
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Source of the quip
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Source of the quip
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Quip, part 3
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Quip, part 3
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Sang-froid
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Sang-froid
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"Dear ___ ..."
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"Dear ___ ..."
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___ signum (here is the proof)
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___ signum (here is the proof)
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Opening word?
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Opening word?
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Pool wear
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Pool wear
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Meat-and-potatoes
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Meat-and-potatoes
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Audience
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Audience
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"Say ___" (1940 Andrews Sisters hit)
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"Say ___" (1940 Andrews Sisters hit)
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Former French president Coty and others
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Former French president Coty and others
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Quip, part 4
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Quip, part 4
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Late start at work, maybe
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Late start at work, maybe
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Remove, as from a habit
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Remove, as from a habit
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It's bad in France
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It's bad in France
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Thrown off
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Thrown off
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Potluck dinner staple
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Potluck dinner staple
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Brand of writing implements
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Brand of writing implements
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Buzzed
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Buzzed
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Top part of a form, usually
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Top part of a form, usually
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Where to see le soleil
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Where to see le soleil
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Quip, part 5
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Quip, part 5
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Quip, part 6
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Quip, part 6
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In a bottle for a long time
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In a bottle for a long time
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Major employer in Hiroshima
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Major employer in Hiroshima
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Krupp works city
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Krupp works city
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"Lord of the Rings" letters
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"Lord of the Rings" letters
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Calls for silence
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Calls for silence
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Word before an old name
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Ural River city
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Ural River city
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Least likely to attack
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Least likely to attack
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Quip, part 7
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Quip, part 7
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Camel, e.g., for short
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Camel, e.g., for short
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Saunter, e.g.
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Saunter, e.g.
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Certain baseball positions: Abbr.
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Certain baseball positions: Abbr.
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Leaves in the dust
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Leaves in the dust
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Kind of bean
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Kind of bean
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Celts play it
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Celts play it
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Elite Eight org.
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Elite Eight org.
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Eskimo knife
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Eskimo knife
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Plays, in a way
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Plays, in a way
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End of the quip
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"The Tattooed Girl" author
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"The Tattooed Girl" author
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Gumbo thickener
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Gumbo thickener
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Big event sites
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Big event sites
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Its capital is Oranjestad
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Its capital is Oranjestad
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Bleep out
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Bleep out
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Antiprohibitionist
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Antiprohibitionist
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Places for buttons
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Places for buttons
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Bandleader Kay
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Bandleader Kay
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Like some rebates
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Like some rebates
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Ancient ascetic
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Ancient ascetic
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Like drivers with records, maybe
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Like drivers with records, maybe
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Sheet music symbol
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Sheet music symbol
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Puzzlemaker Rubik
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Puzzlemaker Rubik
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Quaint
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Quaint
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Judge's study
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Judge's study
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Asylum seeker, maybe
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Asylum seeker, maybe
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Where "Quiet!" may be heard
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Where "Quiet!" may be heard
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Where Samson defeated the Philistines
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Where Samson defeated the Philistines
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Boston hrs.
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Boston hrs.
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Coors product
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Coors product
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Fanlike
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Fanlike
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Buddy
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Buddy
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It might be up to its neck in hot water
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It might be up to its neck in hot water
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Like bruises
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Like bruises
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Actress Chase
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Actress Chase
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Property law topic
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Property law topic
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One of two Virginia signers of the Declaration of Independence
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One of two Virginia signers of the Declaration of Independence
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1970's-80's Robert Urich show
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1970's-80's Robert Urich show
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Plus amount
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Plus amount
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They have it coming
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They have it coming
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City with a radio station that has the same call letters as the city's name
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City with a radio station that has the same call letters as the city's name
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Milliner's sale
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Milliner's sale
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Flush, now
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Flush, now
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Burrito meat
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Burrito meat
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Dame's introduction
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Dame's introduction
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Scottish hillside
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Scottish hillside
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Workout target
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Workout target
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Like a suit with a vest
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Like a suit with a vest
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Down too much
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Down too much
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Company with a good track record?
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Company with a good track record?
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Japanese mat
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Japanese mat
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Listed
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Listed
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"Venerable" English monk
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"Venerable" English monk
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Kindergarten stuff
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Kindergarten stuff
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Daytime show
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Daytime show
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Target Al Jazeera viewer
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Target Al Jazeera viewer
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Active ingredient in marijuana
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Active ingredient in marijuana
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Old protest grp.
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Old protest grp.
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General under Alexander the Great
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General under Alexander the Great
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"Don't gimme that!"
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"Don't gimme that!"
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Hit man?
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Hit man?
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PC troubleshooters
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PC troubleshooters
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Badlands sights
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Badlands sights
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Goat's cry
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Goat's cry
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Cygnus star
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Cygnus star
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Put on
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Put on
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___ Sheraton (hotel company)
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___ Sheraton (hotel company)
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Took the reins again
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Took the reins again
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Golf legend Gene
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Golf legend Gene
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Migratory fish
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Migratory fish
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Indian bread
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Indian bread
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Shipping concern
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Shipping concern
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Catch
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Catch
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Acclaimed
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Acclaimed
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Flag lieutenant
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Flag lieutenant
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Saguaro
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Saguaro
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Actress Campbell
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Actress Campbell
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Saloon selections
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Saloon selections
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Bake sale grps.
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Bake sale grps.
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Moon lander, for short
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Moon lander, for short
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Ultrasecret org.
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Ultrasecret org.
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Critical innings
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Critical innings
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"Shut your mouth!"
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"Shut your mouth!"
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Grazing groups
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Grazing groups
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Classic brand name in an oval logo
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Classic brand name in an oval logo
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Waste allowance
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Waste allowance
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Beanie
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Beanie
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Rubbish
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Rubbish
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Old White House nickname
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Old White House nickname
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Louvre, par exemple
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Louvre, par exemple
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Century plants and others
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Century plants and others
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"The Kingdom and the Power" author
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"The Kingdom and the Power" author
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Oven
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Oven
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Central Florida city
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Central Florida city
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Haitian monetary unit
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Haitian monetary unit
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Dripper
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Dripper
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One of the Three Wise Men
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One of the Three Wise Men
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Dust spreader
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Dust spreader
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Tough test, slangily
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Tough test, slangily
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___ blocker
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___ blocker
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Certain W.M.D.
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Transport in the country
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Transport in the country
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Court grp.
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Court grp.
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Garrison Dam's state: Abbr.
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Garrison Dam's state: Abbr.
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Weed
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Weed
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Haul
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Haul
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Couturier inits.
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Couturier inits.
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Distress
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Distress
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Dance step
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