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New York Times: Sunday, July 31, 2005
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, July 31, 2005 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Mark Feldman
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Ballpark figures
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Ballpark figures
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Tourer with Carreras and Domingo
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Tourer with Carreras and Domingo
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Genesis event, with "the"
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Genesis event, with "the"
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Notarized doc., e.g.
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Notarized doc., e.g.
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Egg drop?
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Egg drop?
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Lower small intestines
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Lower small intestines
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Kowtow
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Kowtow
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Doesn't cry uncle
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Doesn't cry uncle
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Basketry material
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Basketry material
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One who's far from a fan
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One who's far from a fan
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Like shrinking violets
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Like shrinking violets
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Cordovan and kid, e.g.
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Cordovan and kid, e.g.
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Camaraderies
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Camaraderies
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French mathematician Marin ___
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French mathematician Marin ___
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Image depicted by this puzzle, after it's solved
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Image depicted by this puzzle, after it's solved
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Throng
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Throng
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Some cosmetics
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Some cosmetics
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Conseco Fieldhouse team
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Conseco Fieldhouse team
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Bidding doers
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Bidding doers
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One with a nice bod
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One with a nice bod
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It has moles: Abbr.
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It has moles: Abbr.
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While getting there
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While getting there
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Calendar mo.
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Calendar mo.
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Not practiced
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Not practiced
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Bit of workout gear
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Bit of workout gear
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Symbols of happiness
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Symbols of happiness
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"Huh-uh"
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"Huh-uh"
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Something noticed at a fish market
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Something noticed at a fish market
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Essential nutrient
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Essential nutrient
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Primrose variety
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Primrose variety
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Sniff around
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Sniff around
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Refuse receptacle
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Refuse receptacle
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Day's end: Abbr.
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Day's end: Abbr.
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Spreadsheet fill
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Spreadsheet fill
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Fair feature
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Fair feature
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Vane dir.
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Vane dir.
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Agnus ___
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Agnus ___
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Come out of denial
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Come out of denial
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Gershwin musical
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Gershwin musical
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Env. contents
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Env. contents
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Joule parts
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Joule parts
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Slight irregularities
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Slight irregularities
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Ran while wet
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Ran while wet
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Clown's cover-up
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Clown's cover-up
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Really roughs up
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Really roughs up
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Dignity restorer
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Dignity restorer
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Thin mug with sharp features
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Thin mug with sharp features
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Bill of Rights subj.
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Bill of Rights subj.
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Compact things
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Compact things
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Giant of a Giant
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Giant of a Giant
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Hand holder?
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Hand holder?
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It's not necessarily the real worth
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It's not necessarily the real worth
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Go for the gold?
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Go for the gold?
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Helmsman's headache
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Helmsman's headache
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Was in a meet, maybe
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Was in a meet, maybe
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Take ___ (drop off briefly)
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Take ___ (drop off briefly)
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Bean source
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Bean source
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Hair feature
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Hair feature
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Memorable times
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Memorable times
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Senior airman's superior: Abbr.
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Senior airman's superior: Abbr.
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Hindu wonder-worker: Var.
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Hindu wonder-worker: Var.
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Heroine in Bizet's "The Pearl Fishers"
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Heroine in Bizet's "The Pearl Fishers"
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Ones in charge: Abbr.
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Ones in charge: Abbr.
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Conference start?
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Conference start?
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Regular
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Regular
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Novelist O'Brien and others
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Novelist O'Brien and others
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Out-of-commission cruisers: Abbr.
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Out-of-commission cruisers: Abbr.
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Operates
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Operates
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Feels dizzy
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School in La Jolla: Abbr.
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School in La Jolla: Abbr.
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She might cite you
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She might cite you
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Commonplace
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Commonplace
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Cork up
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Cork up
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Look that says nothing
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Look that says nothing
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Forestall
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Forestall
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Somme sight
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Somme sight
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European river source
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European river source
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Ill-considered
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Ill-considered
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"Our Gang" affirmative
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"Our Gang" affirmative
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Wee warbler
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Wee warbler
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Transparent linen
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Transparent linen
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Communicate (with)
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Communicate (with)
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Stocking stuff
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Stocking stuff
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Unpleasant sort
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Unpleasant sort
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Jack Lemmon's "Days of Wine and Roses" co-star
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Jack Lemmon's "Days of Wine and Roses" co-star
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Metallica drummer Ulrich
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Metallica drummer Ulrich
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Proverbial payee
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Proverbial payee
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County whose seat is Alamogordo
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County whose seat is Alamogordo
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Tamari sauce and the like
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Tamari sauce and the like
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"The Nazarene" novelist
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"The Nazarene" novelist
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Stands out significantly
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Stands out significantly
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Like some blocks
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Like some blocks
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Provider of creature comforts?: Abbr.
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Provider of creature comforts?: Abbr.
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Cloverleaf component
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Cloverleaf component
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Water cannon target
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Water cannon target
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Twice
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Twice
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Goes down
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Goes down
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Litter box cry
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Litter box cry
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"D-OH" person, e.g.
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"D-OH" person, e.g.
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Those with clout
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Title type, often
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Title type, often
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Anatomical dividers
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Anatomical dividers
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Finished off
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Finished off
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Be humiliated
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Be humiliated
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Antenna holder
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Antenna holder
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Singer called "The Little Sparrow"
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Singer called "The Little Sparrow"
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First name of "America's Mayor"
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First name of "America's Mayor"
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Give up
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Give up
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Afflicted with root rot, perhaps
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Afflicted with root rot, perhaps
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Repeatedly raise the bar?
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Repeatedly raise the bar?
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Period of high artistic development
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Period of high artistic development
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Ethnically diverse
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Ethnically diverse
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Mathlete, stereotypically
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Mathlete, stereotypically
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Oberhausen outburst
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Oberhausen outburst
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"Angels of mercy," briefly
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"Angels of mercy," briefly
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Broadway lyricist Rice
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Broadway lyricist Rice
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Gangster moniker
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Gangster moniker
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Not in profile
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Not in profile
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Airborne Express alternative
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Airborne Express alternative
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Quotation qualification
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Quotation qualification
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Nod, maybe
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Nod, maybe
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Letters on undies
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Letters on undies
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Marijuana's chief intoxicant: Abbr.
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Aquatic zappers
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Smallish items on rods
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Smallish items on rods
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Surrounders of light switches
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Surrounders of light switches
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Extra horsepower, slangily
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Extra horsepower, slangily
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Electrify
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Electrify
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Limp
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Limp
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King and queen
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King and queen
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Formation between two edges of a polyhedron
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Formation between two edges of a polyhedron
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Pound sounds
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Pound sounds
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Target alternative
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Target alternative
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Glad supporters
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Glad supporters
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___ monster
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___ monster
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Matter for a judge
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Matter for a judge
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107-Down assignees, for short
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107-Down assignees, for short
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Lottery-running org.
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Lottery-running org.
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Three-time World Series of Poker champ ___ Ungar
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Three-time World Series of Poker champ ___ Ungar
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Warm covering
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