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New York Times: Sunday, October 9, 2005
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, October 9, 2005 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Kyle Mahowald
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Was in a blue state
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Was in a blue state
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"Hold on!"
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"Hold on!"
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"You go, ___!"
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"You go, ___!"
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Dr.'s order
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Dr.'s order
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Eyes?
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Eyes?
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Infrequent political event
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Infrequent political event
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1998 Sarah McLachlan hit
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1998 Sarah McLachlan hit
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Asian capital
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Asian capital
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Spanish dancers' residence?
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Spanish dancers' residence?
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Hit the links
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Hit the links
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Shore sights
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Shore sights
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Jerk
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Jerk
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Honey
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Honey
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Chin-ups and pull-ups develop them
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Charlemagne's domain: Abbr.
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Charlemagne's domain: Abbr.
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___ time
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___ time
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Monkey business
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Monkey business
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Author LeShan
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Author LeShan
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Israeli leaders?
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Israeli leaders?
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Words to a bride and groom
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Words to a bride and groom
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Take in
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Take in
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Lodge fellows
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Lodge fellows
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Removed
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Removed
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Shopper's aid
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Shopper's aid
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Captain of literature
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Captain of literature
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To-do
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To-do
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Not close gently
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Big name in antacids
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Island settled by shipwrecked colonists in 1609
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Island settled by shipwrecked colonists in 1609
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Run-in
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Run-in
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Classic sports car
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Classic sports car
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Old-fashioned education
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Old-fashioned education
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Zapper
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Zapper
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Sniffler's keepsake?
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Sniffler's keepsake?
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Melodious
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Melodious
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Astin of "Lord of the Rings"
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Astin of "Lord of the Rings"
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Keep out
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Keep out
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Aid in solving the disappearance of the Thin Man
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Car dealers' offerings
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Car dealers' offerings
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Member of a blended family
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Member of a blended family
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Trident-shaped letters
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One side of a debate
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One side of a debate
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Some tax advisers, for short
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Danger for sailors
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Danger for sailors
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Symbol of strength
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Symbol of strength
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Movie roll
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Movie roll
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Go in all directions
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Go in all directions
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___-American
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___-American
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Photogenic cats?
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Photogenic cats?
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Lush
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Lush
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Snaky swimmers
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Snaky swimmers
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Lines of praise
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Lines of praise
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Suffix with tank
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Bygone royal
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Bygone royal
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Square
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Square
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Danger for sailors
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Blue, perhaps
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Blue, perhaps
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Romeo or Juliet
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Romeo or Juliet
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Aging Nintendo icon?
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Aging Nintendo icon?
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Football stat.
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Football stat.
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Newton, e.g.
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Newton, e.g.
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Went smoothly
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Went smoothly
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___ being
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___ being
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Some batteries
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Some batteries
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Domain of the goddess Tethys
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Domain of the goddess Tethys
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Go above and beyond
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Go above and beyond
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Perfect, e.g.
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Perfect, e.g.
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City in 84-Down
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Whence the line "The True North strong and free"
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Can opener
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Can opener
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Women of Paris
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Women of Paris
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Purposely try to lose
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Mercury or Saturn
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Mercury or Saturn
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Put in order
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Put in order
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Brown family member
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Brown family member
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Puppeteer Tony
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Puppeteer Tony
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Collegiate Bulldog
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Collegiate Bulldog
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Where some think monsters live
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Where some think monsters live
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Rubberneck
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Rubberneck
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Waiting
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Waiting
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It can be thrown from a horse
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It can be thrown from a horse
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Let have it
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Let have it
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Optometrist's concern
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Optometrist's concern
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Some museum displays
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Some museum displays
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Overrun
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Overrun
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Souvenir buy
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Souvenir buy
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"You're crushing the watch!"?
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"You're crushing the watch!"?
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Itsy-bitsy
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Itsy-bitsy
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Oscar winner Benigni
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Oscar winner Benigni
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"That was bad"
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"That was bad"
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Camera attachment, informally
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Camera attachment, informally
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Happy ___
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Happy ___
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Pond plant
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Pond plant
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Pompon waver's cry
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Pompon waver's cry
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Crypt cover
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Crypt cover
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Gas pump's place?
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Gas pump's place?
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Moon of Uranus
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Moon of Uranus
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Gentlemen they're not
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Gentlemen they're not
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Regarding
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Regarding
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Star of "Scared to Death," 1947
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Star of "Scared to Death," 1947
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Men and women
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Men and women
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One that "eats shoots and leaves"
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One that "eats shoots and leaves"
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Encourage
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Encourage
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Animal catcher
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Animal catcher
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2000 Renée Zellweger title role
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2000 Renée Zellweger title role
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Dwarf with glasses
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Dwarf with glasses
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Displayed fear
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Displayed fear
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Milan's La ___
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Milan's La ___
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It weighs on astronauts
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It weighs on astronauts
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Put in prison
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Put in prison
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Sugar suffix
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Sugar suffix
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Hardy character
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Hardy character
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___ trick
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___ trick
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Headed toward
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Headed toward
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Blueprint detail
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Blueprint detail
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"Give me another chance," e.g.
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"Give me another chance," e.g.
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Toots
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Toots
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Sharpies, e.g.
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Sharpies, e.g.
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1-Down's state: Abbr.
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1-Down's state: Abbr.
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Hall of Fame football coach Tom
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Hall of Fame football coach Tom
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It has a giraffe mascot
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It has a giraffe mascot
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Rudolph's feature
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Rudolph's feature
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'Fore
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'Fore
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Herald
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Herald
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Bootlickers
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Bootlickers
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First name in aviation history
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First name in aviation history
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Roman Catholic period of prayer
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Roman Catholic period of prayer
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Hall-of-Famers
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Hall-of-Famers
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"The Simpsons" bartender
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"The Simpsons" bartender
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"Amen to that!"
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"Amen to that!"
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Symbol of sovereignty
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Symbol of sovereignty
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Keith Richards, e.g.
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Keith Richards, e.g.
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Past its prime
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Past its prime
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Director Kazan
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Director Kazan
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Fact-checks
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Fact-checks
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Bank letters
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Bank letters
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Make eyes at
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Make eyes at
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Latin 101 word
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Latin 101 word
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Hardly thorough
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Hardly thorough
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Tag on
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Tag on
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