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New York Times: Sunday, January 1, 2006
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, January 1, 2006 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Joe DiPietro
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Failures
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Failures
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Strolled
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Strolled
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Mob action
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Mob action
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Foothold facilitator
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Foothold facilitator
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Annual October event, with "the"
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Annual October event, with "the"
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"That really touched me"
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"That really touched me"
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Scene of some disgraceful one-nighters?
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Scene of some disgraceful one-nighters?
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Traffic caution
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Traffic caution
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Longtime Syrian president
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Longtime Syrian president
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Singer Redbone
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Singer Redbone
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Business honcho Perelman, who was once the richest man in America
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Business honcho Perelman, who was once the richest man in America
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Bad testimony
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Bad testimony
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Headline about a philanthropist's settled loan?
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Headline about a philanthropist's settled loan?
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Several periods
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Several periods
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Bribe
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Bribe
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Vacationer's destination
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Vacationer's destination
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Rudy's coach in "Rudy"
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Rudy's coach in "Rudy"
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Take off (on)
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Take off (on)
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Wife of Saturn
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Wife of Saturn
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Like a piece of cake
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Like a piece of cake
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"That'll do, thanks"
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"That'll do, thanks"
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"I'll say it again — I'm outta here"?
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"I'll say it again — I'm outta here"?
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A
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A
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Slows
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Slows
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Slow
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Slow
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Largest island in the Cyclades
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Largest island in the Cyclades
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It may blow when it's hot
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It may blow when it's hot
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Prefix with angular
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Prefix with angular
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Pour
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Pour
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Made privy to
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Made privy to
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Darning some smelly socks?
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Darning some smelly socks?
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Early French settler in the Maritimes
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Early French settler in the Maritimes
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"Oxford Blues" star, 1984
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"Oxford Blues" star, 1984
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Fitness centers
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Fitness centers
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Meticulousness
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Meticulousness
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"Julius Caesar" role
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"Julius Caesar" role
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When repeated, a South Seas getaway
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When repeated, a South Seas getaway
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Tattered Tom's creator
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Tattered Tom's creator
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D.C. setting
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Item on a busboy's to-do list?
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Item on a busboy's to-do list?
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Donne, for one
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Donne, for one
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Spent
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Spent
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Behind
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Behind
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Bygone time
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Bygone time
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Notebook maker
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Notebook maker
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Can't stand
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Can't stand
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Diving bird
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Diving bird
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Grp. with some crack staff
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Grp. with some crack staff
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Retrieves a phone message again?
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Retrieves a phone message again?
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Had something
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Had something
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Kicks
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Kicks
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Ill-gotten gains
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Old Russian ruler known as "The Moneybag"
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Old Russian ruler known as "The Moneybag"
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Big cheese?
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Big cheese?
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Drive Dali back?
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Drive Dali back?
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Occupied, as a saddle
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Occupied, as a saddle
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Irish P.M. Ahern
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Irish P.M. Ahern
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Calm
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Calm
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Running out of gas
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Running out of gas
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Vital ratings period
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Vital ratings period
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Password preceder
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Password preceder
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Bologna bread, once
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First-rate
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Perks (up)
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Perks (up)
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Skater Hughes
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Skater Hughes
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Moving experience?
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Moving experience?
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It makes waves
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It makes waves
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Bloodless
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Bloodless
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Recounted account
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Recounted account
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"The Professor: A Tale" novelist
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"The Professor: A Tale" novelist
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Turned on
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Turned on
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Clown's foot spec, maybe
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Clown's foot spec, maybe
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Cable alternative
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Cable alternative
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Wisconsin college town
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Wisconsin college town
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Egyptian god of the universe
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Egyptian god of the universe
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Mid-millennium year
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Mid-millennium year
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Curse
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Curse
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Walled city near Madrid
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Walled city near Madrid
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Contents of lamps, maybe
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Contents of lamps, maybe
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Just beat
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Just beat
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Played pat-a-cake
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Played pat-a-cake
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Blue
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Blue
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Secure
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Secure
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___ mgr.
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___ mgr.
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Actor Atkinson, player of Mr. Bean
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Actor Atkinson, player of Mr. Bean
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"The Faerie Queene" character
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"The Faerie Queene" character
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Faerie land
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Faerie land
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One of TV's Ewings
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One of TV's Ewings
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Work units
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Work units
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Go wild
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Go wild
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Opening-night celebration
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Opening-night celebration
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Md. town near Baltimore
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Md. town near Baltimore
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Reject
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Reject
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Fairy tale character
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Fairy tale character
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"O.K. by me"
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"O.K. by me"
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TV journalist David
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TV journalist David
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Minute
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Minute
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PC character system
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PC character system
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Slate, e.g.
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Slate, e.g.
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Put ___ on (go for at auction)
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Put ___ on (go for at auction)
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___ directed
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___ directed
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"It's about time!"
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"It's about time!"
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Bit of evidence
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Bit of evidence
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Frequent English football score
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Frequent English football score
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Late name in rap
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Late name in rap
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Toy on a track
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Toy on a track
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Online shoppers might use it
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Online shoppers might use it
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Unsuitable
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Unsuitable
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Gen. ___ E. Lee
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Gen. ___ E. Lee
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Old draft category
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Old draft category
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___ Buena, Calif.
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___ Buena, Calif.
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Came home dusty?
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Came home dusty?
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"Put it here," basically
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"Put it here," basically
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Prefix with nitrile
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Farm plant also called lucerne
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Farm plant also called lucerne
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To be over there?
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To be over there?
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Mother of Hades
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Mother of Hades
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Country name
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Country name
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Place at the start
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Place at the start
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Pin holder
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Pin holder
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.001 inch
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.001 inch
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"Ri-i-i-i-ight!"
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"Ri-i-i-i-ight!"
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City connected to the Sunshine Skyway Br.
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City connected to the Sunshine Skyway Br.
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Nickname of baseball's Leo Durocher
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Nickname of baseball's Leo Durocher
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Hibachi chef's pride
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Hibachi chef's pride
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1969 Hoffman role
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1969 Hoffman role
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Novelist Canin
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Novelist Canin
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Senior Tour golfer Calvin
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Senior Tour golfer Calvin
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Bright
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Bright
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Someone ___ problem
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Someone ___ problem
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Dodge
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Dodge
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Purim month
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Purim month
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Denier's comment
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Denier's comment
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Hot
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Hot
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Queen ___
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Queen ___
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Across the street from: Abbr.
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Across the street from: Abbr.
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N.F.L. ball carriers
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N.F.L. ball carriers
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"That's gross!"
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"That's gross!"
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School opening?
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School opening?
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The Fighting Tigers, for short
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