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New York Times: Sunday, August 13, 2006
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, August 13, 2006 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Derrick Niederman
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Pitch in
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Sight near an igloo
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Show utter disrespect to
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Something in France
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Something in France
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Plastic surgeon's target
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Plastic surgeon's target
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*Discount brokerage formed in 1996
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*Discount brokerage formed in 1996
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*Site of a famous drawing?
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*Site of a famous drawing?
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Scorch
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Scorch
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My dear man
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My dear man
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Run the show
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Run the show
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Ratio phrase
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Hardly raining?
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Hardly raining?
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*Writer who coined the word "booboisie"
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*Writer who coined the word "booboisie"
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Wane
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Wane
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Fee follower
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Fee follower
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Biological rings
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Biological rings
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Satellite counterpart
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*Deceased writer whose work was the basis for a hit 2005 film
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*Deceased writer whose work was the basis for a hit 2005 film
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Kiss, in "Harry Potter"
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Kiss, in "Harry Potter"
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Former Span. money
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Former Span. money
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Something a bride may have
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Something a bride may have
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Newsman Potter and others
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Newsman Potter and others
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Doll
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Doll
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Old man of the sea, to Homer
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Old man of the sea, to Homer
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Pop
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Pop
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How 265-pound football Hall-of-Famer Larry Little was named?
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How 265-pound football Hall-of-Famer Larry Little was named?
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Legal hearing
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Legal hearing
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Bonus
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Bonus
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1939 Best Picture nominee banned in the Soviet Union
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1939 Best Picture nominee banned in the Soviet Union
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Year Chaucer died
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Year Chaucer died
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*Kids' cookie makers, informally
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*Kids' cookie makers, informally
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Folk duo ___ & Sylvia
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Folk duo ___ & Sylvia
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Johnnycake
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Johnnycake
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Porcelain piece
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Alpine sight
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Some takeout
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Some takeout
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Spy, at times
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Spy, at times
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Damned doctor
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Damned doctor
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First two words of "Waltzing Matilda"
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First two words of "Waltzing Matilda"
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Building contractor's study
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Building contractor's study
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These provide relief
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These provide relief
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___Kosh B'Gosh
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___Kosh B'Gosh
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Language whose name means "army"
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Language whose name means "army"
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*1970's-80's TV villain
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*1970's-80's TV villain
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Knick rival
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Knick rival
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French West Indies isle, informally
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French West Indies isle, informally
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Bit of a comic
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Bit of a comic
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Peter the Great's co-czar
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Peter the Great's co-czar
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*It was retired in 2005
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*It was retired in 2005
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Chestnut
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Chestnut
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Make ___ for it
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Capital of Belarus
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Capital of Belarus
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As well
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As well
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Daily ___, "Spider-Man" newspaper
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Daily ___, "Spider-Man" newspaper
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*QB who was the 1963 Player of the Year
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*QB who was the 1963 Player of the Year
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*World order
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*World order
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Dumps
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Dumps
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"Mission: Impossible" types
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"Mission: Impossible" types
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Skip
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Skip
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Seven ___
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Seven ___
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Treat as a villain
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Its logo is four rings
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Iced, with "up"
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Waste
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Waste
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*Measure of brightness
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*Measure of brightness
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Attorney's advice
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Attorney's advice
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Breviloquent
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Breviloquent
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Peewee
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Peewee
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Record producer ___ Adler
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Record producer ___ Adler
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Latin 101 verb
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Latin 101 verb
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Regard
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Regard
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Barefoot
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Barefoot
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"Gotta catch 'em all!" sloganeer
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"Gotta catch 'em all!" sloganeer
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Its logo is five rings: Abbr.
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Its logo is five rings: Abbr.
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How Holmes beat Ali in '80
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How Holmes beat Ali in '80
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How chicken à la king may be served
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How chicken à la king may be served
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Scandinavian language, to natives
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Scandinavian language, to natives
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Milk purchases: Abbr.
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Milk purchases: Abbr.
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In the main
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In the main
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Fill up
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Fill up
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University of North Carolina
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University of North Carolina
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Prot., for example
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Some college staff
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Some college staff
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Tree that's a symbol of sorrow
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Tree that's a symbol of sorrow
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"Don't Bring Me Down" grp., 1979
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"Don't Bring Me Down" grp., 1979
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Pesters
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Pesters
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Continental abbr.
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Continental abbr.
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*It provided tires for Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis
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*It provided tires for Lindbergh's Spirit of St. Louis
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Good relations
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Good relations
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"Just ___!"
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"Just ___!"
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French Dadaist
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French Dadaist
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Ones getting coll. counseling, maybe
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Ones getting coll. counseling, maybe
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Harry Bailly, in "The Canterbury Tales"
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Harry Bailly, in "The Canterbury Tales"
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*Not for everyone
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*Not for everyone
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___ blue streak
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___ blue streak
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Kind of race
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Kind of race
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Go with
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Go with
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Setting for part of Kerouac's "On the Road"
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Setting for part of Kerouac's "On the Road"
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Kind of symbol
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Kind of symbol
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Precipitate
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Precipitate
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What Indiana once pursued
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What Indiana once pursued
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River to the Danube
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River to the Danube
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"A seductive liar": George W. Ball
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"A seductive liar": George W. Ball
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Grp. with balls and strikes
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Grp. with balls and strikes
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Ending with cash
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Ending with cash
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Singer Marilyn
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Singer Marilyn
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Film executive Harry and others
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Film executive Harry and others
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#26 of 26
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#26 of 26
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Fall behind
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Fall behind
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Brussels-to-Amsterdam dir.
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Brussels-to-Amsterdam dir.
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Nice ones
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Nice ones
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Neighbor of Rom.
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Neighbor of Rom.
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Lab safety org.?
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Lab safety org.?
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Hot and heavy, e.g.: Abbr.
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Crosswords, say
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Crosswords, say
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The Runnin' Rebels, for short
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The Runnin' Rebels, for short
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Mach 1 passer
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Like Larry of the Three Stooges, surprisingly
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Like Larry of the Three Stooges, surprisingly
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Healthy amount
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Healthy amount
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Football positions: Abbr.
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Football positions: Abbr.
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Pioneering German auto
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Pioneering German auto
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___ boost
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___ boost
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Barbara on the cover of 15 TV Guides
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Barbara on the cover of 15 TV Guides
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"Apollo 13" actor
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"Apollo 13" actor
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Symbol of perfection
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Symbol of perfection
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*Beetles
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*Beetles
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Lee of the old Milwaukee Braves
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Lee of the old Milwaukee Braves
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Look inside
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Look inside
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Quiet, now
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Quiet, now
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Truth, old-style
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Truth, old-style
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Figure (out)
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Figure (out)
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Common arthroscopy site
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Common arthroscopy site
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Mountain West Conference team
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Actress Gershon
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Actress Gershon
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1990's Senate majority leader
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1990's Senate majority leader
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Nav. designation
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Nav. designation
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Zenith
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Zenith
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Singing syllable
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Singing syllable
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Zenith rival
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Zenith rival
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Chou En-___
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