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New York Times: Sunday, February 17, 2008
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, February 17, 2008 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Henry Hook
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Words "beautifully marked in currants" in "Alice in Wonderland"
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Words "beautifully marked in currants" in "Alice in Wonderland"
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Common ___
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Common ___
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Make an example of
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Make an example of
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Destination in Genesis 8
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Destination in Genesis 8
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With 105-Across, what the answer to each starred clue starts with
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With 105-Across, what the answer to each starred clue starts with
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*Again
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*Again
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*Baseball's Willie Mays, with "the"
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*Baseball's Willie Mays, with "the"
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*Fiancé
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*Fiancé
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Glycerides, e.g.
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Glycerides, e.g.
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Football Hall-of-Famer Ernie
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Football Hall-of-Famer Ernie
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Home of Faa'a International Airport
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Home of Faa'a International Airport
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Lie
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Lie
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Jury pool
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Jury pool
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Watch-crystal holder
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Watch-crystal holder
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Villain
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Villain
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Ring results, briefly
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Ring results, briefly
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Bigwig
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Bigwig
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"Awesome!"
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"Awesome!"
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41
Next-to-last round
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Next-to-last round
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42
Little of France?
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Little of France?
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St. Louis, e.g.
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St. Louis, e.g.
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Brawl motivator
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Brawl motivator
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Crunch's title
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Crunch's title
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Rod holders
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Rod holders
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Photocopier choice
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Photocopier choice
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Hollow-point ammo
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Hollow-point ammo
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*Metal used for swords
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*Metal used for swords
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Stage awards
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Stage awards
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Butlers and maids
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Butlers and maids
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Be about to fall
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Be about to fall
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*Symbol of rejoicing for someone's long-awaited return
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*Symbol of rejoicing for someone's long-awaited return
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*Brownish-orange
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*Brownish-orange
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Lady-in-waiting in "Othello"
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Lady-in-waiting in "Othello"
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Lovers of expensive furs may put them on
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Lovers of expensive furs may put them on
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West Coast wine city
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West Coast wine city
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*Kind of ratio
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*Kind of ratio
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Divine
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Divine
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New York's ___-Fontanne Theater
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New York's ___-Fontanne Theater
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Supermarket lines?
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Supermarket lines?
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"We Need a Little Christmas" singer
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"We Need a Little Christmas" singer
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Hoop grp.
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Hoop grp.
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Alma mater for Neil Armstrong and Pat Nixon: Abbr.
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Alma mater for Neil Armstrong and Pat Nixon: Abbr.
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Close of day, to poets
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Close of day, to poets
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Gutter locale
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Gutter locale
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Thomas Mann's "Der ___ in Venedig"
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Thomas Mann's "Der ___ in Venedig"
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Attempts
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Attempts
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With 20-Down, airshow activities
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With 20-Down, airshow activities
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Jim who wrote "Ball Four"
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Jim who wrote "Ball Four"
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Indy champ Bobby
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Indy champ Bobby
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Dentist's concern
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Dentist's concern
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___ of vantage (good position for viewing)
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___ of vantage (good position for viewing)
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Split
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Split
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Split
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Split
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Like wiping one's dirty mouth on one's sleeve
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Like wiping one's dirty mouth on one's sleeve
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*Decelerating
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*Decelerating
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*Composer's due
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*Composer's due
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*Whatever happens
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*Whatever happens
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See 19-Across
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See 19-Across
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Cantankerous
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Cantankerous
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Not including
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Not including
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Inexact fig.
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Inexact fig.
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Magazine holders
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Magazine holders
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Mississippi quartet
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Mississippi quartet
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___ of thousands
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___ of thousands
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"___ Remember"
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"___ Remember"
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"Real Time" moderator
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"Real Time" moderator
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Tip reducer?
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Tip reducer?
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Variety of leather
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Variety of leather
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Exercised power over
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Exercised power over
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All the parts of a column except the bottom
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All the parts of a column except the bottom
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Stick
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Stick
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Accustom
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Accustom
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Actress Harper
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Actress Harper
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Diplomats' place: Abbr.
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Diplomats' place: Abbr.
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Ball handler?
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Ball handler?
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"Not I!" hearer
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"Not I!" hearer
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Titular Verdi role
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Titular Verdi role
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Laugh-a-minute
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Laugh-a-minute
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Both: Prefix
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Both: Prefix
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Curling goal
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Curling goal
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See 85-Across
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Author of the Oprah's Book Club selection "We Were the Mulvaneys"
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Author of the Oprah's Book Club selection "We Were the Mulvaneys"
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I's opposite on a clock
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I's opposite on a clock
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Improvises
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Improvises
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Bar personnel
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Bar personnel
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Light from a headlight
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Light from a headlight
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Rears
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Rears
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Cracker topper
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Cracker topper
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What 35-Down may do
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What 35-Down may do
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Jessica of "7th Heaven"
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Jessica of "7th Heaven"
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Done with
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Done with
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Tourist mecca near Venezuela
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Tourist mecca near Venezuela
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Relinquish
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Relinquish
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Passing remark?
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Passing remark?
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Sch. fair organizer
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Sch. fair organizer
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Schumacher of auto racing
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Schumacher of auto racing
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The "E" in H.R.E.: Abbr.
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The "E" in H.R.E.: Abbr.
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Violinist Mischa
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Violinist Mischa
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This, in Havana
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This, in Havana
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Cox's call
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Cox's call
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Spot
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Spot
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Manhattan street leading to the Williamsburg Bridge
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Manhattan street leading to the Williamsburg Bridge
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Guarantees
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Guarantees
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Sensory receptor in the ear
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Sensory receptor in the ear
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"Mon ___!"
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"Mon ___!"
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Loud, abrupt sound
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Loud, abrupt sound
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Dog of old comics
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Dog of old comics
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Denier's reply
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Denier's reply
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Aerobics technique
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Aerobics technique
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Winning
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Winning
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+
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+
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+
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+
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Impair through inactivity
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Impair through inactivity
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Atahualpa, e.g.
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Atahualpa, e.g.
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It may be + or -
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It may be + or -
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Act of kindness
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Act of kindness
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Soothsayer's subject
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Soothsayer's subject
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"Death in the Afternoon" figures
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"Death in the Afternoon" figures
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Muse of music
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Muse of music
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Creator of "Hägar the Horrible"
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Creator of "Hägar the Horrible"
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Hero
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Hero
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Part of many a Halloween outfit
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Part of many a Halloween outfit
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Noble partner
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Noble partner
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Fictional TV planet
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Fictional TV planet
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___ Fleming, central character in "The Red Badge of Courage"
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___ Fleming, central character in "The Red Badge of Courage"
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Dots on a map
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Dots on a map
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Home of 67-Across: Abbr.
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Home of 67-Across: Abbr.
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Top
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Top
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Not so friendly
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Not so friendly
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Capital of East Flanders
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Capital of East Flanders
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Fits (inside)
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Fits (inside)
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Reed instrument: Abbr.
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Reed instrument: Abbr.
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Pork cut
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Pork cut
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Liver in Lyon
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Liver in Lyon
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Braggadocio
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Braggadocio
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"No seats left"
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"No seats left"
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FedEx competitor
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Still
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