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New York Times: Sunday, April 20, 2008
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, April 20, 2008 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
John Farmer
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Thing in a case
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Thing in a case
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1960s-'80s Red Sox legend, informally
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In the cellar
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In the cellar
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Org. that promotes adoption
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Org. that promotes adoption
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"Poor venomous fool," in "Antony and Cleopatra"
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"Poor venomous fool," in "Antony and Cleopatra"
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Pumpkin-picking time: Abbr.
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Pumpkin-picking time: Abbr.
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"Sons and Lovers" Oscar nominee Mary
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"Sons and Lovers" Oscar nominee Mary
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Expected
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Expected
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King of comedy
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King of comedy
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Going rate?: Abbr.
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Going rate?: Abbr.
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1941 Henry Luce article that coined a name for an era
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1941 Henry Luce article that coined a name for an era
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Barcelona Olympics prize
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Barcelona Olympics prize
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Tevye creator ___ Aleichem
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Tevye creator ___ Aleichem
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Eight-time Norris Trophy winner
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Eight-time Norris Trophy winner
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Protein acid, informally
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Protein acid, informally
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Have ___ to pick
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Have ___ to pick
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Celine Dion's "I'm Your Angel" duet partner
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Celine Dion's "I'm Your Angel" duet partner
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Closeout come-on
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Closeout come-on
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Designated driver's drink
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Designated driver's drink
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Badges, e.g., in brief
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Badges, e.g., in brief
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___ candy (some pop tunes)
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___ candy (some pop tunes)
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Work of Seigneur de Montaigne
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Work of Seigneur de Montaigne
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"Your Moment of ___" ("The Daily Show" feature)
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"Your Moment of ___" ("The Daily Show" feature)
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Truncated cones, in math
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Truncated cones, in math
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Streaming
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Streaming
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Novel that ends "Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody"
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Novel that ends "Don't ever tell anybody anything. If you do, you start missing everybody"
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Not to mention
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Not to mention
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Atlas section
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Atlas section
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"Roll Over Beethoven" band, for short
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"Roll Over Beethoven" band, for short
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1990s-2000s English tennis star Tim
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1990s-2000s English tennis star Tim
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Rocky Mountains resort
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Rocky Mountains resort
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Wide-eyed
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Wide-eyed
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First principles
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First principles
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"I'm king of the world!," e.g.
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"I'm king of the world!," e.g.
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Exceeded the speed limit?
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"Tancredi" composer
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"Tancredi" composer
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Artful deception
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Artful deception
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State quarters?
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State quarters?
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Actress Ullmann
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Actress Ullmann
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Suffix with billion
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1972 Harry Nilsson hit
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1972 Harry Nilsson hit
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Windsor, e.g.
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Windsor, e.g.
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Switch finish?
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Switch finish?
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Absorb a loss
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Absorb a loss
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1984 Heisman winner
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1984 Heisman winner
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Orient
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Orient
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Chickadees' kin
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Chickadees' kin
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Laughing gas and water, chemically
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Laughing gas and water, chemically
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Mess up
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Mess up
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Lover in "The Merchant of Venice"
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Lover in "The Merchant of Venice"
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Genuine: Ger.
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Genuine: Ger.
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Prime eatery
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Prime eatery
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Sloughs off
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Sloughs off
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You can't take it with you
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You can't take it with you
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Upstate N.Y. sch.
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Upstate N.Y. sch.
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Tribute in jest
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Managed
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Managed
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Sneak a peek
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Sneak a peek
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Boot part
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Boot part
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Stanley Cup finalists of 1982 and 1994
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Stanley Cup finalists of 1982 and 1994
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Couple
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Couple
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Long-legged wader
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Long-legged wader
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He played Krupa in "The Gene Krupa Story"
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He played Krupa in "The Gene Krupa Story"
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"You did it!"
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"You did it!"
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Lorenz Hart specialty
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Lorenz Hart specialty
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Pricey sports car, informally
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Pricey sports car, informally
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Head of a special government inquiry
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Head of a special government inquiry
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Hard wood
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Hard wood
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Math. class
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Math. class
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Actress Watts
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Actress Watts
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Home on "Gilligan's Island"
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Home on "Gilligan's Island"
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Inflation meas.
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Inflation meas.
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On the other hand
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On the other hand
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Charles de Gaulle alternative
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Charles de Gaulle alternative
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Varsity QB, e.g.
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Varsity QB, e.g.
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Sign at a smash
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Sign at a smash
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Possessed
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Possessed
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"Number 10" Abstract Expressionist
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Made a comeback?
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Made a comeback?
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"A Streetcar Named Desire" role
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"A Streetcar Named Desire" role
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"Dee-lish!"
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"Dee-lish!"
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"These ___ the times that ..."
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"These ___ the times that ..."
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Closed (in on)
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Closed (in on)
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Money
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Money
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Botanist Gray
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Botanist Gray
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Center of many revolutions
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Center of many revolutions
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Certain X or O
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Certain X or O
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Subbed (for)
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Subbed (for)
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Dive
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Dive
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Glances
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Glances
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"___ takers?"
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"___ takers?"
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Spanish sherry
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Spanish sherry
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Offshoot
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Offshoot
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Snap
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Snap
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Mother of Judah
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Mother of Judah
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Popular portal
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Popular portal
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Kupcinet and Cross
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Kupcinet and Cross
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Application letters
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Application letters
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Some namesakes: Abbr.
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Some namesakes: Abbr.
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Without obligation
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Without obligation
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Change of a mortgage, slangily
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Change of a mortgage, slangily
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Paul Bunyan story
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Paul Bunyan story
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Ministry of ___, in "1984"
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Ministry of ___, in "1984"
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Ryder Cup team
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Ryder Cup team
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Time ___
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Time ___
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Tase
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Tase
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When many get a St.-Tropez tan
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When many get a St.-Tropez tan
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Biblical queendom
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Biblical queendom
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Joint part
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Joint part
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Royal Navy foe of 1588
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Royal Navy foe of 1588
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Willow used in basketry
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Willow used in basketry
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Hills of Yorkshire
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Hills of Yorkshire
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Spree
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Spree
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Monster hurricane of 1989
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Monster hurricane of 1989
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Libido
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Libido
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Lowly workers
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Lowly workers
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Do voodoo on
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Do voodoo on
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Skull and Bones members
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Skull and Bones members
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Latitude
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Latitude
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Bleeth of "Baywatch"
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Bleeth of "Baywatch"
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Unabridged
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Unabridged
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Executive's charter, maybe
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Executive's charter, maybe
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Infiltrator
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Infiltrator
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Flat-bottomed boat
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Flat-bottomed boat
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Despot ___ Amin
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Despot ___ Amin
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Lead-in to "the above" or "your business"
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Lead-in to "the above" or "your business"
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Like some twins
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Like some twins
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___ center
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___ center
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Mystery element
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Mystery element
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Leaps across the ballet stage
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"Vega$" star Robert
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Nick Nolte movie based on a Kurt Vonnegut novel
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Nick Nolte movie based on a Kurt Vonnegut novel
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Some advanced researchers, for short
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Some advanced researchers, for short
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Traditional almanac data
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Traditional almanac data
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Bikini blast
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Bikini blast
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Sorry sort
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Sorry sort
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Parisian "to be"
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Parisian "to be"
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Jean who wrote "Please Don't Eat the Daisies"
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Jean who wrote "Please Don't Eat the Daisies"
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"So long, dahling"
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"So long, dahling"
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"The fix ___"
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"The fix ___"
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Virginie ou Pennsylvanie
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Virginie ou Pennsylvanie
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Subject of the book "Many Unhappy Returns": Abbr.
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Subject of the book "Many Unhappy Returns": Abbr.
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___ Zagora, Bulgaria
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___ Zagora, Bulgaria
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Infant's food
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Infant's food
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"Certainement!"
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"Certainement!"
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Mussorgsky's "Pictures ___ Exhibition"
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Mussorgsky's "Pictures ___ Exhibition"
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Contact lens solution brand
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Contact lens solution brand
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Venture
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Venture
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___ Miguel, Azores island
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___ Miguel, Azores island
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Sting's last name
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Sting's last name
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"Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus, for one
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"Hannah Montana" star Miley Cyrus, for one
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32-card game
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32-card game
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Charges (up)
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Charges (up)
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"Into the Wild" actor Emile
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"Into the Wild" actor Emile
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Home of Gannon Univ.
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Home of Gannon Univ.
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Author of the "Elements," ca. 300 B.C.
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Author of the "Elements," ca. 300 B.C.
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Past records?
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Singh on the links
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Singh on the links
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Demean
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Demean
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Bad guys
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Bad guys
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Name
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Name
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Filmmaker Joel or Ethan
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Filmmaker Joel or Ethan
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Jaded figure
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Jaded figure
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2006 neologism meaning "to demote"
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2006 neologism meaning "to demote"
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Author Rand
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Author Rand
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"May ___ now?"
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"May ___ now?"
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Bust
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Bust
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___ Pérignon
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___ Pérignon
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Comic Philips
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"___ Father ..."
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