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New York Times: Sunday, July 27, 2008
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, July 27, 2008 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Mike Nothnagel,
David Quarfoot
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2003 Stanley Cup champions
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2003 Stanley Cup champions
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Portrays
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Portrays
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It's found in many pockets nowadays
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It's found in many pockets nowadays
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Command to an overfriendly canine
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Command to an overfriendly canine
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Genus of poisonous mushrooms
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Genus of poisonous mushrooms
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Brewing
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Brewing
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Pasta used in soups
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Pasta used in soups
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Actress Polo
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Actress Polo
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Nickname for a bodybuilder
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Nickname for a bodybuilder
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Flip
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Flip
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Junior in the N.F.L.
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Junior in the N.F.L.
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Bunch
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Bunch
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Popular 1970s British TV series
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Popular 1970s British TV series
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Bug
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Bug
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Fraternity letters
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Fraternity letters
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Dungeon items
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Dungeon items
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"Now you're talking!"
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"Now you're talking!"
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Took the risk
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Took the risk
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From ___ Z
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From ___ Z
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Radiate
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Radiate
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When a second-shift employee may get home
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When a second-shift employee may get home
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City that overlooks a bay of the same name
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City that overlooks a bay of the same name
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Opening screen option on many an A.T.M.
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Opening screen option on many an A.T.M.
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"Think big" sloganeer
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"Think big" sloganeer
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One inside another
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One inside another
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Spot alternative
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Spot alternative
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Fine-tunes
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Fine-tunes
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Split
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Split
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Abbr. in a real-estate listing
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Abbr. in a real-estate listing
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Creator of the Tammany Hall tiger
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Creator of the Tammany Hall tiger
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Tic-tac-toe plays
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Tic-tac-toe plays
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Warner Brothers shotgun toter
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Warner Brothers shotgun toter
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"Whose woods these ___ think I know": Frost
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"Whose woods these ___ think I know": Frost
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Liberals
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Liberals
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Actor Brynner
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Actor Brynner
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___ rut
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___ rut
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Keats, e.g.
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Keats, e.g.
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Ilk
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Ilk
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It may have two doors
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It may have two doors
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Ralph who co-wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
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Ralph who co-wrote "Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas"
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Cartoonist Keane
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Cartoonist Keane
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"The Praise of Folly" writer
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"The Praise of Folly" writer
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Cause of unemployment
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Cause of unemployment
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It might follow a slash mark
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It might follow a slash mark
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"Amen!"
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"Amen!"
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Club alternative
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Club alternative
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Slangy street greeting
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Slangy street greeting
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Ball with a yellow stripe
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Ball with a yellow stripe
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Arrangements
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Arrangements
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Four-star hotel amenity
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Four-star hotel amenity
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J.F.K. info: Abbr.
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J.F.K. info: Abbr.
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Football defensive line position
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Football defensive line position
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Old musical high notes
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Deuce beaters
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Deuce beaters
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Where to pick up pick-up sticks
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Where to pick up pick-up sticks
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Viking Ericson
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Viking Ericson
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Summer Mass. setting
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Summer Mass. setting
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Bug
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Bug
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"We ___ please"
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"We ___ please"
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Nativity scene figures
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Nativity scene figures
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___ Mae
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___ Mae
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Stead
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Stead
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Like most apartments
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Like most apartments
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A hyperbola has two
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A hyperbola has two
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Having stars, say
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Having stars, say
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Deliver, as a harsh criticism
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Deliver, as a harsh criticism
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"Star Trek" TV series, to fans
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"Star Trek" TV series, to fans
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Exasperated teacher's cry
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Exasperated teacher's cry
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Shade of blue
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Shade of blue
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Kids drink from them
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Kids drink from them
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Comedian Margaret
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Comedian Margaret
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Part of a shark's respiratory system
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Part of a shark's respiratory system
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Missing glasses' location, usually
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Missing glasses' location, usually
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Genesis son
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Genesis son
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Issue
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Issue
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The second "R" in J. R. R. Tolkien
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The second "R" in J. R. R. Tolkien
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Wrinkles
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Wrinkles
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Fan mag
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Fan mag
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Pixar fish
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Pixar fish
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Africa's ___ Mountains
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Africa's ___ Mountains
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A super's may be supersized
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A super's may be supersized
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Result of pulling the plug?
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Result of pulling the plug?
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Overflow
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Overflow
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Unesco World Heritage Site in Jordan
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Unesco World Heritage Site in Jordan
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Gives in return
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Gives in return
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Block
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Block
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Birds that can sprint at 30 m.p.h.
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Extensive
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Extensive
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One of a people conquered in 1533
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One of a people conquered in 1533
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French orphan of film
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French orphan of film
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Camper's aid
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Camper's aid
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Miss
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Miss
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"___ first ..."
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"___ first ..."
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Arrangement of 40-Downs
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Arrangement of 40-Downs
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"Ain't gonna happen"
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"Ain't gonna happen"
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Commercial prefix with foam
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Commercial prefix with foam
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Cyclades island
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Cyclades island
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Before: Abbr.
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Before: Abbr.
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Longtime Boston Symphony conductor
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Longtime Boston Symphony conductor
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Hollow center?
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Hollow center?
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Barely fair, maybe
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Barely fair, maybe
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Sugar source
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Sugar source
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Read aloud
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Read aloud
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Exclamation of surprise
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Exclamation of surprise
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In itself
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In itself
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Went from second to first, say
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Went from second to first, say
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Fasten with a pop
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Fasten with a pop
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Will Ferrell title role
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Will Ferrell title role
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Erect
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Erect
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Not brought home
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Not brought home
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Off
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Off
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See 9-Down
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See 9-Down
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Awake by
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Awake by
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Bootleggers' bane
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Bootleggers' bane
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Son-in-law of Muhammad
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Son-in-law of Muhammad
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Go-ahead
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Go-ahead
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Common hockey score
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Common hockey score
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Proposed "fifth taste," which means "savory" in Japanese
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Proposed "fifth taste," which means "savory" in Japanese
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Keeps
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Keeps
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Put forth
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Put forth
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"Do you want me to?"
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"Do you want me to?"
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Tasmania's highest peak
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Tasmania's highest peak
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Z-car brand
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Z-car brand
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International oil and gas giant, informally
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International oil and gas giant, informally
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Benedict III's predecessor
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Benedict III's predecessor
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Misses, e.g.
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Misses, e.g.
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Negative
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Negative
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Sentiment suggesting "Try this!"
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Sentiment suggesting "Try this!"
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Secured, in a way, with "on"
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Secured, in a way, with "on"
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Cipher org.
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Cipher org.
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T or F, e.g.: Abbr.
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T or F, e.g.: Abbr.
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Construction project that gave rise to the Ted Williams Tunnel
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Construction project that gave rise to the Ted Williams Tunnel
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Sphagnous
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Sphagnous
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Some taters
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Some taters
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Over
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Over
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Building component?
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Building component?
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Shrinking, perhaps
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Shrinking, perhaps
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Took it easy
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Took it easy
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Gone bad
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Gone bad
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Frog legs, to some
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Frog legs, to some
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Hold off
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Hold off
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TV puppet
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TV puppet
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Precept
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Precept
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Pal of Kenny and Kyle
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Pal of Kenny and Kyle
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Tach reading
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Tach reading
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Common entry point
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Common entry point
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Alpine sights
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Alpine sights
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Behind
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Behind
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Happen, slangily
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Happen, slangily
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"I'll pass"
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"I'll pass"
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Plush
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Plush
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Connoisseur
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Connoisseur
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Pawned
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Pawned
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Head counts?
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Head counts?
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Tristram's love
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Tristram's love
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More gloomy
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More gloomy
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Singer Mann
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Singer Mann
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"That's ___!"
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"That's ___!"
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Look
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Look
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Footnote abbr.
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Footnote abbr.
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Impart
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Impart
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Player's call
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Player's call
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Behind
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Behind
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"Bridal Chorus" bride
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"Bridal Chorus" bride
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Bazooka Joe's working peeper
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Bazooka Joe's working peeper
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Ground cover
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Ground cover
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Early Chinese dynasty
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Early Chinese dynasty
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Choice word
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Choice word
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E-mail, e.g.: Abbr.
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Cartoon feline
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