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New York Times: Sunday, January 18, 2009
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, January 18, 2009 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Randolph Ross
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HBO sports sitcom
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HBO sports sitcom
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Not be definite
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Not be definite
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Was rarin'
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Was rarin'
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Pile
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Pile
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Affectionate refusal
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Affectionate refusal
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Canoeing challenge
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Canoeing challenge
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Land in the Barbary Wars
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Land in the Barbary Wars
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*"That" something in an Arlen/Mercer tune
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*"That" something in an Arlen/Mercer tune
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*Kyoto Treaty topic
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*Kyoto Treaty topic
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Red ___ beet
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Red ___ beet
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Fathers and sons
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Fathers and sons
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Discombobulated
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Discombobulated
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He played a gas station attendant on "The Andy Griffith Show"
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He played a gas station attendant on "The Andy Griffith Show"
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Radar statistic
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Radar statistic
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*Links accessory
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*Links accessory
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Two-syllable shout
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Two-syllable shout
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A.L. and N.L. traders
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A.L. and N.L. traders
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Chute opening?
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Chute opening?
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Requirement of license procurement
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Requirement of license procurement
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Long prong
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Long prong
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*Stetson, for one
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*Stetson, for one
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Barbecue item
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Barbecue item
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Baby bouncer
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Baby bouncer
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Doctor loved by children
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Doctor loved by children
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Versatile vehicles, for short
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Versatile vehicles, for short
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First name in skin care
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First name in skin care
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What one shouldn't do in a crowded theater
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What one shouldn't do in a crowded theater
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Layer
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Layer
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Ruler units: Abbr.
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Ruler units: Abbr.
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'08 and '12
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'08 and '12
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*Berlin production
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*Berlin production
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Gambler's inits.
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Gambler's inits.
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Bruce or Brenda
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Bruce or Brenda
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"___ pal"
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"___ pal"
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Doctor with long hours
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Doctor with long hours
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What cats and rats do
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What cats and rats do
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Nonmember of a union: Abbr.
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Nonmember of a union: Abbr.
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Village Voice awards
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Village Voice awards
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Not in the wind
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Not in the wind
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Police sting participant
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Police sting participant
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*1976 Connery/Hepburn film
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*1976 Connery/Hepburn film
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"Glorioski!"
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"Glorioski!"
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___-disant
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___-disant
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Nodder's comment
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Nodder's comment
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Prescribed
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Prescribed
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"___ Poetica"
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"___ Poetica"
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*Kennedy/Johnson cabinet member
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*Kennedy/Johnson cabinet member
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Cannes cup
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Cannes cup
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To a greater extent
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Kind of position
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Kind of position
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Prefix with warrior
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Piece of chicken
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Piece of chicken
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*She played the Bond girl in "Goldfinger"
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*She played the Bond girl in "Goldfinger"
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*Hank Aaron's hometown
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*Hank Aaron's hometown
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Without much planning
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Without much planning
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Exultant cry
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Exultant cry
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Industrialist who encourages strikes?
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Industrialist who encourages strikes?
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Holes in shoes
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Holes in shoes
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"Grand" range
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"Grand" range
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Big name in razors
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Big name in razors
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Converse competitor
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Limp as ___
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Limp as ___
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Connecticut governor Jodi
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Italy's ___ di Como
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Traditional hangover remedy
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Traditional hangover remedy
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War game
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War game
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Makes a mess of
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Makes a mess of
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Baggins portrayer in "The Lord of the Rings"
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Old Norse work
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What shoppers may go into
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What shoppers may go into
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Lead provider
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Lead provider
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Long stretch
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Long stretch
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Annoying
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Annoying
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Ballerina Karsavina
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Ballerina Karsavina
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Apr. adviser
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Apr. adviser
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Intoxicating feeling
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Intoxicating feeling
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Actress Falco
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Actress Falco
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Mil. medals
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Mil. medals
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What dragsters and some hearts do
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What dragsters and some hearts do
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"___ insist!"
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"___ insist!"
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Monthly bill
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Monthly bill
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Slowness
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Slowness
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Actress Woodard
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Actress Woodard
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Eur. young ladies
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Eur. young ladies
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Not smooth
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Not smooth
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Uniquely
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Uniquely
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Flight support?
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Flight support?
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Takes, with "for"
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Takes, with "for"
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Flights
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Flights
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Italian brother
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Italian brother
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"Quantum Leap" star Scott
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"Quantum Leap" star Scott
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It's fed at a table
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It's fed at a table
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Stage direction
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Stage direction
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Felipe and Alfonso
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Felipe and Alfonso
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What "time is on" in a 1964 Rolling Stones hit
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What "time is on" in a 1964 Rolling Stones hit
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Cold dessert
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Cold dessert
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Lux. neighbor
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Lux. neighbor
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Author Jean
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Author Jean
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Part of a dict. entry
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Part of a dict. entry
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Joe of several "Lethal Weapon" movies
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Joe of several "Lethal Weapon" movies
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Angry orations
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Angry orations
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Det. Axel ___ of "Beverly Hills Cop"
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Det. Axel ___ of "Beverly Hills Cop"
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Free TV ad, for short
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Free TV ad, for short
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Question after a separation
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Question after a separation
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The Aragón River flows into it
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The Aragón River flows into it
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1999 war site
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1999 war site
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Port ___, seaside resort on the Isle of Man
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Purim time
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Purim time
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Hamburger medium-rare, e.g.
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Hamburger medium-rare, e.g.
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What busy folks are on
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What busy folks are on
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One way to get to the airport
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One way to get to the airport
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Walt Disney's middle name
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Walt Disney's middle name
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Converges on
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Converges on
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Wound up
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Wound up
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PC peripheral
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PC peripheral
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Psychiatrist Berne and others
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Psychiatrist Berne and others
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Ready for service
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Ready for service
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1930s ring champ
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1930s ring champ
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Belief
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Belief
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Like many files nowadays
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Like many files nowadays
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Fair places
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Fair places
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Last of a series
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Last of a series
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Arrive on wheels
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Arrive on wheels
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Bald condition
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Bald condition
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Andrews in Md.
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Andrews in Md.
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Basic stuff
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Basic stuff
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Designer Saab
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Designer Saab
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Tucker of country music
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Tucker of country music
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Radiate
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Radiate
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Programmer's output
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Programmer's output
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Passing notice
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Passing notice
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Di or da preceder in a Beatles song
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Movie whale
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Movie whale
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Gulf war ally
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Gulf war ally
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Bled
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Bled
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Teacher's advanced deg.
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Teacher's advanced deg.
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Lead-in to girl or boy
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Lead-in to girl or boy
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Stack role
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Stack role
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Words of commitment
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Words of commitment
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Easy question
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