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New York Times: Sunday, November 15, 2009
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, November 15, 2009 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
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Pair of pears
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Pair of pears
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Young socialites
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Young socialites
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"___ Nagila" (song title that means "Let us rejoice")
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"___ Nagila" (song title that means "Let us rejoice")
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Move from Los Angeles to New York, say
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Move from Los Angeles to New York, say
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Ply with liquor
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Ply with liquor
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Helped settle an argument
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Helped settle an argument
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*Tony Parsons novel [1943 song]
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*Tony Parsons novel [1943 song]
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Source of black diamonds
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Source of black diamonds
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Workout count
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Workout count
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Like some valves
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Like some valves
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*Mandarin variety [1942]
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*Mandarin variety [1942]
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Had brunch
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Had brunch
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Some dogs
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Some dogs
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Aminos, e.g.
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Aminos, e.g.
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Robert of "The Sopranos"
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Robert of "The Sopranos"
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No-good
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No-good
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Lost
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Lost
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Thrice daily, on an Rx
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Thrice daily, on an Rx
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Molokai and Maui: Abbr.
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Molokai and Maui: Abbr.
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Left-wingers
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Left-wingers
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Bread box?
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Bread box?
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Last non-A.D. year
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Last non-A.D. year
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One way to put out an album
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One way to put out an album
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"Blah, blah, blah"
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"Blah, blah, blah"
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William ___, the Father of Modern Medicine
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William ___, the Father of Modern Medicine
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Seeds might be planted in it
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Seeds might be planted in it
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Greek god of the north wind
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Greek god of the north wind
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Late Saudi king
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Late Saudi king
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2001 World Series winner
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2001 World Series winner
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Uranium source, e.g.
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Uranium source, e.g.
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"Mad Men" extra
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"Mad Men" extra
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Stylish filmmaker
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Stylish filmmaker
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Pink-slip
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Pink-slip
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Mental flashes
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Mental flashes
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*It flows into Ontario's Georgian Bay [1961]
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*It flows into Ontario's Georgian Bay [1961]
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Soup server
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Soup server
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9/
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9/
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"Pretty please?"
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"Pretty please?"
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Glide (over)
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Glide (over)
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Weak-looking
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Weak-looking
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Girl Scout symbol
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Girl Scout symbol
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Revise
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Revise
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Nanny's warning
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Nanny's warning
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Orch. section
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Orch. section
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Attack fiercely
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Attack fiercely
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Curvy-horned animals
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Curvy-horned animals
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Took a gander at
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Took a gander at
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Of element #76
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Of element #76
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Strong joe
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Strong joe
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"... ___ saw Elba"
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"... ___ saw Elba"
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Copy job delayers
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Copy job delayers
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Hubbub
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Hubbub
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"Are you in ___?"
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"Are you in ___?"
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Faux gold
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Faux gold
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Billing no.
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Billing no.
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Beachgoer's hair lightener
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Beachgoer's hair lightener
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Get 100 on a test
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Get 100 on a test
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Ungodliness
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Ungodliness
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*Laurel and Hardy flick [1949]
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*Laurel and Hardy flick [1949]
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Oil source
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Oil source
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Suffix with billion
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Move from New York to Los Angeles, say
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Move from New York to Los Angeles, say
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Lyricist born 11/18/1909 who wrote the words to the 10 songs with asterisked clues
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Lyricist born 11/18/1909 who wrote the words to the 10 songs with asterisked clues
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Whenever
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Whenever
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Dr. Alzheimer
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Dr. Alzheimer
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Off the coast
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Off the coast
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Suffix with tip
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Suffix with tip
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"What's Going On" singer
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"What's Going On" singer
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Some wraps
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Some wraps
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Greek market
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Greek market
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Three trios
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Three trios
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*"Omigosh!" [1938]
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*"Omigosh!" [1938]
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Dummkopfs
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Dummkopfs
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Show grp.
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Narrow way
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Narrow way
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Shopaholic's accumulation
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Shopaholic's accumulation
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Morales in movies
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Morales in movies
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Texas State athlete
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Texas State athlete
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It's a mess
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It's a mess
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*Rural jaunt [1945]
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*Rural jaunt [1945]
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"Garfield: ___ of Two Kitties" (2006 film)
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"Garfield: ___ of Two Kitties" (2006 film)
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"Les Voyages Extraordinaires" writer
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"Les Voyages Extraordinaires" writer
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Abacus user
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Abacus user
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Like "Don Juan"
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Like "Don Juan"
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Rachel of "Mean Girls"
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Rachel of "Mean Girls"
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Ages and ages
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Ages and ages
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Nobelist Hammarskjöld
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Nobelist Hammarskjöld
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Suffix with duct
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Suffix with duct
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Vintage Ford
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Vintage Ford
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Associate with
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Associate with
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Knox and others: Abbr.
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Knox and others: Abbr.
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See 110-Down
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See 110-Down
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Vintage sign word
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Vintage sign word
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Hollywood pooch
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Hollywood pooch
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Start of an adage about forgiveness
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Start of an adage about forgiveness
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Cross inscription
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Cross inscription
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So that one can
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So that one can
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Hoodwink
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Hoodwink
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Many a 115-Across collaboration
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Many a 115-Across collaboration
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Assemblies
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Assemblies
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Some Juilliard students
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Some Juilliard students
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Maximal ending
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Maximal ending
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*Total sham [1963]
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*Total sham [1963]
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*Former first lady [1945]
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*Former first lady [1945]
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Came alive
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Came alive
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Stubborn sort
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Stubborn sort
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Hwy. offense
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Hwy. offense
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Hungarian half sister?
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Hungarian half sister?
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*One of the Brontës [1964]
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*One of the Brontës [1964]
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Cambodia's Lon ___
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Cambodia's Lon ___
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Emmy winner, e.g.
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Emmy winner, e.g.
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Hair-raising shriek
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Hair-raising shriek
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Div. of Justice
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Div. of Justice
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Nevada's largest county
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Nevada's largest county
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See 110-Down
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Ham radio catchword
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Ham radio catchword
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Cable inits.
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Cable inits.
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"The Wizard ___"
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"The Wizard ___"
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"Why did ___ this happen?"
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"Why did ___ this happen?"
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Get better
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Get better
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Comes (to)
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Comes (to)
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Swings
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Swings
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Former 38-Across
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Former 38-Across
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With desperation
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With desperation
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*Toro's target [1956]
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*Toro's target [1956]
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"Where ___ sign?"
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"Where ___ sign?"
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Tittle
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Tittle
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7-Up, with "the"
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7-Up, with "the"
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Indiana/Michigan natives
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Indiana/Michigan natives
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Eastern titles
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Eastern titles
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Cardinal's topper
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Cardinal's topper
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Knock it off
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Knock it off
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City rebuilt by Darius I
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City rebuilt by Darius I
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Photographer Leibovitz
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Photographer Leibovitz
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Peace goddess
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Peace goddess
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Studious crowd
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Studious crowd
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Tandem's capacity
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Tandem's capacity
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With 69-Down, V.I.P. in the 30-Down
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With 69-Down, V.I.P. in the 30-Down
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Cry from a deck
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Cry from a deck
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Janis's comic strip hubby
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Janis's comic strip hubby
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Sporty wheels
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Sporty wheels
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Med. specialty
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Med. specialty
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