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New York Times: Sunday, November 28, 2010
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, November 28, 2010 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Jeremy Newton
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Passes with flying colors
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Passes with flying colors
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Home of Hells Gate State Park
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Home of Hells Gate State Park
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A lot of an orchestra
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A lot of an orchestra
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Really, really want
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Really, really want
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Break off
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Break off
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"Are we not joking about that yet?"
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"Are we not joking about that yet?"
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Sounded sheepish?
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Sounded sheepish?
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Roulette bet
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Roulette bet
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How pets may fly
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How pets may fly
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Came to realize
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Avant-garde composer Brian
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Avant-garde composer Brian
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Quick flight
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Quick flight
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Something groundbreaking?
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Something groundbreaking?
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N.B.A.'er Smits, a k a the Dunkin' Dutchman
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N.B.A.'er Smits, a k a the Dunkin' Dutchman
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Amaze
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Amaze
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Shed thing
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Shed thing
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Source of some rings
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Source of some rings
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Felt in the gut
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Felt in the gut
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Richard Gere title role of 2000
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Richard Gere title role of 2000
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Peach, e.g.
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Peach, e.g.
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Onetime "S.N.L." regular Tina
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Onetime "S.N.L." regular Tina
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Snack food with a Harvest Cheddar flavor
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Snack food with a Harvest Cheddar flavor
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"Butter knife" of golf
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"Butter knife" of golf
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Deem
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Deem
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Austin-to-Waco dir.
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Austin-to-Waco dir.
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Frozen, perhaps
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Frozen, perhaps
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Escapee from a witch in a Grimm tale
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Escapee from a witch in a Grimm tale
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Swingers' grp.
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Swingers' grp.
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It may be put down on a roll
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It may be put down on a roll
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Up for bidding
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Up for bidding
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Strong aversion, colloquially
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Strong aversion, colloquially
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Kind of moment
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Kind of moment
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10 Downing St. figures
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10 Downing St. figures
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R.V. refuge org.
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R.V. refuge org.
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Reflux
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Reflux
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Places for needles
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Places for needles
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Go by
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Go by
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Exactly right
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Exactly right
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Mythological triad
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Mythological triad
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Porker's place
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Porker's place
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Creatures known to lick their own eyeballs
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Creatures known to lick their own eyeballs
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Itty-bitty
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Itty-bitty
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"Cómo es ___?" (Spanish "Why?")
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"Cómo es ___?" (Spanish "Why?")
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Nuts about
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Nuts about
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It guards the heart
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It guards the heart
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Kind of romance between actors
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Kind of romance between actors
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One of the Gandhis
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One of the Gandhis
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___ Grand
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___ Grand
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Vegas opening?
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Vegas opening?
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___ Na Na
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___ Na Na
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104
What might go for a dip?
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What might go for a dip?
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Worked up
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Worked up
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Big name in late-night
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Big name in late-night
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"Don't try any more tricks!"
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"Don't try any more tricks!"
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Brooks or Blanc
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Brooks or Blanc
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When repeated, an old sitcom farewell
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When repeated, an old sitcom farewell
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Cry of self-pride
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Cry of self-pride
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Beginning
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Beginning
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Preceders of xis
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Preceders of xis
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119
Stretched figures
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Stretched figures
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R&B funk trio with the 1990 hit "Feels Good"
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R&B funk trio with the 1990 hit "Feels Good"
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One using twisted humor
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One using twisted humor
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Is worth doing
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Is worth doing
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Trattoria topper
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Trattoria topper
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Letter-shaped support
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Letter-shaped support
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Provides service that can't be beat?
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Stave (off)
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Stave (off)
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Part of a sunbow
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Part of a sunbow
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Shih ___ (dog)
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Shih ___ (dog)
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Blue stuff
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Blue stuff
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Bitter quarrels
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Bitter quarrels
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Input
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Input
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Beatles' last studio album
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Beatles' last studio album
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148
Annual Manhattan event (represented symbolically in this puzzle)
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Annual Manhattan event (represented symbolically in this puzzle)
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Transmission repair franchise
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Transmission repair franchise
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Footnote abbr.
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Footnote abbr.
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Zero
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Zero
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Christmas ___
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Christmas ___
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Leader of the Silver Bullet Band
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Leader of the Silver Bullet Band
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Lillian of silents
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Lillian of silents
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Seek damages
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Seek damages
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Org. that infiltrated Nazi Germany
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Org. that infiltrated Nazi Germany
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Rx amount: Abbr.
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Rx amount: Abbr.
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In thing
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In thing
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Doesn't shut up
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Razzle-dazzle
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Razzle-dazzle
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With 5-Down, when 148-Across traditionally takes place
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With 5-Down, when 148-Across traditionally takes place
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Pirate's realm
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Pirate's realm
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See 3-Down
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See 3-Down
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Ceaselessly
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Ceaselessly
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Intense heat
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Intense heat
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La Palma, e.g.
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La Palma, e.g.
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Canned foods giant
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Canned foods giant
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Cosmetics giant
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Cosmetics giant
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Title for Judge Judy
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Title for Judge Judy
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Cookie with creme
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Cookie with creme
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Wakens
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Wakens
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Picker-upper
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Picker-upper
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Where 148-Across takes place
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Where 148-Across takes place
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"Yes, Virginia, there ___ Santa Claus"
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"Yes, Virginia, there ___ Santa Claus"
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Traditional centerpiece of 148-Across
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Traditional centerpiece of 148-Across
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"Diary of a Madman" author
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"Diary of a Madman" author
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December fall
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December fall
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Dinner in a can
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Dinner in a can
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"Whip It" band
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"Whip It" band
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Discus path
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Discus path
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Mount in myth
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Mount in myth
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Here, in Dijon
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Here, in Dijon
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"Deus ___" (1976 sci-fi novel)
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"Deus ___" (1976 sci-fi novel)
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Low-___
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Low-___
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Hardly a plain Jane
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Hardly a plain Jane
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Capital of Iceland?
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Capital of Iceland?
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Winds
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Winds
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Detach, in a way
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Detach, in a way
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Movie co. behind "Wordplay" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
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Movie co. behind "Wordplay" and "My Big Fat Greek Wedding"
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Ready
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Ready
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Blind guess
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Blind guess
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French seasoning
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French seasoning
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Texas A&M athletes
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Texas A&M athletes
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Asserts something
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Asserts something
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Magnetic disruption in space
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Magnetic disruption in space
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1960s girl group, with "the"
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Literary inits.
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Literary inits.
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It's picked in Maui
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It's picked in Maui
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Part of an ear
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Part of an ear
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Torque's symbol
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Torque's symbol
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Gate projection, for short
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Gate projection, for short
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Man in the hood?
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Man in the hood?
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One-named rock star
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One-named rock star
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Stream of consciousness, for short?
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Stream of consciousness, for short?
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Chu ___ (legendary Confucian sage)
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Chu ___ (legendary Confucian sage)
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What it must do
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PX patrons
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PX patrons
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Fraudster
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Fraudster
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Frenchman's term of address
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Frenchman's term of address
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Shtick
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Shtick
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Swell
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Swell
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Echo producer
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Echo producer
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"Right there with you"
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"Right there with you"
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Chinese "way"
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Chinese "way"
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Clean again, as a floor
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Clean again, as a floor
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Tiny creature
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Tiny creature
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Like St. Nick
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Like St. Nick
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Overfills
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Overfills
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Firm newbie
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Firm newbie
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Sarcastic sort
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Sarcastic sort
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Take in, as guests
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Take in, as guests
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Sends packing
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Sends packing
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Bingeing
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Bingeing
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Award named for a Hall-of-Fame pitcher
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Award named for a Hall-of-Fame pitcher
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Blogger, e.g.
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Blogger, e.g.
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Just below the boiling point
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Just below the boiling point
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Start for 148-Across?
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Start for 148-Across?
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Not benched, as in hockey
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Not benched, as in hockey
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Not overspending
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Not overspending
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Set to go off, say
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Set to go off, say
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128
Flops in lots
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Flops in lots
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Out
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Out
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Extra-large top?
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Extra-large top?
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Start for -centric
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Start for -centric
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Essays
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Essays
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Western tribe
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Western tribe
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Kind of party
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Kind of party
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Cuisine with pad see ew noodles
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Cuisine with pad see ew noodles
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Signs of dreaming
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Signs of dreaming
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Wide-lapel jackets
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Wide-lapel jackets
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It was wrapped around the Forum
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It was wrapped around the Forum
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Rare blood type, for short
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Jane at Thornfield
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Jane at Thornfield
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Funny Costello
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Funny Costello
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Walgreens rival
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