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New York Times: Sunday, October 9, 2011
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, October 9, 2011 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Brendan Emmett Quigley
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Dancing misstep
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Time's 1981 Man of the Year
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Time's 1981 Man of the Year
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Churchill item
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Churchill item
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Chattering bird
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Chattering bird
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Subject of a blurry photo, maybe
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Subject of a blurry photo, maybe
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Some terminals
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Some terminals
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Mild 11-Across
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Mild 11-Across
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Ice climber's tool
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Ice climber's tool
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Ride
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Ride
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Détente as a means of self-preservation?
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Détente as a means of self-preservation?
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World Factbook publisher, in brief
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World Factbook publisher, in brief
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Floored by
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Floored by
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Some extra bills, maybe
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Some extra bills, maybe
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Symbols of a budding romance
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Symbols of a budding romance
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Big name in office supplies
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Big name in office supplies
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"The ___ Bride" (Rimsky-Korsakov opera)
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"The ___ Bride" (Rimsky-Korsakov opera)
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Take ___ (rest)
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Take ___ (rest)
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Like most churches
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Like most churches
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Make a homie's turf unfit for habitation?
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Make a homie's turf unfit for habitation?
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Adjust
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Adjust
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"Today" rival, for short
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"Today" rival, for short
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Veep Agnew
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Veep Agnew
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Off
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Off
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Thai money
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Thai money
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Dissertation
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Dissertation
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Where the 34th Infantry Division fought: Abbr.
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Where the 34th Infantry Division fought: Abbr.
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Joint legislative assemblies
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Joint legislative assemblies
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Israel's Weizman
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Israel's Weizman
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Seven, for one
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Seven, for one
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Songs for one
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Songs for one
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Eye part
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Eye part
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Diminutive of a common Russian man's name
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Diminutive of a common Russian man's name
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Antiulcer pill
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Antiulcer pill
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Juice component
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Juice component
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Lay out some newspaper copy the old-fashioned way?
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Lay out some newspaper copy the old-fashioned way?
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Debating two options, say
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Debating two options, say
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Whine
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Whine
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Barrel part
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Barrel part
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Match closers, for short
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Match closers, for short
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Tucson sch.
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Tucson sch.
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Quickly
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Quickly
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"While you ___ out ... "
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"While you ___ out ... "
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Go off
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Go off
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They're laid by aves
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They're laid by aves
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Shiny, hollow paperweight
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Shiny, hollow paperweight
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Prefix with venous
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Prefix with venous
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Star men?
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Star men?
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Churchgoers
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Churchgoers
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Electoral map shade
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Electoral map shade
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Blender maker
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Blender maker
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Rhombus on an award?
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Rhombus on an award?
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Taking drugs
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Taking drugs
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Dead letter?
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Dead letter?
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Concert for ___ (2007 event)
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Concert for ___ (2007 event)
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Highflier's home?
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Highflier's home?
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Derailleur settings
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Derailleur settings
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Cartoon character whose last name is Höek
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Cartoon character whose last name is Höek
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Dressing place
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Dressing place
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P
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P
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What a mysterious restaurant critic has?
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1968 live folk record
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1968 live folk record
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Company with Patch Media
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Company with Patch Media
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Sourpusses
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Sourpusses
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Precipitation prediction
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Precipitation prediction
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Something special
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Something special
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Many a shampoo
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Many a shampoo
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Court nobleman in "Hamlet"
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Court nobleman in "Hamlet"
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Bottoms
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Bottoms
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"Mr. Roboto" band, 1983
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"Mr. Roboto" band, 1983
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Banks raking in the money?
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Criticize severely, with "out"
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Criticize severely, with "out"
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Chichén ___ (Mayan ruins)
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Getaway where Italian pies are consumed?
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Getaway where Italian pies are consumed?
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Crumpled (up)
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Crumpled (up)
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Close to, in poetry
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Close to, in poetry
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Skyscraping
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Skyscraping
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Dutch city
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Dutch city
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Mailed
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Mailed
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Setting of the castle Rocca Maggiore
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Setting of the castle Rocca Maggiore
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Early third-century year
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Early third-century year
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France's Belle-___-en-Mer
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France's Belle-___-en-Mer
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Vacancies
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Vacancies
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Foe of the Pawnee
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Foe of the Pawnee
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Cyrano de Bergerac wooed her
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Cyrano de Bergerac wooed her
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Strength required to lift a car?
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Strength required to lift a car?
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Revolutionary line
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Revolutionary line
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What a raised hand may mean
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What a raised hand may mean
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"Can't beat that contract"
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"Can't beat that contract"
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Duke ___, Rocky's manager/trainer
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Duke ___, Rocky's manager/trainer
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1986 Indy 500 winner
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1986 Indy 500 winner
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Weapon in Clue
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Weapon in Clue
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Ticked-off states
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Ticked-off states
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"Quién ___?" ("Who knows?")
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"Quién ___?" ("Who knows?")
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Shopping center
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Shopping center
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What PC gurus provide
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What PC gurus provide
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Some New Guineans
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Some New Guineans
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Army units
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Army units
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"Yes ___?"
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"Yes ___?"
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Couple
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Couple
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Scholastic measure: Abbr.
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Scholastic measure: Abbr.
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Seder serving
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Seder serving
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Title character in love with Elvira
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Title character in love with Elvira
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Snitch's activity
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Snitch's activity
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Light on the stove
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Light on the stove
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Drag-racing fuel
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Drag-racing fuel
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Grubs, e.g.
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Grubs, e.g.
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Ukrainian city
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Ukrainian city
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Obliterates
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Obliterates
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Last thing a fellow actor says, maybe
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Last thing a fellow actor says, maybe
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Awards won by shrimps?
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Awards won by shrimps?
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Surround
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Surround
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Drop a letter or two
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Drop a letter or two
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Actress Mimieux
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Actress Mimieux
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Dropped the ball
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Dropped the ball
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Dole's running mate of 1996
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Dole's running mate of 1996
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Like some contraception
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Like some contraception
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Where your opinion on "One lump or two?" counts?
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Where your opinion on "One lump or two?" counts?
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Skirt
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Skirt
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Nascar Hall-of-Famer Jarrett
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Nascar Hall-of-Famer Jarrett
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Spots for hammers and anvils
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Spots for hammers and anvils
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Sharp irritation
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Sharp irritation
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Berry in some energy boosters
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Berry in some energy boosters
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Slice of old Turkey?
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Slice of old Turkey?
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Bird hangouts
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Bird hangouts
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Target competitor
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Target competitor
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Intl. humanities group
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Intl. humanities group
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Bowler's target
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Bowler's target
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Refrain bit
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Refrain bit
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End of a pricing phrase
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Japanese beer
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Japanese beer
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Fire-___ (carnival performer)
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Fire-___ (carnival performer)
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Home for a certain old woman
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Home for a certain old woman
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Tattoo removal reminder
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Tattoo removal reminder
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Like some sparkling wines
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Like some sparkling wines
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Side (with)
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Side (with)
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Sauce thickener
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Sauce thickener
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Car wash need
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Car wash need
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A single may get you one, briefly
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A single may get you one, briefly
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PC key
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PC key
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Like some flat-screen panels, for short
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Like some flat-screen panels, for short
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