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New York Times: Sunday, November 27, 2011
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, November 27, 2011 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Jeff Chen
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Test-drive
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Test-drive
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Scintillate
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Scintillate
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Who wrote "By their own follies they perished, the fools"
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Who wrote "By their own follies they perished, the fools"
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Name of nine Thai kings
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Name of nine Thai kings
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Name of five Norwegian kings
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Name of five Norwegian kings
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Dogpatch yokel
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Dogpatch yokel
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Name on a B-29
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Name on a B-29
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"What ___?"
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"What ___?"
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Pirates of the Caribbean, e.g.
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Pirates of the Caribbean, e.g.
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Full of strong feelings
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Full of strong feelings
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Instinctive desire
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Instinctive desire
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Villainous role for Montalbán
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Villainous role for Montalbán
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Bedelia of children's literature
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Bedelia of children's literature
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Fearsome creature with plates on its back
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Something to enjoy on a beach
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Something to enjoy on a beach
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More foamy
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More foamy
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"Let's make ___ true Daily Double, Alex"
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"Let's make ___ true Daily Double, Alex"
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Two on a line
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Two on a line
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Razz
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Razz
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Sleaze
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Sleaze
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Mata ___ (spy)
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Mata ___ (spy)
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Contented sighs
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Contented sighs
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Start of many Portuguese place names
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Start of many Portuguese place names
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Family ___
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Family ___
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Gloomy
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Gloomy
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Irving Berlin's "___ Be Surprised"
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Irving Berlin's "___ Be Surprised"
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Area 51 holdings, supposedly
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Area 51 holdings, supposedly
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Flavor enhancer
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Flavor enhancer
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Representatives in a foreign country
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Representatives in a foreign country
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Italian woman
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Italian woman
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Amount past due?
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Amount past due?
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N.C.A.A. part: Abbr.
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N.C.A.A. part: Abbr.
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Absorbed, in a way
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Absorbed, in a way
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Breach
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Breach
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Qatari bank note
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Qatari bank note
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It has a crown
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It has a crown
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Turner who led a rebellion
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Turner who led a rebellion
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Musician's asset
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Musician's asset
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Where the vice president presides
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Where the vice president presides
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Grp. with the 1973 gold album "Brain Salad Surgery"
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Grp. with the 1973 gold album "Brain Salad Surgery"
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Windy City rail inits.
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Windy City rail inits.
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Dud
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Dud
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Green hue
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Green hue
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Perfection, for some
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Perfection, for some
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Opus ___
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Opus ___
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Rams, but not dams
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Rams, but not dams
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Rice-___
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Rice-___
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All together
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All together
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Dismiss
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Dismiss
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Abbr. on a B-52
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Abbr. on a B-52
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Dance partner?
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Dance partner?
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Early online forum
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Early online forum
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Gillette brand name
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Gillette brand name
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Gift in "The Gift of the Magi"
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Gift in "The Gift of the Magi"
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Classic soft drink brand
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Classic soft drink brand
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Land o' blarney
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Land o' blarney
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Words on an information desk
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Words on an information desk
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Crow with a powerful voice
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Crow with a powerful voice
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Guidelines: Abbr.
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Guidelines: Abbr.
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Moo ___ pork
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Moo ___ pork
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Seaside
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Seaside
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He might put chills up your spine
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He might put chills up your spine
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Perfectly
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Perfectly
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Edith's cranky husband
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Edith's cranky husband
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Not straight
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Not straight
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Dept. of Labor arm
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Dept. of Labor arm
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Started sneezing and sniffling, say
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Started sneezing and sniffling, say
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Sorvino of "Mighty Aphrodite"
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Sorvino of "Mighty Aphrodite"
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Opponents of us
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Opponents of us
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Architect Jones
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Architect Jones
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Singer Susan with the 2009 #1 album "I Dreamed a Dream"
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Singer Susan with the 2009 #1 album "I Dreamed a Dream"
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Wood alternative
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Wood alternative
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"No problem!"
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"No problem!"
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Fancy car starter?
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Fancy car starter?
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Family of Slammin' Sammy
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Family of Slammin' Sammy
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Some shooters, for short
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Uncool set
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Uncool set
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Root of politics
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Root of politics
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Lady's address
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Lady's address
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Digit protector
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Digit protector
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Bygone Las Vegas hotel/casino with a roller coaster
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Bygone Las Vegas hotel/casino with a roller coaster
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Certain W.M.D.
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Certain W.M.D.
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Lay to rest
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Lay to rest
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Writer Zora ___ Hurston
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Writer Zora ___ Hurston
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Singer Tennessee ___ Ford
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Singer Tennessee ___ Ford
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Sly laugh sound
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Sly laugh sound
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Low dice roll
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Low dice roll
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Castle guard
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Castle guard
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Some cobblers of lore
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Some cobblers of lore
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Sci-fi zapper
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Sci-fi zapper
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"The Social Contract" philosopher
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"The Social Contract" philosopher
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Suffering from nyctophobia
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Suffering from nyctophobia
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Author Cervantes
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Author Cervantes
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On the ground, in ballet
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On the ground, in ballet
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Flabbergast
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Flabbergast
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Some of Keats's feats
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Some of Keats's feats
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Neighbor of Sudan: Abbr.
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Neighbor of Sudan: Abbr.
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"Bambi" character
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"Bambi" character
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Walter Mitty, e.g.
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Walter Mitty, e.g.
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Lock
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Lock
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Master criminal of books and film
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Master criminal of books and film
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Establishes
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Establishes
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Weighing hardly anything
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Weighing hardly anything
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Time in Hawaii, maybe
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Time in Hawaii, maybe
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MGM motto starter
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MGM motto starter
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Question asked to one with a hangover
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Question asked to one with a hangover
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Malcolm X adopted it
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Malcolm X adopted it
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Kuomintang co-founder
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Kuomintang co-founder
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Is protective of
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Is protective of
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Particularly: Abbr.
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Particularly: Abbr.
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"CSI" procedure
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"CSI" procedure
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Grilling procedure
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Grilling procedure
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Bit of stage scenery
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Bit of stage scenery
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"Cheers" waitress
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"Cheers" waitress
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Coeur d'___, Idaho
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Coeur d'___, Idaho
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British weights
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British weights
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One of a standard group of five
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One of a standard group of five
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Little bit of French?
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Little bit of French?
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Singer DiFranco
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Singer DiFranco
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"Bad!"
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"Bad!"
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Ring of Fire perils
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Ring of Fire perils
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Eight bits
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Eight bits
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It may precede a kiss
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It may precede a kiss
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Yellowfin tuna
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Yellowfin tuna
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Skedaddles
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Skedaddles
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Island south of Tsugaru Strait
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Island south of Tsugaru Strait
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Italian automaker since 1906
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Italian automaker since 1906
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Adirondack chair element
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Adirondack chair element
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Hosts of the 1912 Olympics
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Hosts of the 1912 Olympics
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Some shark products
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Some shark products
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Bits
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Bits
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Marilyn who hosted 1980s TV's "Solid Gold"
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Marilyn who hosted 1980s TV's "Solid Gold"
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Mates' cries
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Mates' cries
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Nabisco brand
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Nabisco brand
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Pirouette
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Pirouette
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Boot, in baseball, e.g.
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Boot, in baseball, e.g.
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"___ Hope"
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"___ Hope"
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Corporate bigwig
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Corporate bigwig
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Frozen food brand
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Frozen food brand
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Sweetie
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Sweetie
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