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New York Times: Sunday, January 1, 2012
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, January 1, 2012 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Patrick Berry
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Many college profs
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Many college profs
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Food preserver
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Food preserver
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Sandwich choice, for short
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Sandwich choice, for short
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Crosswise to the keel
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Crosswise to the keel
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Pool ball's "Watch this!" comment?
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Pool ball's "Watch this!" comment?
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Arles affirmative
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Arles affirmative
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Onetime first name in Israeli politics
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Onetime first name in Israeli politics
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High-mounted window you can't stop looking at?
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High-mounted window you can't stop looking at?
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"Come ___?"
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"Come ___?"
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Steely Dan album featuring "Deacon Blues"
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Steely Dan album featuring "Deacon Blues"
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Traveled by bus
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Traveled by bus
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Thin blue line?
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Thin blue line?
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Resisted a job offer, say
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Resisted a job offer, say
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Go downhill
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Go downhill
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Part of a watch touching the breastbone?
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Part of a watch touching the breastbone?
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End of many a list
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End of many a list
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Camper's canful
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Camper's canful
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She's entertaining
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She's entertaining
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Heist planner's concern
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Heist planner's concern
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Wedding part
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Wedding part
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Ceiling
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Ceiling
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Strong winds
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Strong winds
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"You don't have to be busy to look busy," e.g.?
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"You don't have to be busy to look busy," e.g.?
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Squished bug, e.g.
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Squished bug, e.g.
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[I'm so funny!]
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[I'm so funny!]
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Go all to pieces
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Go all to pieces
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Antipasto tidbit
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Antipasto tidbit
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Pill that relieves computer-related anxiety?
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Pill that relieves computer-related anxiety?
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High
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High
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Bring in
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Bring in
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History topic
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History topic
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"I think," to texters
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"I think," to texters
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Empire State Building climber, for short
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Empire State Building climber, for short
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Holds under the tap
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Holds under the tap
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Inhuman group of golfers?
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Inhuman group of golfers?
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Behaved
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Behaved
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1988 Summer Olympics site
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1988 Summer Olympics site
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Handbag monogram
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Handbag monogram
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"A Love Like ___" (Barbra Streisand album)
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"A Love Like ___" (Barbra Streisand album)
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Sultan's wife, perhaps?
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Sultan's wife, perhaps?
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Sends up
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Sends up
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Thank you for waiting
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Thank you for waiting
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Reed of rock
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Reed of rock
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"1984" superstate
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"1984" superstate
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Desperately want
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Desperately want
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Bad experience
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Bad experience
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Late sixth-century year
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Late sixth-century year
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Jungle king's jeans and overalls?
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Jungle king's jeans and overalls?
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Looked intently
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Looked intently
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Knocked on the noggin
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Knocked on the noggin
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Rainy day planner?
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Rainy day planner?
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Twelve Oaks neighbor
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Twelve Oaks neighbor
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Pac-12 athlete
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Pac-12 athlete
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Restaurant greeter's option
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Restaurant greeter's option
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Ennui among quantum physicists?
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Ennui among quantum physicists?
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Go on a shopping spree
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Go on a shopping spree
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Savings plan, briefly
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Savings plan, briefly
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Dessert delivered over the Internet?
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Dessert delivered over the Internet?
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Brouhahas
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Brouhahas
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Cowlick fixer
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Cowlick fixer
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Monster of Jewish folklore
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Monster of Jewish folklore
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The Big Board, for short
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The Big Board, for short
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"What a load of hogwash!"
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"What a load of hogwash!"
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Jimi Hendrix's debut single
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Jimi Hendrix's debut single
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Set out
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Set out
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Stray from righteousness
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Stray from righteousness
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Refuse to release
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Refuse to release
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Low-pH compound
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Low-pH compound
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Go to the tape?
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Go to the tape?
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"___ hath an enemy called Ignorance": Ben Jonson
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"___ hath an enemy called Ignorance": Ben Jonson
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Negative conjunction
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Negative conjunction
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Conjecture
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Conjecture
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It's good in Italy
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It's good in Italy
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Pal of Huck Finn
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Pal of Huck Finn
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Swirly marbles
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Swirly marbles
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"The Big Sleep" co-star, 1946
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"The Big Sleep" co-star, 1946
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Funny Boosler
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Funny Boosler
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They're exchanged in France
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They're exchanged in France
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Candy eaten in handfuls
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Candy eaten in handfuls
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"Praying" part of a praying mantis
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"Praying" part of a praying mantis
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Master
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Master
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Pixar title character
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Pixar title character
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Best-selling author who wrote "I did not write it. God wrote it. I merely did his dictation"
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Best-selling author who wrote "I did not write it. God wrote it. I merely did his dictation"
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Downswing
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Downswing
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They're heavy during storms
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They're heavy during storms
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Sample
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Sample
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Injury symptom
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Injury symptom
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Reception room in a mansion
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Reception room in a mansion
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Rare craps roll
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Rare craps roll
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Sharp nails
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Sharp nails
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Through
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Through
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"The Big Bang Theory" network
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"The Big Bang Theory" network
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Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Century
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Sports Illustrated's Sportsman of the Century
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Creamy Italian side dish
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Creamy Italian side dish
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One taking a bow in Japan
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One taking a bow in Japan
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Smoothie ingredient
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Smoothie ingredient
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Homme's partner
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Homme's partner
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Travel by car
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Travel by car
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___ Quijano (Don Quixote's real name)
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___ Quijano (Don Quixote's real name)
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Deleting
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Deleting
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"___ got a feeling ..."
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"___ got a feeling ..."
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What's in an Rx
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What's in an Rx
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Leaning
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Leaning
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Words to live by
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Words to live by
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Garden spot
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Garden spot
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Lash of old westerns
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Lash of old westerns
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Hides in the shadows
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Hides in the shadows
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In olden times
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In olden times
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When doubled, ardent
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When doubled, ardent
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Diamonds, to a yegg
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Diamonds, to a yegg
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Einstein's birthplace
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Einstein's birthplace
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NATO alphabet vowel
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NATO alphabet vowel
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Hosp. diagnostic aid
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Hosp. diagnostic aid
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Ability to identify Zener cards
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Ability to identify Zener cards
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Lacking a coat, maybe
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Lacking a coat, maybe
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___ de vie
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___ de vie
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Fill, and then some
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Fill, and then some
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Big name in Champagne
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Big name in Champagne
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Easily drawn gun
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Easily drawn gun
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One of the music industry's Big Four
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One of the music industry's Big Four
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Kick out
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Kick out
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If everything goes your way
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If everything goes your way
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Cut-rate
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Cut-rate
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Fierce, as an argument
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Fierce, as an argument
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Weather Channel newsmaker
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Weather Channel newsmaker
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Wicked ones
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Wicked ones
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About ready to drop
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About ready to drop
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Square
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Square
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Badly made
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Badly made
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Says no to
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Says no to
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Catch
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Catch
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R. J. Reynolds brand
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R. J. Reynolds brand
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Like three of golf's four majors
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Like three of golf's four majors
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"Philadelphia" director
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"Philadelphia" director
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Greenish blue
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Greenish blue
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Having the knack
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Having the knack
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Chinese zodiac animal
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Chinese zodiac animal
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Smoke
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Smoke
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Sort who's a natural leader, supposedly
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Sort who's a natural leader, supposedly
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Great time
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