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New York Times: Sunday, February 19, 2012
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, February 19, 2012 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
James F. C. Burns
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How a bug might go on a windshield
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How a bug might go on a windshield
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Opposite of neither
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Opposite of neither
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College town SW of Cleveland
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College town SW of Cleveland
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Hunt
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Hunt
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Donnybrook
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Donnybrook
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Island group that includes Guam
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Island group that includes Guam
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Show of affection
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Show of affection
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Balletic
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Balletic
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Misery causes
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Misery causes
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Ridiculous
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Ridiculous
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The first letter of "tsar," in Cyrillic
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The first letter of "tsar," in Cyrillic
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Sweet ending?
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Sweet ending?
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Mobile camper, informally
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Mobile camper, informally
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Long-migration seabirds
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Long-migration seabirds
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Deep Western lake
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Deep Western lake
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Tied
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Tied
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Back to front?
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Back to front?
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Kind of rock
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Kind of rock
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Eucharist plate
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Eucharist plate
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Half of a 1960s pop group
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Half of a 1960s pop group
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O. Henry bad guy who became a Hollywood/TV hero
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O. Henry bad guy who became a Hollywood/TV hero
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Appropriate, in slang
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Appropriate, in slang
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Part of the Confederacy: Abbr.
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Part of the Confederacy: Abbr.
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The gold in them thar hills, say
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The gold in them thar hills, say
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Like "vav" in the Hebrew alphabet
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Like "vav" in the Hebrew alphabet
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Aussie "girl" famous for 55-Downing
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Aussie "girl" famous for 55-Downing
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Frizzy dos
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Frizzy dos
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Tax-free bond, briefly
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Tax-free bond, briefly
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Like leprechauns
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Like leprechauns
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Your, to Yves
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Your, to Yves
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Summarize
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Summarize
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Pot builder
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Pot builder
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Opposite of spring
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Opposite of spring
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Ryder fleet
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Ryder fleet
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Record label for Cee Lo and Whitney Houston
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Record label for Cee Lo and Whitney Houston
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Some payments: Abbr.
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Some payments: Abbr.
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Roseanne's husband on "Roseanne"
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Roseanne's husband on "Roseanne"
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And others
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And others
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Former European money
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Former European money
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"Dies ___"
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"Dies ___"
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Attack with snowballs
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Attack with snowballs
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Lime ___
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Lime ___
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Not yet decided: Abbr.
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Not yet decided: Abbr.
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Public
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Public
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Middle parts of Japan?
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Middle parts of Japan?
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Home of the N.C.A.A.'s Minutemen
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Home of the N.C.A.A.'s Minutemen
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Maximally wacky
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Maximally wacky
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"Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker
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"Fiddler on the Roof" matchmaker
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One of two deliveries?
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One of two deliveries?
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Rap's Dr. ___
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Rap's Dr. ___
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Bonaventures, e.g.
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Bonaventures, e.g.
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Double, maybe
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Double, maybe
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Pesto ingredient
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Pesto ingredient
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The House of ___
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The House of ___
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Baba ___ (Gilda Radner character)
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Baba ___ (Gilda Radner character)
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Writer Umberto
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Writer Umberto
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Titles for attys.
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Titles for attys.
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Ottoman officer
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Ottoman officer
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Noted tower locale
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Noted tower locale
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Spring
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Spring
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Pac-12 team, for short
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Pac-12 team, for short
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Shelley's fairy queen
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Shelley's fairy queen
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Crafter's pedal
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Crafter's pedal
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Throng
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Throng
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Start for someone seeking advice
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Start for someone seeking advice
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Place for produce stands
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Place for produce stands
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It's pushed in a park
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It's pushed in a park
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Some exams
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Some exams
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Sparkles
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Sparkles
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Areas
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Areas
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N.J. and Pa. each have a famous one
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N.J. and Pa. each have a famous one
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Hall of fame
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Hall of fame
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"Me too"
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"Me too"
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Tree trimmers
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Tree trimmers
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Drink with foam on top
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Drink with foam on top
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"Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's ___"
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"Jumpin' Jack Flash, it's ___"
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X
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X
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Show sympathy, say
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Show sympathy, say
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Stews
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Stews
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Check, as brakes
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Check, as brakes
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Halting
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Halting
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Text-speak gasp
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Text-speak gasp
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Red Cross founder Clara
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Red Cross founder Clara
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Remove
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Remove
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Wedding staple
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Wedding staple
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New Guinea port
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New Guinea port
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Unofficial discussions
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Unofficial discussions
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Something gotten at an amusement park, maybe
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Something gotten at an amusement park, maybe
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Draper's supply
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Draper's supply
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Real ___
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Real ___
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Loads
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Loads
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X, in Roma
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X, in Roma
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Trip up, perhaps
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Trip up, perhaps
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Makes an extra effort
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Makes an extra effort
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Little chuckle
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Little chuckle
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"Swans Reflecting Elephants," e.g.
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"Swans Reflecting Elephants," e.g.
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Mischievous one
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Mischievous one
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SAT section
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SAT section
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Whodunit staple
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Whodunit staple
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"Are you in ___?"
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"Are you in ___?"
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Servings of 3-Down
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Servings of 3-Down
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Sea salvager's quest, maybe
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Sea salvager's quest, maybe
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One-named rapper with the 2008 hit "Paper Planes"
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One-named rapper with the 2008 hit "Paper Planes"
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Like always
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Like always
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Turns down
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Turns down
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Appraise
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Appraise
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Mexican shout of elation
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Mexican shout of elation
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On the level
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On the level
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Colorful bird
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Colorful bird
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Lets
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Lets
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See 45-Across
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See 45-Across
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For immediate lease, say
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For immediate lease, say
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Lord's Prayer word
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Lord's Prayer word
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The 82-Down in "The Lion King"
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The 82-Down in "The Lion King"
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Hogwash
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Hogwash
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Film producer Carlo
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Film producer Carlo
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Bottom of the ocean?
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Bottom of the ocean?
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Bearded flower
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Bearded flower
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Pricey hors d'oeuvre
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Pricey hors d'oeuvre
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Juilliard subj.
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Juilliard subj.
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Pricey furs
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Pricey furs
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Many a Justin Bieber fan
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Many a Justin Bieber fan
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African mongoose
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African mongoose
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It's much thanked once a year
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It's much thanked once a year
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Common co-op rule
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Common co-op rule
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They can help worriers
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They can help worriers
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Strengths
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Strengths
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Gossip
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Gossip
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Ungainly gait
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Ungainly gait
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San ___, suburb of San Francisco
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San ___, suburb of San Francisco
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Israel's Ehud
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Israel's Ehud
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Wife of 67-Down
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Wife of 67-Down
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Barley product
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Barley product
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O.K. Corral hero
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O.K. Corral hero
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Eclipse phenomenon
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Eclipse phenomenon
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Mythical bird
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Mythical bird
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Earth cycles: Abbr.
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Earth cycles: Abbr.
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1991 book subtitled "When the Lion Roars"
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