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New York Times: Sunday, March 4, 2012
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, March 4, 2012 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
David J. Kahn
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"___ Mucho" (#1 oldie)
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"___ Mucho" (#1 oldie)
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Sublime, in hip-hop slang
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Sublime, in hip-hop slang
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Former Mercury model
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Former Mercury model
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___ Grand
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___ Grand
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Dragon slayer of myth
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Dragon slayer of myth
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Stick on a table
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Stick on a table
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Prayer opener
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Prayer opener
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Big Apple baseball name
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Big Apple baseball name
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An elderly woman was having dinner with her husband and was ...
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An elderly woman was having dinner with her husband and was ...
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Biblical verb endings
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Biblical verb endings
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Pen pal?
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Pen pal?
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At sea
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At sea
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Guilty ___
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Guilty ___
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___ polloi
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___ polloi
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Africa's bygone ___ Empire
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Africa's bygone ___ Empire
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Big tug
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Big tug
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Big shots they're not
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Big shots they're not
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Geom. shapes
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Geom. shapes
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She said "After all these years ..."
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She said "After all these years ..."
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Foursomes
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Foursomes
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Squeeze (out)
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Squeeze (out)
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Big name in makeup
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Big name in makeup
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Supped
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Supped
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Spanish bear
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Spanish bear
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Destination NW of LAX
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Destination NW of LAX
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Colorful moths
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Colorful moths
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Then she remarked "..."
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Then she remarked "..."
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Clock sound
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Clock sound
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Verbalized
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Verbalized
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Be sociable, say
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Be sociable, say
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Barack Obama's mama
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Barack Obama's mama
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Jug part
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Jug part
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Card game similar to écarté
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Card game similar to écarté
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Domestic
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Domestic
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Old despots
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Old despots
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Bribe
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Bribe
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Med. plan
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Med. plan
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___ kiss
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___ kiss
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St. Pete stadium, with "the"
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St. Pete stadium, with "the"
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She, in Siena
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She, in Siena
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Her husband asked "...?"
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Her husband asked "...?"
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Diplomat: Abbr.
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Diplomat: Abbr.
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"Home away from home" grp.
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"Home away from home" grp.
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Halftime staples
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Halftime staples
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Game cry
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Game cry
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One whose star is dimmed
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One whose star is dimmed
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Hit sign
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Hit sign
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Places to find people lying
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Places to find people lying
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Then he asked "Or ...?"
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Then he asked "Or ...?"
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Dr. Jekyll creator's monogram
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Dr. Jekyll creator's monogram
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Single
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Single
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Botanical balm
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Botanical balm
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Word with free or bound
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Word with free or bound
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Average
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Average
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Architect Saarinen
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Architect Saarinen
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Reminder of a sort
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Reminder of a sort
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Have
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Have
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___ dixit
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The woman replied "..."
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The woman replied "..."
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Terse denial
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Terse denial
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Sci-fi film with an android named Ash
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Sci-fi film with an android named Ash
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"What am ___ do?"
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"What am ___ do?"
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"As good as done"
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"As good as done"
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L.A. hours
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L.A. hours
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Man with a mission, maybe
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Man with a mission, maybe
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Go-ahead
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Go-ahead
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Serenaded
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Serenaded
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Single, say
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Single, say
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Perfect example
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Perfect example
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Skillful reasoner
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Skillful reasoner
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Bernese ___
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Bernese ___
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Mid 11th-century year
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Mid 11th-century year
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Long stretch
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Long stretch
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Like Steve Jobs, e.g.
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Like Steve Jobs, e.g.
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Blockhead
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Blockhead
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Grazing ground
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Grazing ground
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Maryland, once
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Maryland, once
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Skagway locale
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Skagway locale
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Blogger's bit
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Blogger's bit
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They make 39-Down: Abbr.
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They make 39-Down: Abbr.
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Courtroom words
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Courtroom words
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Gaping mouths
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Gaping mouths
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Gil ___, original lead role on "CSI"
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Gil ___, original lead role on "CSI"
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Winner of 2009's Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Precious"
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Winner of 2009's Best Supporting Actress Oscar for "Precious"
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Places to relax
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Places to relax
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Underwater breathing aids
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Underwater breathing aids
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Smooth finish
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Smooth finish
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Quick end to a boxing match?
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Quick end to a boxing match?
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Mazda roadster
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Mazda roadster
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Pilgrims John and Priscilla
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Pilgrims John and Priscilla
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Comedian Smirnoff
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Comedian Smirnoff
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It's a wrap
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It's a wrap
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Toe woe
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Toe woe
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They sometimes divide neighborhoods
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They sometimes divide neighborhoods
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Some royalties
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Some royalties
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Printing problem
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Printing problem
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Baseball manager Ned
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Baseball manager Ned
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Grab bag
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Grab bag
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Make some waves
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Make some waves
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Obsessed about
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Obsessed about
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With no warmth
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With no warmth
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Deep border lake
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Deep border lake
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Board that's disposable
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Board that's disposable
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Sported
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Sported
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Alcohol producer
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Alcohol producer
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Dinghy duo
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Dinghy duo
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___ Minor
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___ Minor
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Lacking depth, in brief
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Cairo's river
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Cairo's river
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Bowling ball feature
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Bowling ball feature
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Titan's place
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Titan's place
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Portfolio options, for short
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Portfolio options, for short
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Beach debris also known as rockweed
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Beach debris also known as rockweed
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Comic British character who rarely speaks
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Comic British character who rarely speaks
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J.F.K. transport
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J.F.K. transport
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Hops dryer
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Hops dryer
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Petunia Dursley, to Harry Potter
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Petunia Dursley, to Harry Potter
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Raymond's mother on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
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Raymond's mother on "Everybody Loves Raymond"
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Christmas decoration
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Christmas decoration
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Toboggan ride's starting point
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Toboggan ride's starting point
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Stat for Steve Nash
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Stat for Steve Nash
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When to tour Tours?
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When to tour Tours?
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Like 14-Down
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Knievel feat
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Knievel feat
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Lacing (into)
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Lacing (into)
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Perturbed
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Perturbed
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Sign off on
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Sign off on
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Virus carrier, maybe
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Virus carrier, maybe
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Musical star Paige who played the original Evita
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1994 biopic
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1994 biopic
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Pull (in)
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Pull (in)
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Let out
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Let out
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Declined a bit
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Declined a bit
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___ von Bismarck
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___ von Bismarck
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Game cry
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Game cry
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Select
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Select
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___ française
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Game cry
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Game cry
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How-dos
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How-dos
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Australian runner
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Australian runner
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