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New York Times: Sunday, June 17, 2012
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, June 17, 2012 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Kyle T. Dolan
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Grp. with an alphabet
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Message from police HQ
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Message from police HQ
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It makes bubbly bubbly
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It makes bubbly bubbly
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Tar
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Tar
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Eastern nurse
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Eastern nurse
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Brooklyn, e.g., informally
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Brooklyn, e.g., informally
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Hoi ___
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Hoi ___
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Mammy's place
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Falter while imitating Jay-Z?
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Falter while imitating Jay-Z?
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Something thrown in "West Side Story"?
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Something thrown in "West Side Story"?
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Underworld deity
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Underworld deity
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"Is that clear?"
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"Is that clear?"
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Dickensian setting
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Dickensian setting
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Trick-taking game
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Trick-taking game
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Like pumice
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Like pumice
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Game-ending cry
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Game-ending cry
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See 107-Down
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Sing high notes?
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Sing high notes?
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1970s exile
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Noted 2011 TV retiree, popularly
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Noted 2011 TV retiree, popularly
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Reduce marks?
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Reduce marks?
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Kind of column
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Kind of column
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Nesting site
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Nesting site
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Wall Street type
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Wall Street type
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Develops slowly
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Develops slowly
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Cry upon arriving at an earthquake site?
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Cry upon arriving at an earthquake site?
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In a frenzy
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Dines on
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Dines on
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X, on campuses
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X, on campuses
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Bridge locale
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Bridge locale
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It may follow "forever and ever"
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It may follow "forever and ever"
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Didn't conceal one's smugness
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Didn't conceal one's smugness
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Region of 70-Across for which a type of wool is named
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Region of 70-Across for which a type of wool is named
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Animal stomach
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Animal stomach
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See 67-Across
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Suffix with ball
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"All systems go"
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"All systems go"
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Tuition and others
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Tuition and others
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What the turnover-prone football player had?
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What the turnover-prone football player had?
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Fountain location
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Fountain location
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El PacÃfico, e.g.
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El PacÃfico, e.g.
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Ball-shaped part
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Ball-shaped part
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"Hmm ..."
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"Hmm ..."
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Knock for ___
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Knock for ___
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W.W. I battle locale
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W.W. I battle locale
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A bad one may contain holes
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A bad one may contain holes
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Shenanigans at the royal court?
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Shenanigans at the royal court?
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Not a lot
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Mil. leader
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Mil. leader
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Points in the right direction
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Points in the right direction
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Ball partner
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Ball partner
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Begin a tour
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Begin a tour
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He wrote "Knowledge is the food of the soul"
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He wrote "Knowledge is the food of the soul"
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Senescence
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Senescence
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Nickname for a hard-to-understand monarch?
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Nickname for a hard-to-understand monarch?
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Lens cover for a large telescope?
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Lens cover for a large telescope?
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Classical bow wielder
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Classical bow wielder
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Eats up
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Eats up
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Outer: Prefix
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Outer: Prefix
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Blood rival
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Blood rival
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Oxford profs
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Feature of grocery purchases, often
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Feature of grocery purchases, often
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Coral, e.g.
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Coral, e.g.
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Numbers game
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Numbers game
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Bigwig
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Bigwig
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Put a smile on
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Source of the words "mulligatawny" and "catamaran"
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Source of the words "mulligatawny" and "catamaran"
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"Are you kidding me?!"
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"Are you kidding me?!"
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Fives
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Fives
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___ favor
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___ favor
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Fort ___, N.C.
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Fort ___, N.C.
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Source of a viral outbreak
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Source of a viral outbreak
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American ___
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American ___
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Robe for one tending a flock
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Robe for one tending a flock
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Fa-la connector
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Fa-la connector
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Telephone system connectors
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Telephone system connectors
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Taser, say
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Taser, say
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Airport security item
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Airport security item
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"Giovanna d'___" (Verdi opera)
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"Giovanna d'___" (Verdi opera)
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German train track
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German train track
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Dentist's directive
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Dentist's directive
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Record listing
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Record listing
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Neighbor of Poland: Abbr.
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Neighbor of Poland: Abbr.
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The Atlantic, in a common phrase
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The Atlantic, in a common phrase
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Quick preview
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Quick preview
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Subject of Newton's first law of motion
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Subject of Newton's first law of motion
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Canon product, for short
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Canon product, for short
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"Have a look!"
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"Have a look!"
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Where pieces are put together?
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Where pieces are put together?
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Most holes in one
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Most holes in one
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Nomad
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Nomad
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Baseball's Justin or B. J.
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Baseball's Justin or B. J.
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Many a Silicon Valley hiree
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Many a Silicon Valley hiree
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Radical '60s org.
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Radical '60s org.
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Genesis son
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Genesis son
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"Ver-r-ry funny!"
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"Ver-r-ry funny!"
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Some Monopoly properties: Abbr.
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Exasperated outburst
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Exasperated outburst
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Cry just before disaster strikes
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Cry just before disaster strikes
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"The Magic Flute" protagonist
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"The Magic Flute" protagonist
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Mercedes-Benz luxury line
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Mercedes-Benz luxury line
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___ choy (Chinese vegetable)
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___ choy (Chinese vegetable)
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Troop grp.
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Troop grp.
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Lovingly, to a musician
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Lovingly, to a musician
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Fairy tale girl
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Fairy tale girl
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Big game fish
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Big game fish
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That, in Tijuana
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That, in Tijuana
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Fiesta bowl?
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Fiesta bowl?
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Sex appeal
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Sex appeal
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A tabloid keeps tabs on one
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A tabloid keeps tabs on one
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G.I.'s address
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G.I.'s address
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Genesis son
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Genesis son
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Promise, e.g.
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Promise, e.g.
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Alter ego who carries a notepad
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Burkina ___
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Burkina ___
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Sorrow
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Sorrow
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Arctic waters, on historical maps
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Mythical elixir of forgetfulness
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Mythical elixir of forgetfulness
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Long-jawed fish
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Long-jawed fish
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Where cheap seats are in a baseball stadium
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Where cheap seats are in a baseball stadium
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Part of r.p.m.: Abbr.
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Part of r.p.m.: Abbr.
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Useful husband, say
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Useful husband, say
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Spanish bear
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Spanish bear
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Befuddle
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Befuddle
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Nobel Prize subj.
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Nobel Prize subj.
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"Frasier" character
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"Frasier" character
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Outdoor promenade
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Outdoor promenade
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iPod ___
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iPod ___
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Brooch feature, maybe
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Brooch feature, maybe
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Over
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Over
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One of the Marx Brothers
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One of the Marx Brothers
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Threw out of a contest, informally
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Prefix with zone
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Prefix with zone
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Lowly laborer
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Lowly laborer
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With 34-Across, what "<" means
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With 34-Across, what "<" means
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Concerto soloist, perhaps
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Concerto soloist, perhaps
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Its stem is used in miso soup
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Its stem is used in miso soup
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Witticism
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Witticism
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Cup holder?
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Cup holder?
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Energy meas.
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Energy meas.
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