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New York Times: Sunday, September 2, 2012
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, September 2, 2012 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Joel Fagliano
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"Iliad" character
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Cracked a bit
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1986 U.S.S.R. launch
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1986 U.S.S.R. launch
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Comedian who was the only man on Maxim's 2012 Hot 100 list of most beautiful women
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Comedian who was the only man on Maxim's 2012 Hot 100 list of most beautiful women
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2004 Best Actor winner for "Ray"
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2004 Best Actor winner for "Ray"
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Sir Galahad, e.g.
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Sir Galahad, e.g.
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Foofaraw
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Foofaraw
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Rhododendron relatives
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Rhododendron relatives
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Chihuahua that eats only the best dog food?
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Chihuahua that eats only the best dog food?
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What Jennifer Grey does in "Dirty Dancing"?
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What Jennifer Grey does in "Dirty Dancing"?
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Photo blowup: Abbr.
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Photo blowup: Abbr.
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Position of authority
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Position of authority
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Book of legends
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Book of legends
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___-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930
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___-Hawley Tariff Act of 1930
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2012, por ejemplo
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2012, por ejemplo
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Promiscuous woman of the Far East?
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Promiscuous woman of the Far East?
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Lets a ground ball go through one's legs, say
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Lets a ground ball go through one's legs, say
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Opposite of rises
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Opposite of rises
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Multitude
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Multitude
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Announcement early in an inning, maybe
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Announcement early in an inning, maybe
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Suffix with legal
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Sprint's business
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Sprint's business
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Part of w.p.m.: Abbr.
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Part of w.p.m.: Abbr.
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Like some kisses
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Like some kisses
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Fey of "30 Rock"
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Fey of "30 Rock"
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Begin a game of "She loves me, she loves me not ..."?
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Begin a game of "She loves me, she loves me not ..."?
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Blissful
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Blissful
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Prefix with sexual
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Prefix with sexual
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Diploma word
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Diploma word
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"The Addams Family" matriarch
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"The Addams Family" matriarch
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Salad bar bowlful
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Salad bar bowlful
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Mark
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Mark
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Unveil, in poems
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Unveil, in poems
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First-class piece of infant's wear?
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First-class piece of infant's wear?
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Word often shortened to one letter in text messages
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Word often shortened to one letter in text messages
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Anchor's place
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Anchor's place
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Two-day trips, sometimes
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Two-day trips, sometimes
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Bargain hunters' destinations
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Bargain hunters' destinations
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Form of Spanish "to be"
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Form of Spanish "to be"
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Verb for thou
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Verb for thou
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Northern force
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Northern force
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Everest?
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Everest?
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Like many a forgetful actor
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Like many a forgetful actor
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___ Aviv
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___ Aviv
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Nietzsche's "never"
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Nietzsche's "never"
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Pentathlete, at times
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Pentathlete, at times
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MI6
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MI6
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Rhythm band instrument
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Rhythm band instrument
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Scepter go-with
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Scepter go-with
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Start of a tournament ... or the end of a match?
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Start of a tournament ... or the end of a match?
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"Laugher"
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"Laugher"
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Where busybodies live?
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Where busybodies live?
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Poetic praise
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Poetic praise
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Tank top?
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Tank top?
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Ambience factor
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Ambience factor
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Midwest native
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Midwest native
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At birth
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At birth
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Group that regularly plays a classic dice game?
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Group that regularly plays a classic dice game?
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Drop a hip-hop star from the festival lineup?
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Drop a hip-hop star from the festival lineup?
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Lake at one end of the Welland Canal
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Lake at one end of the Welland Canal
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"Small Craft on a Milk Sea" musician
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"Small Craft on a Milk Sea" musician
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Related
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Related
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Pulitzer-winning James
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Pulitzer-winning James
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Pathfinders, e.g.
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Pathfinders, e.g.
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Orch. section
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Orch. section
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Ad Council output, for short
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Ad Council output, for short
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Child's room, often
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Patriots' group
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Patriots' group
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Cochran who defended O. J.
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Cochran who defended O. J.
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Mexican salamander
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Mexican salamander
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Losing tic-tac-toe line
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Losing tic-tac-toe line
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"Now I see"
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"Now I see"
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"Kiss of the Dragon" star
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"Kiss of the Dragon" star
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They might make your mouth water
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They might make your mouth water
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Booker Prize winner Arundhati ___
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Booker Prize winner Arundhati ___
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Taj ___
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Taj ___
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"Likewise"
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"Likewise"
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Spray alternative
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Spray alternative
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He said "My reputation, Iago, my reputation!"
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He said "My reputation, Iago, my reputation!"
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Soda bottle meas.
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Soda bottle meas.
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House work?
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House work?
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Scapegoat's onus
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Scapegoat's onus
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"It's not much of a tail, but I'm sort of attached to it" speaker
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"It's not much of a tail, but I'm sort of attached to it" speaker
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Shower items, maybe
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Shower items, maybe
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African danger
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African danger
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Doo-wop syllable
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Doo-wop syllable
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Flabbergast
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Flabbergast
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Informative
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Informative
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Scene-ending film technique
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Scene-ending film technique
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1930s world chess champion Max
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1930s world chess champion Max
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Attack
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Attack
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"Bill & ___ Excellent Adventure"
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"Bill & ___ Excellent Adventure"
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Palindromic auto model
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Palindromic auto model
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Like some garages
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Like some garages
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Salon treatment, informally
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Salon treatment, informally
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Fool
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Fool
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Torque symbols
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Torque symbols
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Losers
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Losers
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Ian Fleming's alma mater
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Ian Fleming's alma mater
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Not cheating on
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Not cheating on
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Burrito topper
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Burrito topper
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Spear
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Spear
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Gooey treats
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Gooey treats
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"Revolutionary Road" novelist Richard
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"Revolutionary Road" novelist Richard
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"God willing"
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"God willing"
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1974 hit with a Spanish title
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1974 hit with a Spanish title
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Applied, as paint
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Applied, as paint
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It may have a blinking light
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It may have a blinking light
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Authority
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Authority
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Register
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Register
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Ticked (off)
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Ticked (off)
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First name in cosmetics
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First name in cosmetics
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"The Metaphysics of Morals" author
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"The Metaphysics of Morals" author
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Gave a leg up
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Gave a leg up
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Musical note part
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Powers player
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Powers player
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Moore who wrote "Watchmen"
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Moore who wrote "Watchmen"
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National park through which the Virgin River runs
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National park through which the Virgin River runs
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It started around 1100 B.C.
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It started around 1100 B.C.
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1979 #1 hit for Robert John
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1979 #1 hit for Robert John
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Plucks
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Plucks
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Wax cylinder
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Wax cylinder
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Honolulu's ___ Palace
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Honolulu's ___ Palace
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Period of George W. Bush's presidency
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Period of George W. Bush's presidency
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Events for those who know the ropes?
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Events for those who know the ropes?
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"Hang on ___"
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"Hang on ___"
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Rinse and dry
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Rinse and dry
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Come (to)
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Come (to)
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Town squares?
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Town squares?
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Cheerios
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Cheerios
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___ Day
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___ Day
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Fancy hotel features
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Fancy hotel features
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Rock and roll, e.g.
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Rock and roll, e.g.
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Ball girl
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Ball girl
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Book before Nehemiah
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Book before Nehemiah
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Essen article
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Essen article
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Fool
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Fool
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Basketball highlight, slangily
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