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New York Times: Sunday, April 20, 2014
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, April 20, 2014 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Elizabeth C. Gorski
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Healing cover
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Instants
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Instants
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Ancient symbols of royalty
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Ancient symbols of royalty
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Checks
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Checks
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"___ and Louis," 1956 jazz album
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"___ and Louis," 1956 jazz album
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The Sun, The Moon or The Star
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The Sun, The Moon or The Star
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Best-selling novelist whom Time called "Bard of the Litigious Age"
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Best-selling novelist whom Time called "Bard of the Litigious Age"
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Attribute of Elks or Lions Club members
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Attribute of Elks or Lions Club members
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Recital piece for a wind player
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Recital piece for a wind player
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Toast words after "Here's"
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Relative of turquoise
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Relative of turquoise
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Proceeds
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Proceeds
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Within earshot
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Within earshot
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Anthem preposition
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Anthem preposition
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Mobile home seeker?
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Mobile home seeker?
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1966 Wilson Pickett R&B hit
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1966 Wilson Pickett R&B hit
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Abbr. on sale garment tags
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Abbr. on sale garment tags
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Short open jackets
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Short open jackets
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Commandment word
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Commandment word
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Pipe valves
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Pipe valves
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"I've got half ___ to ..."
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"I've got half ___ to ..."
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'50s political inits.
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'50s political inits.
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Year, to Casals
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Year, to Casals
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Greeting that includes a Spanish greeting in reverse?
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Greeting that includes a Spanish greeting in reverse?
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Andean tuber
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Opera based on a play by Pierre Beaumarchais, with "The"
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Opera based on a play by Pierre Beaumarchais, with "The"
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Complete shutout?
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Complete shutout?
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Post letters
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Post letters
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Hammer
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Hammer
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Stockholm-bound carrier
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Stockholm-bound carrier
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Yale Bowl fan
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Yale Bowl fan
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Roisterous
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Roisterous
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Bond yield: Abbr.
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Bond yield: Abbr.
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These, to Thierry
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These, to Thierry
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Ruler known as "Big Daddy"
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Ruler known as "Big Daddy"
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TV's Cousin ___
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TV's Cousin ___
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Urban renewal target
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Urban renewal target
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Qualcomm Stadium athlete
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Qualcomm Stadium athlete
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Paris's ___ du Carrousel
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Paris's ___ du Carrousel
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Writer Chekhov
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Writer Chekhov
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Pet Shop Boys, e.g.
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Pet Shop Boys, e.g.
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Stella D'___ (cookie brand)
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Stella D'___ (cookie brand)
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Jermaine of the N.B.A.
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Jermaine of the N.B.A.
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They're steeped in strainers
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They're steeped in strainers
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Mrs. abroad
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Mrs. abroad
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Vocabulary
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Vocabulary
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Reversal, of sorts
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Walker's strip
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Walker's strip
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Govt. promissory notes
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Govt. promissory notes
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Former Chevrolet division
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Former Chevrolet division
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Suffix with narc-
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Dirty rats
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Dirty rats
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Like equinoxes
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Like equinoxes
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Fine hosiery material
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Fine hosiery material
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Visa alternative
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Visa alternative
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"The African Queen" novelist
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"The African Queen" novelist
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Makeup removal item
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Makeup removal item
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Classic theater name
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Classic theater name
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Stain
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Stain
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Designer Anne
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Designer Anne
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Leonard ___ a.k.a. Roy Rogers
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Leonard ___ a.k.a. Roy Rogers
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Covenant keepers
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All alternative
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Breakaway group
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Renault model with a mythological name
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Woody's "Annie Hall" role
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"Joanie Loves Chachi" co-star
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"Joanie Loves Chachi" co-star
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___ 500, annual race in Ridgeway, Va.
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___ 500, annual race in Ridgeway, Va.
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Wildlife IDs
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Wildlife IDs
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Ones who are the talk of the town?
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Ones who are the talk of the town?
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Baking ___
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Baking ___
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Actress Judd
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Actress Judd
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Use elbow grease on
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Use elbow grease on
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Opening for a dermatologist
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Opening for a dermatologist
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Common newsstand locale: Abbr.
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Seat at the counter
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Seat at the counter
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Ready to be played, say
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Ready to be played, say
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De-file?
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De-file?
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___ Trend
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___ Trend
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Graceful trumpeter
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Graceful trumpeter
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___ Aviv
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___ Aviv
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John Irving character
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John Irving character
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QE2's operator
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QE2's operator
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Leave in a hurry
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Music producer Brian
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Music producer Brian
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___-Magnon man
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___-Magnon man
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New corp. hire, often
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Man, in Milano
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Man, in Milano
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Cuts, as a cake
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Cuts, as a cake
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Coffee break time, perhaps
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Coffee break time, perhaps
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Shakespeare's "Titus ___"
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Shakespeare's "Titus ___"
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Financial writer Marshall
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Financial writer Marshall
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"What business is ___ yours?"
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"What business is ___ yours?"
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Bird whose feathers were once prized by milliners
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Bird whose feathers were once prized by milliners
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Neil of Fox News
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Neil of Fox News
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Ken of "Brothers & Sisters"
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Ken of "Brothers & Sisters"
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Quaker production
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Quaker production
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One of the Kardashians
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One of the Kardashians
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Composer Camille Saint-___
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Composer Camille Saint-___
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The U.N.'s ___ Hammarskjöld
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The U.N.'s ___ Hammarskjöld
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Pounds' sounds
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Pounds' sounds
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Give rise to
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Give rise to
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"You Must Love Me" musical
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"You Must Love Me" musical
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Nosy one
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Nosy one
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Millennia on end
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Millennia on end
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Candy heart message
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Candy heart message
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"That's ___!" ("Not true!")
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"That's ___!" ("Not true!")
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Rug fiber
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Rug fiber
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Hersey's Italian town
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Hersey's Italian town
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Roman emperor
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Roman emperor
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Flaps
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Flaps
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Naval petty officer: Abbr.
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Naval petty officer: Abbr.
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"Amazing" debunker
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"Amazing" debunker
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Anita of jazz
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Anita of jazz
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"La Dolce Vita" setting
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"La Dolce Vita" setting
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Slugger's practice area
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Slugger's practice area
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Futurist
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Futurist
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ESPN broadcaster Bob
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ESPN broadcaster Bob
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Certain Sooner
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Certain Sooner
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Some M.I.T. grads: Abbr.
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Some M.I.T. grads: Abbr.
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"Are you putting ___?"
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"Are you putting ___?"
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Slick hairstyle
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Slick hairstyle
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Fancy tie
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Fancy tie
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English church official
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English church official
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Kick-around shoe
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Kick-around shoe
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Chaim ___, 1971 Best Actor nominee
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Chaim ___, 1971 Best Actor nominee
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City that sounds like a humdinger?
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City that sounds like a humdinger?
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Query from Judas
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Query from Judas
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Life Saver flavor
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Life Saver flavor
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Like bachelorette parties, typically
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Like bachelorette parties, typically
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Product of Yale
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Product of Yale
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Jezebel's idol
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Jezebel's idol
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Many a PX patron
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Many a PX patron
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Prime letters?
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Prime letters?
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Amazon fig.
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Amazon fig.
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D-Day invasion town
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D-Day invasion town
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Former C.I.A. chief Panetta
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Former C.I.A. chief Panetta
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Artist's alias with an accent
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"The Price Is Right" broadcaster
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"The Price Is Right" broadcaster
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I.C.U. pros
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I.C.U. pros
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