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New York Times: Sunday, December 7, 2014
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, December 7, 2014 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Jeff Chen
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Mariner's array
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Mariner's array
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Bubs
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Bubs
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"Take ___" (exec's request)
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"Take ___" (exec's request)
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Get cracking on
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Get cracking on
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"Superfood" used in smoothies
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"Superfood" used in smoothies
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Devilfish
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Devilfish
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Like some college halls
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Like some college halls
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*One who's not leading
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*One who's not leading
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Broad valleys
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Broad valleys
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Group of jerks
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Group of jerks
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Excoriates
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Excoriates
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Goes like hotcakes
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Goes like hotcakes
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*"I have some bad news ..."
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*"I have some bad news ..."
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Fish on many a sashimi platter
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Fish on many a sashimi platter
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Bryn ___
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Bryn ___
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Yankees teammate of Captain Clutch
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Yankees teammate of Captain Clutch
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Compos mentis
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Compos mentis
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Relieved (of)
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Relieved (of)
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Bread at a restaurant, typically
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Bread at a restaurant, typically
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ID provider
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ID provider
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Conk out
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Conk out
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Unrefined material
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Unrefined material
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Muttered commentary
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Muttered commentary
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Get a cut of
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Get a cut of
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Transplants
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Transplants
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Jubilance
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Jubilance
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Middle line of many an address: Abbr.
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Middle line of many an address: Abbr.
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Google statistic
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Google statistic
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Part of OTOH
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Part of OTOH
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Java holder
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Java holder
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Two will get you turned around
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Two will get you turned around
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Cereal box abbr.
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Cereal box abbr.
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Paws
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Paws
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*Very durable
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*Very durable
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Bartiromo of Fox Business
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Bartiromo of Fox Business
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Charmin competitor
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Charmin competitor
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City in which "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is set
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City in which "One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest" is set
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Bald spot coverer
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Bald spot coverer
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Have a loan from
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Have a loan from
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Charges
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Charges
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Content that's hard for a search engine to access
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Content that's hard for a search engine to access
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All-___
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All-___
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Standard of measurement
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Standard of measurement
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F.D.R. purchased the first one of these bonds
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F.D.R. purchased the first one of these bonds
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Sci-fi shooter
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Sci-fi shooter
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Result of a firing
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Result of a firing
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Not pay attention at all
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Not pay attention at all
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Was idle
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Was idle
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Paid at the end, say
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Paid at the end, say
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Big pitcher
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Big pitcher
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U.S. city that becomes another U.S. city if you move the last letter to the front
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U.S. city that becomes another U.S. city if you move the last letter to the front
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An eternity
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An eternity
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Mother of Eos and Helios
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Mother of Eos and Helios
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Animal's mouth
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Animal's mouth
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*What a massage may relieve
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*What a massage may relieve
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Ones with muses
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Ones with muses
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Breather?
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Breather?
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Big Three conference site
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Big Three conference site
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Create, as a canyon
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Create, as a canyon
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*Not shirk a difficult task
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*Not shirk a difficult task
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Warren who wrote "The War of the Roses"
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Warren who wrote "The War of the Roses"
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One with dreads
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One with dreads
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Engineers' competition set in a ring
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Engineers' competition set in a ring
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Director Almodóvar
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Director Almodóvar
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Arches in Gothic architecture
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Arches in Gothic architecture
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Be a busy beaver?
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Be a busy beaver?
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Written paeans
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Written paeans
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Force/acceleration
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Force/acceleration
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Small bra specification
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Small bra specification
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Smurf in red
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Smurf in red
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Nurses
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Nurses
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French sea
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French sea
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It's often left hanging
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It's often left hanging
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It's been shortening since 1911
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It's been shortening since 1911
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Matched up
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Matched up
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Operatic baritone Pasquale
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Operatic baritone Pasquale
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___ Picchu (Peruvian high spot)
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___ Picchu (Peruvian high spot)
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Crosses a threshold
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Crosses a threshold
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Greek high spot
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Greek high spot
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Sculling implement
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Sculling implement
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Like some TVs, informally
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Like some TVs, informally
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Track, often
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Track, often
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*Comfort provider during difficult times
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*Comfort provider during difficult times
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Concert souvenir
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Concert souvenir
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Has way too much, briefly
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Has way too much, briefly
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Flame out
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Flame out
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Jocund
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Jocund
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Christmas gift holder
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Christmas gift holder
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Rear
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Rear
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Is for two?
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Is for two?
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Armageddon
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Armageddon
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Day to beware
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Day to beware
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Juilliard deg.
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Juilliard deg.
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MGM motto opener
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MGM motto opener
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*Crushing burden
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*Crushing burden
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Having special significance
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Having special significance
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Something handled in a bar
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Something handled in a bar
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Dollop
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Dollop
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*Arnold Schwarzenegger, once
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*Arnold Schwarzenegger, once
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Perturbed
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Perturbed
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She played Joanie on "Joanie Loves Chachi"
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She played Joanie on "Joanie Loves Chachi"
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Goes viral, say
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Goes viral, say
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Puff the Magic Dragon's land
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Puff the Magic Dragon's land
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Imbues, as with flavor
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Imbues, as with flavor
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Option in "Hamlet"
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Option in "Hamlet"
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Corroded
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Corroded
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Mantra sounds
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Mantra sounds
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Idiosyncrasy
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Idiosyncrasy
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Sounds edited out of some audio
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Sounds edited out of some audio
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Barrett of Pink Floyd
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Barrett of Pink Floyd
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Native ___
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Native ___
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Chinese "way"
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Chinese "way"
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Zigs or zags
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Zigs or zags
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April foolers, e.g.
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April foolers, e.g.
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Like some bars and blankets
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Like some bars and blankets
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"The Godfather" enforcer who "sleeps with the fishes"
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"The Godfather" enforcer who "sleeps with the fishes"
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The "m" of "yes'm"
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The "m" of "yes'm"
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Deed of derring-do
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Deed of derring-do
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Mideast inits.
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Mideast inits.
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Org. with the Larry O'Brien Trophy
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Org. with the Larry O'Brien Trophy
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Vim
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Vim
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It contains uracil
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It contains uracil
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"The Little Mermaid" villainess, for one
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"The Little Mermaid" villainess, for one
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Melodious
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Melodious
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"La Dolce Vita" actress
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"La Dolce Vita" actress
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Coordinated gene cluster
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Coordinated gene cluster
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Gestating, after "in"
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Gestating, after "in"
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Nasty sort
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Nasty sort
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Mythological figure hinted at by the answers to the eight starred clues as well as this puzzle's design
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Mythological figure hinted at by the answers to the eight starred clues as well as this puzzle's design
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Something to chew on
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Something to chew on
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Da's opposite
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Da's opposite
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Eternally
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Eternally
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"Not to mention ..."
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"Not to mention ..."
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Forte
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Forte
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Break
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Break
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Kerfuffles
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Kerfuffles
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Ceiling
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Ceiling
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Sign of success?
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Sign of success?
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Scheduling placeholder
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Scheduling placeholder
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"And ___!"
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