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New York Times: Sunday, December 14, 2014
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, December 14, 2014 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Jim Peredo
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Bed cover
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Bed cover
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Flips
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Flips
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Symbol in the logo of "The Big Bang Theory"
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Symbol in the logo of "The Big Bang Theory"
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___ test
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Drops
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Drops
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Title hunter of a 1922 film
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"___ chance!"
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"___ chance!"
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It may be beaten, with "the"
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It may be beaten, with "the"
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Religious rituals for cats?
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Religious rituals for cats?
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Web browsers
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Web browsers
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"Off the hook"
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"Off the hook"
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Cookware brand
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Cookware brand
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Tofurky, to turkey, e.g.
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Tofurky, to turkey, e.g.
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Nagging question?
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Demanding sort
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Demanding sort
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Having left the company, maybe
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Seeds
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Seeds
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"Let's Be Cops" org.
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Master of Japanese writing?
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Sound before a big blow?
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Sound before a big blow?
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Orbitz offering
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Orbitz offering
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Poet who wrote "Let us not speak of them, but look, and pass on"
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Poet who wrote "Let us not speak of them, but look, and pass on"
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Strange pond scum?
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Strange pond scum?
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Ingredient in some London pies
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Jim of children's TV
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Jim of children's TV
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Shred
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Shred
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"Zounds!"
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"Zounds!"
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Swear
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Swear
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Day care attendee
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Day care attendee
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The tiniest amount
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The tiniest amount
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Never: Ger.
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Never: Ger.
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"Gilgamesh," e.g.
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"Gilgamesh," e.g.
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Turns down
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"Grant your own damn wishes," e.g.?
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"Grant your own damn wishes," e.g.?
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"Do the Right Thing" pizzeria
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"Do the Right Thing" pizzeria
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Fire proof?
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Fire proof?
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Part of E.U.: Abbr.
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Part of E.U.: Abbr.
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Former auto exec Lee
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Former auto exec Lee
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Way of the East
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Way of the East
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Former White House press secretary Perino
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Former White House press secretary Perino
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Cop (to)
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Cop (to)
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Markdown marker
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Markdown marker
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Futilely
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Futilely
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Born abroad?
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Born abroad?
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"How deep is your love?" or "You should be dancing"?
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"How deep is your love?" or "You should be dancing"?
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Abnormal swelling
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Olive Garden starter
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Olive Garden starter
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Full complement for a Quidditch team
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Full complement for a Quidditch team
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Comment from a driver who finally reached his destination?
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Comment from a driver who finally reached his destination?
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Jog
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Jog
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Stop what you're doing
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Stop what you're doing
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Goggle
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Goggle
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___ bean
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Per
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Per
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Arsenal workers
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Arsenal workers
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Viet ___
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Closest friend, slangily
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Closest friend, slangily
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Discusses at length
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Surprised comment upon rummaging through a tea chest?
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Surprised comment upon rummaging through a tea chest?
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Cause of wear and tear
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Chef Paula
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Chef Paula
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See 80-Down
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Calrissian of "Star Wars"
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Calrissian of "Star Wars"
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"Just ___"
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"Just ___"
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Start to go down the drain
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Literary prefaces
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Literary prefaces
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Convinces
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Deity in the Edda
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"Sure, put me down for that"
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Cavils
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Cavils
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James of jazz
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James of jazz
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"God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" group
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"God Must Have Spent a Little More Time on You" group
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College for a Brit
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College for a Brit
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"Tennessee Waltz" singer
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"Tennessee Waltz" singer
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Sufficient, informally
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Santa Claus-tracking org.
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Santa Claus-tracking org.
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Descriptive of dingos and jackals
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Descriptive of dingos and jackals
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Blue expanse
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Blue expanse
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Actress Paquin
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Actress Paquin
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It might be clipped and filed
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It might be clipped and filed
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Capital on a river of the same name
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Capital on a river of the same name
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Like early Sears business
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Like early Sears business
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Leftover bit
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Leftover bit
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When doubled, part of many a Robin Williams tribute
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When doubled, part of many a Robin Williams tribute
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Abbey area
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Abbey area
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Faithful, in old poetry
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Faithful, in old poetry
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Korda who directed "Sahara"
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Korda who directed "Sahara"
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Chemical compound often labeled "S"
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Barn attachments
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Barn attachments
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Pot money
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Pot money
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Took care of
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Took care of
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Blue expanse
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Blue expanse
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Some queenly attire
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Some queenly attire
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Fighter pilots fly them
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Fighter pilots fly them
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Friday night series?
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Friday night series?
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Veracruz's capital
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Veracruz's capital
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Not learned
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Not learned
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Keep a low profile?
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Keep a low profile?
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Circus sights
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Circus sights
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Classic theater
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Classic theater
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Play again
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Play again
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Mosaicist or glassblower
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Mosaicist or glassblower
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About 2 1/2 acres
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About 2 1/2 acres
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Made a false move?
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Made a false move?
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End of a famous boast
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"___ Flux," 2005 sci-fi film
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"___ Flux," 2005 sci-fi film
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Most chill-inducing
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Most chill-inducing
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Many a bored student
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Many a bored student
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Actress Woodward
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Actress Woodward
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Relative of the cha-cha
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Relative of the cha-cha
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Brain-freeze drinks
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Brain-freeze drinks
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Larsson who wrote "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
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Larsson who wrote "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
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U.S.'s first grocery chain
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University of Miami athletes, for short
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University of Miami athletes, for short
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Means
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Means
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Transportation service for the disabled
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Transportation service for the disabled
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Alphabetical 119-Across
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Any four-letter word
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Any four-letter word
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Pals
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Pals
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Dict. info
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Dict. info
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Hair gel, e.g.
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Sidestepped
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Sidestepped
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Ending with cow or hole
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Ending with cow or hole
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Warmed up the crowd (for)
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Warmed up the crowd (for)
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"___ honest ..."
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"___ honest ..."
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"Heaven forbid!"
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"Heaven forbid!"
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Strips
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Strips
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Rarity in un desierto
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One of the friends on "Friends"
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One of the friends on "Friends"
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Deferential
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Deferential
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Electronics giant
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Electronics giant
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___ the Great of children's lit
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___ the Great of children's lit
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Picnic side dish
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Brown who founded The Daily Beast
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Brown who founded The Daily Beast
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Annual "500"
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Annual "500"
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Vanity cases?
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Vanity cases?
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Antithesis: Abbr.
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Attorneys' degs.
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