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New York Times: Sunday, December 28, 2014
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, December 28, 2014 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Joe Krozel
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Where it's lonely at, it's said
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Where it's lonely at, it's said
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Semi parts
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Powder holder
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Powder holder
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It shrinks in the light
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It shrinks in the light
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Pass on, as stories
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Pass on, as stories
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Modern juice ingredient
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Modern juice ingredient
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Striped beast
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Striped beast
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Mrs. King on TV's "Scarecrow and Mrs. King"
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Mrs. King on TV's "Scarecrow and Mrs. King"
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Imports
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Imports
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Host Jay and family
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Host Jay and family
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Su___ic
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Su___ic
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Political capital?
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Political capital?
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Antimalarial agent
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Antimalarial agent
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Result of a burn
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Ob___ly
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Ob___ly
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"Game of Thrones" airer
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Din
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Din
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Italian tourist destination
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Italian tourist destination
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Sultanate next to an emirate
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Sultanate next to an emirate
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"Friday the 13th" sequel subtitled "Jason Lives"
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"Friday the 13th" sequel subtitled "Jason Lives"
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Bad-tempered, in Shakespeare
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Bad-tempered, in Shakespeare
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Something banned by international treaty
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Something banned by international treaty
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___t
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___t
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Sign of summer
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Sign of summer
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Fish-and-chips fish
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Fish-and-chips fish
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Bygone sports cars
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Call for
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Call for
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Arrive casually, informally
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Arrive casually, informally
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They may be checked for checks
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They may be checked for checks
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Opposite of "Brr!"
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Opposite of "Brr!"
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Grp. with auditors
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Grp. with auditors
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Checkout headache
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Checkout headache
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Pack, as a car
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Pack, as a car
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D-Day locale
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D-Day locale
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Lo___y
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Lo___y
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Soave, e.g.
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Soave, e.g.
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Last
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Last
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Masked "bandit"
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Masked "bandit"
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W.W. II domain: Abbr.
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W.W. II domain: Abbr.
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They start in middle school
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They start in middle school
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Ransom specification
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Ransom specification
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Soda nuts
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Soda nuts
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Manhattan neighborhood east of N.Y.U.
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Manhattan neighborhood east of N.Y.U.
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Anne Hathaway's persona in 2012's "The Dark Knight Rises"
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Anne Hathaway's persona in 2012's "The Dark Knight Rises"
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Sternward
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Sternward
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"I've got good news and bad news" speaker
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"I've got good news and bad news" speaker
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Li___nt
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Li___nt
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It's often face-down in a jewelry store
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It's often face-down in a jewelry store
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Ibis relative
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Ibis relative
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Messed (up)
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Messed (up)
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Spices (up)
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Spices (up)
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Part of town
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Part of town
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Get back (to)
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Flight board abbr.
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Ca___t
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Ca___t
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One of a Latin trio
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It may follow you or me
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It may follow you or me
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It may be smoked in England
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It may be smoked in England
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Wor___er
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Wor___er
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Eggs, e.g.
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Eggs, e.g.
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Like oysters as an appetizer, often
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Like oysters as an appetizer, often
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"That's completely wrong, you idiot!"
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"That's completely wrong, you idiot!"
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Change, as a password
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Change, as a password
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1976 hit for Hall & Oates
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1976 hit for Hall & Oates
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Curved fasteners
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Curved fasteners
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Some Deco works
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Some Deco works
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"How pathetic"
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"How pathetic"
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Book of Mormon book
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Not marry Mr. Right, say
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Ride around some parking lots
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Half-
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H's
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H's
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Sawbucks
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Sawbucks
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Song on a reunion tour, maybe
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Song on a reunion tour, maybe
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Virgin offering
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Virgin offering
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Group of like-minded thinkers
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Group of like-minded thinkers
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Boat direction
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Boat direction
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Executive group
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Executive group
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Pick up on
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Pick up on
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Relative of a pound
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Relative of a pound
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Energy unit
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Energy unit
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It's on the right when you're driving
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It's on the right when you're driving
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Ends of the world
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Ends of the world
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Luau staple
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Luau staple
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Plague, e.g.
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Plague, e.g.
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Apple picker's pick?
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Apple picker's pick?
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Didn't just talk
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Didn't just talk
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Instrument in Vermeer's "The Music Lesson"
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Instrument in Vermeer's "The Music Lesson"
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Shine, in product names
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Shine, in product names
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"Modern Family" co-star
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"Modern Family" co-star
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Preposition between two times
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Preposition between two times
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.biz alternative
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.biz alternative
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Fill-in-the-blanks activity
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Fill-in-the-blanks activity
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Like some cotton
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Like some cotton
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Jefferson Airplane genre
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Jefferson Airplane genre
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Operate
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Operate
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Exfoliation tool
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Exfoliation tool
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Let it all out
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Let it all out
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Chafe
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Chafe
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E___hen
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E___hen
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Unenthusiastic
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Unenthusiastic
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Birdbrain
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Birdbrain
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Yom Kippur War politician
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Partial translation of "Auld Lang Syne"
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Partial translation of "Auld Lang Syne"
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Ones who are never out of order?
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Ones who are never out of order?
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Except
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Except
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Duty
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Duty
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"Scary Movie," e.g.
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"Scary Movie," e.g.
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Like many toy trucks
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Like many toy trucks
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Anonymous
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Anonymous
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Up on things
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Up on things
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Mailing to a record exec, once
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Mailing to a record exec, once
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Preppy wear
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Hot goods
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Hot goods
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Like talking in a theater, e.g.
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Flap
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Flap
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Destination between LAX and Sea-Tac
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Destination between LAX and Sea-Tac
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Some computer aids
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Some computer aids
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Modern place to buy games
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Modern place to buy games
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Stew about
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Stew about
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Sirloin cut
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Sirloin cut
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Negligent
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Negligent
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Drop the ball
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Drop the ball
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"So much for that"
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"So much for that"
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Hit TV series set in Las Vegas
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Hit TV series set in Las Vegas
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High school makeup test, for short?
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High school makeup test, for short?
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Tapered off
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Tapered off
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Airport shuttle, maybe
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Airport shuttle, maybe
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Rats and gnats
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Rats and gnats
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What you might get by breaking 4-Down
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What you might get by breaking 4-Down
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0-100, e.g.
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0-100, e.g.
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Classic example of corporate malfeasance
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Classic example of corporate malfeasance
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Building block
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Building block
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"Hawaii Five-O" crime-fighter, informally
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"Hawaii Five-O" crime-fighter, informally
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Isn't square, say
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Isn't square, say
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News anchor Lester
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News anchor Lester
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I.M.F. part: Abbr.
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I.M.F. part: Abbr.
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Ask
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Ask
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Rebel leader
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Rebel leader
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"I knew it!"
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"I knew it!"
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