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New York Times: Sunday, August 23, 2015
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, August 23, 2015 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Joel Fagliano
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Paintball sound
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Paintball sound
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City between Turin and Genoa
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City between Turin and Genoa
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Padlocks lock them
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Padlocks lock them
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Nothing, slangily
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Nothing, slangily
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Spot check?
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Spot check?
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___ Air
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___ Air
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Egg producer
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Egg producer
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Drivetrain part
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Drivetrain part
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Alternative band that sounds like every other alternative band?
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Alternative band that sounds like every other alternative band?
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#1 Billboard artist that's an anagram of 23-Across
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Check time
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Check time
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"Wicked Game" singer Chris
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"Wicked Game" singer Chris
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Showroom display
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Showroom display
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Documentarian Morris
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Documentarian Morris
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They're new to the family
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They're new to the family
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Mystery writer Deighton
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Mystery writer Deighton
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Deli order
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Deli order
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Like some drinks and emotions
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Like some drinks and emotions
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"Nonsense!"
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"Nonsense!"
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Full of frills
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Full of frills
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Invitation for musical plagiarism?
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Invitation for musical plagiarism?
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#1 Billboard artist that's an anagram of 45-Across
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Like first editions, often
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Like first editions, often
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Quirk
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Quirk
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Cell in a 21-Across
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Cell in a 21-Across
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Frilly trim
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Frilly trim
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Rebels' school
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Rebels' school
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Remote possibility?
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Remote possibility?
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"... ___ other name would smell as sweet": Juliet
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"... ___ other name would smell as sweet": Juliet
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Cellar setup
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Cellar setup
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Good deal
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Good deal
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Carrier letters
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Carrier letters
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Greeting to a conductor?
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Greeting to a conductor?
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Till bill
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Till bill
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Turn to mush
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Turn to mush
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Acrylic container
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Acrylic container
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Welcome to the fold?
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Welcome to the fold?
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Tide type
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Tide type
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Enormous
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Enormous
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Coffeehouse entertainers
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Coffeehouse entertainers
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Excite
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Excite
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Oil change, brake test, etc.
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Oil change, brake test, etc.
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Performance often in Italian
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Performance often in Italian
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Friendly music genre?
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Friendly music genre?
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#1 Billboard artist that's an anagram of 87-Across
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Spellbound
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Spellbound
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It's often set at night
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It's often set at night
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Kimchi is its national dish
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Kimchi is its national dish
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See 124-Across
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See 124-Across
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Botanist Gray
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Botanist Gray
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Alternative to an Oscar
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Alternative to an Oscar
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Pepper ___, Iron Man's love interest
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Pepper ___, Iron Man's love interest
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"Family Guy" baby
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"Family Guy" baby
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Mythical weeper
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Mythical weeper
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Sea creatures with beaks
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Sea creatures with beaks
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Part of a hospital playlist?
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Part of a hospital playlist?
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#1 Billboard artist that's an anagram of 112-Across
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Play thing
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Play thing
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Emmy-nominated FX comedy
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Emmy-nominated FX comedy
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"Ohhh, O.K."
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"Ohhh, O.K."
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Ready for use
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Ready for use
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Count (on)
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Count (on)
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Punch in
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Punch in
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Banks with a lot of money
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Banks with a lot of money
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With 97-Across, back some time
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With 97-Across, back some time
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Make a mistake
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Enrique ___ Nieto, Mexican president elected in 2012
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Word after leading or cleaning
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Digression
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Digression
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Private sector?
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Private sector?
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Hurt
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Hurt
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Caution in a movie review, maybe
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Caution in a movie review, maybe
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Whips
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Whips
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"___ are like beards; men do not have them until they grow up": Voltaire
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"___ are like beards; men do not have them until they grow up": Voltaire
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Face wear for Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th"
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Face wear for Jason Voorhees in "Friday the 13th"
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Old greeting
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Old greeting
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___ acetosella (KHC2O4)
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___ acetosella (KHC2O4)
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Human, for one
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Human, for one
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Church council
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Church council
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Light blue-green
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Light blue-green
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Armpit-related
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Armpit-related
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Like military hairstyles
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Like military hairstyles
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Actor Jeong of "The Hangover"
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Actor Jeong of "The Hangover"
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Saint with an alphabet named after him
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Saint with an alphabet named after him
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Newsroom workers, for short
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Newsroom workers, for short
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Twenty something?
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Twenty something?
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California school attended by Obama, familiarly
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California school attended by Obama, familiarly
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N.L. East team, to fans
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N.L. East team, to fans
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New Year's Eve host Carson
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New Year's Eve host Carson
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Org. with a closing bell
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Org. with a closing bell
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Triumphant cry
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Triumphant cry
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Together
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Together
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"Heavens!"
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"Heavens!"
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Dough used for tortillas, maybe
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Dough used for tortillas, maybe
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Aristotle's school
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Aristotle's school
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"Whatever"
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"Whatever"
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Head case?
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Head case?
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"Et tu?"
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"Et tu?"
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Bunkhouse feature
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Bunkhouse feature
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Karaoke need
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Karaoke need
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Maa in "Babe," e.g.
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Maa in "Babe," e.g.
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Leading
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Leading
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Turn (into)
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Turn (into)
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Jacob's name after he wrestled with the angel
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Jacob's name after he wrestled with the angel
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Makeshift weapon in a murder mystery
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Makeshift weapon in a murder mystery
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Epitome of desolateness
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Epitome of desolateness
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Making known
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Making known
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___ coeptis (phrase on the back of a dollar bill)
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___ coeptis (phrase on the back of a dollar bill)
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Hooded jacket
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Hooded jacket
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Nascar sponsor
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Nascar sponsor
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Tries
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Tries
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Figure in a Yogi Bear cartoon
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Figure in a Yogi Bear cartoon
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"The Walking Dead" channel
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"The Walking Dead" channel
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Computer that sounds like a theater when pluralized
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Computer that sounds like a theater when pluralized
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That: Sp.
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That: Sp.
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Noisy talker
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Noisy talker
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Virginia's ___ Hill Academy, alma mater of 20+ N.B.A. players
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Virginia's ___ Hill Academy, alma mater of 20+ N.B.A. players
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Taj Mahal city
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Taj Mahal city
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Comfort
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Comfort
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Keeping the beat?
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Keeping the beat?
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___ wars
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___ wars
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Persists, as a forest fire
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Persists, as a forest fire
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Spanish gold
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Spanish gold
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Reveal
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Reveal
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Lose face
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Lose face
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Hosp. procedure
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Hosp. procedure
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Winter Olympics powerhouse: Abbr.
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Winter Olympics powerhouse: Abbr.
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Congressional divider
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Congressional divider
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Loaf
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Loaf
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Something skipped
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Something skipped
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Spot
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Spot
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Ornate
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Ornate
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Bone: Prefix
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Bone: Prefix
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Hit a high point
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Hit a high point
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AT&T and Comcast, for short
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AT&T and Comcast, for short
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"Science Friday" airer
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"Science Friday" airer
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Unseen winning card, in poker lingo
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Unseen winning card, in poker lingo
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Never, in Berlin
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Never, in Berlin
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Limitless quantity
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Limitless quantity
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