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New York Times: Sunday, November 8, 2015
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, November 8, 2015 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Tracy Gray
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Pushovers
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Horn of Africa native
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Pushed forward, as a crowd
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Wellesley grads
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Wellesley grads
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"Same here!"
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"Same here!"
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Paternally related
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Paternally related
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1982 Arnold Schwarzenegger film
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1982 Arnold Schwarzenegger film
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Vintner Paul who would "sell no wine before its time"
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Vintner Paul who would "sell no wine before its time"
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Knot on a tree
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Knot on a tree
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___ of the earth
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___ of the earth
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Like a chestnut
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Like a chestnut
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___ Joaquin, Calif.
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___ Joaquin, Calif.
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Fell for an April fool, say
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Verses with six stanzas
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Bringer of peace between nations
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Bringer of peace between nations
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___ qué (why: Sp.)
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___ qué (why: Sp.)
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NPR host Shapiro
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NPR host Shapiro
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Worked to the bone
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Worked to the bone
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State bordering Texas
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State bordering Texas
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Actress Pflug of "M*A*S*H"
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Actress Pflug of "M*A*S*H"
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Dummy
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Dummy
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Wishing sites
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Wishing sites
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Author who inspired the musical "Wicked"
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Chiwere-speaking tribe
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Bygone office worker
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Bygone office worker
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65 or so
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65 or so
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Rose buds?
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Rose buds?
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Spruce up
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Spruce up
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Op-Ed columnist Maureen
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Op-Ed columnist Maureen
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Spanish airline
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Spanish airline
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Met, as a legislature
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Jason Bourne and others
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Jason Bourne and others
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Big name in outdoor and fitness gear
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Big name in outdoor and fitness gear
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2014 land-grab
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2014 land-grab
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Draft picks?
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Tarzan's simian sidekick
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Tarzan's simian sidekick
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Salad bar bowlful
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Salad bar bowlful
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Kung ___ chicken
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Kung ___ chicken
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Constellation next to Scorpius
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Constellation next to Scorpius
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Stephen of "Ben-Hur"
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Stephen of "Ben-Hur"
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Alternative media magazine founder
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Alternative media magazine founder
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Pep
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Pep
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Some "Fast and the Furious" maneuvers, slangily
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Some "Fast and the Furious" maneuvers, slangily
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Opening of a Hawaiian volcano?
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Opening of a Hawaiian volcano?
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Some auto auctions' inventory
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Some auto auctions' inventory
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Unhurriedly
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Unhurriedly
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One calling the shots, for short?
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One calling the shots, for short?
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"Well, ___-di-dah!"
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"Well, ___-di-dah!"
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Land in the Caucasus
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Land in the Caucasus
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Deli sandwich filler
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Deli sandwich filler
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New ___ (official cap maker of Major League Baseball)
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New ___ (official cap maker of Major League Baseball)
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Wares: Abbr.
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Wares: Abbr.
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Wite-Out manufacturer
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Wite-Out manufacturer
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Caps
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Caps
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___ me tangere (warning against meddling)
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Costner/Russo golf flick
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Costner/Russo golf flick
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Chocolaty Southern dessert
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Chocolaty Southern dessert
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Climate-affecting current
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Climate-affecting current
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How some people break out on Broadway
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How some people break out on Broadway
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Trig calculation
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Trig calculation
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Div. for the Mets
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Div. for the Mets
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It may be filled with bullets
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It may be filled with bullets
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Catches some Z's
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Catches some Z's
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Fills to capacity
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How you can't sing a duet
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How you can't sing a duet
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Yellowfin and bluefin
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Yellowfin and bluefin
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Cell that has multiplied?
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Cell that has multiplied?
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Place to retire
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Place to retire
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Like sushi or ceviche
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Like sushi or ceviche
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___ knot, rug feature
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___ knot, rug feature
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Some bunk bed sharers, for short
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Concubine's chamber
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Concubine's chamber
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Half-baked
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Half-baked
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Slanting
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Slanting
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Caterpillar machine
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Caterpillar machine
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It comes with a charge
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It comes with a charge
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Iraqi city on the Tigris
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Iraqi city on the Tigris
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Like one side of Lake Victoria
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Like one side of Lake Victoria
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Ones calling the shots, for short?
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Ones calling the shots, for short?
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Chatterbox
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Chatterbox
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Ballet headliner
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Ballet headliner
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Slightly depressed
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Slightly depressed
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Workers on Times tables, briefly?
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Workers on Times tables, briefly?
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California wine region
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California wine region
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Bread substitute?
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Bread substitute?
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Second-largest dwarf planet
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Second-largest dwarf planet
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Cuisine that includes cracklins and boudin
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Cuisine that includes cracklins and boudin
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Turn a blind eye to
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Turn a blind eye to
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One spinning its wheels?
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One spinning its wheels?
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Some I.R.A.s
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Some I.R.A.s
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All the rage
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All the rage
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Pinpoint
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Pinpoint
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Greek sorceress
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Greek sorceress
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Nicholas Gage memoir
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Nicholas Gage memoir
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Anakin's master in "Star Wars"
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Anakin's master in "Star Wars"
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Bridge words
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Bridge words
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Amateur botanists' projects
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Amateur botanists' projects
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Yellow dog in the funnies
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Yellow dog in the funnies
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Morales of HBO's "The Brink"
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Morales of HBO's "The Brink"
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John in the Songwriters Hall of Fame
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John in the Songwriters Hall of Fame
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Writes in C++, say
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Writes in C++, say
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Utensil's end
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Utensil's end
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"A Doll's House" playwright
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"A Doll's House" playwright
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Lawyer's clever question, say
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Lawyer's clever question, say
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Showtime crime drama, 2006-13
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Showtime crime drama, 2006-13
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One who has crossed the line?
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One who has crossed the line?
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Janis's husband in the funnies
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Janis's husband in the funnies
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Rock, paper or scissors
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Rock, paper or scissors
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Phishing lures
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Phishing lures
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Places for links?
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Places for links?
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Hit AMC series that ended with a Coca-Cola ad
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Hit AMC series that ended with a Coca-Cola ad
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Iffy
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Iffy
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Immediately preceding periods
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Immediately preceding periods
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Hokkaido port
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Hokkaido port
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Magician's word
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Magician's word
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"La ___" (Debussy opus)
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"La ___" (Debussy opus)
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Dunderhead
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Dunderhead
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Intl. group headquartered in Vienna
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Intl. group headquartered in Vienna
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One at the wheel
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One at the wheel
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Pellet shooters
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Pellet shooters
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Got high, in a way
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Got high, in a way
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Vinland explorer circa A.D. 1000
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Vinland explorer circa A.D. 1000
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Opponents for Perry Mason, for short
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Opponents for Perry Mason, for short
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Winning blackjack pair
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Winning blackjack pair
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Send
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Send
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Romance novelist Banks
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Romance novelist Banks
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Going out
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Going out
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Dutch town known for tulip tourism
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Dutch town known for tulip tourism
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Au courant
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Au courant
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Miners' entries
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Miners' entries
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Ruy ___ (chess opening)
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Ruy ___ (chess opening)
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Skirt style
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Skirt style
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Nutritionists' prescriptions
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Nutritionists' prescriptions
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Grp. of teed-off women?
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Grp. of teed-off women?
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Snoop group, in brief
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POW/___ bracelet (popular 1970s wear)
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POW/___ bracelet (popular 1970s wear)
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Neither red nor blue?: Abbr.
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Neither red nor blue?: Abbr.
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Tres menos dos
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Tres menos dos
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