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New York Times: Sunday, December 13, 2015
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, December 13, 2015 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Tracy Gray,
Andrea Carla Michaels
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Plentiful
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Plentiful
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Pomeranian, e.g.
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Pomeranian, e.g.
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Slow musical movements
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Slow musical movements
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"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," e.g.
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"God Rest Ye Merry, Gentlemen," e.g.
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Available, as a London limo
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Available, as a London limo
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A touch of class
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A touch of class
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Elevated sight in the Windy City
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Elevated sight in the Windy City
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"Why didn't I think of that?!"
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"Why didn't I think of that?!"
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Forward, as a letter
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Forward, as a letter
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Quest for the unknown?
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Quest for the unknown?
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Aid for a flood-prone house
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Aid for a flood-prone house
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Itinerary abbr.
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Itinerary abbr.
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Some are 13-/14-Down
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Some are 13-/14-Down
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It's for the birds
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It's for the birds
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Key state geographically or electorally?: Abbr.
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Key state geographically or electorally?: Abbr.
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All the cars going the same way
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All the cars going the same way
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Nominative or accusative
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"Grand" name in the frozen food aisle
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"Grand" name in the frozen food aisle
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"Eww, gross!"
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"Eww, gross!"
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Arch type
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Arch type
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Fatty liquid
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Fatty liquid
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Brewery kiln
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Brewery kiln
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Twaddle
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Twaddle
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"Absolutely!"
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"Absolutely!"
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"The King of Queens" co-star Remini
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"The King of Queens" co-star Remini
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Job-related move, for short
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Job-related move, for short
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Certain sorority member, informally
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Certain sorority member, informally
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They're seen spread on the back of a quarter
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They're seen spread on the back of a quarter
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Title ship in a 1997 Spielberg movie
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Title ship in a 1997 Spielberg movie
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Former baseball boss Bud
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Former baseball boss Bud
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Times when shops close
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Times when shops close
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Kind of pie or doughnut
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Kind of pie or doughnut
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Public spat
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Public spat
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Medium for cuneiform writing
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Medium for cuneiform writing
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Victoria's home: Abbr.
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Victoria's home: Abbr.
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Like child-safe cleaning products
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Like child-safe cleaning products
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Strong and unwavering
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Strong and unwavering
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Cold War capital
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Cold War capital
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Investor's concern
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Investor's concern
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Recipe amounts
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Recipe amounts
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Skyrocket
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Skyrocket
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___ Claire, Wis.
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___ Claire, Wis.
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Org. in "The Martian"
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Org. in "The Martian"
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Lark for a Halloween hooligan
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Lark for a Halloween hooligan
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Chemical suffix
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Chemical suffix
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___ Mellark, Katniss Everdeen's partner in "The Hunger Games"
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___ Mellark, Katniss Everdeen's partner in "The Hunger Games"
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Bar snacks
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Bar snacks
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"Now the truth comes out!"
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"Now the truth comes out!"
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Home Depot competitor
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Home Depot competitor
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Land on the Red Sea
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Land on the Red Sea
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A wink or a nod, maybe
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A wink or a nod, maybe
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Gift
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Gift
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What many Black Friday shoppers do at midnight
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What many Black Friday shoppers do at midnight
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Newborns
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Newborns
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"We've been approved!"
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"We've been approved!"
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Deliverer's assignment
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Deliverer's assignment
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Like Crimea, now
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Like Crimea, now
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Sound-related
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Sound-related
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Time and time again
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Time and time again
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Capital of Ghana
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Capital of Ghana
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Bill for cable TV
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Bill for cable TV
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Early spring blooms
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Early spring blooms
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"Livin' La Vida ___"
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"Livin' La Vida ___"
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Lover of Sir Lancelot
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Lover of Sir Lancelot
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John
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John
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Symbol of industry
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Symbol of industry
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"Wheel of Fortune" category
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"Wheel of Fortune" category
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Ratchet (up)
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Ratchet (up)
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Nee: Abbr.
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Nee: Abbr.
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No-name
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No-name
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Bosox division
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Bosox division
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With 14-Down, figs. in the war on drugs
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With 14-Down, figs. in the war on drugs
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See 13-Down
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See 13-Down
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It may be jaunty
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It may be jaunty
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Not taking sides
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Not taking sides
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Peacock's "eyes"
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Peacock's "eyes"
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Northwest airport named for two cities
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Northwest airport named for two cities
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Big bankruptcy of 2001
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Big bankruptcy of 2001
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Open spot in a woods
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Open spot in a woods
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Something bound to sell?
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Something bound to sell?
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Relieve (of)
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Relieve (of)
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Yelp
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Yelp
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Show, with "out"
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Show, with "out"
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No de Cologne?
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No de Cologne?
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Dermatological sac
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Dermatological sac
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Sound of disapproval
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Sound of disapproval
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Dating datum
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Dating datum
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Kind of wheel
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Kind of wheel
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Like the comment "Maybe, maybe not"
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Like the comment "Maybe, maybe not"
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Order at McSorley's
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Order at McSorley's
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Silently acknowledge
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Silently acknowledge
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Humiliates
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Humiliates
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Carrier inits.
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Carrier inits.
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Professors' reading
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Professors' reading
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Actress Kurylenko of "Quantum of Solace"
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Actress Kurylenko of "Quantum of Solace"
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Fling
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Fling
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Travelmate in "On the Road"
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Travelmate in "On the Road"
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Clunker
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Clunker
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China's Chou En-___
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China's Chou En-___
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Goads
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Goads
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American ___
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American ___
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Chinese: Prefix
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Chinese: Prefix
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Pipsqueak
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Pipsqueak
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They may be taught with a song
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They may be taught with a song
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Undergo ecdysis
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Undergo ecdysis
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Who said "Aristotle is my friend - but my greatest friend is truth"
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Who said "Aristotle is my friend - but my greatest friend is truth"
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Apple Pencil, for one
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Apple Pencil, for one
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Put away
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Put away
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Place to get stuck
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Place to get stuck
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Films
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Films
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Spectacle
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Spectacle
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Lead role in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
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Lead role in "Star Wars: The Force Awakens"
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Solve by logic
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Solve by logic
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Golfer Ernie
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Golfer Ernie
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LeShan who wrote "It's Better to Be Over the Hill Than Under It"
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LeShan who wrote "It's Better to Be Over the Hill Than Under It"
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Typing test fig.
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Typing test fig.
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Pronto
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Pronto
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Weigh (down)
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Weigh (down)
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Baked ___
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Baked ___
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Traveling
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Traveling
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Candy Crush Saga, for one
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Candy Crush Saga, for one
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Czar's decree
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Czar's decree
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Singer/actress Lola
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Singer/actress Lola
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One of the majors
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One of the majors
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Favored at the 96-Down, say
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Favored at the 96-Down, say
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"___ to you!"
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"___ to you!"
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Area code 801 resident
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Area code 801 resident
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San ___, Argentina
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San ___, Argentina
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Writer Bret
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Writer Bret
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TV's ___ twins
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TV's ___ twins
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Start of a Mozart title
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Start of a Mozart title
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Classic record label for R&B and soul
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Classic record label for R&B and soul
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Book that begins "In the days when the judges ruled, there was a famine in the land"
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He, in Italian
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He, in Italian
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Slip
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Slip
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Sport-___
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Sport-___
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___ Fridays (restaurant chain)
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___ Fridays (restaurant chain)
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Ad follower
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Ad follower
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