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New York Times: Sunday, March 5, 2017
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, March 5, 2017 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Timothy Polin
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Big hits
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Big hits
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Something repeatedly hit with a thumb
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Something repeatedly hit with a thumb
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Flat bread
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Flat bread
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Zeitgeist
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Zeitgeist
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Recurring theme in Philip K. Dick novels
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Recurring theme in Philip K. Dick novels
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Cousin of a mandrill
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Cousin of a mandrill
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[Circled letters]-filled contraption
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[Circled letters]-filled contraption
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Cry for more
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Cry for more
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Affirm one's humanity?
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Affirm one's humanity?
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Tangible
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Tangible
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Swell
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Swell
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Capote, informally
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Capote, informally
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World landmark built with [circled letters]
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World landmark built with [circled letters]
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Being repaired, as a car
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Being repaired, as a car
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Spots
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Spots
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It's hard to bear
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It's hard to bear
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Halfhearted, as support
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Halfhearted, as support
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Can't wait to find out, in a way
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Can't wait to find out, in a way
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[Circled letters]-based drugs
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[Circled letters]-based drugs
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Check out
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Check out
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Unvarnished
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Unvarnished
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Great confusion
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Great confusion
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Sea serpent of old cartoons
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Sea serpent of old cartoons
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Citrus hybrid
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Citrus hybrid
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Bomb developed in the 1950s
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Bomb developed in the 1950s
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College party epicenter, often
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College party epicenter, often
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Homeland of Spartacus
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Homeland of Spartacus
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[Circled letters]-advertised establishment
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[Circled letters]-advertised establishment
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"What'd I tell ya?"
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"What'd I tell ya?"
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Berried conifer
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Berried conifer
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Existentialist Kierkegaard
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Existentialist Kierkegaard
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Language heard along the Mekong
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Language heard along the Mekong
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Chocolate-and-banana liqueur cocktail
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Chocolate-and-banana liqueur cocktail
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Poorly
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Poorly
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Letter on a dreidel
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Letter on a dreidel
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Picture displayed on a [circled letters] surface
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Picture displayed on a [circled letters] surface
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Fails to
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Fails to
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Kind of developer
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Kind of developer
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Conservative portfolio asset, for short
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Conservative portfolio asset, for short
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Convinced
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Convinced
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Worthless
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Worthless
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Now hear this!
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Now hear this!
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Obsolescent players
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Obsolescent players
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Put a stop to?
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Put a stop to?
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[Circled letter]-consuming activity
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[Circled letter]-consuming activity
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"That's great!"
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"That's great!"
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Strain to avoid?
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Strain to avoid?
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Stinky
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Stinky
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Underlying cosmic principle
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Underlying cosmic principle
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Ones getting all the breaks
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Ones getting all the breaks
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Sports implement often made from [circled letters]
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Sports implement often made from [circled letters]
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Smokers should knock it off
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Smokers should knock it off
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Soldiers' assignments
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Soldiers' assignments
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Betray surprise
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Betray surprise
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Be behind
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Be behind
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Evergreen State airport
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Evergreen State airport
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[Circled letter]-fueled device
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[Circled letter]-fueled device
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One given a citation
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One given a citation
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Not so awkward
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Not so awkward
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Hair
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Hair
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Certain navel
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Certain navel
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Au courant
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Au courant
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"What fun!"
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"What fun!"
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North American flycatcher
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North American flycatcher
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"S.N.L." alum Cheri
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"S.N.L." alum Cheri
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Unloading zone
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Unloading zone
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Happy hour habitué
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Happy hour habitué
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Jack ___
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Jack ___
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Guerrilla leader in "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
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Guerrilla leader in "For Whom the Bell Tolls"
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Constellation near Scorpius
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Constellation near Scorpius
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Low-___
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Low-___
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8 x 10, e.g.: Abbr.
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8 x 10, e.g.: Abbr.
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Fool
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Fool
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Garlicky spread
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Garlicky spread
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Wouldn't shut up
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Wouldn't shut up
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"Geez!"
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"Geez!"
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Epitome of simplicity
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Epitome of simplicity
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Condition contributed to by a lack of [circled letters]
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Condition contributed to by a lack of [circled letters]
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Rider of the horse Tornado
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Rider of the horse Tornado
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Outdo
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Outdo
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Turns into confetti
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Turns into confetti
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Seaman's chapel
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Seaman's chapel
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Ingredients in some London pies
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Ingredients in some London pies
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Top story
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Top story
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Things bouncers are supposed to catch
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Things bouncers are supposed to catch
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Sylvan
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Sylvan
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Denouement
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Denouement
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"A.S.A.P.!"
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"A.S.A.P.!"
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Beowulf or Gilgamesh
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Beowulf or Gilgamesh
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Jewelry store gadget
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Jewelry store gadget
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Watch, as a criminals' hiding spot
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Watch, as a criminals' hiding spot
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Do a wine steward's job
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Do a wine steward's job
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Waffle brand
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Waffle brand
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She, in Salerno
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She, in Salerno
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Incense
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Incense
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___ twins of 1980s-'90s TV
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___ twins of 1980s-'90s TV
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State confidently
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State confidently
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Mire
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Mire
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Minute ___
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Minute ___
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Dispatched, as a dragon
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Foreign capital whose name sounds like a water passage to San Francisco
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Foreign capital whose name sounds like a water passage to San Francisco
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He married Daisy Mae in 1952
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He married Daisy Mae in 1952
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Homes on the range
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Homes on the range
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Lad
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Lad
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Ride hard
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Ride hard
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Who wrote "I exist, that is all, and I find it nauseating"
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Who wrote "I exist, that is all, and I find it nauseating"
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Branded footwear with open backs
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Branded footwear with open backs
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"Everything's fine"
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"Everything's fine"
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Think piece?
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Think piece?
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Capital of Togo
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Capital of Togo
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Fabled [circled letters]-hiding trickster
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Fabled [circled letters]-hiding trickster
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Quatre halved
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Quatre halved
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Exhibits one of the seven deadly sins
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Exhibits one of the seven deadly sins
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Modern acronym for "Seize the day!"
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Modern acronym for "Seize the day!"
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Trudge
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Trudge
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Eliciting nervous laughter, say
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Eliciting nervous laughter, say
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Market share?
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Market share?
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Poverty, e.g.
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Poverty, e.g.
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Issue for a noble family?
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Issue for a noble family?
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Tiny amount
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Tiny amount
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W.W. II moniker
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W.W. II moniker
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KPMG hiree
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KPMG hiree
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Certain platonic friend
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Certain platonic friend
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Shock, in a way
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Shock, in a way
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Yogurt-based Indian drink
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Employ against
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Employ against
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Brand with classic "But wait, there's more ...!" infomercials
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Brand with classic "But wait, there's more ...!" infomercials
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Leave at a loss
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Leave at a loss
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Everglades wader
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Everglades wader
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Ballet school supporter
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Ballet school supporter
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Muff
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Muff
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Came to
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Came to
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To the point
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To the point
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Tartan wearer
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Tartan wearer
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Numerical prefix
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Numerical prefix
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Big heart?
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Big heart?
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British can
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British can
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Itinerary abbr.
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Itinerary abbr.
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"Now I've got it!"
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"Now I've got it!"
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Image on a Wisconsin state quarter
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