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New York Times: Sunday, May 14, 2017
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, May 14, 2017 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Will Nediger
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Necklace parts
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Necklace parts
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Extreme
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Extreme
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Peter out
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Peter out
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Relative of a brasserie
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Relative of a brasserie
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Phoenix event
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Phoenix event
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Power machine in woodworking
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Power machine in woodworking
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Dropped out
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Dropped out
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U.S. heartland
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U.S. heartland
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Dexterous one
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Dexterous one
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Where you might stop before going home
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Where you might stop before going home
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Prince Buster's genre
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Prince Buster's genre
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Heathrow facilities
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Heathrow facilities
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Cherished by
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Cherished by
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Start of a boast
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Battle-torn Syrian city
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Battle-torn Syrian city
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Org. that delivers
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Org. that delivers
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Contraction lacking just a "v"
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You might find one under a Christmas tree
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You might find one under a Christmas tree
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One using 32-Across, e.g.
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One using 32-Across, e.g.
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Hideouts
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Hideouts
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Did a cobbler's job on
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Did a cobbler's job on
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First-year law student
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First-year law student
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Sinus suffix
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Sinus suffix
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"Who ___?"
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"Who ___?"
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Enter
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Enter
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Tool for talking online
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Tool for talking online
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Angel dust
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Angel dust
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Knightstick?
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Knightstick?
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Colossal head sculptors
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Colossal head sculptors
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Setting for John Ford's "My Darling Clementine"
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Setting for John Ford's "My Darling Clementine"
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Sarah Palin, by birth
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Sarah Palin, by birth
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___ Gunderson, sad sack on "The Simpsons"
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___ Gunderson, sad sack on "The Simpsons"
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Average
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Average
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White House worker
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White House worker
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Abandoned
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Abandoned
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Person pretty far up the corporate ladder
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Person pretty far up the corporate ladder
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Having correct opinions
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Having correct opinions
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No longer in the company, say
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No longer in the company, say
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Singer/reality TV personality Aubrey
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Singer/reality TV personality Aubrey
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What old couches tend to do
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What old couches tend to do
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___ up on (conspiring against)
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___ up on (conspiring against)
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It lacks locks
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It lacks locks
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Credit card provider, e.g.
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Credit card provider, e.g.
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Theft preventer ... or theft encourager
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Theft preventer ... or theft encourager
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Equal
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Equal
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Mushroom makers
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Mushroom makers
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R&R by oneself
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R&R by oneself
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H.S.-level exam
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H.S.-level exam
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Smooch
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Smooch
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Vinick's portrayer on "The West Wing"
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Vinick's portrayer on "The West Wing"
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Searcher for "the lost village," in film
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Searcher for "the lost village," in film
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Catalyst
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Catalyst
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"Told you so!"
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"Told you so!"
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Accountant's list
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Accountant's list
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Creature also called a catamount
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All-inclusive
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All-inclusive
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Aggrandize
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Aggrandize
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Apple of Discord thrower
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Apple of Discord thrower
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Poison victim's remedy
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Poison victim's remedy
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Fidel's brother
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Fidel's brother
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Whack
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Whack
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Suburb of Minneapolis
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Suburb of Minneapolis
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Blind side protector, usually, in an offensive line
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Blind side protector, usually, in an offensive line
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Chaucer's tongue
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Chaucer's tongue
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Brings up a menu with a PC mouse
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Brings up a menu with a PC mouse
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Waters and Kennedy
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Waters and Kennedy
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Aisle's head?
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Aisle's head?
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Disavows
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Disavows
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Juicy bits, in slang
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Juicy bits, in slang
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Item for a cafeteria worker
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Item for a cafeteria worker
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Whim
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Whim
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"The Late Show" airer
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"The Late Show" airer
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Reindeer moss, e.g.
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Glowing
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Glowing
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News highlights
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News highlights
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Nudge
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Nudge
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La preceder
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La preceder
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Rapper with the 4x platinum album "Views"
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Rapper with the 4x platinum album "Views"
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Charts again
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Charts again
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Fin
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Fin
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Boneless cut
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Boneless cut
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Huey, Dewey and Louie, e.g.
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Huey, Dewey and Louie, e.g.
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Brangelina was one
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Brangelina was one
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Gliding step, in ballet
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Gliding step, in ballet
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Wings, to zoologists
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Wings, to zoologists
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Grand pooh-bahs
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Grand pooh-bahs
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Russian film director Tarkovsky
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Russian film director Tarkovsky
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Threaten to fall
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Threaten to fall
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They may be unforced
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They may be unforced
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Many profs
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Many profs
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Think over
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Think over
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Bedfellow
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Bedfellow
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Contribute to a radio show
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Contribute to a radio show
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Syringe sensations
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Syringe sensations
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Lavish with attention
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Lavish with attention
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They provide backing for churchgoers
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They provide backing for churchgoers
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Sight at a red-carpet event
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Sight at a red-carpet event
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Director Guillermo ___ Toro
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Director Guillermo ___ Toro
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City SSW of Seattle
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City SSW of Seattle
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Fictional woodcutter
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Fictional woodcutter
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Was belligerent
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Was belligerent
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Debt-ridden
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Debt-ridden
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Coming-out words
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Coming-out words
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Vulgar sort
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Vulgar sort
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Indulging (oneself) in self-satisfaction
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Indulging (oneself) in self-satisfaction
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Rhythm
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Rhythm
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Vowed
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Vowed
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Neglected one, stereotypically
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Neglected one, stereotypically
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Bourgeoisie
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Bourgeoisie
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Mezzo-soprano, for female voices
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Mezzo-soprano, for female voices
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Rescues a foundling, say
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Rescues a foundling, say
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Smooth transition
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Smooth transition
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Yoga equipment
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Yoga equipment
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Line to a pilot?
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Line to a pilot?
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Figures out
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Figures out
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"Is that so?"
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"Is that so?"
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[That's painful!]
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[That's painful!]
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Fox neighbor
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Fox neighbor
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Part of a chain
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Part of a chain
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Many "Star Trek" characters, for short
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Home of the highest point in Africa
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Home of the highest point in Africa
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Cry to a sled dog
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Cry to a sled dog
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Where teams that have little-to-no chance of winning are found
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Where teams that have little-to-no chance of winning are found
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Inhabitant of the ocean's benthic zone
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Inhabitant of the ocean's benthic zone
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Profiting from the misfortunes of others
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Profiting from the misfortunes of others
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Treated with malice
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Treated with malice
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Transform, as larvae
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Transform, as larvae
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Actor Don
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Actor Don
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Cult leader killed in the Waco siege
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Cult leader killed in the Waco siege
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Sibelius's "Valse ___"
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Sibelius's "Valse ___"
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One of the Nixon daughters
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One of the Nixon daughters
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Fishing item
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Fishing item
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Part of a dead man's hand
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Part of a dead man's hand
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Onetime tool for talking online
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Onetime tool for talking online
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Full of lip
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Full of lip
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First word in a Shakespeare title
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Hybrid citrus
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Hybrid citrus
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Home of Zeno and Parmenides
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Home of Zeno and Parmenides
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Roadside stop
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Roadside stop
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405, to Flavius
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405, to Flavius
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