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New York Times: Sunday, October 8, 2017
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, October 8, 2017 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Erik Agard,
Alex BriƱas
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Agcy. for Kennedy and Reagan
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Agcy. for Kennedy and Reagan
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Push
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Push
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Positive quality
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Positive quality
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Provider of directions, for short
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Provider of directions, for short
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Penne ___ vodka
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Penne ___ vodka
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Around
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Around
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Claw
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Claw
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"Intriguing!"
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"Intriguing!"
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Aquaman's favorite singer?
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Aquaman's favorite singer?
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The Human Torch's favorite band?
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The Human Torch's favorite band?
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___ Edberg, two-time U.S. Open tennis champion
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___ Edberg, two-time U.S. Open tennis champion
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With child, informally
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With child, informally
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Nicely muscled
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Nicely muscled
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Canine warning
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Canine warning
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Feminine hygiene product
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Feminine hygiene product
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Seashore feature
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Seashore feature
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Oriental, e.g.
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Oriental, e.g.
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The Hulk's favorite band?
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The Hulk's favorite band?
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Does 110, say
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Does 110, say
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Sculptor/collagist Jean
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Sculptor/collagist Jean
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Staff
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Staff
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Number between cinque and sette
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Number between cinque and sette
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Mama ___ Elliot
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Mama ___ Elliot
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Iceman's favorite band?
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Iceman's favorite band?
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Bermuda, e.g.
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Bermuda, e.g.
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Sweetly sing
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Sweetly sing
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14-pound unit
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14-pound unit
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Australian friend
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Australian friend
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The Flash's favorite singer?
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The Flash's favorite singer?
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Adamant refusal
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Adamant refusal
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Animator's frame
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Animator's frame
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"Your" of yore
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"Your" of yore
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Bit of progress
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Bit of progress
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"Seriously?"
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"Seriously?"
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Front of a vessel
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Front of a vessel
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Magneto's favorite band?
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Magneto's favorite band?
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Quaint agreement
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Quaint agreement
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Comment advising you to set your sights a little lower?
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Comment advising you to set your sights a little lower?
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Low tie
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Low tie
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Response to "You have something on your face," maybe
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Response to "You have something on your face," maybe
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List-ending abbr.
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List-ending abbr.
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Gobbles (down)
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Gobbles (down)
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Spider-Man's favorite band?
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Spider-Man's favorite band?
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Smell ___ (sense something fishy)
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Smell ___ (sense something fishy)
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Like HƤgar the Horrible
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Like HƤgar the Horrible
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___ Martin
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___ Martin
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"Enough already!"
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"Enough already!"
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Batman's favorite rapper?
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Batman's favorite rapper?
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Revivalists, for short
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Revivalists, for short
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Not only that but also
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Not only that but also
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Singer Sumac
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Singer Sumac
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The Avalanche, on sports tickers
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The Avalanche, on sports tickers
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Make do with a lesser option
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Make do with a lesser option
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Thor's favorite rapper?
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Thor's favorite rapper?
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Actress Thurman
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Actress Thurman
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32Ā° Fahrenheit, in Celsius
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32Ā° Fahrenheit, in Celsius
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Parisian street
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Parisian street
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___ volente (God willing)
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___ volente (God willing)
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Old-fashioned provider of directions
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Old-fashioned provider of directions
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Completely set
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Completely set
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Sir and madam
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Sir and madam
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Electro's favorite singer?
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114
What the musical artists in this puzzle would form if they all performed together?
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What the musical artists in this puzzle would form if they all performed together?
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Decompose
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Decompose
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Let breathe, as stinky shoes
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Let breathe, as stinky shoes
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Tangent line?
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Tangent line?
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Princess Fiona, after sunset
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Princess Fiona, after sunset
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One begins "Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness"
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One begins "Thou still unravish'd bride of quietness"
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___-turvy
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___-turvy
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Chocolate cup inventor H. B. ___
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Chocolate cup inventor H. B. ___
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Pained cry
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Down
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Things the police may keep on suspects
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Things the police may keep on suspects
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Narrow cut
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Narrow cut
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[legally covering our butts here]
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[legally covering our butts here]
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Clickable item
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Clickable item
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Boom ___
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Boom ___
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Remit in advance
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Remit in advance
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Digital greeting
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Digital greeting
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"Stay in your ___!"
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"Stay in your ___!"
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Approximately
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Approximately
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Untroubled
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Untroubled
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Divine bovine?
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Divine bovine?
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Timeline sections
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Timeline sections
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Wee bit
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Wee bit
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Destined for greatness
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Destined for greatness
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Opening in cosmetology?
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Opening in cosmetology?
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Molt
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Molt
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Woodard with four Emmys
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Woodard with four Emmys
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Covalent bonds of a carbon atom, e.g.
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Covalent bonds of a carbon atom, e.g.
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Things sailors spin
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Things sailors spin
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Late afternoon hour
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Late afternoon hour
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Some economic figs.
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Some economic figs.
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Tournament bridge players, typically
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Tournament bridge players, typically
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Stick-to-it-iveness
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Stick-to-it-iveness
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Santa ___, Calif.
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Santa ___, Calif.
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Speak out against
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Speak out against
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City by the Bay, informally
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City by the Bay, informally
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"Why, you little ..."
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"Why, you little ..."
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Several quarter turns?
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Several quarter turns?
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Jay with jokes
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Jay with jokes
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Starting squad
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Starting squad
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Speak up, and then some
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Speak up, and then some
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___ Brand, two-time N.B.A. All-Star
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___ Brand, two-time N.B.A. All-Star
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Boo-boo
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Boo-boo
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Good trait in a housemate
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Good trait in a housemate
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"Jeez, wasn't expecting that!"
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"Jeez, wasn't expecting that!"
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For rent
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For rent
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Test for fit
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Test for fit
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Song with the lyric "A loko e hana nei"
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Song with the lyric "A loko e hana nei"
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Things equestrians have on hand?
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Things equestrians have on hand?
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___ dish
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___ dish
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What 14-Across will do if you miss a turn
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What 14-Across will do if you miss a turn
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Fruit salad ingredients
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Fruit salad ingredients
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"___ bon"
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"___ bon"
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Pup grown up
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Pup grown up
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Uptown
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Uptown
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"___, won't you blow your horn?" (old lyric)
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"___, won't you blow your horn?" (old lyric)
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Cold summer treat
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Cold summer treat
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Puerto Rican city that shares its name with an explorer
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Puerto Rican city that shares its name with an explorer
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System of roots?
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System of roots?
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Part of a so-called "grand tour"
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Part of a so-called "grand tour"
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Trade barbs or blows
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Trade barbs or blows
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Like some saws and bobsleds
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Like some saws and bobsleds
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Supplication
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Supplication
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"What did Delaware?" "I don't know, but ___" (classic joke)
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"What did Delaware?" "I don't know, but ___" (classic joke)
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University in North Carolina
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University in North Carolina
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"Feel me?"
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"Feel me?"
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"___ fugit"
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"___ fugit"
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Gooey chocolate treat
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Gooey chocolate treat
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Public transit system
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Public transit system
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Be economical with
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Be economical with
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Lead-in to -centric
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Lead-in to -centric
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Stepped
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Stepped
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Italian dear
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Italian dear
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Victim of a revolution
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Victim of a revolution
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What the upright yoga pose vrikshasana simulates
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What the upright yoga pose vrikshasana simulates
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It's worth a little more than a dollar
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It's worth a little more than a dollar
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Violently send out
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Violently send out
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Stridex target, informally
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Stridex target, informally
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Mag personnel
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Mag personnel
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