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New York Times: Sunday, September 9, 2018
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, September 9, 2018 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Hal Moore
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No-goodnik
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No-goodnik
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"So long, dear boy"
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"So long, dear boy"
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Soap scent
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Soap scent
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Test for purity
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Test for purity
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Bullet ___ (1950s fashion fad)
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Bullet ___ (1950s fashion fad)
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Hiding, with "up"
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Hiding, with "up"
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TD Garden, for one
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TD Garden, for one
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Jordan who directed "Get Out"
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Jordan who directed "Get Out"
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Overwhelm
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Overwhelm
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Result of a photographic memory
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Result of a photographic memory
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Neighbor of Hungary
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Neighbor of Hungary
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Harbinger
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Harbinger
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Whopper inventor
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Whopper inventor
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Tierra ___ Fuego
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Tierra ___ Fuego
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Minor's opposite
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Minor's opposite
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Where the U.S. won its 1,000th Summer Olympic gold
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Where the U.S. won its 1,000th Summer Olympic gold
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Chooses
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Chooses
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Id restrainer
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Id restrainer
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Sangfroid
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Sangfroid
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Pair of diamonds?
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Pair of diamonds?
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Swear
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Swear
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Robin Williams role in a 1991 blockbuster
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Robin Williams role in a 1991 blockbuster
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Reasons to hold one's nose
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Reasons to hold one's nose
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Fan sounds
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Fan sounds
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Horror assistant
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Horror assistant
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Big name in water filters
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Big name in water filters
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"I wish!"
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"I wish!"
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Black brew
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Black brew
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Item at the end of a wizard's staff
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Item at the end of a wizard's staff
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Man just after kneeling?
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Man just after kneeling?
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Uncompromisingly direct
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Uncompromisingly direct
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Classic Chevy
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Classic Chevy
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Bunker
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Bunker
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They involve mixed feelings ... or a hint to four squares in this completed puzzle
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They involve mixed feelings ... or a hint to four squares in this completed puzzle
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2008 campaign slogan
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2008 campaign slogan
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Major fashion capital
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Major fashion capital
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Actress Thompson of "Thor: Ragnarok"
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Actress Thompson of "Thor: Ragnarok"
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___ league (amateur sports group)
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___ league (amateur sports group)
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Efficiency stat
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Efficiency stat
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Payment to a building board
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Payment to a building board
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Dance in 3/4 time
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Dance in 3/4 time
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Set of values
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Set of values
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"___ bien"
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"___ bien"
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One smoothing the way?
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One smoothing the way?
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Leaves in
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Leaves in
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Option for moving an investment
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Option for moving an investment
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Neighborhood
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Neighborhood
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Parts of many law firm names
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Parts of many law firm names
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Camera setting
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Camera setting
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"___ out!" (ump's cry)
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"___ out!" (ump's cry)
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Hello or goodbye
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Hello or goodbye
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___ long way
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___ long way
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Dukes
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Dukes
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O'er and o'er
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O'er and o'er
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Folkie Guthrie
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Folkie Guthrie
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Chocolate chip cookie starters?
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Chocolate chip cookie starters?
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One of the Corleones in "The Godfather"
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One of the Corleones in "The Godfather"
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Symbol of luck
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Symbol of luck
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Public nudity or foul language
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Public nudity or foul language
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Place to chat
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Place to chat
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"Princess ___ Theme" (John Williams composition)
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"Princess ___ Theme" (John Williams composition)
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Chocolatier since 1845
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Chocolatier since 1845
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Stooge with a bowl cut
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Stooge with a bowl cut
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Checks
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Checks
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Certain break point
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Certain break point
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Cries of approval
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Cries of approval
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Division in geology
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Division in geology
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Small balls
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Small balls
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Graveside container
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Graveside container
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Attire for the Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld
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Attire for the Bond villain Ernst Stavro Blofeld
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Author Morrison
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Author Morrison
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Director of the "M*A*S*H" finale
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Director of the "M*A*S*H" finale
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Simple top
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Simple top
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Skillful
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Skillful
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Delayed
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Delayed
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Weights, informally
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Weights, informally
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Court do-over
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Court do-over
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Parallels
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Parallels
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Islamic state
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Islamic state
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Copycats
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Copycats
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Short time, for short
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Short time, for short
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Manta ray, by another name
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Manta ray, by another name
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"The Crucible," for McCarthyism
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"The Crucible," for McCarthyism
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Mustard and saffron
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Mustard and saffron
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One living off the land
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One living off the land
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"Why am I not surprised?"
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"Why am I not surprised?"
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"Darn!"
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"Darn!"
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Drive
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Drive
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___ Store
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___ Store
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Mate for Bambi
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Mate for Bambi
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Supervised
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Supervised
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Milhouse's toon friend
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Milhouse's toon friend
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Dashboard warnings, informally
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Dashboard warnings, informally
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Imaginary
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Imaginary
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Partner of smash
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Partner of smash
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"Kung Fu" actor Philip
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"Kung Fu" actor Philip
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Fruit juice brand
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Fruit juice brand
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Basically what was said
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Basically what was said
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Boxer upset in the biopic "Cinderella Man"
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Boxer upset in the biopic "Cinderella Man"
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Golfer Aoki
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Golfer Aoki
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Nordic native
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Nordic native
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Soothing succulent
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Soothing succulent
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Explorers and Expeditions
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Explorers and Expeditions
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Fair
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Fair
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Journalist Nellie
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Journalist Nellie
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The Great ___ (Satan)
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The Great ___ (Satan)
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___-Soviet
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___-Soviet
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Cartoon in which one cow says to another "Hey, wait a minute! This is grass! We've been eating grass!"
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Cartoon in which one cow says to another "Hey, wait a minute! This is grass! We've been eating grass!"
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Climb
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Climb
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View from a pew
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View from a pew
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Free TV spot, for short
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Free TV spot, for short
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Taiwanese computer giant
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Taiwanese computer giant
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It might be topped with guacamole
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It might be topped with guacamole
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Tic ___ (mints)
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Tic ___ (mints)
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Give (out)
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Give (out)
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Modernists, for short
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Modernists, for short
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Internet connection inits.
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Internet connection inits.
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Sandal-less, say
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Sandal-less, say
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Score starter
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Score starter
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Shepherd's scene
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Shepherd's scene
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Great Plains tribe
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Great Plains tribe
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Bribes
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Bribes
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Sent up
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Sent up
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Nutrition fig.
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Nutrition fig.
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"I'll cover this"
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"I'll cover this"
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Nonsense
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Nonsense
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H.S. courses for college credit
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Suffix with large numbers
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17-year-old Peace Nobelist Yousafzai
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17-year-old Peace Nobelist Yousafzai
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In too curious a manner
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In too curious a manner
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Composes
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Composes
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Fancy French home
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Fancy French home
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Once, once
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Once, once
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The Bravest in the Big Apple, for short
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The Bravest in the Big Apple, for short
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N.L. Central squad
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N.L. Central squad
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Ingredient in a Bali Hai cocktail
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Ingredient in a Bali Hai cocktail
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Certain tech exec
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Certain tech exec
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Actress Long
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Actress Long
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Tender sound
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Tender sound
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Currency with denominations of 1,000, 5,000 and 10,000
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