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New York Times: Sunday, October 21, 2018
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, October 21, 2018 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Finn Vigeland
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Pinocchio, e.g.
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Pinocchio, e.g.
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Aphrodisiacs boost it
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Aphrodisiacs boost it
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Backpack feature
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Backpack feature
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Where cuneiform was discovered
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Where cuneiform was discovered
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Superhero outfits, typically
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Superhero outfits, typically
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Irritate
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Irritate
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Give unsolicited advice
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Give unsolicited advice
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Weapon for William Tell
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Weapon for William Tell
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Coming back in
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Coming back in
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Popular singer born in County Donegal
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Popular singer born in County Donegal
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Like many wine casks
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Like many wine casks
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Lie low
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Lie low
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What starts with a spark of an idea?
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What starts with a spark of an idea?
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Snide and sassy
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Snide and sassy
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Portrayer of TV's Det. Fin Tutuola
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Portrayer of TV's Det. Fin Tutuola
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Jefferson Memorial topper
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Jefferson Memorial topper
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Non-fish aquarium attraction
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Non-fish aquarium attraction
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Precalculator calculator
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Precalculator calculator
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Where one might be well-suited
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Where one might be well-suited
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Clue weapon
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Clue weapon
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"Give it a ___"
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"Give it a ___"
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Street crossing Hollywood in Hollywood
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Street crossing Hollywood in Hollywood
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Conservative
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Conservative
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Job for a plastic surgeon, for short
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Job for a plastic surgeon, for short
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Modern name in transportation
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Modern name in transportation
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"Heavens!"
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"Heavens!"
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Squared building stone
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Squared building stone
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Three short, three long, three short
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Three short, three long, three short
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Gnocchi ___ Romana
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Gnocchi ___ Romana
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Rapper with the 2017 #1 hit "Bodak Yellow"
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Rapper with the 2017 #1 hit "Bodak Yellow"
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Brought about
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Brought about
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Kindle download
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Kindle download
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Chant at a political rally
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Chant at a political rally
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First sign
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First sign
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Manhattan neighborhood next to the Lower East Side
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Manhattan neighborhood next to the Lower East Side
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Popular line of dolls with "Kidz" and "Babyz" spinoffs
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Popular line of dolls with "Kidz" and "Babyz" spinoffs
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Hole foods?
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Hole foods?
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Bundled, as hay
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Bundled, as hay
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1960s-'70s police drama
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1960s-'70s police drama
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Medicare provision for nonhospital expenses
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Medicare provision for nonhospital expenses
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Perch for pigeons
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Perch for pigeons
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Plea to a superhero, maybe
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Plea to a superhero, maybe
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Employs
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Employs
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Peter Pan rival
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Peter Pan rival
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Trespass upon
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Trespass upon
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Seventh-year exam in Harry Potter
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Lhasa ___
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Lhasa ___
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"Toodles!"
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"Toodles!"
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Positive market move
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Positive market move
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Son of Adam
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Son of Adam
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Trigger, as an alarm
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Trigger, as an alarm
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Repossessed
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Repossessed
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Farm measures
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Farm measures
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Kind of humor
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Kind of humor
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"Cuz I told you to!"
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"Cuz I told you to!"
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Like rain forests
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Like rain forests
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Fourth-down play
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Fourth-down play
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Spasm
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Spasm
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Fast-food chain with a hat in its logo
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Fast-food chain with a hat in its logo
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Jennifer who wrote "Manhattan Beach"
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Jennifer who wrote "Manhattan Beach"
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Printer brand
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Printer brand
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Spelunker's helmet attachment
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Spelunker's helmet attachment
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Springs
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Springs
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Five-time Emmy nominee for "Grey's Anatomy"
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Five-time Emmy nominee for "Grey's Anatomy"
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Key of Dvorák's "New World" Symphony
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Key of Dvorák's "New World" Symphony
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World-weariness
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World-weariness
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"Silly me, rambling again!"
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"Silly me, rambling again!"
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The Chainsmokers or Eurythmics
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The Chainsmokers or Eurythmics
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Declare
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Declare
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TV colleague of Hayes and O'Donnell
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TV colleague of Hayes and O'Donnell
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Didn't sleep well
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Didn't sleep well
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Embarrassment for an art curator
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Embarrassment for an art curator
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"Sign me up!"
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"Sign me up!"
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Headline after a toddler C.E.O. resigns, literally?
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Headline after a toddler C.E.O. resigns, literally?
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Coiner of the term "generative music"
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Coiner of the term "generative music"
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Certain med. specialist
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Certain med. specialist
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It may be cutting things close
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It may be cutting things close
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Car failure only a block from the mechanic, literally?
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Car failure only a block from the mechanic, literally?
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About, on memos
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About, on memos
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Mixture of nature and technology
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Mixture of nature and technology
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"___ official"
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"___ official"
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Takes off in a hurry
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Takes off in a hurry
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Eye socket
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Eye socket
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Takes off in a hurry
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Takes off in a hurry
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"For a massage, go that way!," literally?
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"For a massage, go that way!," literally?
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"Darn it all!"
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"Darn it all!"
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Do for Jon Batiste
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Do for Jon Batiste
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Drudge
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Drudge
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Its HQ is the Pentagon
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Its HQ is the Pentagon
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First country to legalize changing one's gender identity (1972)
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First country to legalize changing one's gender identity (1972)
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First African-American sorority
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First African-American sorority
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Part of a circle
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Part of a circle
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Like the dress shirt that's just adorable, literally?
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Like the dress shirt that's just adorable, literally?
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Draftable
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Draftable
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"Wise" ones
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"Wise" ones
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Chamber music group, often
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Chamber music group, often
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___ Lingus
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___ Lingus
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Calf-length dresses
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Calf-length dresses
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"Not so fast!"
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"Not so fast!"
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Addresses a crowd
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Addresses a crowd
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Firebugs
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Firebugs
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Signature Jacques Tati role
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Signature Jacques Tati role
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Capital of Liechtenstein
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Capital of Liechtenstein
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Puffs up
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Puffs up
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For nothing
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For nothing
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Perspectives
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Perspectives
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Bore
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Bore
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Midnight, maybe
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Midnight, maybe
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Total baller
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Total baller
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Dissed with flowery language, literally?
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Dissed with flowery language, literally?
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Hip-hop dance move
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Hip-hop dance move
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Classic London theater
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Classic London theater
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Angled edge
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Angled edge
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Snacks often paired with milk
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Snacks often paired with milk
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"Mutiny on the Bounty" captain
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"Mutiny on the Bounty" captain
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Underwear brand
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Underwear brand
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Punch vs. Judy, literally?
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Punch vs. Judy, literally?
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One answer to the question "What's your favorite music genre," literally?
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One answer to the question "What's your favorite music genre," literally?
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Agenda entry
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Agenda entry
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Music outro effect
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Music outro effect
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Prominent parts of goblins
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Prominent parts of goblins
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Not do so well
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Not do so well
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Haberdashery buys
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Haberdashery buys
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Directive
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Directive
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CVS rival
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CVS rival
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"Alea iacta ___": Caesar
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"Alea iacta ___": Caesar
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Barbie attendee
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Barbie attendee
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About 10% of Russia
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About 10% of Russia
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Afternoon hour
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Afternoon hour
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Land in "The Hunger Games"
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Land in "The Hunger Games"
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Bumbling
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Bumbling
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Orders at the Rose & Crown
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Orders at the Rose & Crown
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Quote from a letter
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Quote from a letter
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Actor Eric
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Actor Eric
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Frustrated cry
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Frustrated cry
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___ stick
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___ stick
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Pouty face
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Pouty face
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Urge on
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Urge on
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Bloody, say
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Bloody, say
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Barn greeting
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