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New York Times: Sunday, December 9, 2018
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, December 9, 2018 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Ross Trudeau
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Cranky baby's need
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"Inspector Gadget" antagonist
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"Inspector Gadget" antagonist
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Eschew
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Eschew
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Starbuck's order giver
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Starbuck's order giver
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Brown ___
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Brown ___
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Best seller subtitled "The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English"
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Best seller subtitled "The Grammarphobe's Guide to Better English in Plain English"
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Pomme de ___ (French for "potato")
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Pomme de ___ (French for "potato")
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Part (of)
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Part (of)
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Part of U.C.S.F.
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Part of U.C.S.F.
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Cryptid of the 91-Across
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Cryptid of the 91-Across
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Cordial relations
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Cordial relations
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Gave two big thumbs down
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Gave two big thumbs down
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Pluck
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Pluck
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Cryptid of the 115-Across
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Cryptid of the 115-Across
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Kids' TV character who speaks in a falsetto
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Kids' TV character who speaks in a falsetto
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Adler in Sherlock Holmes stories
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Adler in Sherlock Holmes stories
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Freshly painted
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Freshly painted
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Talk like one smitten
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Talk like one smitten
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Singer Del Rey
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Singer Del Rey
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Cabinet selection?
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Cabinet selection?
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When crepuscular animals are active
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Cryptid of 105-Across
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Cryptid of 105-Across
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Jersey and others
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Jersey and others
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Asian territory in Risk
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Asian territory in Risk
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Traitor
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Traitor
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Surgically remove
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Surgically remove
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Inventor Otis
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Inventor Otis
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"Am not!" rejoinder
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"Am not!" rejoinder
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Smallish batteries
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Smallish batteries
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P
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P
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With 68- and 74-Across, J. K. Rowling's first screenplay, with a hint to three pairs of answers in this puzzle
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With 68- and 74-Across, J. K. Rowling's first screenplay, with a hint to three pairs of answers in this puzzle
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Indulges in to an unhealthy degree, briefly
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Indulges in to an unhealthy degree, briefly
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Dispense
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Dispense
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See 62-Across
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See 62-Across
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Of service
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Of service
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"___ bleu!"
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"___ bleu!"
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See 62-Across
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Northeast state sch.
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Northeast state sch.
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Meas. in a T.S.A. carry-on rule
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Meas. in a T.S.A. carry-on rule
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Failed the class
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Failed the class
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Perfumery oil
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Perfumery oil
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Barbie's strawberry blond sister
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Barbie's strawberry blond sister
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Kingston bro
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Kingston bro
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Stagger
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Stagger
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Real Madrid vis-Ã -vis F.C. Barcelona
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Real Madrid vis-Ã -vis F.C. Barcelona
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Creation after the Indian and Eurasian plates collided
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Creation after the Indian and Eurasian plates collided
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Total hunk
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Total hunk
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Tape or patch
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Tape or patch
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"Happy Birthday" writer, maybe
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"Happy Birthday" writer, maybe
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It's not your fault
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It's not your fault
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___ rap (music subgenre)
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___ rap (music subgenre)
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Word before and after "say"
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Word before and after "say"
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Penne ___ vodka
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It borders Iceland's eastern coast
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It borders Iceland's eastern coast
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Event not intended to be repeated
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Event not intended to be repeated
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Bricklayer's tool
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Bricklayer's tool
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Weather-controlling "X-Men" character
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Weather-controlling "X-Men" character
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Gaelic's home
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Gaelic's home
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One with a backstage pass
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One with a backstage pass
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Fast time
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Fast time
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Sort with a stiff upper lip
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Sort with a stiff upper lip
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Capital of Kazakhstan
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Capital of Kazakhstan
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Squeeze (out)
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Squeeze (out)
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"... ___ they say"
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"... ___ they say"
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Cupboard with open shelves at the top
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What old army buddies might discuss
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What old army buddies might discuss
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"Far out!"
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"Far out!"
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Like Bob Dylan's voice
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Like Bob Dylan's voice
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"Remember the ___!"
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"Remember the ___!"
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Medical discovery of 1928
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Medical discovery of 1928
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___ Johnson a.k.a. The Rock
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___ Johnson a.k.a. The Rock
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Burgle
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Burgle
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Corp. mogul
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Corp. mogul
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Hobbles
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Hobbles
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2007 #1 Alicia Keys album
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2007 #1 Alicia Keys album
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Narrow down
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Narrow down
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In a perfect world
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In a perfect world
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African grassland
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African grassland
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Cent
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Cent
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Return letters?
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Return letters?
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Blue Book value decreaser
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Blue Book value decreaser
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Also
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Also
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Housewives and househusbands
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Housewives and househusbands
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Voice-activated device since 2014
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Voice-activated device since 2014
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Nota ___
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Nota ___
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Mother of the Virgin Mary
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Mother of the Virgin Mary
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Be beholden to
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Be beholden to
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Like a top-rated Michelin restaurant
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Like a top-rated Michelin restaurant
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Demise
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Demise
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Junior in the Football Hall of Fame
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Junior in the Football Hall of Fame
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Real: Ger.
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Real: Ger.
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Shad delicacy
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Shad delicacy
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Gumbo ingredient
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Gumbo ingredient
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Playwright Chekhov
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Playwright Chekhov
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Feudal domain
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Feudal domain
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Actress Fisher
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Actress Fisher
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Ghost
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Ghost
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Person who's happy to go bust?
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Person who's happy to go bust?
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___ Ski Valley
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___ Ski Valley
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Repair, as a metal joint
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Repair, as a metal joint
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Certain product of pyrolysis
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Certain product of pyrolysis
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Classic Chrysler
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Classic Chrysler
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Highway gunk
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Highway gunk
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Silent communication, for short
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Silent communication, for short
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The golden rule, e.g.
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The golden rule, e.g.
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Italian wine town
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Italian wine town
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Carries away
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Carries away
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Nursery rhyme seat
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Nursery rhyme seat
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Harm
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Harm
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Motor ___
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Motor ___
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It can come in rolls
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It can come in rolls
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Like chemotherapy drugs
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Like chemotherapy drugs
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Adaptable sorts
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Adaptable sorts
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Big things for megalomaniacs
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Big things for megalomaniacs
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Telephone buttons that lack letters
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Telephone buttons that lack letters
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Acts like a helicopter parent to
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Acts like a helicopter parent to
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Panache
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Panache
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___-mannered
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___-mannered
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Enthusiasm
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Enthusiasm
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Massimo who wrote "The Goodbye Kiss"
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Massimo who wrote "The Goodbye Kiss"
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Adding and subtracting
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Adding and subtracting
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Breather
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Breather
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Until now
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Until now
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Opus ___
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Opus ___
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Make wealthy
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Make wealthy
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Robert who pioneered in electronic music
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"And if I don't?"
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"And if I don't?"
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Poughkeepsie campus
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Poughkeepsie campus
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Rearward
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Rearward
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Value system
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Value system
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From Swansea, say
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From Swansea, say
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Tickle
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Tickle
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Eleniak of "Baywatch"
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Eleniak of "Baywatch"
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Psyched
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Psyched
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Capital on the same parallel as Seward, Alaska
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Capital on the same parallel as Seward, Alaska
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Angle
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Angle
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Original Beatle Sutcliffe
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Original Beatle Sutcliffe
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Having many fans ... or needing a fan?
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Having many fans ... or needing a fan?
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"Fuhgeddaboudit!"
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"Fuhgeddaboudit!"
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Bit of forensic data
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