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New York Times: Sunday, December 16, 2018
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, December 16, 2018 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Sam Ezersky
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Early wake-up time
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Early wake-up time
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Title for Iran's Ruhollah Khomeini
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Title for Iran's Ruhollah Khomeini
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Herbert of old "Pink Panther" films
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Herbert of old "Pink Panther" films
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Penultimate tourney round
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Penultimate tourney round
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"Doesn't matter to me"
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"Doesn't matter to me"
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Not yet completed
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Not yet completed
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___ moment
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___ moment
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Sash go-with
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Sash go-with
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Ancient capital of Laconia
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Ancient capital of Laconia
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Brew
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Brew
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Letters before single, double or triple
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Letters before single, double or triple
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Lace tip
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Lace tip
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Casting doubt on
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Casting doubt on
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Lake Volta's land
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Lake Volta's land
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The best, informally
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The best, informally
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Radio/TV character played in film by Michael Horse (1981) and Johnny Depp (2013)
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Radio/TV character played in film by Michael Horse (1981) and Johnny Depp (2013)
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Like some ruins in the Western Hemisphere
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Like some ruins in the Western Hemisphere
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Lookalike
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Lookalike
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8.5" x 11": Abbr.
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8.5" x 11": Abbr.
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Scare quote?
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Scare quote?
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Words of resignation
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Words of resignation
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Topic concerned with hacking and software rights
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Topic concerned with hacking and software rights
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Put on a few layers
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Put on a few layers
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Three-star mil. rank
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Three-star mil. rank
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Pope who supported the House of Borgia
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Pope who supported the House of Borgia
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Diminishing returns?
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Diminishing returns?
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They're between shoulders
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They're between shoulders
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Word with shot or suit
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Word with shot or suit
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Rowdydow
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Rowdydow
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Not abstaining
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Not abstaining
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Much sales
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Much sales
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"No bid"
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"No bid"
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An end to depend
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An end to depend
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Head honcho
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Head honcho
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"Resume speed," musically
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"Resume speed," musically
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Emailing option
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Emailing option
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Riddle-ending query
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Riddle-ending query
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Toward the stern
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Toward the stern
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Its first letter stands for "India"
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Its first letter stands for "India"
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Certain tenant
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Certain tenant
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Lex, e.g., in N.Y.C.
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Lex, e.g., in N.Y.C.
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Misfortunes
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Misfortunes
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Going for broke
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Going for broke
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Sides in Risk
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Sides in Risk
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Bette Midler's "Divine" nickname
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Bette Midler's "Divine" nickname
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Tense periods, for short
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Tense periods, for short
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Archer of film
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Archer of film
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Dangerous environment
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Dangerous environment
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Easy-to-swallow pill
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Easy-to-swallow pill
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Food item cracked open before eating
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Food item cracked open before eating
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Prized duck
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Prized duck
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It comes after II Chronicles
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It comes after II Chronicles
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"Today was just brutal!"
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"Today was just brutal!"
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Coiner of the term "Oedipus complex"
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Coiner of the term "Oedipus complex"
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/
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Thickheaded
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Thickheaded
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Words of denial
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Words of denial
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Lost
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Lost
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All-nighter aid
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All-nighter aid
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Sets of plotted points
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Sets of plotted points
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Shade of pink
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Shade of pink
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Immediately ... or where this puzzle's five shaded squares appear?
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Immediately ... or where this puzzle's five shaded squares appear?
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Floor
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Floor
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Japanese symbol of luck
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Japanese symbol of luck
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Largo or lento
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Largo or lento
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Swimming
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Swimming
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Notable schemer
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Notable schemer
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Some dash lengths
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Some dash lengths
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Rock stars are frequently on this
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Rock stars are frequently on this
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Come out
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Come out
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119
Standard parts of combo meals
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Standard parts of combo meals
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"I'm good, thanks"
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"I'm good, thanks"
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E-tail site since 2005
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E-tail site since 2005
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King's speech?
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King's speech?
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Kind of year
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Kind of year
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Collision
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Collision
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Calf raised for its meat
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Calf raised for its meat
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Gloucester and Kent in "King Lear"
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Gloucester and Kent in "King Lear"
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Certain bubbly, informally
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Certain bubbly, informally
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Final work of Willa Cather's "Prairie Trilogy"
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Final work of Willa Cather's "Prairie Trilogy"
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Tennis commentator's cry
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Tennis commentator's cry
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Police officer who's not necessarily on horseback
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Police officer who's not necessarily on horseback
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"Play next" command on a music app
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"Play next" command on a music app
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Shade of green
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Shade of green
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Cowboy's rope
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Cowboy's rope
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"Here we go again ..."
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"Here we go again ..."
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Followers of openers
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Followers of openers
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By oneself, in a way
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By oneself, in a way
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It's played for half a beat in 4/4 time
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It's played for half a beat in 4/4 time
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Country whose name consists of three consecutive state postal abbreviations
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Country whose name consists of three consecutive state postal abbreviations
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Peaceful
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Peaceful
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___ spawn (hellions)
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___ spawn (hellions)
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"Ooh, let's do that!"
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"Ooh, let's do that!"
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"Eww, that's enough!"
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"Eww, that's enough!"
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MetLife Stadium team, on scoreboards
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MetLife Stadium team, on scoreboards
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Clear and set, as tables
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Clear and set, as tables
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Scanned IDs
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Scanned IDs
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Italian pistol
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Italian pistol
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Gets to
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Gets to
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One who cracks the whip?
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One who cracks the whip?
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Plastic construction piece
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Plastic construction piece
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Serving in a red-and-white striped box
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Serving in a red-and-white striped box
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Totally out
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Totally out
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Juice brand
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Juice brand
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Longtime N.B.A. on TNT analyst
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Longtime N.B.A. on TNT analyst
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Who wrote "Some people talk to animals. Not many listen, though. That's the problem."
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Who wrote "Some people talk to animals. Not many listen, though. That's the problem."
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Action of a ladle
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Action of a ladle
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"Miss ___" (2016 political thriller)
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"Miss ___" (2016 political thriller)
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Some fall births
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Some fall births
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Heroes of the Battle of Britain, for short
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Heroes of the Battle of Britain, for short
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Babe
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Babe
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Mannerly
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Mannerly
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Freelancers' units: Abbr.
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Freelancers' units: Abbr.
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Colorful treat that resembles a rocket
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Colorful treat that resembles a rocket
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All-Star Mets catcher of the 1990s-2000s
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Corner PC key
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Corner PC key
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Tow destination
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Tow destination
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Scat snippet
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Scat snippet
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"Quién ___?"
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"Quién ___?"
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Sanctuaries
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Sanctuaries
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Be conned
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Be conned
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[Shiver]
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[Shiver]
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With 93-Down, half of a double helix
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With 93-Down, half of a double helix
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Skunklike, say
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Skunklike, say
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Like TV but not radio?
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Like TV but not radio?
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"Old MacDonald" farm sounds
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"Old MacDonald" farm sounds
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See 88-Down
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Purchase at an African market
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Purchase at an African market
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"Yay, team!"
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"Yay, team!"
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Cause damage
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Cause damage
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Volunteer's declaration
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Volunteer's declaration
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Snowball fighter's protection
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Snowball fighter's protection
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Botanical opening
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Botanical opening
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Marriage money
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Marriage money
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"Ciao!"
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"Ciao!"
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Gifts that one usually bows when receiving
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Gifts that one usually bows when receiving
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Certain dirección
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Certain dirección
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What stars have
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What stars have
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