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New York Times: Sunday, August 25, 2019
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, August 25, 2019 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Matt Ginsberg
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Literally, "commander"
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Literally, "commander"
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Sights at Zion National Park
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Sights at Zion National Park
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Didn't sink, say
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Didn't sink, say
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Miles away
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Miles away
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Where to find big bucks?
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Where to find big bucks?
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Jack who co-starred with Charlie Chaplin in "The Great Dictator"
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Jack who co-starred with Charlie Chaplin in "The Great Dictator"
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Tepid greeting
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Tepid greeting
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Title film villain whose first name is Julius
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Title film villain whose first name is Julius
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When you can ice skate outside?
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When you can ice skate outside?
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Poker player in the Old West after being caught with a card up his sleeve?
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Poker player in the Old West after being caught with a card up his sleeve?
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Checks' counterparts
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Checks' counterparts
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Lamb offering
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Lamb offering
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"Whew baby!"
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"Whew baby!"
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"The Wizard of Oz" co-star
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"The Wizard of Oz" co-star
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"Let's shake on it"
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"Let's shake on it"
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Edwin with the 1970 #1 hit "War"
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Edwin with the 1970 #1 hit "War"
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Fling
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Fling
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Not for
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Not for
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Language in which "dd" and "ff" are treated as single letters of the alphabet
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Language in which "dd" and "ff" are treated as single letters of the alphabet
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Interprets
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Interprets
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___ glance
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___ glance
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Like the motion of the ocean
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Like the motion of the ocean
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Curse
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Curse
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One going for big bucks?
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One going for big bucks?
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Bad pun?
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Bad pun?
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French greeting
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French greeting
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Pea picker-upper
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Pea picker-upper
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___ bottle (topological curiosity)
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___ bottle (topological curiosity)
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Site of one of the 12 labors of Hercules
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Site of one of the 12 labors of Hercules
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Manual part of an early printing press?
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Manual part of an early printing press?
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Cellar problem
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Cellar problem
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Work with planes, maybe
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Work with planes, maybe
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Typically
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Typically
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"Westworld" airer
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"Westworld" airer
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"The ___ of Christ" (classic work in Florence's Uffizi Gallery)
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"The ___ of Christ" (classic work in Florence's Uffizi Gallery)
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Dull-witted sloth in "Ice Age"
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Dull-witted sloth in "Ice Age"
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Profession since the Bronze Age
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Profession since the Bronze Age
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Leo, for example
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Leo, for example
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Jerry, to Tom, in cartoons
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Jerry, to Tom, in cartoons
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Need for parents who weren't expecting twins?
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Need for parents who weren't expecting twins?
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One-named singer with the catchphrase "cuchi-cuchi"
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One-named singer with the catchphrase "cuchi-cuchi"
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Like some riyals
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Like some riyals
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Barristers' wear
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Barristers' wear
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Surfer wannabe
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Surfer wannabe
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Rookeries?
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Rookeries?
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Singer Grande, to fans
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Singer Grande, to fans
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Portuguese wine
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Portuguese wine
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"___, Macduff" (phrase from Shakespeare)
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"___, Macduff" (phrase from Shakespeare)
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Consumes
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Consumes
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City that becomes another city if you change both its vowels to A's
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City that becomes another city if you change both its vowels to A's
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Perfume part
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Perfume part
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Japanese noodle
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Japanese noodle
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Suspiciously flattering, say
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Suspiciously flattering, say
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Emulated an Argonaut
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Emulated an Argonaut
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"Stat"
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"Stat"
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Red letters?
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Red letters?
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Like a sonnet, in a way
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Like a sonnet, in a way
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Chronicler of Troy
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Chronicler of Troy
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Emmy-nominated actor for "Westworld"
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Emmy-nominated actor for "Westworld"
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Toothpaste aisle?
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Toothpaste aisle?
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Illusionist's phrase illustrated by seven Across answers in this puzzle?
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Illusionist's phrase illustrated by seven Across answers in this puzzle?
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Informal negation
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Informal negation
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Pout
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Pout
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Wan
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Wan
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Famed orange troublemaker
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Famed orange troublemaker
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D.C. nine
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D.C. nine
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Brings up, say
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Brings up, say
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___ of all
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___ of all
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Location of Cassius, who "has a lean and hungry look"
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Location of Cassius, who "has a lean and hungry look"
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Steed for a sheik
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Steed for a sheik
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"___ Lisa"
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"___ Lisa"
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Rustic poem
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Rustic poem
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Bad news from Detroit
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Bad news from Detroit
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Queen Margrethe II, e.g.?
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Queen Margrethe II, e.g.?
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Din-din
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Din-din
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It's après "après"
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It's après "après"
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Grammy-winning songwriter Mann
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Grammy-winning songwriter Mann
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School boards?
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School boards?
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Many a mixer
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Many a mixer
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Fare for Little Miss Muffet
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Fare for Little Miss Muffet
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Nice crossword experience
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Nice crossword experience
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Thick (of)
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Thick (of)
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Stick
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Stick
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Arrangement in which you buy three tires but get a whole set?
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Arrangement in which you buy three tires but get a whole set?
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Anecdotal collections
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Anecdotal collections
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Retirement account option, informally
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Retirement account option, informally
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"Game of Thrones" actress Chaplin
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"Game of Thrones" actress Chaplin
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Foreign-language toast
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Foreign-language toast
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Astrologist's reference
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Astrologist's reference
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Tons
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Tons
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Pickle
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Pickle
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"Dunno" gestures
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"Dunno" gestures
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Warmongers
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Warmongers
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Of use
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Of use
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Mumbai royal
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Mumbai royal
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Opinion, informally
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Opinion, informally
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Ballerina's cabriole, e.g.
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Ballerina's cabriole, e.g.
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Peace, in the Mideast
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Peace, in the Mideast
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Poet who wrote "To His Mistress Going to Bed"
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Poet who wrote "To His Mistress Going to Bed"
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Run for, as office
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Run for, as office
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Not ridiculous, as an argument
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Not ridiculous, as an argument
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Order before "Fall out!"
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Order before "Fall out!"
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0 0 0
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0 0 0
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Gleans
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Gleans
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P.M. who took office in 2015
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P.M. who took office in 2015
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Brain area, jocularly
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Brain area, jocularly
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Ivy League newspaper name
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Ivy League newspaper name
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Trick question
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Trick question
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It's hard to hit
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It's hard to hit
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Big-circulation magazine originally titled So You're Going to Be Married
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Big-circulation magazine originally titled So You're Going to Be Married
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Get all tangled
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Get all tangled
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Feature destroyed in the 2019 Notre Dame fire
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Feature destroyed in the 2019 Notre Dame fire
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Visit to baby Jesus?
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Visit to baby Jesus?
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Gradually diminished
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Gradually diminished
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Illusionist's phrase illustrated by three Down answers in this puzzle?
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Illusionist's phrase illustrated by three Down answers in this puzzle?
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___ bar
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___ bar
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Perfect
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Perfect
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Actress Spacek
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Actress Spacek
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Big smack
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Big smack
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Lure
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Lure
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Pike
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Pike
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An alarm may interrupt it
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An alarm may interrupt it
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Where Tokyo is
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Where Tokyo is
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Scout's honor
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Scout's honor
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Perennial London football powerhouse
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Perennial London football powerhouse
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Some inexpensive brews
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Some inexpensive brews
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Model of the solar system
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Model of the solar system
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PayPal money and the like
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PayPal money and the like
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Stood
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Stood
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Onetime MS. accompanier
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Onetime MS. accompanier
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Volunteer's words
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Volunteer's words
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Donizetti's "Pour mon âme," e.g.
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Donizetti's "Pour mon âme," e.g.
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Lead
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Lead
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Symbols of might
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Symbols of might
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Blinkers
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Blinkers
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Major city bisected by I-80
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Major city bisected by I-80
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Opposite of "Too rich for my blood"
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Opposite of "Too rich for my blood"
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Farmer's purchase
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Farmer's purchase
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French way
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French way
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"Huh?"
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"Huh?"
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