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New York Times: Sunday, January 5, 2020
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, January 5, 2020 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Will Nediger
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Stuffs with bacon, say
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Convention handouts
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Second of the 10 biblical plagues
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Second of the 10 biblical plagues
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Mission-driven org.
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Mission-driven org.
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Underway
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Underway
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Congress person
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Congress person
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Ancient neighbor of Lydia
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Ancient neighbor of Lydia
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Intl. group founded in 1960 with five members
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Intl. group founded in 1960 with five members
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"We can't hear you in the back, Johannes!"?
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"We can't hear you in the back, Johannes!"?
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Winter leaf covering
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Winter leaf covering
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"Oops, my bad!"
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"Oops, my bad!"
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Fixtures at most airport lounges nowadays
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Fixtures at most airport lounges nowadays
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Boston ___ (Sam Adams offering)
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Boston ___ (Sam Adams offering)
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Place to fill up in Canada
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Place to fill up in Canada
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Not just -er
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Canal trouble
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Canal trouble
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Triage sites, briefly
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Triage sites, briefly
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Brown in a Food Network kitchen
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Brown in a Food Network kitchen
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Not leave alone
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Put on a production of a classic Sondheim musical?
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Put on a production of a classic Sondheim musical?
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Subjects of "birds and bees" talks
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Subjects of "birds and bees" talks
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Knowledgeable about
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Pirate's chant
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Pirate's chant
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Scottish cap
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Scottish cap
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What composers do when they add the finishing touches?
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What composers do when they add the finishing touches?
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Lets out
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Lets out
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Put away, as a sword
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Put away, as a sword
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"What's the ___?"
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"What's the ___?"
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Place to park at the bar
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Place to park at the bar
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Police, informally
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Police, informally
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Comedian Andre with a self-named Adult Swim show
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Comedian Andre with a self-named Adult Swim show
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Russian assembly
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Russian assembly
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Super-duper
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Super-duper
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Western Hemisphere grp.
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Western Hemisphere grp.
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What workers at the sticker factory do?
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What workers at the sticker factory do?
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___ Royal Highness
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___ Royal Highness
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Words before "Remember" and "Forget" in song titles
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Words before "Remember" and "Forget" in song titles
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Shooter of arrows
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Shooter of arrows
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Code part
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Code part
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Brown in the kitchen
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Brown in the kitchen
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Scarfs (down)
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Scarfs (down)
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Do some pogoing
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Do some pogoing
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French France
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French France
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Jackson nicknamed the "Queen of Gospel"
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Jackson nicknamed the "Queen of Gospel"
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Shorten words like "forecastle" and "boatswain"?
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Shorten words like "forecastle" and "boatswain"?
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Equal
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Equal
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Stretching muscle
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Stretching muscle
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Certain yearling
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Certain yearling
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What a private detective might photograph
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What a private detective might photograph
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Ignore what you have in reserve while taking inventory?
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Ignore what you have in reserve while taking inventory?
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Morn's counterpart
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Assignment that might have a page limit
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Assignment that might have a page limit
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#MeToo ___
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#MeToo ___
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Underground places with bats
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Underground places with bats
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Anti-bullying spot, for short
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Anti-bullying spot, for short
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Toiling away
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Toiling away
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Computing pioneer Lovelace
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Computing pioneer Lovelace
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Side dish with kalua pig
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Side dish with kalua pig
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Betrays a sibling, say
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Betrays a sibling, say
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Statistician's worry
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Statistician's worry
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Encouragement at an N.B.A. mixer?
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Encouragement at an N.B.A. mixer?
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Irish novelist O'Brien
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Irish novelist O'Brien
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Pull
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Pull
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Lake near London
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Lake near London
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Country ruled only by kings named Tupou since 1845
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Country ruled only by kings named Tupou since 1845
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Obstacle to overcome
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Loses sleep (over)
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Loses sleep (over)
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Hinge (on)
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Hinge (on)
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Made a choice
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Made a choice
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Mental slip-up
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Mental slip-up
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Hairstyles for Pam Grier and Angela Davis
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Hairstyles for Pam Grier and Angela Davis
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Take a break from flying, say
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Martial arts center
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Martial arts center
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Audiophile's purchase
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Audiophile's purchase
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Nymph pursuer
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Nymph pursuer
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Drag wear
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Drag wear
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Soccer phenom Freddy
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Soccer phenom Freddy
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Be nominated
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Be nominated
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Some scuba gear
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Some scuba gear
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Overcharge ridiculously
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Overcharge ridiculously
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In the world
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In the world
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Samoa salesperson
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Samoa salesperson
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Worth heeding
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Worth heeding
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Utterly useless
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Utterly useless
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Nonbeliever, now
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Nonbeliever, now
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Not always available
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Not always available
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Nascar and FIFA, e.g.
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Nascar and FIFA, e.g.
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Ibex's perch
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Ibex's perch
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Brinks
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Brinks
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Google Play buys
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Google Play buys
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Big snapper, informally
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Big snapper, informally
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Book of Mormon book
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Book of Mormon book
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Ready for romance
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Ready for romance
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Trim, in a way
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Trim, in a way
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Spectacle
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Spectacle
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"I totally forgot!"
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"I totally forgot!"
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End result
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End result
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Take up again, as a case
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Take up again, as a case
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Like foods said to be good for hangovers and bad for skin complexion
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Like foods said to be good for hangovers and bad for skin complexion
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In ___ (not yet delivered)
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In ___ (not yet delivered)
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Singer who was in 2018's "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again"
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Singer who was in 2018's "Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again"
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Has as a mount
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Has as a mount
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Right-angled joint
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Right-angled joint
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"Quién ___?" (Spanish "Who knows?")
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"Quién ___?" (Spanish "Who knows?")
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Fateful day in 44 B.C.
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No purebred
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No purebred
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Cosmo, e.g.
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Cosmo, e.g.
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What's the big idea?
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What's the big idea?
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Dimensions
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Dimensions
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Something you don't want to be under
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Something you don't want to be under
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Noodle, for example
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Noodle, for example
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Colleague
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Colleague
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Put on the books
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Put on the books
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Giving up time
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Giving up time
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Carrier until 2001
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Carrier until 2001
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Rudder's place
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Rudder's place
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Place
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Place
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Dispersed, as a search party
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Dispersed, as a search party
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Retro Chrysler
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Retro Chrysler
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Corroborates
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Corroborates
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Did some gambling
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Did some gambling
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Former Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand
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Former Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand
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Defenders in the Battle of Trenton
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Defenders in the Battle of Trenton
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___ Nostra
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___ Nostra
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Film director Nicolas
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Film director Nicolas
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Tangent introducer
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Tangent introducer
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Funny
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Funny
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Watched a kitty
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Watched a kitty
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Target of an air freshener
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Target of an air freshener
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Series finale abbr.
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Baseball's Chase
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Baseball's Chase
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Confederate in an audience
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Confederate in an audience
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Ridged fabric
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Ridged fabric
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Syrian strongman
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Syrian strongman
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Doesn't just sit
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Doesn't just sit
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Writers might click them
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Writers might click them
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Sporty roof feature
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Sporty roof feature
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Solemn statement
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Solemn statement
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Poetic "before"
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Poetic "before"
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Feel bad
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Feel bad
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