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New York Times: Sunday, January 19, 2020
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, January 19, 2020 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Victor Barocas
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Homeowner's action, for short
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Things blockers block
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Things blockers block
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1979 film inspired by Janis Joplin's life
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1979 film inspired by Janis Joplin's life
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Indistinct shape
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Receptionist on "The Office"
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Receptionist on "The Office"
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Be bothered by
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Be bothered by
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Island nation west of Fiji
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Island nation west of Fiji
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Possible consequence of default, in brief
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Possible consequence of default, in brief
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Wildflower with spiky, purplish blooms
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Wildflower with spiky, purplish blooms
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Secure
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Secure
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Ruling family of Edward I
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Ruling family of Edward I
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Finished
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Finished
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Adam's ___ (water)
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Adam's ___ (water)
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Hole in one's head
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Hole in one's head
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Humpty Dumpty, e.g.
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Humpty Dumpty, e.g.
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"Dallas" family name
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"Dallas" family name
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The Anne of "Anne of the Thousand Days"
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The Anne of "Anne of the Thousand Days"
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Feverish
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Feverish
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Put back on
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Put back on
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Insinuating
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Insinuating
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James who won an Emmy two years in a row for the same role on different shows
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James who won an Emmy two years in a row for the same role on different shows
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Ignorant person, in slang
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Security system array
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Security system array
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Total
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Total
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Angered by
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Angered by
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Ancient monuments
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Ancient monuments
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Gaston ___, "The Phantom of the Opera" novelist
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Gaston ___, "The Phantom of the Opera" novelist
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Latte choice, informally
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Latte choice, informally
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The "she" in the lyric "She would merengue and do the cha-cha"
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The "she" in the lyric "She would merengue and do the cha-cha"
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W.W. I French biplane
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W.W. I French biplane
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Capital of Albania
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Capital of Albania
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Like much of Iowa
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Like much of Iowa
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1980 Olympic hockey champs
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1980 Olympic hockey champs
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Up
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Up
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Shark fighters
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Shark fighters
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"Believe ___ not!"
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"Believe ___ not!"
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Biological manipulation suggested four times by this puzzle
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Biological manipulation suggested four times by this puzzle
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First African-American Davis Cup player
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First African-American Davis Cup player
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Beethoven's birthplace
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Beethoven's birthplace
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Comprehension
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Comprehension
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Tender spot?
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Tender spot?
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Like the sun god Inti
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Like the sun god Inti
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Some liturgical vestments
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Some liturgical vestments
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___ de Triomphe
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___ de Triomphe
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It's down in the dumps
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It's down in the dumps
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First National Leaguer to hit 500 home runs
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First National Leaguer to hit 500 home runs
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Fall color providers
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Fall color providers
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Some instant coffees
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Some instant coffees
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Cheyenne Mountain org.
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Cheyenne Mountain org.
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Stays out of
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Stays out of
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Closes in a thin membrane
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Closes in a thin membrane
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Disappointing response to an application
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Remarkable ability of a starfish
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Remarkable ability of a starfish
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Use a rototiller on, say
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Use a rototiller on, say
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Lack of variation
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Lack of variation
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"ER" actress Laura
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"ER" actress Laura
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Turn out
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Turn out
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Service with more than 1.5 billion users
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Service with more than 1.5 billion users
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Home of the Latino Walk of Fame, informally
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Home of the Latino Walk of Fame, informally
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Composer of the "London" symphonies
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Composer of the "London" symphonies
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Big e-cigarette brand
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Big e-cigarette brand
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Anti-athlete's foot brand
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Anti-athlete's foot brand
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Good for leaving handprints in
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Good for leaving handprints in
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State without reservations
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State without reservations
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Provider of child support?
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Provider of child support?
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Polynesian carving
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Polynesian carving
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Dreamer
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Dreamer
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Half in advance?
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Half in advance?
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Unique individual
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Unique individual
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Starting point
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Starting point
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Broadway's "___ Todd"
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Broadway's "___ Todd"
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"Hamilton" Tony nominee Phillipa ___
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"Hamilton" Tony nominee Phillipa ___
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Loch ___, site of Urquhart Castle
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Goes through physical therapy
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Goes through physical therapy
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Anon
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Anon
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Beethoven's only opera
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Beethoven's only opera
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As a rule
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As a rule
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City that ancient Greeks called Philadelphia
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City that ancient Greeks called Philadelphia
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Christian with a big house
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Christian with a big house
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Winter vehicle
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Winter vehicle
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Mike and Carol Brady, e.g.
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Mike and Carol Brady, e.g.
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Berry receiving much attention in the 2000s
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Berry receiving much attention in the 2000s
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Bambi's aunt
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Bambi's aunt
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Bit of ancient script
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Ingredient in some health food supplements
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Ingredient in some health food supplements
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Not occurring naturally
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Not occurring naturally
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Romanian-born writer once in the French Academy
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Cook on the outside
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Cook on the outside
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Tribe of Moses and Aaron
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Tribe of Moses and Aaron
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Available to the public
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Available to the public
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Wimbledon champ, 1976-80
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Wimbledon champ, 1976-80
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First takes
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First takes
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Gag item floating in Halloween punch
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Gag item floating in Halloween punch
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Brother on "Frasier"
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Brother on "Frasier"
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Breadwinner
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Breadwinner
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Ancient Dead Sea land
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Ancient Dead Sea land
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Woozy
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Woozy
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Rooms with views
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Rooms with views
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Forecast
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Forecast
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Phrase of agreement
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Phrase of agreement
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Subject for Kinsey
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Subject for Kinsey
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Olden Tokyo
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Olden Tokyo
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Flower part
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Flower part
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Roman emperor before Hadrian
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Roman emperor before Hadrian
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"Nyah, nyah!," e.g.
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"Nyah, nyah!," e.g.
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Nursery sight
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Nursery sight
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Insurance for the crash-prone
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Insurance for the crash-prone
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Big story
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Big story
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Start of a countdown
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Start of a countdown
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Composer Schoenberg
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Composer Schoenberg
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Repair material
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Repair material
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Skeptically
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Skeptically
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Apostle called "the Zealot"
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Apostle called "the Zealot"
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Launched
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Launched
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Didn't know but said something anyway
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Didn't know but said something anyway
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Midlength records, for short
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Midlength records, for short
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Full of spirit
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Full of spirit
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From Shiraz or Tabriz
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From Shiraz or Tabriz
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Country star Womack
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Country star Womack
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Greenbacks
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Greenbacks
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1990s-2000s compact car
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1990s-2000s compact car
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Smelter's supply
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Smelter's supply
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Locale for un capitaine
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Locale for un capitaine
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It doesn't need land to land
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It doesn't need land to land
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Sometimes-white animal
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Sometimes-white animal
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Rackets
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Rackets
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Smiles smugly
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Smiles smugly
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Twist together
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Twist together
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X's
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X's
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Chafe
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Chafe
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QB protection squads
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QB protection squads
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Companions of Dionysus
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Companions of Dionysus
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John Wilkes Booth's actor brother
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John Wilkes Booth's actor brother
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Wikipedia's logo
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Wikipedia's logo
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Refrain from nursery singing
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Refrain from nursery singing
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"In time we ___ that which we often fear": Shak.
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"In time we ___ that which we often fear": Shak.
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Devoted
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Devoted
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Make into a couple
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Make into a couple
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Magazine with the motto "Cure ignorance"
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Magazine with the motto "Cure ignorance"
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Staff note
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Staff note
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First name in spy literature
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