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New York Times: Sunday, July 5, 2020
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, July 5, 2020 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Laura Taylor Kinnel
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1/48 of a cup: Abbr.
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Ad Council offerings, for short
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Ad Council offerings, for short
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Home of the Kaaba
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Home of the Kaaba
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Spartan
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Spartan
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"The Problem With ___" (2017 documentary)
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"The Problem With ___" (2017 documentary)
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Orator's platform
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Orator's platform
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"Never meet your ___" (maxim)
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"Never meet your ___" (maxim)
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Less wild
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Less wild
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Done working: Abbr.
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Done working: Abbr.
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About which you might always say "Bee prepared"?
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About which you might always say "Bee prepared"?
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They take the form of self-flying paper airplanes in the Harry Potter books
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They take the form of self-flying paper airplanes in the Harry Potter books
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Topping for a 25-Across
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Topping for a 25-Across
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Piece of cake, say
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Piece of cake, say
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Improv class exercises
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Improv class exercises
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Kids
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Kids
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Without aim
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Without aim
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Mob
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Mob
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Fish whose males bear the young
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Fish whose males bear the young
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Evening gala
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Evening gala
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Note-taking spot?
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Note-taking spot?
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Sustained period of luck, as with dice
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Sustained period of luck, as with dice
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Litter critter
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Litter critter
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Floor plan unit
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Floor plan unit
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Restless desire
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Restless desire
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What Franklin famously asked for
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What Franklin famously asked for
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Floor plan spec
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Floor plan spec
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Blog feed inits.
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Blog feed inits.
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Debtor's letters
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Debtor's letters
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Email holder
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Email holder
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Something lent to a friend
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Something lent to a friend
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Set of skills, metaphorically
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Set of skills, metaphorically
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Father of Scout, in "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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Father of Scout, in "To Kill a Mockingbird"
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Declare
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Declare
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Best Actor winner Malek
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Best Actor winner Malek
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Normandy battle site
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Normandy battle site
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Wads
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Wads
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Last dance?
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Last dance?
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Managed an unmanageable group, figuratively
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Managed an unmanageable group, figuratively
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Wonder Woman accessory
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Wonder Woman accessory
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Aware of
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Aware of
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Playroom chest
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Playroom chest
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Downwind
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Downwind
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They're worn on heads with tails
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They're worn on heads with tails
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Store
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Store
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Was first
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Was first
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Ka ___ (southernmost point on Hawaii)
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Ka ___ (southernmost point on Hawaii)
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Prefix with -graph
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Prefix with -graph
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Run on
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Run on
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Singer Brickell
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Singer Brickell
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Believed something without question
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Believed something without question
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Commercial lead-in to land
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Commercial lead-in to land
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Elizabeth Warren vis-Ã -vis former chief justice Earl Warren, e.g.
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Elizabeth Warren vis-Ã -vis former chief justice Earl Warren, e.g.
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It's frequently under fire
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It's frequently under fire
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Prepare to bathe
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Prepare to bathe
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Olivia Benson's division on TV: Abbr.
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Olivia Benson's division on TV: Abbr.
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Conditional word
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Conditional word
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Expressively creative
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Expressively creative
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First of the metalloids
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First of the metalloids
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Border
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Border
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Flight recorder
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Flight recorder
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___ complex
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___ complex
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A much greater quantity
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A much greater quantity
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Lead-in to fit or active
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Lead-in to fit or active
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___ New Guinea
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___ New Guinea
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Foreword
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Foreword
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Org. that kicked off again in 2020 after a 19-year hiatus
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Org. that kicked off again in 2020 after a 19-year hiatus
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Studio behind "Platoon" and "Amadeus"
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Studio behind "Platoon" and "Amadeus"
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Salary negotiator
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Salary negotiator
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Adversary
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Adversary
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Embodiment of slipperiness
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Embodiment of slipperiness
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Word before or after short
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Word before or after short
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One of the six simple machines
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One of the six simple machines
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State pair: Abbr.
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State pair: Abbr.
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Mrs., in Mexico
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Mrs., in Mexico
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Transportation for the Doctor on "Doctor Who"
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Transportation for the Doctor on "Doctor Who"
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Small suit
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Small suit
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Tries to make the unappealing attractive
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Tries to make the unappealing attractive
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Eeyore-ish sentiment
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Eeyore-ish sentiment
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Stocking stuffer
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Stocking stuffer
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Donkey Kong, e.g.
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Donkey Kong, e.g.
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Imbroglios
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Imbroglios
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Play charades
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Play charades
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Setting for a Sistine Chapel painting
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Setting for a Sistine Chapel painting
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Results from
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Results from
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Near
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Near
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"Methought I was enamour'd of an ___": Titania
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"Methought I was enamour'd of an ___": Titania
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Brand of rum
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Brand of rum
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Improper
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Improper
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Best Actress winner Zellweger
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Best Actress winner Zellweger
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Tiny fractions of joules
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Tiny fractions of joules
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"___ Would Be King," 2018 novel by Wayétu Moore
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"___ Would Be King," 2018 novel by Wayétu Moore
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Attach, in a way
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Attach, in a way
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Stack topper
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Stack topper
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Iconic Chevy
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Iconic Chevy
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"You nailed it!"
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"You nailed it!"
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___ page
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___ page
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Spanish "now"
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Spanish "now"
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Olympic pentathlete's need
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Olympic pentathlete's need
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Well-being
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Well-being
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Purse part
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Purse part
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Flying Clouds and Royales
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Flying Clouds and Royales
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Be fully qualified ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme
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Be fully qualified ... or a hint to this puzzle's theme
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Author of "The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure"
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Author of "The Silent World: A Story of Undersea Discovery and Adventure"
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Czech reformer Jan
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Czech reformer Jan
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Coastal inlets
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Coastal inlets
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It might get a licking
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It might get a licking
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Combination meant to change behavior
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Combination meant to change behavior
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Starter earring
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Starter earring
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Play piano, informally
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Play piano, informally
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Machu Picchu builder
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Machu Picchu builder
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Something frequently made with the eyes shut
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Something frequently made with the eyes shut
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X-ray alternative, maybe
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X-ray alternative, maybe
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Spanish treasure
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Spanish treasure
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Anthem starter
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Anthem starter
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Businesses with a portmanteau name
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Businesses with a portmanteau name
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"It Ain't Me Babe" songwriter
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"It Ain't Me Babe" songwriter
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Percolate
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Percolate
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Zip
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Zip
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No. in a directory
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No. in a directory
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Wimbledon wear, perhaps
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Wimbledon wear, perhaps
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Chooses not to act
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Chooses not to act
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Academia figure
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Academia figure
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It follows the Hijri calendar
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It follows the Hijri calendar
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Protruding bit of bedrock
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Protruding bit of bedrock
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Form a new mental picture of
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Form a new mental picture of
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Got away
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Got away
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Sharing word
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Sharing word
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Canon competitor
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Canon competitor
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Leaves weaponless
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Leaves weaponless
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One participating in a new Summer Olympics sport in 2021
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One participating in a new Summer Olympics sport in 2021
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Fashion designer McCartney
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Fashion designer McCartney
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Heads-up
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Heads-up
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Two to one, say
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Two to one, say
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Time and again
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Time and again
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Warner ___
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Warner ___
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Like the Liberty Bell in 1846, for the last time
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Big name in British art
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Big name in British art
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Hall-of-Fame catcher Campanella
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Hall-of-Fame catcher Campanella
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Print maker
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Print maker
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Tulsa-to-Des Moines dir.
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