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New York Times: Sunday, August 16, 2020
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, August 16, 2020 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Francis Heaney
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Red Guard members
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Red Guard members
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They can get canceled
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They can get canceled
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Sticky situation
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Sticky situation
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Remove braids from
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"Likewise!"
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"Likewise!"
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Way to go
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Way to go
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Alternative title for "The Dirty Dozen"?
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Alternative title for "The Dirty Dozen"?
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Sorted in order
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Sorted in order
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Hear here!
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Hear here!
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Complete
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Complete
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"Vous ĂȘtes ___" (French map notation)
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"Vous ĂȘtes ___" (French map notation)
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Alan with six Emmys
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Alan with six Emmys
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Pulled from a raffle drum
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Alternative title for "Cleopatra"?
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Alternative title for "Cleopatra"?
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Words to a betrayer
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Words to a betrayer
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Partner of cut
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Partner of cut
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St. ___ Chapel, New York City public building in continuous use since 1766
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St. ___ Chapel, New York City public building in continuous use since 1766
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Dessert often topped with caramel sauce
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Dessert often topped with caramel sauce
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Newswire co.
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Newswire co.
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Zip
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Zip
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Disc brake components
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Disc brake components
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Alternative title for "Frankenstein"?
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Alternative title for "Frankenstein"?
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Took a load off
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Took a load off
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Monopoly token elected by an internet vote
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Monopoly token elected by an internet vote
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"Sure, that makes sense"
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"Sure, that makes sense"
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Trust
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Trust
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"___ Another" (NPR game show)
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"___ Another" (NPR game show)
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Toyota model since 1966
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Toyota model since 1966
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Van ___, Calif.
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Van ___, Calif.
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D.C. donor
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D.C. donor
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"Hey, pal, over here!"
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"Hey, pal, over here!"
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With 70-Across, alternative title for "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
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With 70-Across, alternative title for "To Kill a Mockingbird"?
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See 68-Across
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See 68-Across
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Female friend, in France
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Female friend, in France
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Phillipa who played Eliza in the original cast of "Hamilton"
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Phillipa who played Eliza in the original cast of "Hamilton"
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Hook's sidekick
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Hook's sidekick
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"The Hangover" co-star
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"The Hangover" co-star
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Mortgage co.
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Mortgage co.
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Just out of the freezer
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Just out of the freezer
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They feature clowns and rope tricks
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They feature clowns and rope tricks
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Grp. organizing school dances
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Grp. organizing school dances
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Make a move
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Make a move
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Alternative title for "Titanic"?
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Alternative title for "Titanic"?
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Hello Kitty company
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Hello Kitty company
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Calendar spans: Abbr.
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Calendar spans: Abbr.
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Actress Tyler who will be an apt age in 2031
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Actress Tyler who will be an apt age in 2031
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Stopovers
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Stopovers
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Gives a hoot
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Gives a hoot
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"Ella and ___" (1956 jazz album)
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"Ella and ___" (1956 jazz album)
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Sandal brand
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Sandal brand
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Alternative title for "Gone Girl"?
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Alternative title for "Gone Girl"?
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Sheepskin holders
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Sheepskin holders
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Shankar who taught sitar to George Harrison
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Shankar who taught sitar to George Harrison
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ASCAP alternative
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ASCAP alternative
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___-faire
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___-faire
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"Blueberries for ___" (classic children's book)
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"Blueberries for ___" (classic children's book)
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Nabisco's first cracker brand, introduced in 1899
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Nabisco's first cracker brand, introduced in 1899
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Alternative title for "The Name of the Rose"?
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Alternative title for "The Name of the Rose"?
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Duck dish
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Duck dish
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"Welp, guess I have to try again"
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"Welp, guess I have to try again"
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Develop over time
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Develop over time
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Lowbrow art
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Lowbrow art
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Round things?
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Round things?
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Terry Bradshaw, for his entire career
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Terry Bradshaw, for his entire career
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Like commercials, often
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First name of a Peace Nobelist that ends ironically
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"Einstein on the Beach," e.g.
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"Einstein on the Beach," e.g.
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"___ say!"
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"___ say!"
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Scholar
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Scholar
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Seating section
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Seating section
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Recipients of venture capital
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Recipients of venture capital
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Joined a petition
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Joined a petition
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What a dental scaler removes
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What a dental scaler removes
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Senator Klobuchar
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Senator Klobuchar
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Production co. behind "Rhoda" and "Newhart"
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Production co. behind "Rhoda" and "Newhart"
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"Once upon a midnight dreary ..." penner
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"Once upon a midnight dreary ..." penner
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Ending with ultra- or super-
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Ending with ultra- or super-
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Sauce on chicken Parmesan
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Sauce on chicken Parmesan
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Parts of zygotes
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Parts of zygotes
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French automaker
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French automaker
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They don't go much higher than the tongue
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They don't go much higher than the tongue
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Soft leather
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Soft leather
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Two-door or four-door
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Two-door or four-door
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Unenthused response to "Wanna?"
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Unenthused response to "Wanna?"
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Upper limit
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Upper limit
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Turned in
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Turned in
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Charles ___, religious leader known as "The Father of Modern Revivalism"
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Charles ___, religious leader known as "The Father of Modern Revivalism"
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Lengths for rulers
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Lengths for rulers
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Killed time
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Killed time
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Workload that must be met
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Workload that must be met
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Pets kept in terrariums
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Pets kept in terrariums
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Bank-backing grp.
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Bank-backing grp.
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Something trademarked
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Something trademarked
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Laptop brand
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Laptop brand
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"___ be an honor"
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"___ be an honor"
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Head-butts
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Head-butts
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[Actually, don't delete this]
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[Actually, don't delete this]
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Smooth-tongued
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Smooth-tongued
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Painter Magritte
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Painter Magritte
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"The Simpsons" character with a Ph.D.
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"The Simpsons" character with a Ph.D.
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Catch
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Catch
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Nail polish brand
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Nail polish brand
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Shortcut for a frequent contact
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Shortcut for a frequent contact
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Approximately
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Approximately
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Outmoded part of a laptop
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Outmoded part of a laptop
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Hither and ___
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Hither and ___
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What a koozie might keep cool
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What a koozie might keep cool
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Seller of the Ultimate Waffle Sandwich
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Seller of the Ultimate Waffle Sandwich
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Nile snakes
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Nile snakes
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___ Hari
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___ Hari
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"Regardless ..."
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"Regardless ..."
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Stone to cast?
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Stone to cast?
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Slugger Hideki named the 2009 World Series M.V.P.
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Slugger Hideki named the 2009 World Series M.V.P.
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Pasture parent
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Pasture parent
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Nuevo ___ (Mexican state)
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Nuevo ___ (Mexican state)
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Like grass you can smell, perhaps
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IDs assigned at birth: Abbr.
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Boxer Ali
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Boxer Ali
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Tharp who choreographed "Hair"
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Tharp who choreographed "Hair"
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Modem letters
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Modem letters
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Soothing summer soak
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Soothing summer soak
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Chart-toppers
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Chart-toppers
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Raised sculptures
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Raised sculptures
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Prefix with pathetic
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Needs medicine, say
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Needs medicine, say
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Humble abodes
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Humble abodes
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Italian city NW of Milan
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Italian city NW of Milan
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Semi, e.g.
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Semi, e.g.
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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum city
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Ho Chi Minh Mausoleum city
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Food item
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Food item
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"The Loco-Motion" singer Little ___
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"The Loco-Motion" singer Little ___
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Standard
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Standard
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Not glossy
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Not glossy
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More underhanded
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More underhanded
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"A likely story!"
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"A likely story!"
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O.E.D. part: Abbr.
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O.E.D. part: Abbr.
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Casablanca's country: Abbr.
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Casablanca's country: Abbr.
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Ivy League nickname
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Ivy League nickname
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Make a break for it
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Make a break for it
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Had
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Had
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