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New York Times: Sunday, September 27, 2020
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, September 27, 2020 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Alex Eaton-Salners
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Partly open
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Drug also known as angel dust
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Drug also known as angel dust
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"Maybe," informally
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"Maybe," informally
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Window dressing
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Window dressing
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Tyr, in Norse mythology
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Tyr, in Norse mythology
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Org. with both left- and right-wingers
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Org. with both left- and right-wingers
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___ arteries (what carry blood to the kidneys)
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___ arteries (what carry blood to the kidneys)
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"Hmm ... hard to say"
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"Hmm ... hard to say"
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South American financial institution since 1965
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South American financial institution since 1965
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Reversed
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Reversed
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Warm up
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Warm up
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King of Troy in the "Iliad"
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King of Troy in the "Iliad"
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Currency of Laos
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Currency of Laos
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1985 thriller with the tagline "A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is about to explode."
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1985 thriller with the tagline "A federal agent is dead. A killer is loose. And the City of Angels is about to explode."
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Firmly establishes: Var.
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Firmly establishes: Var.
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Part of a return address?
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Part of a return address?
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Experienced network congestion
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Experienced network congestion
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Used to be
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Used to be
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"I Love You, ___" (book by Nancy Reagan)
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"I Love You, ___" (book by Nancy Reagan)
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Twilled fabrics
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Twilled fabrics
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Subject of two squares on a Monopoly board
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Subject of two squares on a Monopoly board
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Hip-centric dance
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Hip-centric dance
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It keeps a top up
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It keeps a top up
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"Good ___!" (shout to a batter)
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"Good ___!" (shout to a batter)
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Collectible item with stats
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Collectible item with stats
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Bacchanalias
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Bacchanalias
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Huge financial loss, so to speak
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Huge financial loss, so to speak
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First lady
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First lady
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Memo opener
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Memo opener
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Elements of neighborhood watch programs
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Elements of neighborhood watch programs
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Brewed beverage
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Brewed beverage
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Single historical record
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Single historical record
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QB stat: Abbr.
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QB stat: Abbr.
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Fool's gold
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Fool's gold
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Lose stiffness
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Lose stiffness
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Fueled up, in a way
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Fueled up, in a way
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California's Point ___ Peninsula
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California's Point ___ Peninsula
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Helpful contacts
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Helpful contacts
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Food depicted cryptically at 24-Across
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Food depicted cryptically at 24-Across
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From
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From
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Notes after sols
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Notes after sols
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Consuming Tide Pods, once, inexplicably
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Consuming Tide Pods, once, inexplicably
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At peace
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At peace
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Food depicted cryptically at 31-Across
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Food depicted cryptically at 31-Across
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On, in a way
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On, in a way
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Brain tests, in brief
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Brain tests, in brief
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Significant periods
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Significant periods
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___ Sherman-Palladino, creator of "Gilmore Girls" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
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___ Sherman-Palladino, creator of "Gilmore Girls" and "The Marvelous Mrs. Maisel"
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Overhauls
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Overhauls
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Item creating separation
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Item creating separation
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Nail polish brand
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Nail polish brand
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Viagra competitor
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Viagra competitor
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Bit of swearing in church?
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Bit of swearing in church?
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"Pay attention!"
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"Pay attention!"
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Food depicted cryptically at 49-Across
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Food depicted cryptically at 49-Across
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Refuge from a flood
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Youngest Marx brother
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Youngest Marx brother
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Skin care brand
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Skin care brand
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Love, in Lucca
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Love, in Lucca
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Food depicted cryptically at 59-Across
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Food depicted cryptically at 59-Across
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Romps
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Romps
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Riverbank romper
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Riverbank romper
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Book after Nehemiah
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Book after Nehemiah
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Places to collect prints
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Places to collect prints
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Garish signs
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Garish signs
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Adds more lubricant to
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Adds more lubricant to
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Good name, informally
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Good name, informally
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Jedi who trained Luke
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Central American rodent that resembles a guinea pig
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Central American rodent that resembles a guinea pig
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TV host with two Peabodys
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TV host with two Peabodys
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Sports brand with a three-stripe logo
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Sports brand with a three-stripe logo
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Sculptor who said "I invent nothing, I rediscover"
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Sculptor who said "I invent nothing, I rediscover"
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Completely defeat, as a noob
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Completely defeat, as a noob
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Deep-six
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Deep-six
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Kirsten Gillibrand, to Hillary Clinton, once
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Kirsten Gillibrand, to Hillary Clinton, once
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Connective tissue that runs along the outer thigh, familiarly
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Connective tissue that runs along the outer thigh, familiarly
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Prayer garment
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Prayer garment
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Farm enclosure
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Farm enclosure
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Doing some menial duty, in old army lingo
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Doing some menial duty, in old army lingo
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Reinforces, with "up"
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Reinforces, with "up"
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Puckish
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Puckish
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Dramatic intro
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Dramatic intro
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Jedi trained by Luke
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Jedi trained by Luke
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Jedi related to Luke
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Jedi related to Luke
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Grilled sandwich
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Grilled sandwich
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Go by
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Go by
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State of drunken confusion
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State of drunken confusion
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Media restriction
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Media restriction
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Goes quickly
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Goes quickly
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Venture to state
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Venture to state
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Azalea with the 2014 #1 hit "Fancy"
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Azalea with the 2014 #1 hit "Fancy"
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Up to one's ears
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Up to one's ears
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Caffeinated aspirin brand
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Caffeinated aspirin brand
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A tool or a spray
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A tool or a spray
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Fit of pique
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Fit of pique
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Parlor pics
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Parlor pics
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Invite to one's home
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Invite to one's home
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To the extent that
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To the extent that
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Black Lives Matter gathering, e.g.
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Black Lives Matter gathering, e.g.
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"Let me pay for that"
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"Let me pay for that"
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Bundle of hay
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Bundle of hay
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"Twilight" protagonist
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"Twilight" protagonist
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Silver-screen actress known as "The British Bombshell"
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Silver-screen actress known as "The British Bombshell"
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TV-MA's film equivalent
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TV-MA's film equivalent
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Has away with words?
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Has away with words?
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Stand-up comedian Mike
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Stand-up comedian Mike
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Spam spewers
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Spam spewers
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Many musical chords
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Many musical chords
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Classic laundry brand
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Classic laundry brand
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First-class
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First-class
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Church recess
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Church recess
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Feeling amenable (found hidden in this clue!)
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Feeling amenable (found hidden in this clue!)
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Bony projection found just behind the ear
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Bony projection found just behind the ear
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Cause's partner
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Cause's partner
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Gaggle
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Gaggle
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V.I.P. above veep
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V.I.P. above veep
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Knowledgeable
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Knowledgeable
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Parody, say
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Parody, say
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Cold storage facilities
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Cold storage facilities
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Where crumbs might accumulate during a meal
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Where crumbs might accumulate during a meal
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Summer Olympics usually take place in one
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Summer Olympics usually take place in one
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Thumb-twiddling
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Thumb-twiddling
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Kelly on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Kelly on the Hollywood Walk of Fame
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Op-eds, e.g.
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Op-eds, e.g.
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Hit hard, as brakes
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Hit hard, as brakes
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Hook, for one
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Hook, for one
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Sends an invitation for
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Sends an invitation for
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Be against
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Be against
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Sorted laundry load
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Sorted laundry load
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Philippine port with a reduplicative name
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Euphemistic "extremely"
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Euphemistic "extremely"
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The so-called "Pearl of the Black Sea"
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The so-called "Pearl of the Black Sea"
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Word before hand or jaw
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Word before hand or jaw
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Quarters costing dollars?
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Quarters costing dollars?
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___ Center, home of the Orlando Magic
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___ Center, home of the Orlando Magic
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Father of Anne Frank
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Father of Anne Frank
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Layer of farmland?
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Layer of farmland?
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What yellowfin is marketed as
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What yellowfin is marketed as
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"People ___ talking"
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"People ___ talking"
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Indy inits.
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Indy inits.
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