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New York Times: Sunday, October 4, 2020
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, October 4, 2020 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Sam Ezersky
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Marvel at
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Marvel at
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L.G.B.T.-aligned advocacy group since 1987
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L.G.B.T.-aligned advocacy group since 1987
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Occasion to get all gussied up
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Occasion to get all gussied up
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Stroke of good fortune
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Stroke of good fortune
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Newswoman Sawyer
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Newswoman Sawyer
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"You ain't lyin'!"
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"You ain't lyin'!"
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What the Old English called "Winterfylleth"
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What the Old English called "Winterfylleth"
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To a cosmetician: "You're ..."
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To a cosmetician: "You're ..."
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Home to Antilia, the world's most valuable private residence (27 floors, $2.2 billion)
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Home to Antilia, the world's most valuable private residence (27 floors, $2.2 billion)
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Is
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Is
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Kind of clef
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To a produce vendor near closing time: "You're ..."
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To a produce vendor near closing time: "You're ..."
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The "B" in GB
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The "B" in GB
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Fisherman's ___ (San Francisco attraction)
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Fisherman's ___ (San Francisco attraction)
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Utter nonsense
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Utter nonsense
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Eyes: Sp.
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Eyes: Sp.
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Feature of a batter that needs more whisking
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Feature of a batter that needs more whisking
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Wong of stand-up comedy
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Wong of stand-up comedy
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Drive (away)
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Drive (away)
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Laughing matter?
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Laughing matter?
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Palindromic rulers
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Palindromic rulers
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To a bad free throw shooter: "You're ..."
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To a bad free throw shooter: "You're ..."
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All ___
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All ___
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Ruin, as plans
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Ruin, as plans
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Crowd noise
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Crowd noise
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Blubbers
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Blubbers
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The dove's-foot crane's-bill, for instance
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The dove's-foot crane's-bill, for instance
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Big seller of animal supplies
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Big seller of animal supplies
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To a temp worker: "You're ..."
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To a temp worker: "You're ..."
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To a rude driver: "You're ..."
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To a rude driver: "You're ..."
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Architect Frank
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Architect Frank
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Sci-fi classic featuring the Three Laws
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Sci-fi classic featuring the Three Laws
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Taylor Swift's first #1 country hit, 2007
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Taylor Swift's first #1 country hit, 2007
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Things stuck in clogs
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Things stuck in clogs
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Itching to eat and irritable about it, in slang
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Itching to eat and irritable about it, in slang
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[Leave it]
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[Leave it]
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With 98-Across, to an aspiring entrepreneur: "You're ..."
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With 98-Across, to an aspiring entrepreneur: "You're ..."
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Friendship
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Friendship
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Vim
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Vim
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Parts of Twitter profiles
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Parts of Twitter profiles
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Clicking sound?
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All over hell's half ___ (everywhere)
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All over hell's half ___ (everywhere)
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Item on a president's lapel
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Item on a president's lapel
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Placing a call
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Placing a call
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Fishing basket
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Fishing basket
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Apt anagram of MY CAR
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Apt anagram of MY CAR
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See 76-Across
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See 76-Across
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Native speakers of Chiwere
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Native speakers of Chiwere
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Declined
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Declined
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Sips
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Sips
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To anyone who wasn't addressed above: "You're ..."
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To anyone who wasn't addressed above: "You're ..."
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Vegan latte option
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Vegan latte option
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Kings and queens, maybe
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Kings and queens, maybe
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Large chunk of one's final grade, often
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Large chunk of one's final grade, often
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Aspen or Alta
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Aspen or Alta
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It's against the rule
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It's against the rule
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Move like a peacock
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Move like a peacock
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Big name in nonprofit journalism
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Big name in nonprofit journalism
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Adele's "Million Years ___"
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Adele's "Million Years ___"
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Medic
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Medic
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Spring hrs. in Colorado Springs
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Organism that structurally resembles another organism
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Organism that structurally resembles another organism
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Brush off
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Brush off
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"Never interrupt your ___ when he's making a mistake" (old aphorism)
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"Never interrupt your ___ when he's making a mistake" (old aphorism)
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Four-star figures
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Four-star figures
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Valerie Plame's org. in 2003's Plame affair
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Valerie Plame's org. in 2003's Plame affair
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Go up against
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Go up against
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Sui generis
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Sui generis
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Destitution
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Destitution
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Code edited by a webmaster
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Code edited by a webmaster
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Many end in "-ite"
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Many end in "-ite"
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Ice cream purchase
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Ice cream purchase
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"Expect ___" (road sign)
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"Expect ___" (road sign)
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Warranting an "X," say
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Warranting an "X," say
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Something to do with your buds?
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Something to do with your buds?
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Social climate
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Social climate
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Physician who co-founded A.A., familiarly
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Physician who co-founded A.A., familiarly
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Traipse (about)
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Traipse (about)
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How some like their café
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How some like their café
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Creatures that can have asymmetrical ears, which aid in hunting
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Creatures that can have asymmetrical ears, which aid in hunting
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"Nah"
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"Nah"
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Author Janowitz of literature's "brat pack"
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Author Janowitz of literature's "brat pack"
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Pinot ___
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Pinot ___
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Cutesy sound accompanying a poke
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Cutesy sound accompanying a poke
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Greeting when running into someone unexpectedly
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Greeting when running into someone unexpectedly
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Book before Amos
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Book before Amos
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Texas county on the Mexican border
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Texas county on the Mexican border
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Italian painter known for his frescoes
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Italian painter known for his frescoes
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Pain relief brand
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Pain relief brand
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How some like their coffee
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How some like their coffee
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Floor
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Floor
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One of two on the Titanic
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One of two on the Titanic
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"Who wants this?" response
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Makeover result, maybe
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Makeover result, maybe
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Word stylized with extra R's on some cereal boxes
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Word stylized with extra R's on some cereal boxes
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Some froyo bar toppings
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Some froyo bar toppings
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___ polloi
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___ polloi
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Circus venue
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Circus venue
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A ball and a strike, in a baseball count
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A ball and a strike, in a baseball count
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Useful
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Useful
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Toy rocker, in tot-speak
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Toy rocker, in tot-speak
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Give up
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Give up
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What might be "love" or "lesbian" in a TV show title
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What might be "love" or "lesbian" in a TV show title
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Lead-in to potty
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Lead-in to potty
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El ___ (weather phenomena)
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El ___ (weather phenomena)
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It's not a lot to jot
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It's not a lot to jot
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Third of seven columns: Abbr.
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Third of seven columns: Abbr.
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___ hair
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___ hair
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Earliest-known Chinese dynasty (dating back to 2000 B.C.)
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Earliest-known Chinese dynasty (dating back to 2000 B.C.)
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Eagerly excited
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Eagerly excited
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Villain in 1998's "Mulan"
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Villain in 1998's "Mulan"
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With adroitness
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With adroitness
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División de la casa
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División de la casa
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Like 0.5-millimeter lead, among popular mechanical pencil options
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Like 0.5-millimeter lead, among popular mechanical pencil options
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Good-looking guy?
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Good-looking guy?
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Cold treat
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Cold treat
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Diagram of relationships
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Diagram of relationships
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App with a Reservations feature
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App with a Reservations feature
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Newspaper articles and mentions on social media, in brief
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Newspaper articles and mentions on social media, in brief
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Ducks
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Ducks
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"My turn"
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"My turn"
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Electrically balanced, in chemistry
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Electrically balanced, in chemistry
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Sandwiches on pita bread
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Sandwiches on pita bread
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Pool chalk target
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Pool chalk target
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___ Brava, Spain
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___ Brava, Spain
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Georgia's capital, informally
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Georgia's capital, informally
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Jason who played Khal Drogo on "Game of Thrones"
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Jason who played Khal Drogo on "Game of Thrones"
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The Reds, on scoreboards
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The Reds, on scoreboards
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2020 U.S. Open tennis champ Naomi
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2020 U.S. Open tennis champ Naomi
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___ Tzu (dog breed)
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___ Tzu (dog breed)
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Like sponge cakes
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Like sponge cakes
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Middle of a certain three-in-a-row
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Middle of a certain three-in-a-row
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Lone Star State sch.
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Lone Star State sch.
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Wrath
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Wrath
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Man's nickname that omits the "is" at the end
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Man's nickname that omits the "is" at the end
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___ in kangaroo
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___ in kangaroo
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