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New York Times: Sunday, April 18, 2021
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, April 18, 2021 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Johan Vass
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Not express, in a way
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Second person in the Bible
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Second person in the Bible
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One of the Blues Brothers
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One of the Blues Brothers
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"History of the World, ___" (Mel Brooks film that doesn't actually have a sequel)
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"History of the World, ___" (Mel Brooks film that doesn't actually have a sequel)
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Grp. with Bills and Chargers
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Grp. with Bills and Chargers
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Bridal adornment at Indian weddings
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Bridal adornment at Indian weddings
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Buckets
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Buckets
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Goggle
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Goggle
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Bird that went the way of the dodo (before the dodo)
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Bird that went the way of the dodo (before the dodo)
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Mr. ___, scheming socialite in "Emma"
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Mr. ___, scheming socialite in "Emma"
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See 105-Across
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Popular action film franchise ... or what trying to find the item in this puzzle can be described as
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Popular action film franchise ... or what trying to find the item in this puzzle can be described as
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"There's no use" ... like trying to find the item in this puzzle?
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"There's no use" ... like trying to find the item in this puzzle?
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"The ___ Holmes Mysteries," young adult series made into a 2020 film
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"The ___ Holmes Mysteries," young adult series made into a 2020 film
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Hosp. procedure
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Hosp. procedure
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Keys
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Keys
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Architect Maya
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Architect Maya
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Foreign correspondent, maybe
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Foreign correspondent, maybe
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1976 greatest hits album with a palindromic title
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1976 greatest hits album with a palindromic title
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Site of Hercules' first labor
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Site of Hercules' first labor
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What's-___-name
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What's-___-name
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Experimental offshoot of punk
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Experimental offshoot of punk
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Echidna's prey
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Echidna's prey
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Service with nearly two billion users
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Service with nearly two billion users
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___ reaction
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___ reaction
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Deep cut
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Deep cut
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Liquor store requests
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Liquor store requests
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Frees (of)
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Frees (of)
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Quiet summons
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Quiet summons
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Greases
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Greases
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What's at the center of some court battles?
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What's at the center of some court battles?
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City of Angels
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City of Angels
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Danger for an exterminator
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Danger for an exterminator
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Scratch the surface of
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Scratch the surface of
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Certain customizable computer game character
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Certain customizable computer game character
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Kick starter?
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Kick starter?
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America of "Ugly Betty"
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America of "Ugly Betty"
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[Batman punches a bad guy]
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[Batman punches a bad guy]
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Onetime name for China
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Onetime name for China
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They have big mouths
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They have big mouths
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Over
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Over
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More than umbrage
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More than umbrage
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Two-wheeled carriage
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Two-wheeled carriage
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"Anchorman" anchorman
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"Anchorman" anchorman
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Simple earrings
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Simple earrings
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Duck Hunt console, for short
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Duck Hunt console, for short
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Walking with flair
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Walking with flair
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Odd article of clothing to wear with a tank top
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Odd article of clothing to wear with a tank top
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Reached
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Reached
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Man's name that anagrams to HYENAS
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Man's name that anagrams to HYENAS
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Did a Don Corleone impression, maybe
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Did a Don Corleone impression, maybe
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Consonantless "yes"
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Consonantless "yes"
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Actress Atwell of the "Avengers" movies
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Actress Atwell of the "Avengers" movies
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Product whose sizes have letters
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Product whose sizes have letters
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Clickable images
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Clickable images
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"As you can imagine ..."
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"As you can imagine ..."
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Item hidden somewhere in this puzzle (where is it?)
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Item hidden somewhere in this puzzle (where is it?)
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With 24-Across, Emmy winner for "Once and Again"
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With 24-Across, Emmy winner for "Once and Again"
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Writer Horatio
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Writer Horatio
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Word before an explanation
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Word before an explanation
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Boxer Ali
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Boxer Ali
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Bookmarked things
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Bookmarked things
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Vowelless "yes"
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Vowelless "yes"
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Personal datum: Abbr.
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Personal datum: Abbr.
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Long-gone
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Long-gone
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Site that competes with Amazon Handmade
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Site that competes with Amazon Handmade
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Affliction also known as a hordeolum
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Affliction also known as a hordeolum
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Mean
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Mean
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Collectible records
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___ milk
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___ milk
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Packs tightly
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Packs tightly
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Areas in many malls
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Areas in many malls
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Eldest of the von Trapp children
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Eldest of the von Trapp children
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Mnemosyne's daughters
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Mnemosyne's daughters
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Benefits
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Benefits
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En pointe, in ballet
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En pointe, in ballet
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Pizza chain since 1943, familiarly
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Pizza chain since 1943, familiarly
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Weapon for Samson against the Philistines
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Weapon for Samson against the Philistines
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Whatsoever
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Whatsoever
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"North" or "South" land
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"North" or "South" land
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Undoing
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Undoing
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Faulty
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Faulty
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Subway fare
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Subway fare
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Impact equally in the opposite direction
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Impact equally in the opposite direction
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Actor Elgort of "The Fault in Our Stars"
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Actor Elgort of "The Fault in Our Stars"
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Taints
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Taints
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Sheepish response to "Where did the last cookie go?"
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Sheepish response to "Where did the last cookie go?"
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How checks are written
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How checks are written
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Hellion
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Hellion
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"Boyz N the Hood" protagonist
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"Boyz N the Hood" protagonist
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Run an online scam
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Run an online scam
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Feel rotten
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Feel rotten
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Bona fide
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Bona fide
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Big brush maker
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Big brush maker
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Starting point on a computer
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Starting point on a computer
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Won over
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Won over
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See 50-Down
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See 50-Down
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Become rigid and inflexible
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Become rigid and inflexible
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Slides
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Slides
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With 44-Down, making futile attempts ... and an extra hint to this puzzle's theme
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With 44-Down, making futile attempts ... and an extra hint to this puzzle's theme
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Small black-and-white treat
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Small black-and-white treat
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Batman portrayer on '60s TV
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Batman portrayer on '60s TV
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Google Photos precursor
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Google Photos precursor
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Workers in forges
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Workers in forges
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Murder weapon in "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
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Murder weapon in "The Talented Mr. Ripley"
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What "/" may mean
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What "/" may mean
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Key used to get out, but not in
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Key used to get out, but not in
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Man's name that means "king"
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Man's name that means "king"
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Palindromic leaders
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Palindromic leaders
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Doctor's order
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Doctor's order
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They may be fixed
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They may be fixed
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Highland beauty
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Highland beauty
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The titular bad guy in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
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The titular bad guy in "The Good, the Bad and the Ugly"
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Capital of Saudi Arabia
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Capital of Saudi Arabia
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Singer with the 2016 platinum album "This Is Acting"
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Singer with the 2016 platinum album "This Is Acting"
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In good shape
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In good shape
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"Know what I'm talkin' about?"
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"Know what I'm talkin' about?"
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Secret rendezvous
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Secret rendezvous
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Like child's play
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Like child's play
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Block where Sesame Street can be found?
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Block where Sesame Street can be found?
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Notable period
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Notable period
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It's constantly breaking around the world
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It's constantly breaking around the world
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"The straight path"
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"The straight path"
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German steel city
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German steel city
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Like neon
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Like neon
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Bar rooms?
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Bar rooms?
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It never occurs above the Arctic Circle during the summer solstice
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It never occurs above the Arctic Circle during the summer solstice
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One may be sworn
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One may be sworn
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Claw
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Claw
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Seat of Florida's Marion County
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Seat of Florida's Marion County
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Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the ___"
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Eugene O'Neill's "Desire Under the ___"
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Go after
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Go after
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Word before ride or slide
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Word before ride or slide
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Which card to pick from a magician?
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