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New York Times: Sunday, May 9, 2021
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, May 9, 2021 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Brad Wiegmann
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Computer file, informally
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Computer file, informally
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Wound up on top?
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Wound up on top?
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Feels it the next day, say
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Feels it the next day, say
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Things served in prison
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Things served in prison
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Shout at a Greek wedding
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Shout at a Greek wedding
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Country singer McKenna
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Country singer McKenna
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"Whoa, settle down"
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"Whoa, settle down"
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More than half of humanity
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More than half of humanity
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___ state
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___ state
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Mom's comment to her child during prenatal bonding? [Frank Sinatra, 1954]
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Mom's comment to her child during prenatal bonding? [Frank Sinatra, 1954]
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Hot state
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Hot state
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Bishop's hat
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Bishop's hat
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They're used mostly on corners
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They're used mostly on corners
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What Mom is obligated to do as her due date approaches? [The Beatles, 1969]
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What Mom is obligated to do as her due date approaches? [The Beatles, 1969]
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"___ the deal ..."
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"___ the deal ..."
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Yes, in Yokohama
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Yes, in Yokohama
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Bran material
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Bran material
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Part of a drivetrain
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Part of a drivetrain
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The Renaissance, for one
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The Renaissance, for one
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Team ___ (late-night host's following)
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Team ___ (late-night host's following)
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Cancer fighter, for short
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Cancer fighter, for short
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Henley Royal ___ (annual July event)
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Henley Royal ___ (annual July event)
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Mom's reaction to her first mild contractions? [John Cougar, 1982]
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Mom's reaction to her first mild contractions? [John Cougar, 1982]
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Midwife's advice to Mom in the delivery room? [Salt-N-Pepa, 1987]
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Midwife's advice to Mom in the delivery room? [Salt-N-Pepa, 1987]
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Cause of wear and tear
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Cause of wear and tear
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Wanna-bees, e.g.?
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Wanna-bees, e.g.?
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___ of Maine (toothpaste)
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___ of Maine (toothpaste)
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Sport whose participants call "Pull!"
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Sport whose participants call "Pull!"
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Pet sound
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Pet sound
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Tennis star with the highest career winning percentage in singles matches (89.97%)
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Tennis star with the highest career winning percentage in singles matches (89.97%)
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Stress test?
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Stress test?
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"Whoa boy, settle down"
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"Whoa boy, settle down"
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Mom's remark as contractions grow stronger? [The Ramones, 1978]
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Mom's remark as contractions grow stronger? [The Ramones, 1978]
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Org. that delivers
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Org. that delivers
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Unenthusiastic
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Unenthusiastic
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Went sniggling
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Went sniggling
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Vaporize, say
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Vaporize, say
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Empire
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Empire
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Roughly
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Roughly
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Be crazy about
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Be crazy about
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Sappho's "___ to Aphrodite"
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Sappho's "___ to Aphrodite"
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Mom's reaction as delivery draws closer? [Usher, 2012]
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Mom's reaction as delivery draws closer? [Usher, 2012]
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Child's response to Mom's actions? [Diana Ross, 1980]
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Child's response to Mom's actions? [Diana Ross, 1980]
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Briskly
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Briskly
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Actress in eight Bond films
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Actress in eight Bond films
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Like sea horses that give birth
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Like sea horses that give birth
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Beast with a humped shoulder
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Beast with a humped shoulder
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Utah ski resort
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Utah ski resort
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Cable news anchor Cabrera
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Cable news anchor Cabrera
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Prey for a formicivorous creature
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Prey for a formicivorous creature
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Simple life?
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Simple life?
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Nurse's remark after Mom delivers the first twin? [Britney Spears, 1998]
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Nurse's remark after Mom delivers the first twin? [Britney Spears, 1998]
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Spanish archipelago, with "the"
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Spanish archipelago, with "the"
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Touches
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Touches
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Witty saying
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Witty saying
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Doctor's comment after Mom delivers the second twin? [The Who, 1965]
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Doctor's comment after Mom delivers the second twin? [The Who, 1965]
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Director DuVernay
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Director DuVernay
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Quiet
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Quiet
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Settle down, say
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Settle down, say
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Pacific crop
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Pacific crop
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Something you might gloss over
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Something you might gloss over
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Mother's Day delivery
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Mother's Day delivery
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Apologetic remark during a breakup
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Apologetic remark during a breakup
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Hang it up
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Hang it up
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Consult
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Consult
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Kind of column
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Kind of column
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Venue for trill seekers?
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Venue for trill seekers?
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TV reporter's entourage
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TV reporter's entourage
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Like snails' trails
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Like snails' trails
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Beginning that leads to a sum?
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Beginning that leads to a sum?
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Singer with the 1968 hit "Think," familiarly
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Singer with the 1968 hit "Think," familiarly
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Nibble
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Nibble
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"Oh no!"
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"Oh no!"
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X
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X
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Drink with the flavors Poppin' Lemonade and Grabbin' Grape
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Drink with the flavors Poppin' Lemonade and Grabbin' Grape
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Wyoming's National ___ Refuge
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Wyoming's National ___ Refuge
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Spill clumsily
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Spill clumsily
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"Bye!"
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"Bye!"
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Food delivery route?
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Food delivery route?
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Piece of equipment for a biathlete
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Piece of equipment for a biathlete
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Oscar ___
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Oscar ___
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Bad thing to do in class
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Bad thing to do in class
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Figure (out)
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Figure (out)
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Aesthete's interest
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Aesthete's interest
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Complete
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Complete
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Hilarious sort
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Hilarious sort
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U.S. city whose name is composed of two state abbreviations
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U.S. city whose name is composed of two state abbreviations
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Struck out
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Struck out
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Poorly
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Poorly
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Toothpaste option
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Toothpaste option
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Solicit sales (for)
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Solicit sales (for)
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Fishing bait
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Fishing bait
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Keeps the beat with one's foot
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Keeps the beat with one's foot
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"Who ___ you?"
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"Who ___ you?"
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Woman's name meaning "goddess"
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Woman's name meaning "goddess"
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Relations
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Relations
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J.D. holder: Abbr.
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J.D. holder: Abbr.
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What a shaken soda bottle will do when uncapped
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What a shaken soda bottle will do when uncapped
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Capital of Fiji
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Capital of Fiji
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Not dismissive of
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Not dismissive of
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Earn
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Earn
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Quaint contraction
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Quaint contraction
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Rule for trick-or-treaters
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Rule for trick-or-treaters
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Improvised
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Improvised
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Wind down?
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Wind down?
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Janet Yellen's former post, with "the"
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Janet Yellen's former post, with "the"
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Site of offshore banks?
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Site of offshore banks?
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Life, briefly
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Life, briefly
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Garr of "Tootsie"
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Garr of "Tootsie"
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Setting for a scene in the Sistine Chapel
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Setting for a scene in the Sistine Chapel
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Major part of the night sky?
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Major part of the night sky?
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It's broken off
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It's broken off
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Olympic athlete category
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Olympic athlete category
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Lions and tigers and bears
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Lions and tigers and bears
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Raw footage?
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Raw footage?
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Davidson of "S.N.L."
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Davidson of "S.N.L."
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Stick in the refrigerator?
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Stick in the refrigerator?
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Sun follower?
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Sun follower?
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Loving
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Loving
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Last name in shoes
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Last name in shoes
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Exam for some aspiring C.E.O.s
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Exam for some aspiring C.E.O.s
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Go down the ___
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Go down the ___
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Little bit
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Little bit
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Ron who played Tarzan
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Ron who played Tarzan
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Boundaries
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Boundaries
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Part of a Milky Way bar
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Part of a Milky Way bar
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Joint: Prefix
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Joint: Prefix
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Book that's the source of the line "It is more blessed to give than to receive"
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Book that's the source of the line "It is more blessed to give than to receive"
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Host of HBO's "Real Time"
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Host of HBO's "Real Time"
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Año starter
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Año starter
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Competes on a British cooking show
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Competes on a British cooking show
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"Same here"
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"Same here"
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Lead-in to trumpet or drum
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Lead-in to trumpet or drum
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Legally foreclose
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Legally foreclose
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Tour de France stage
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Tour de France stage
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The 13th or 15th
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The 13th or 15th
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Mobster's undoing
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Mobster's undoing
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Places to take breaks, for short?
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Places to take breaks, for short?
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Inoculation location
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Inoculation location
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Cleaning solution
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