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New York Times: Sunday, July 18, 2021
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, July 18, 2021 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Jesse Goldberg
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Certain music royalties collector, for short
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Certain music royalties collector, for short
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Viva ___ (aloud)
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Viva ___ (aloud)
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Dirty look
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Dirty look
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Even once
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Even once
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Part of R.I.
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Part of R.I.
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Big exporter of saffron
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Big exporter of saffron
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Sci-fi intro to "forming"
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Sci-fi intro to "forming"
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Foul
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Foul
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"Enjoy the food!"
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"Enjoy the food!"
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Sportscaster who memorably asked "Do you believe in miracles?"
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Sportscaster who memorably asked "Do you believe in miracles?"
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Crush
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Crush
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Emmy-winning FX series created by Donald Glover
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Emmy-winning FX series created by Donald Glover
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"Curses!"
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"Curses!"
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Challenger astronaut Judith
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Challenger astronaut Judith
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*"With enough butter, ___"
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*"With enough butter, ___"
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Commanded
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Commanded
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Fuel economy authority, for short
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Fuel economy authority, for short
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Main artery
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Main artery
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*"A party without cake is ___"
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*"A party without cake is ___"
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Retin-A target
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Retin-A target
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Healthful property of a beach town
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Healthful property of a beach town
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Chicken or veal dish, in brief
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Chicken or veal dish, in brief
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Merit
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Merit
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Boardroom plot?
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Boardroom plot?
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Hangout rooms
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Hangout rooms
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Pair of quads
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Pair of quads
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The Powerpuff Girls, e.g.
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The Powerpuff Girls, e.g.
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Filmmaker with a distinctive style
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Filmmaker with a distinctive style
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Affixes, as a cloth patch
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Affixes, as a cloth patch
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Something that's gone bad if it floats when placed in a bowl of water
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Something that's gone bad if it floats when placed in a bowl of water
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*"If you're alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. ___?"
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*"If you're alone in the kitchen and you drop the lamb, you can always just pick it up. ___?"
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Word mistakenly heard at a Springsteen concert
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Word mistakenly heard at a Springsteen concert
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Under way
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Under way
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Beethoven's Third
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Beethoven's Third
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Reverse
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Reverse
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Tons
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Tons
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Seriously hurt
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Seriously hurt
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Move quickly, informally
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Move quickly, informally
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___ o'clock (when happy hour begins)
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___ o'clock (when happy hour begins)
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Host's offer at a housewarming
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Host's offer at a housewarming
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Spongelike
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Spongelike
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Focal points
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Focal points
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*"I enjoy cooking with wine. Sometimes I ___"
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*"I enjoy cooking with wine. Sometimes I ___"
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"Same here"
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"Same here"
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Word with noodle or nap
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Word with noodle or nap
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___ lepton (elementary particle)
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___ lepton (elementary particle)
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*"The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for ___"
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*"The only time to eat diet food is while you're waiting for ___"
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Stamps (out)
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Stamps (out)
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One of Abraham Lincoln's is in the Smithsonian
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One of Abraham Lincoln's is in the Smithsonian
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"Welcome to the Jungle" rocker
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"Welcome to the Jungle" rocker
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Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
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Born with a silver spoon in one's mouth
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Cause of a smartphone ding, perhaps
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Cause of a smartphone ding, perhaps
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Chef quoted in this puzzle's starred clues
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Chef quoted in this puzzle's starred clues
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Guitar part
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Guitar part
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Member of la famiglia
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Member of la famiglia
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Letters on an F-22 Raptor
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Letters on an F-22 Raptor
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One given onboarding
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One given onboarding
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1975 Wimbledon champ
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1975 Wimbledon champ
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Like voile and chiffon
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Like voile and chiffon
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What may make the grade
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What may make the grade
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Direct
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Direct
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Shady spot
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Shady spot
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Less-than-subtle basketball foul
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Less-than-subtle basketball foul
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Temporary road markers
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Temporary road markers
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"I don't give ___!"
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"I don't give ___!"
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Pharmaceutical picker-upper
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Pharmaceutical picker-upper
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Penthouse perk
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Penthouse perk
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"Coffee ___?"
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"Coffee ___?"
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Stone memorial
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Stone memorial
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Suffix with exist
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Suffix with exist
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Actor Jason who was once on Britain's national diving team
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Actor Jason who was once on Britain's national diving team
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Four-stringed instruments
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Four-stringed instruments
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Financial adviser Suze
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Financial adviser Suze
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Dry with a twist
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Dry with a twist
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Milk: Prefix
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Milk: Prefix
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NASA spacewalk
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NASA spacewalk
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Try to win
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Try to win
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Page who became the first openly trans man to appear on the cover of Time magazine (2021)
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Page who became the first openly trans man to appear on the cover of Time magazine (2021)
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L.A. neighborhood referenced in Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'"
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L.A. neighborhood referenced in Tom Petty's "Free Fallin'"
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Coolers
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Coolers
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Comedian Minhaj
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Comedian Minhaj
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How some bonds are sold
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How some bonds are sold
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Himalayan legends
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Himalayan legends
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Fetch
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Fetch
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Provided tunes for a party, in brief
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Provided tunes for a party, in brief
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Backbone of Indian classical music
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Backbone of Indian classical music
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Earth tone
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Earth tone
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Body sci.
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Body sci.
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Toon first introduced in the 1945 short "Odor-able Kitty"
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Toon first introduced in the 1945 short "Odor-able Kitty"
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Neighbor of Oman: Abbr.
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Neighbor of Oman: Abbr.
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Japanese honorific
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Japanese honorific
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Florida attraction with 11 themed pavilions
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Florida attraction with 11 themed pavilions
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"His wife could ___ lean"
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"His wife could ___ lean"
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Family name in Steinbeck's "East of Eden"
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Family name in Steinbeck's "East of Eden"
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"That's it for me"
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"That's it for me"
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Exist
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Exist
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Outfit
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Outfit
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Drink garnished with nutmeg
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Drink garnished with nutmeg
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Quizzical responses
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Quizzical responses
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Part of NGO: Abbr.
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Part of NGO: Abbr.
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Change from portrait to landscape, say
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Change from portrait to landscape, say
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Neither red nor blue: Abbr.
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Neither red nor blue: Abbr.
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Benchmark
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Benchmark
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Locks-up shop?
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Locks-up shop?
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Any set of elements in a column on the periodic table
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Any set of elements in a column on the periodic table
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Japanese port near Sapporo
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Japanese port near Sapporo
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War zone danger, for short
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War zone danger, for short
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"A Room of One's Own" novelist
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"A Room of One's Own" novelist
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Mac
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Mac
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Gastric acid, on the pH scale
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Gastric acid, on the pH scale
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Tribute in verse
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Tribute in verse
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Classic Langston Hughes poem
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Classic Langston Hughes poem
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First name in fashion
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First name in fashion
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Saharan
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Saharan
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Snacks that sometimes come in sleeves
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Snacks that sometimes come in sleeves
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Words to live by
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Words to live by
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The Cardinals, on scoreboards
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The Cardinals, on scoreboards
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Large Hadron Collider bit
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Large Hadron Collider bit
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Many a rescue dog
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Many a rescue dog
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It's not the whole thing
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It's not the whole thing
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Mount ___, California volcano
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Mount ___, California volcano
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Critical
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Critical
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Rank for a rear admiral
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Rank for a rear admiral
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What the Unsullied warriors are on "Game of Thrones"
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What the Unsullied warriors are on "Game of Thrones"
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She turned Arachne into a spider after losing a weaving contest
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She turned Arachne into a spider after losing a weaving contest
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Wags a finger at
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Wags a finger at
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Separate
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Separate
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Tough period of the school year
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Tough period of the school year
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Bayt ___ (destination for a Muslim pilgrim)
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Bayt ___ (destination for a Muslim pilgrim)
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Krispy ___
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Krispy ___
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Crooner Mel
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Crooner Mel
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Handy
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Handy
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Caffeine-rich nuts
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Caffeine-rich nuts
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Still alive, in dodgeball
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Still alive, in dodgeball
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Laissez-___
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Laissez-___
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N.J. city on the Hudson
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N.J. city on the Hudson
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Meal at which parsley is dipped in salt water
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Meal at which parsley is dipped in salt water
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Serious divide
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Serious divide
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Candy aisle name
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Candy aisle name
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Protrude
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Protrude
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