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New York Times: Sunday, August 22, 2021
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, August 22, 2021 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Stephen McCarthy
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What a drawbridge may bridge
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What a drawbridge may bridge
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In that case
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In that case
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Control tower installation
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Control tower installation
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Pass
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Pass
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"That one's ___" ("My bad")
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"That one's ___" ("My bad")
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Amelia Bedelia, e.g.
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Amelia Bedelia, e.g.
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"Go me!"
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"Go me!"
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Member of a noble family
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Member of a noble family
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2004 film about a group of MALIGNERS
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2004 film about a group of MALIGNERS
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It might be put on for stage PAGEANTRIES
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It might be put on for stage PAGEANTRIES
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Annual film festival where "Saw" and "Get Out" premiered
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Annual film festival where "Saw" and "Get Out" premiered
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"___ La La" (1964 hit)
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"___ La La" (1964 hit)
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Senator, e.g., for short
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Senator, e.g., for short
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Avoids a bogey, perhaps
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Avoids a bogey, perhaps
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Being
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Being
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Be hopping mad
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Be hopping mad
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Cool one
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Cool one
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W.W. II hero, informally
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W.W. II hero, informally
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Muletas are waved at them
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Muletas are waved at them
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Canon camera
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Canon camera
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Branch of Islam
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Branch of Islam
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You might be MARVELING AT this as it whizzes by
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You might be MARVELING AT this as it whizzes by
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Sort of SCHEMATIC for Christian education
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Sort of SCHEMATIC for Christian education
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Like some casts
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Like some casts
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City nicknamed "The Old Pueblo"
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City nicknamed "The Old Pueblo"
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French city near the Belgian border
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French city near the Belgian border
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Prefix with colonial
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Prefix with colonial
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Tight-fitting
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Tight-fitting
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Toni Morrison title heroine
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Toni Morrison title heroine
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Annual British acting award
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Annual British acting award
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Series of questions, maybe
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Series of questions, maybe
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Counterpart of elles
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Counterpart of elles
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Opposite of never
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Opposite of never
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Many relationships are INSTIGATED on one
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Many relationships are INSTIGATED on one
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Healthy eaters may give this A WIDE BERTH
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Healthy eaters may give this A WIDE BERTH
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Disrupt an online meeting, in a way
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Disrupt an online meeting, in a way
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Mauna ___
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Mauna ___
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Grp. that hasn't yet found what it's looking for
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Grp. that hasn't yet found what it's looking for
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Wonder Woman and others
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Wonder Woman and others
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Valuable load for a mule
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Valuable load for a mule
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Influence
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Influence
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Pioneering gangsta rap group
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Pioneering gangsta rap group
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Burdened
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Burdened
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Just
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Just
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Preferring one's own company, perhaps
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Preferring one's own company, perhaps
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They can be NOISELESS while stalking prey
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They can be NOISELESS while stalking prey
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Explorers of the UNTRAVERSED
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Explorers of the UNTRAVERSED
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Burden
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Burden
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Old cable TV inits.
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Old cable TV inits.
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Fill in
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Fill in
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Word repeated in "I ___, I ___, it's off to work I go"
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Word repeated in "I ___, I ___, it's off to work I go"
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Lick, say
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Lick, say
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"___ merci!" (French cry)
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"___ merci!" (French cry)
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"On it, captain!"
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"On it, captain!"
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"No need to make me a plate"
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"No need to make me a plate"
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Five-letter word that replaces a four-letter word?
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Five-letter word that replaces a four-letter word?
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1980s gaming inits.
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1980s gaming inits.
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Not even
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Not even
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Writing done GRAPHICALLY
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Writing done GRAPHICALLY
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The Trojans lacked the FORESIGHT to turn this down
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The Trojans lacked the FORESIGHT to turn this down
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It's multilayered
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It's multilayered
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You should always bring it to a competition
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You should always bring it to a competition
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Children's author Blyton
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Children's author Blyton
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Be taken aback
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Be taken aback
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One way to cook a 116-Across
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One way to cook a 116-Across
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Unenthusiastic
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Unenthusiastic
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They know the drill: Abbr.
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They know the drill: Abbr.
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Word after hard or before short
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"My Two ___" (2015 Claudia Harrington children's book)
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"My Two ___" (2015 Claudia Harrington children's book)
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Top
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Top
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Appliance brand since 1934
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Appliance brand since 1934
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Pea shooters?
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Pea shooters?
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"Sign me up!"
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"Sign me up!"
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Complete travesty
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Complete travesty
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Feature of many British accents
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Feature of many British accents
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Binges too much, for short
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Binges too much, for short
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As if orchestrated
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As if orchestrated
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Indexed data structures
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Indexed data structures
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Directly
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Directly
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Fourth person to walk on the moon
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Fourth person to walk on the moon
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Do a double take?
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Do a double take?
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Boot
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Boot
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Almost
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Almost
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What makes Shrek shriek?
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What makes Shrek shriek?
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One side in a debate
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One side in a debate
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It may be blown
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It may be blown
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They may be blown
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They may be blown
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House Republican V.I.P. Stefanik
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House Republican V.I.P. Stefanik
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Star in Canis Major
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Star in Canis Major
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Just so
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Just so
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Hot dog topper
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Hot dog topper
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Airline passenger request
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Airline passenger request
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Lion ___
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Lion ___
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"Dear ___ Hansen" (2017 Tony-winning musical)
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"Dear ___ Hansen" (2017 Tony-winning musical)
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Responds to br-r-r-isk weather?
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Responds to br-r-r-isk weather?
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Like zebras and lions
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Like zebras and lions
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Voice with an Echo
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Voice with an Echo
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Rub it in
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Rub it in
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"It is what it is" and others
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"It is what it is" and others
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Mike Krzyzewski, to Duke basketball fans
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Mike Krzyzewski, to Duke basketball fans
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Rise
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Rise
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Hot dog topper
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Hot dog topper
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A little too silky, maybe
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A little too silky, maybe
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Justin Trudeau, by birth
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Justin Trudeau, by birth
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Don't believe it!
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Don't believe it!
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Aftmost masts on ships
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Aftmost masts on ships
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Gives fuel to
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Gives fuel to
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Gets a move on, quaintly
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Gets a move on, quaintly
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Who can hear you scream in space
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Who can hear you scream in space
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Ending with poly-
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Ending with poly-
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Title meaning "commander"
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Title meaning "commander"
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"___ Meenie" (2010 hit)
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"___ Meenie" (2010 hit)
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Battling
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Battling
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Rings up
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Rings up
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Showing the effects of an all-nighter, say
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Showing the effects of an all-nighter, say
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Give one's blessing to
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Give one's blessing to
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It has more coastline than California, surprisingly
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It has more coastline than California, surprisingly
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Score after seven points, maybe
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Score after seven points, maybe
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Certain radio format
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Certain radio format
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Apropos of
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Apropos of
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"Like that'll ever happen!"
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"Like that'll ever happen!"
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"Appetizers" or "Desserts," at a diner
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"Appetizers" or "Desserts," at a diner
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International cosmetics company ___ Rocher
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International cosmetics company ___ Rocher
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Content people?
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Content people?
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Larsson who wrote "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
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Larsson who wrote "The Girl With the Dragon Tattoo"
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Pooh-pooh
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Pooh-pooh
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Common April activity, nowadays
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Common April activity, nowadays
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Vietnamese sandwich
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Vietnamese sandwich
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Group trying to sack a QB
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Group trying to sack a QB
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Make over, as a ship
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Make over, as a ship
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A crowd, they say
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A crowd, they say
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It has 104-Down legs
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It has 104-Down legs
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Obscure, with "out"
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Obscure, with "out"
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They may be set by industry grps.
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They may be set by industry grps.
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Girl in "The Old Curiosity Shop"
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Girl in "The Old Curiosity Shop"
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sin/tan
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sin/tan
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Major Japanese carrier
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Major Japanese carrier
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"Kill Bill" co-star
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"Kill Bill" co-star
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You can chew on it
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You can chew on it
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Some appliances
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Some appliances
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