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New York Times: Sunday, November 14, 2021
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, November 14, 2021 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Aimee Lucido,
Ella Dershowitz
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Miss
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Miss
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Fairy tale monster
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Fairy tale monster
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Meat in ragù al cinghiale
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Meat in ragù al cinghiale
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"Everyone knows the secret now"
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"Everyone knows the secret now"
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Lincoln or Ford
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Lincoln or Ford
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Purchase in the board game Catan worth one wood and one brick
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Purchase in the board game Catan worth one wood and one brick
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Singer Guthrie
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Singer Guthrie
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Genre for Nirvana and Soundgarden
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Genre for Nirvana and Soundgarden
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Forgetfulness experienced by soon-to-be moms, informally
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Forgetfulness experienced by soon-to-be moms, informally
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Final innings, usually
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Final innings, usually
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Heinie
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Heinie
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What a baby might start eating at around six months
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What a baby might start eating at around six months
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Universal donor's blood type, informally
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Universal donor's blood type, informally
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A, in Aachen
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A, in Aachen
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"Dancing With ___ Hands Tied" (Taylor Swift song)
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"Dancing With ___ Hands Tied" (Taylor Swift song)
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What well-connected people may have
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What well-connected people may have
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Scented plug-in brand
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Scented plug-in brand
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"Afternoon, pardner!"
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"Afternoon, pardner!"
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"Oh yeah? Give me an example!"
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"Oh yeah? Give me an example!"
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Response to a texted joke
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Response to a texted joke
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Worldly wisdom
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Worldly wisdom
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Deg. for a creative type
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Deg. for a creative type
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Booting
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Booting
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Juice cleanse, essentially
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Juice cleanse, essentially
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Cocktail made from gin, vermouth and Campari
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Cocktail made from gin, vermouth and Campari
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Big letters in home security
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Big letters in home security
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In Latin, it's "stannum"
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In Latin, it's "stannum"
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Pound part
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Pound part
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Church council
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Church council
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Succeed in life
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Succeed in life
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Portfolio listings
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Portfolio listings
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Common sense
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Common sense
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The "gone girl" in "Gone Girl"
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The "gone girl" in "Gone Girl"
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A negative one might be positive
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A negative one might be positive
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Used colored pencils, say
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Used colored pencils, say
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"___ be a real shame ..."
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"___ be a real shame ..."
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Jovian planets, by another name
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Jovian planets, by another name
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Changes back to factory defaults, say
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Changes back to factory defaults, say
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Way too loud
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Way too loud
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Figure in the iconic "We Can Do It!" poster
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Figure in the iconic "We Can Do It!" poster
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Quite enough
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Quite enough
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Bit of fiction
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Bit of fiction
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Suffix with quack and mock
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Suffix with quack and mock
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National law enforcement, informally
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National law enforcement, informally
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Simple flotation device
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Simple flotation device
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Arranges in random order
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Arranges in random order
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URL ending
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URL ending
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TV display option
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TV display option
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___ tai
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___ tai
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Picked up
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Picked up
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Above
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Above
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Like the bread ideal for bread pudding
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Theoretical primordial substance
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Word on an Irish plane
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Oscar-winning director Lee
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Oscar-winning director Lee
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Obama's birthplace
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Obama's birthplace
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Playing to the crowd
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Playing to the crowd
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Japanese condiment sprinkled on rice
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Japanese condiment sprinkled on rice
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Go back to the start, in a way
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Slogan about willpower ... or a hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle
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Slogan about willpower ... or a hint to four pairs of answers in this puzzle
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Courtroom cry
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Courtroom cry
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"Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap" director
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"Something From Nothing: The Art of Rap" director
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Aptly named bus driver on "The Simpsons"
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Aptly named bus driver on "The Simpsons"
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Catering vessels
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Catering vessels
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"Whatever you say, sweetheart"
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"Whatever you say, sweetheart"
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Unilever tea brand
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Unilever tea brand
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Bert who played the Cowardly Lion
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Bert who played the Cowardly Lion
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Children's author DiCamillo with two Newbery Medals
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Children's author DiCamillo with two Newbery Medals
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Nordic native
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Invisible energy field
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Proofreader's directive
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Words moaned while eating a cheeseburger, maybe
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Words moaned while eating a cheeseburger, maybe
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Give one's address
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Give one's address
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Get ready to sleep, cutesily
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Get ready to sleep, cutesily
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Candidate's focus
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Ice cream surname
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Ice cream surname
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British nobleman
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British nobleman
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Like some traditions
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Like some traditions
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Et ___ (and others)
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Et ___ (and others)
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Sonata movement
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Sonata movement
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The uninformed masses, colloquially
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The uninformed masses, colloquially
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The Jonas Brothers, e.g.
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The Jonas Brothers, e.g.
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Dish named for a day of the week
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Dish named for a day of the week
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Toronto's prov.
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Toronto's prov.
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"What a mess!"
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"What a mess!"
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Your: Fr.
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Your: Fr.
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Bar ___
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Bar ___
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Queen's "We Will Rock You," e.g.
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Queen's "We Will Rock You," e.g.
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2K, for one
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2K, for one
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Sheep
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Sheep
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Award hopeful
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Award hopeful
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Passes along to, in a way
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Passes along to, in a way
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Like the winner of a handwriting contest
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Like the winner of a handwriting contest
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Narrow valleys
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Narrow valleys
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Very affectionate
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Very affectionate
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Get on the same page, in corporate-speak
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Get on the same page, in corporate-speak
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URL ending
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URL ending
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Alternative to fiber or satellite
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Alternative to fiber or satellite
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Leave off
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Leave off
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Early PC software
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Early PC software
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Planting more than one kind of seed in a field, per Deuteronomy
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Planting more than one kind of seed in a field, per Deuteronomy
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Pollution stat
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Pollution stat
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Historical subject of Hilary Mantel's 2009 novel "Wolf Hall"
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Historical subject of Hilary Mantel's 2009 novel "Wolf Hall"
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Action item
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Action item
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Brings back to use
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Brings back to use
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Home of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau: Abbr.
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Home of Guinea and Guinea-Bissau: Abbr.
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"Yo ___" (internet meme with rapper Xzibit)
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"Yo ___" (internet meme with rapper Xzibit)
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Prioritization process
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Prioritization process
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It added "essential worker" in March of 2021: Abbr.
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It added "essential worker" in March of 2021: Abbr.
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Author Rand
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Author Rand
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Quaint contraction
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Quaint contraction
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Title that comes from "Caesar"
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Title that comes from "Caesar"
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Assist
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Assist
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Day celebrated by "Star Wars" fans
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Day celebrated by "Star Wars" fans
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Curtains
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Curtains
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Interior design job
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Interior design job
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Support, as a belief
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Support, as a belief
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Fellow
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Fellow
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Like bacon and lobster, in Jewish law
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Like bacon and lobster, in Jewish law
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Prime-time slot
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Prime-time slot
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Home of the National Voting Rights Museum
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Home of the National Voting Rights Museum
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Perfect
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Perfect
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Nail polish brand
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Nail polish brand
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Like some nachos and questions
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Like some nachos and questions
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"Real" ones were first issued in the 2010s
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"Real" ones were first issued in the 2010s
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Muppet who hosts the "Not-Too-Late Show"
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Muppet who hosts the "Not-Too-Late Show"
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Fifth-century invader
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Fifth-century invader
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Poisonous shrub
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Poisonous shrub
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Suffix with Euclid
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Suffix with Euclid
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Metric for online traffic, in brief
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Metric for online traffic, in brief
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Get ready for action
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Get ready for action
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The "C" of D.R.C.
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The "C" of D.R.C.
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World of Warcraft, e.g., for short
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World of Warcraft, e.g., for short
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One who's at home on the job?
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One who's at home on the job?
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Branch of Islam
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Branch of Islam
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Thai taxi with a repetitive name
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Thai taxi with a repetitive name
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Send, as payment
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Send, as payment
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Mail, e.g.
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Mail, e.g.
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Actress Taylor-Joy of "The Queen's Gambit"
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Actress Taylor-Joy of "The Queen's Gambit"
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Costa ___
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Costa ___
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Mother of Don Juan
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Mother of Don Juan
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Cheese on a meze platter
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Cheese on a meze platter
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Gillette razor
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Gillette razor
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Daily Planet reporter
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Daily Planet reporter
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Gaelic tongue
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Gaelic tongue
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Sorority letter
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Sorority letter
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"Yikes!"
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"Yikes!"
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Pile of cash
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Pile of cash
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TV button: Abbr.
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