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New York Times: Sunday, October 9, 2022
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, October 9, 2022 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Jessie Trudeau,
Ross Trudeau
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Like the protagonist at the start of "28 Days Later"
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Like the protagonist at the start of "28 Days Later"
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Lady Macduff, e.g.
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Lady Macduff, e.g.
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Group of fighters
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Group of fighters
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One way to recoil
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One way to recoil
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Male deer
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Male deer
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"My ___" (#1 hit for the Knack)
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"My ___" (#1 hit for the Knack)
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One of the two main branches of Buddhism
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One of the two main branches of Buddhism
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N.B.A. All-Star Gobert
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N.B.A. All-Star Gobert
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*Worker with a brush [three rungs]
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*Worker with a brush [three rungs]
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Fuel option
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Fuel option
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"Ciao!"
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"Ciao!"
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Completely pooped
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Completely pooped
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A.C.C. school
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A.C.C. school
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Place with counselors
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Place with counselors
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Maker of Pilots and Passports
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Maker of Pilots and Passports
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Team ___
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Team ___
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"___ Canto" (2001 Ann Patchett novel)
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"___ Canto" (2001 Ann Patchett novel)
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Structure resembling a pergola
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Structure resembling a pergola
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Airport with a BART station
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Airport with a BART station
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Mail, e.g.
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Mail, e.g.
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Otis who founded the Otis Elevator Company
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Otis who founded the Otis Elevator Company
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Expelled from the body
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Expelled from the body
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*Captain with a periscope [four rungs]
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*Captain with a periscope [four rungs]
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Some military wear, informally
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Some military wear, informally
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Carpet specification
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Carpet specification
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Former make of Ford
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Former make of Ford
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[I'm frustrated!]
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[I'm frustrated!]
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Lab eggs
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Lab eggs
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Animation and sculpting, for two
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Animation and sculpting, for two
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Advances through corporate ranks … and what the answer to each starred clue in this puzzle does
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Advances through corporate ranks … and what the answer to each starred clue in this puzzle does
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"Mon ___!"
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"Mon ___!"
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Singer Grande, to fans
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Singer Grande, to fans
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Center
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Center
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Celebrity gossip show with an exclamation point in its title
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Celebrity gossip show with an exclamation point in its title
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Map inits. until 1991
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Map inits. until 1991
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Pest control brand
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Pest control brand
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"Really good work!"
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"Really good work!"
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Sung by a group
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Sung by a group
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Writer known for his anthropomorphic animal characters
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Writer known for his anthropomorphic animal characters
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"When r u coming?"
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"When r u coming?"
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*Seasonal orchard worker [eight rungs]
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*Seasonal orchard worker [eight rungs]
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Staple of Dutch Golden Age art
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Staple of Dutch Golden Age art
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Feeling while watching a volcanic eruption, perhaps
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Feeling while watching a volcanic eruption, perhaps
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According to
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According to
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Narwhal's tusk
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Narwhal's tusk
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Pleasant speech cadence
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Pleasant speech cadence
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Pen that aptly rhymes with "click"
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Pen that aptly rhymes with "click"
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*Worker for AT&T or Verizon [four rungs]
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*Worker for AT&T or Verizon [four rungs]
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Common wall mirror shape
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Common wall mirror shape
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Sound on Old MacDonald's farm
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Sound on Old MacDonald's farm
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Chicken scratch
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Chicken scratch
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Worker who probably isn't paid enough
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Worker who probably isn't paid enough
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Really, really spicy
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Really, really spicy
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1/100 of a franc
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1/100 of a franc
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Dirt clump
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Dirt clump
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Googles, e.g.
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Googles, e.g.
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Like people in crowds, whether intentionally or not
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Like people in crowds, whether intentionally or not
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Donations for the needy
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Donations for the needy
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*One putting a coat on outside [three rungs]
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*One putting a coat on outside [three rungs]
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Surreptitious assents
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Surreptitious assents
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Communications on Slack, e.g.
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Communications on Slack, e.g.
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Org. funding Covid-19 research
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Org. funding Covid-19 research
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In the manner of
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In the manner of
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Roughly
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Roughly
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"Then again ...," in a tweet
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"Then again ...," in a tweet
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Upscale hotel room fixture
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Upscale hotel room fixture
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One calling for a tow, maybe
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One calling for a tow, maybe
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Visual depiction of the apparatus used by the starred professionals
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Visual depiction of the apparatus used by the starred professionals
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"___ wise guy, eh?"
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"___ wise guy, eh?"
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Like some humor
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Like some humor
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Important stretch
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Important stretch
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Stretch longer than an 11-Down
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Stretch longer than an 11-Down
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Mario who founded a fashion empire
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Mario who founded a fashion empire
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Snowboards well, informally
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Snowboards well, informally
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Rabble-rouse
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Rabble-rouse
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Something taken by a waiter
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Something taken by a waiter
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"Cya!"
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"Cya!"
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"How ___ Your Mother"
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"How ___ Your Mother"
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Con's vote
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Con's vote
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Mafia
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Mafia
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Harden
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Harden
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Latin for "trumpet"
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Latin for "trumpet"
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Disinclined
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Disinclined
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Temple text
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Temple text
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Beach in Rio de Janeiro, informally
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Beach in Rio de Janeiro, informally
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"From now ___ won't be hanging around" (bluegrass lyric)
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"From now ___ won't be hanging around" (bluegrass lyric)
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1600, in ancient Rome
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1600, in ancient Rome
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Tick off
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Tick off
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___-by-the-Sea, Calif.
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___-by-the-Sea, Calif.
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Welcomes, as the new year
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Welcomes, as the new year
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Narcissist's treasure
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Narcissist's treasure
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Perceived
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Perceived
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Output from Sappho
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Output from Sappho
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Cloud
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Cloud
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Adjustable bike part
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Adjustable bike part
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"I don't wanna hear it"
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"I don't wanna hear it"
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Boxer Laila
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Boxer Laila
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Stephen who said "Think books aren't scary? Well, think about this: You can't spell 'Book' without 'Boo!'"
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Stephen who said "Think books aren't scary? Well, think about this: You can't spell 'Book' without 'Boo!'"
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Director DuVernay
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Director DuVernay
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Play title that superstitious actors avoid saying aloud in theaters
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Play title that superstitious actors avoid saying aloud in theaters
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Certain sib
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Certain sib
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Currency to which the Maltese scudo is pegged
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Currency to which the Maltese scudo is pegged
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Opus ___
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Opus ___
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Hypnotized, say
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Hypnotized, say
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Sci-fi novel made into films in 1984 and 2021
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Sci-fi novel made into films in 1984 and 2021
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Skeptical reply to "That's true"
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Activity one tries to get out of?
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Activity one tries to get out of?
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Sushi condiment
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Sushi condiment
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Strand, perhaps
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Strand, perhaps
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"Silly me!"
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"Silly me!"
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Pope of 1963-78
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Pope of 1963-78
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Government bonds?
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Government bonds?
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Preppy clothing brand
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Preppy clothing brand
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Ending with leuko- or oo-
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Ending with leuko- or oo-
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Quick kiss
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Quick kiss
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One with a marsupium, affectionately
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One with a marsupium, affectionately
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Bacardi, e.g., in México
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Bacardi, e.g., in México
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Threat from a squealer
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Threat from a squealer
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Antelopes with twisty horns
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Antelopes with twisty horns
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Immune system agent
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Immune system agent
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Like luxurious pillows
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Like luxurious pillows
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Breakfast that may be prepared overnight
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Breakfast that may be prepared overnight
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Former N.F.L. QB Kyle
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Former N.F.L. QB Kyle
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Pet rescue org.
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Pet rescue org.
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"The Black Cat" author
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"The Black Cat" author
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Genderqueer identity
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Genderqueer identity
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Soccer star Messi, familiarly
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Soccer star Messi, familiarly
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Delta ___ Chi, house in "Animal House"
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Delta ___ Chi, house in "Animal House"
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B&O and Reading: Abbr.
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B&O and Reading: Abbr.
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Either half of pocket rockets, in poker slang
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Either half of pocket rockets, in poker slang
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___ Jima
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___ Jima
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Rx from a doc, e.g.
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Rx from a doc, e.g.
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Newsroom heads, for short
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Newsroom heads, for short
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