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New York Times: Sunday, December 18, 2022
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, December 18, 2022 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Ryan McCarty
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"I'm in heaven!"
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"I'm in heaven!"
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Word of gratitude overseas
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Word of gratitude overseas
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Optimists keep them high
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Optimists keep them high
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Bunk
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Bunk
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One might crawl out of the woodwork
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One might crawl out of the woodwork
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Goofed (around)
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Goofed (around)
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"I'm in heaven!"
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"I'm in heaven!"
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Entered a school zone, say
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Entered a school zone, say
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What used to be yours?
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What used to be yours?
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Got a newer smartphone, maybe
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Got a newer smartphone, maybe
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Persian polymath Khayyám
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Persian polymath Khayyám
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Quibbles
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Quibbles
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Many a consulting hire, for short
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Many a consulting hire, for short
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They may be locked and loaded
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They may be locked and loaded
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Loretta who played "Hot Lips" Houlihan on "M*A*S*H"
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Loretta who played "Hot Lips" Houlihan on "M*A*S*H"
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All-woman rock band with the 1982 hit "Vacation"
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All-woman rock band with the 1982 hit "Vacation"
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Bit of deception
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Bit of deception
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Scrubbed, as a rocket launch
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Scrubbed, as a rocket launch
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Go through
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Go through
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Moves to attack
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Moves to attack
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___ Carter, most-recorded jazz bassist in history
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___ Carter, most-recorded jazz bassist in history
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Exercise typically done lying down
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Exercise typically done lying down
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Largest U.S. state capital by population, on a postmark
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Largest U.S. state capital by population, on a postmark
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When doubled, a classic Mardi Gras tune
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When doubled, a classic Mardi Gras tune
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Annual honors celebrating African American achievement
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Annual honors celebrating African American achievement
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Likely Cotton Bowl attendee
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Likely Cotton Bowl attendee
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Place in math class
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Place in math class
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Many equal rights champions
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Many equal rights champions
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Pros and cons, e.g.
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Pros and cons, e.g.
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Peevish displays
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Peevish displays
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Welcome sights on road trips
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Welcome sights on road trips
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"Boxcars"
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"Boxcars"
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Style of column at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate
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Style of column at Berlin's Brandenburg Gate
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2017 chart-topping hit whose YouTube video was the first to reach 3 billion views
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2017 chart-topping hit whose YouTube video was the first to reach 3 billion views
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Mark in art, in a way
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Mark in art, in a way
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Playground game cry
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Playground game cry
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Joke that goes over the line?
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Joke that goes over the line?
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Turf ___ (football injury)
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Turf ___ (football injury)
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Caused to kvell
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Caused to kvell
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"This really needs to stop!"
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"This really needs to stop!"
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Piece of fudge?
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Piece of fudge?
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Reveal the juiciest details
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Reveal the juiciest details
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Squatting motions
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Squatting motions
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Muslim leader
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Muslim leader
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Volleyball star-turned-model Gabrielle
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Volleyball star-turned-model Gabrielle
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Close up on the screen?
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Close up on the screen?
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Scotland's ___ Lomond
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Scotland's ___ Lomond
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Charged
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Charged
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Neighbor of India: Abbr.
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Neighbor of India: Abbr.
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Having a sailor's mouth, so to speak
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Having a sailor's mouth, so to speak
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Group once led by Darth Sidious
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Group once led by Darth Sidious
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Paintings such as "View of Toledo"
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Paintings such as "View of Toledo"
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Given name of Caligula and Augustus
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Given name of Caligula and Augustus
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Harshly criticize
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Harshly criticize
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Joint accounts?
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Joint accounts?
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Québécois dish of French fries, cheese curds and gravy
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Québécois dish of French fries, cheese curds and gravy
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Some limited-time offers
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Some limited-time offers
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Rhythmic pattern
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Rhythmic pattern
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Peevish
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Peevish
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"Somewhat"
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"Somewhat"
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Wee bit
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Wee bit
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Fundamentals
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Portmanteau for an extended autumn celebration
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Portmanteau for an extended autumn celebration
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Fried appetizer that resembles a blossom
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Fried appetizer that resembles a blossom
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Ebb tide feature
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Ebb tide feature
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___ child
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___ child
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Number in a tournament
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Number in a tournament
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Pink Floyd co-founder Barrett
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Pink Floyd co-founder Barrett
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Primary pipes
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Primary pipes
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Hebrides tongue
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Hebrides tongue
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Engineering sch. in Troy, N.Y.
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Engineering sch. in Troy, N.Y.
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"That's fine," in French
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"That's fine," in French
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Making its way there
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Making its way there
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Doesn't ignore
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Doesn't ignore
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Author Susan played by Meryl Streep in 2002's "Adaptation"
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Author Susan played by Meryl Streep in 2002's "Adaptation"
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Covered, in a way
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Covered, in a way
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Really hot, slangily
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Really hot, slangily
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Squooshes, maybe
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Squooshes, maybe
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Bad things to find in a tea set
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Bad things to find in a tea set
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Lil Wayne's "___ Carter V"
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Lil Wayne's "___ Carter V"
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Sudden pang
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Sudden pang
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Worked on in tandem
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Worked on in tandem
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Amusement park ride, informally
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Amusement park ride, informally
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Sort of investment purchase with a spike in popularity through social media
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Sort of investment purchase with a spike in popularity through social media
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Skedaddles
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Skedaddles
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"Oh, good ___!"
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"Oh, good ___!"
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One might offer concessions
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One might offer concessions
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Early springtime woe
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Early springtime woe
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Neighbor of the Q key
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Neighbor of the Q key
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Basketball legend nicknamed the "Point God"
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Basketball legend nicknamed the "Point God"
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Their business is picking up
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Their business is picking up
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Term for a male opera character played by a woman
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Term for a male opera character played by a woman
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"White Teeth" novelist Smith
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"White Teeth" novelist Smith
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Witticism
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Witticism
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Very little
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Very little
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River: Ger.
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River: Ger.
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Thai cuisine quality
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Thai cuisine quality
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Opportunity to make things right
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Opportunity to make things right
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Occupy, as a booth
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Occupy, as a booth
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Landing sites for bees
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Landing sites for bees
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"Good Lord!"
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"Good Lord!"
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Apple product
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Apple product
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Elizabeth who starred in Marvel's "WandaVision"
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Elizabeth who starred in Marvel's "WandaVision"
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Gets there in no time?
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Gets there in no time?
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Defensive badminton shot
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Defensive badminton shot
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"Go right ahead!"
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"Go right ahead!"
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Removed from an exchange
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Removed from an exchange
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Earthenware container for transporting heat
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Earthenware container for transporting heat
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"No one's here but me"
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"No one's here but me"
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Ornamental bracelets
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Ornamental bracelets
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2019 animated Christmas film nominated for an Academy Award
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2019 animated Christmas film nominated for an Academy Award
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New York college known for its polls
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New York college known for its polls
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Southern breakfast bowlful
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Southern breakfast bowlful
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Into gadgets, say
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Into gadgets, say
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Soul singer Thomas
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Soul singer Thomas
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Mecca resident
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Mecca resident
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Boardroom V.I.P.
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Boardroom V.I.P.
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Parent of kids
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Parent of kids
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Mix of sand, silt and clay
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Mix of sand, silt and clay
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Many a TikTok user
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Many a TikTok user
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"___ my last email …"
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"___ my last email …"
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IT department inventory
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