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New York Times: Sunday, August 20, 2023
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, August 20, 2023 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Michael Schlossberg
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Wildfire season stat, for short
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Title feline in a Hanna-Barbera cartoon
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Title feline in a Hanna-Barbera cartoon
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Act impartially
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Act impartially
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Capital of Peru?
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Capital of Peru?
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Hebrew letter on a dreidel
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Hebrew letter on a dreidel
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Communities for some commuters
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Communities for some commuters
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Gridiron standout
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Gridiron standout
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Article in El Mundo
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Article in El Mundo
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Taylor Swift's "___ the Damn Season"
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Taylor Swift's "___ the Damn Season"
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Spanish wine classification
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Spanish wine classification
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Produce in bunches
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Produce in bunches
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Trojans' sch.
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Trojans' sch.
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Big shows
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Big shows
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Grassy area
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Grassy area
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Parliament member
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Parliament member
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TikTok alternative, familiarly
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TikTok alternative, familiarly
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Neologism
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Neologism
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Family feud participant
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Family feud participant
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Brainstorming aid
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Brainstorming aid
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"Really, you too?"
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"Really, you too?"
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Nutrition fig.
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Nutrition fig.
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Word said four times in the Lord's Prayer
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Word said four times in the Lord's Prayer
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Each
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Each
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Page in a passport, perhaps
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Page in a passport, perhaps
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Machine shop tools
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Machine shop tools
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Actor Somerhalder of "The Vampire Diaries"
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Actor Somerhalder of "The Vampire Diaries"
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Longtime newswire inits.
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Longtime newswire inits.
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When repeated, reply to "Who wants a cookie?"
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When repeated, reply to "Who wants a cookie?"
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Woman in Camelot
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Woman in Camelot
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"Green"
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"Green"
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Italian wheels
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Italian wheels
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SCOTUS appointee of '93
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SCOTUS appointee of '93
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Since
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Since
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Home of Umm al Quwain
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Home of Umm al Quwain
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Gent
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Gent
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Crashed and burned
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Crashed and burned
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Cat scratchers
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Cat scratchers
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Draws
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Draws
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Heavy lifter?
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Heavy lifter?
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Words in an analogy
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Words in an analogy
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French vineyard region
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French vineyard region
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"The highest result of education," according to Helen Keller
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"The highest result of education," according to Helen Keller
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Sheep shelters
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Sheep shelters
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Excited jackpot cry
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Excited jackpot cry
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Goofy image, maybe
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Goofy image, maybe
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Forewarned
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Forewarned
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Base of a nonmeat burger
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Base of a nonmeat burger
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"___ I a Woman?"
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"___ I a Woman?"
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Stumbling sounds
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Stumbling sounds
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Look at quickly … or closely
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Look at quickly … or closely
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Many a fed. holiday
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Many a fed. holiday
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Thrilla in Manila result, in brief
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Thrilla in Manila result, in brief
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Does some massaging
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Does some massaging
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Least inviting
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Least inviting
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Fade out
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Fade out
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Like many consigned goods
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Like many consigned goods
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Part of the fam
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Part of the fam
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When repeated, slangy sound of eating
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When repeated, slangy sound of eating
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Makes some alterations to
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Makes some alterations to
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Sound like a real jackass
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Org. with a Canine Good Citizen certification
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Org. with a Canine Good Citizen certification
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___ Eisley, where Luke Skywalker meets Han Solo
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___ Eisley, where Luke Skywalker meets Han Solo
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"Tarnation!"
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"Tarnation!"
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Serenades, as the moon
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Serenades, as the moon
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Audibly gobsmacked
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Audibly gobsmacked
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Spot for a bowler
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Spot for a bowler
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"Thanks ___"
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"Thanks ___"
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Strings entered during checkout
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Strings entered during checkout
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Magic word
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Magic word
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Classic children's book character eating its way through this puzzle, with "the"
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Classic children's book character eating its way through this puzzle, with "the"
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Choice words
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Choice words
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And others, in Latin
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And others, in Latin
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Sold products on behalf of
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Sold products on behalf of
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Grp. that measures 1-Across
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Grp. that measures 1-Across
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Place to crash while camping
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Place to crash while camping
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Brother of Eos and Selene
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Brother of Eos and Selene
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Navarra's land
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Navarra's land
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Harden
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Harden
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Down
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Go before
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Go before
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Idealistic, and then some
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Idealistic, and then some
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Notwithstanding
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Notwithstanding
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Actress Thompson of "Thor
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Actress Thompson of "Thor
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Big name in spatulas
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Big name in spatulas
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Tricked somebody
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Tricked somebody
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First Nations group
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First Nations group
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Middle name of James Garfield
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Middle name of James Garfield
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Govt. agency established in November 2001
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Govt. agency established in November 2001
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Clutch, for one
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Clutch, for one
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Jetson son
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Jetson son
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Gemologist's consideration
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Gemologist's consideration
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Civil engineering or molecular biology
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Civil engineering or molecular biology
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Pique
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Pique
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Riveting icon
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Riveting icon
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±
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±
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"1984" superstate
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"1984" superstate
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Feature of an action comedy
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Feature of an action comedy
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Heavy load
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Heavy load
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Place for a pew
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Place for a pew
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Merely cosmetic feature of some electric vehicles
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Merely cosmetic feature of some electric vehicles
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Time to stop trying?
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Time to stop trying?
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Server at a royal table, once
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Server at a royal table, once
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Tasting the forbidden fruit
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Tasting the forbidden fruit
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Slobbers
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Slobbers
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What makes her hear?
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What makes her hear?
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Italian novelist Pera
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Italian novelist Pera
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Singer with the 2001 #1 hit "Fallin'"
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Singer with the 2001 #1 hit "Fallin'"
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What makes an avocado rich
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What makes an avocado rich
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Kind of jacket inspired by a school's uniform
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Kind of jacket inspired by a school's uniform
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Femur-tibia connector, for short
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Femur-tibia connector, for short
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What "puppy paws" equal, in craps
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What "puppy paws" equal, in craps
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"Hurray!"
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"Hurray!"
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Drops in midair
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Drops in midair
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Member of a furry race
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Member of a furry race
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"Go ahead. I'm not scared"
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"Go ahead. I'm not scared"
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Focused, workwise
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Focused, workwise
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___ de' Medici, who founded the Medici dynasty
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___ de' Medici, who founded the Medici dynasty
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Subjects of some grade school posters
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Subjects of some grade school posters
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Paul Krugman's subj.
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Paul Krugman's subj.
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Thrill
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Thrill
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Air force?
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Air force?
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Poet who wrote "The Cow" and "The Panther"
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Poet who wrote "The Cow" and "The Panther"
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"What's Eating Gilbert Grape" actor
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"What's Eating Gilbert Grape" actor
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Fruity desserts
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Fruity desserts
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Brackish
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Brackish
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Certain subway art
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Certain subway art
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Slow dance with quick turns
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Slow dance with quick turns
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Keyless
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Keyless
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Tibetic language
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Tibetic language
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Difficult situation
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Difficult situation
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State of mayhem
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State of mayhem
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Sharp
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Sharp
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"La Maja Desnuda" and others
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"La Maja Desnuda" and others
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Anti-apartheid org.
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Anti-apartheid org.
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Near miss
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Near miss
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Rocky Mountain town
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Rocky Mountain town
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Assayer's unit
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Assayer's unit
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Wrinkly fruit
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Wrinkly fruit
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"What's Eating Gilbert Grape" actor
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"What's Eating Gilbert Grape" actor
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Little chuckle
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Little chuckle
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Gilbert and Sullivan princess
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Gilbert and Sullivan princess
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