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New York Times: Sunday, March 15, 2009
Below is the full solution for the Sunday, March 15, 2009 New York Times crossword puzzle.
Editor:
Will Shortz
Author:
Patrick Berry
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Sporty Mazdas
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Sporty Mazdas
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Name shared by two apostles
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Name shared by two apostles
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Org. founded by Samuel Gompers
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Org. founded by Samuel Gompers
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Dartboard site
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Dartboard site
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Eastern Catholic who recognizes the pope's authority
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Eastern Catholic who recognizes the pope's authority
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Habitual practices
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Habitual practices
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Geological epoch when mastodons appeared
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Geological epoch when mastodons appeared
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Ridiculed someone as loudly as possible?
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Ridiculed someone as loudly as possible?
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Colombian carrier
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Colombian carrier
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Scratch left on a table?
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Scratch left on a table?
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Oscar winner Kedrova
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Oscar winner Kedrova
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Piece of hay?
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Piece of hay?
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Comedic bits by guys sitting at a bar?
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Comedic bits by guys sitting at a bar?
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Stoked, perhaps
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Stoked, perhaps
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Originally
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Originally
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Architect Saarinen
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Architect Saarinen
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Does some improvisations
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Does some improvisations
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Astronaut's old wound?
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Astronaut's old wound?
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Book recited during Purim
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Book recited during Purim
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Tarot suit
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Tarot suit
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Modest knowledge
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Modest knowledge
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"Tarzan" star Ron
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"Tarzan" star Ron
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Holders of jacks
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Holders of jacks
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Co. that makes bar code scanners
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Co. that makes bar code scanners
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Worked at an herb shop, maybe?
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Worked at an herb shop, maybe?
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Change devices that divert trains to different tracks?
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Change devices that divert trains to different tracks?
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Gilbert and Sullivan princess
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Gilbert and Sullivan princess
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"Rapture" singer Baker
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"Rapture" singer Baker
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Nautical passage
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Nautical passage
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The Pacific's "Valley Isle"
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The Pacific's "Valley Isle"
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It may be checked
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It may be checked
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Actor Rhames of the "Mission: Impossible" films
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Actor Rhames of the "Mission: Impossible" films
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Icon on Guinness bottles
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Icon on Guinness bottles
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Cracker coating
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Cracker coating
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Literary award shaped like a rocket
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Literary award shaped like a rocket
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Blockbuster movie, e.g.
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Blockbuster movie, e.g.
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World Heritage Site in Jordan
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World Heritage Site in Jordan
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CBS show with two spinoffs
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CBS show with two spinoffs
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Ore refinery?
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Ore refinery?
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Large field of dirt?
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Large field of dirt?
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Director Jean-___ Godard
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Director Jean-___ Godard
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"Holy moly!"
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"Holy moly!"
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Opposite of paleo-
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Opposite of paleo-
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Kickback for good publicity
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Kickback for good publicity
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"Let's Make a Deal" choice
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"Let's Make a Deal" choice
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Pythian Games site
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Pythian Games site
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Reaction upon being hit with a chair in WrestleMania?
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Reaction upon being hit with a chair in WrestleMania?
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Removes lumps from batter
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Removes lumps from batter
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Schönberg's "Moses und ___"
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Schönberg's "Moses und ___"
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German "rocks"
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German "rocks"
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Desideratum
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Desideratum
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What an angry robot might do?
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What an angry robot might do?
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What Buffy might be doing at the end of a long, hard night?
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What Buffy might be doing at the end of a long, hard night?
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See 121-Down
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See 121-Down
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Hierarchy chart's top box
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Hierarchy chart's top box
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Atlas Mountains locale
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Atlas Mountains locale
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Increase in perfect basketball shots?
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Increase in perfect basketball shots?
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Making, as money
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Making, as money
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Out, in library lingo
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Out, in library lingo
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Be a busybody
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Be a busybody
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It's considerably bigger than D
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It's considerably bigger than D
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___ Miguel (largest of the Azores)
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___ Miguel (largest of the Azores)
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Tossed
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Tossed
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Judge
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Judge
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Too good to miss, as a TV show
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Too good to miss, as a TV show
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Urges on
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Urges on
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1970 disaster flick
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1970 disaster flick
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Inventor's inits.
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Inventor's inits.
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In any way
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In any way
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Penultimate round
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Penultimate round
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Like bar mitzvahs
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Like bar mitzvahs
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Dummkopf
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Dummkopf
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Buddy
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Buddy
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Yes-men feed them
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Yes-men feed them
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Tempur-Pedic competitor
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Tempur-Pedic competitor
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Combination
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Combination
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V, to Valerian
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V, to Valerian
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"Family Guy" mom
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"Family Guy" mom
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Hair shirt wearer's activity
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Hair shirt wearer's activity
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Not properly explained
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Not properly explained
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It might hold the solution
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It might hold the solution
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Hiccups, so to speak
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Hiccups, so to speak
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Cool ___
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Cool ___
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Group with an Exalted Ruler
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Group with an Exalted Ruler
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Hits with one's fist
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Hits with one's fist
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___ and aahed
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___ and aahed
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Folded fast food
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Folded fast food
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Snow tire features
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Snow tire features
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Ejects
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Ejects
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"Bold Lover, never, never ___ thou kiss": Keats
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"Bold Lover, never, never ___ thou kiss": Keats
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Make aquatints
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Make aquatints
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Moves fingers across strings
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Moves fingers across strings
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"Born Free" lioness
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"Born Free" lioness
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Illinois governor before Blagojevich
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Illinois governor before Blagojevich
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See 115-Down
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See 115-Down
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Dispensing, with "out"
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Dispensing, with "out"
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Standing subway passenger's aid
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Standing subway passenger's aid
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Worshipers at Amritsar's Golden Temple
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Worshipers at Amritsar's Golden Temple
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Disgrace
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Disgrace
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Depression-era photojournalist Dorothea
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Depression-era photojournalist Dorothea
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Accepted fact
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Accepted fact
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Nice touch
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Nice touch
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Aware of
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Aware of
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Org. co-founded by W. E. B. Du Bois
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Org. co-founded by W. E. B. Du Bois
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City in Tornado Alley
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City in Tornado Alley
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Audit, with "on"
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Audit, with "on"
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Apprehensive
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Apprehensive
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"The Lord of the Rings" ring bearer
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"The Lord of the Rings" ring bearer
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Opened wide
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Opened wide
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Maker of Caplio cameras
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Maker of Caplio cameras
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Brand recognition aids
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Brand recognition aids
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Drink garnish, often
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Drink garnish, often
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Away from the wind
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Away from the wind
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Actions on shirtsleeves
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Actions on shirtsleeves
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Honey pie
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Honey pie
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Alternative energy type
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Alternative energy type
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IV
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IV
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2008 World Series winner
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2008 World Series winner
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Trattoria dish
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Trattoria dish
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In ancient times
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In ancient times
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Strong hold'em holding
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Strong hold'em holding
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Go before
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Go before
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Writer William Dean ___
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Writer William Dean ___
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Foot pads?
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Foot pads?
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Bun topper
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Bun topper
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Only five-time U.S. Horse of the Year
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Only five-time U.S. Horse of the Year
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Irritating
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Irritating
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W.W. II submachine gun
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W.W. II submachine gun
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Certain crossword entries
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Arithmetic series symbol
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Arithmetic series symbol
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Docket listings
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Docket listings
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On the other hand
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On the other hand
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Rainbow goddess
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Rainbow goddess
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Ingénue in Chekhov's "The Seagull"
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Ingénue in Chekhov's "The Seagull"
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With 47-Down, Oscar nominee for "Ali"
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With 47-Down, Oscar nominee for "Ali"
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Old bronze coin
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Old bronze coin
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___ Solo, love interest of 116-Across
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___ Solo, love interest of 116-Across
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Dict. entries
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