CrosswordDictionary2024Dec Flashcards

1
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Chess rating system (3)

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ELO

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2
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Director Jean-___ Godard (3)

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LUC

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3
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Temaki cone (4)

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NORI

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4
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Mountain cluster (6)

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MASSIF

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5
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“House of the Dragon” actor D’Arcy (4)

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EMMA

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6
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Active during the daytime (7)

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DIURNAL

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7
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___ Suárez, former prime minister who lends his name to Spain’s largest airport (6)

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ADOLFO

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8
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___ metabolism (5)

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BASAL

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9
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Godzilla’s studio (4)

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TOHO

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10
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Norman Vincent ___, “The Power of Positive Thinking” author (5)

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PEALE

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11
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Cloudy, as liquid (6)

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TURBID

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12
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Youngest March sister (3)

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AMY

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13
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Grand ___ (wine designation) (3)

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CRU

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14
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Role for Anne in “The Dark Knight Rises” or Julia in “Veep” (6)

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SELINA

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15
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“Ready Player One” star Sheridan (3)

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TYE

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16
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Head-to-toe Islamic garment (5)

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BURQA

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17
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Nonprofit org. with a Directors Series (3)

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AFI

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18
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Swimming (6)

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NATANT

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19
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“Bicycle Thieves” director Vittorio De ___ (4)

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SICA

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20
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Venetian magistrate of old (4)

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DOGE

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21
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Is visibly fearful (6)

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QUAILS

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22
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English ___ spaniel (dog breed) (8)

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SPRINGER

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23
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Motor in a robot, often (5)

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SERVO

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24
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Henry who composed the theme for “The Pink Panther” (7)

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MANCINI

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25
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World Heritage site in Jordan (5)

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PETRA

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26
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Sally Bowles’s flatmate in Chelsea, per a “Cabaret” number (5)

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ELSIE

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27
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Greatcoat fabric (5)

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SERGE

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28
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Babylonian goddess of love (6)

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ISHTAR

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29
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Really chaotic situation (9)

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GOATRODEO

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30
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___ Morales (Spider-Man) (5)

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MILES

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31
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Swing around (4)

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SLUE

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32
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Tobiko, at a sushi bar (3)

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ROE

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33
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Attorney general before Garland (4)

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BARR

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34
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Title princess in a Gilbert and Sullivan opera (3)

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IDA

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35
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Actress Creel of “Saved by the Bell” (6)

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LEANNA

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36
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Keebler’s saltine brand (5)

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ZESTA

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37
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Treated, as acidic soil in a lawn (5)

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LIMED

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38
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Adler in a Sherlock Holmes story (5)

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IRENE

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39
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We, to Louis (4)

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NOUS

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40
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Heart medicine, for short (5)

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NITRO

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41
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Some 1960s protests (5)

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BEINS

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42
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Actor George of “1917” (6)

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MACKAY

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43
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“People” in Choctaw (4)

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OKLA

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44
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Be a pest to (6)

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HECTOR

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45
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Battle of ___ (event in the Mexican-American War) (9)

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MONTERREY

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46
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First Nations people (6)

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OJIBWA

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47
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Spanish city with Moorish architecture (7)

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CORDOBA

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48
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“Eternals” star Gemma (4)

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CHAN

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49
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Debussy’s “Air de ___” (3)

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LIA

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50
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Fit for service (4)

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ONEA

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51
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Loose-fitting Muslim robe (5)

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ABAYA

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52
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Source of bay leaves (6)

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LAUREL

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53
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Handle such as Jane Doe (6)

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ANONYM

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54
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Lollapalooza (4)

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LULU

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55
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“1984” drudge (5)

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PROLE

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56
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Label that first signed the Rolling Stones (5)

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DECCA

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57
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Beauty marks (4)

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NEVI

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58
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Box in many trucks (7)

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CBRADIO

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59
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The ___ faith (unitary religion founded in the nineteenth century) (5)

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BAHAI

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60
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Computer graphics program that handles lighting effects (6)

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SHADER

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61
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Supermodel Cheryl (5)

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TIEGS

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62
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German tank of WWII (6)

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PANZER

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63
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“The Collected Schizophrenias” author ___ Weijun Wang (4)

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ESME

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64
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Central Asian grassland (6)

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STEPPE

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65
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Siberian herding dog (7)

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SAMOYED

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66
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Dien Bien ___, 1954 battle site in Vietnam (3)

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PHU

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67
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Mollusk with an iridescent inner shell (7)

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ABALONE

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68
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Role for Jay Silverheels (5)

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TONTO

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69
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Skye of “Say Anything…” (4)

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IONE

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70
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Cafeteria worker’s hairnet (5)

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SNOOD

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71
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Leader of the Pink Ladies in “Grease” (10)

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BETTYRIZZO

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72
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Blade used in baking (4)

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LAME

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73
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Hockey great Eric (7)

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LINDROS

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74
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Small horse- drawn buggy (8)

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STANHOPE

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75
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“Tell It to MY Heart” singer Taylor (5)

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DAYNE

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76
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Doja Cat’s given first name, for which her debut album is named (5)

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AMALA

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77
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2018 Oscar winner for playing Churchill (6)

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OLDMAN

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78
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Gun, in Roaring Twenties lingo (3)

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GAT

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79
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“Inspector ___” (long-running British detective drama) (5)

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MORSE

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80
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Infamous bushranger Kelly (3)

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NED

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81
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Dove known for poetry (4)

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RITA

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82
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Hungarian violinist Leopold (4)

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AUER

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83
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She played a psychiatrist in Hitchcock’s “Spellbound” (13)

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INGRIDBERGMAN

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84
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Nickname original bestowed on Clara Bow (6)

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ITGIRL

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85
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___ Antall, first democratically elected prime minister of Hungary, 1990-1993 (6)

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JOZSEF

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86
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Polynesian drink with psychoactive effects (4)

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KAVA

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87
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McEvoy of cosmetics (5)

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TRISH

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88
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Bow in the movies (5)

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CLARA

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89
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Caesar’s first stabber (5)

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CASCA

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90
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Actor who plays Lieutenant Sulu in the rebooted “Star Trek” films (7)

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JOHNCHO

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91
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“The L Word” actress Pam (5)

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GREER

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92
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Gene who was the first golfer to win all four modern majors (7)

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SARAZEN

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93
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“Bang a ___ (Get It On)” (1971 T.Rex hit) (4)

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GONG

94
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Gillen of “Games of Thrones” (4)

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AIDA

95
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Jack who hosted “The Morning Show” and “The Tonight Show” (4)

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PAAR

96
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Gare de ___, Paris railway terminal (4)

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LEST

97
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Claire of “The Crown” (3)

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FOY

98
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Alternative magazine name (4)

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UTNE

99
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Austrian composer Mahler (4)

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ALMA

100
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Sale of more shares than a company’s charter authorizes (9)

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OVERISSUE

101
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Hornswoggle (3)

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CON

102
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___Mari (organization method) (3)

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KON

103
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Poison ___ (5)

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SUMAC

104
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Classical poems (6)

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EPODES

105
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Franz who composed “The Merry Widow” (5)

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LEHAR

106
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Arabic for “greater” (5)

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AKBAR

107
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___ Nationalgalerie, modern art museum in Berlin (4)

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NEUE

108
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Bird that carried off Sinbad (3)

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ROC

109
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Award-winning journalist Linda (8)

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ELLERBEE

110
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Zany (6)

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MADCAP

111
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Jamie of “MAS*H” (4)

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FARR

112
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St. ___ (London neighborhood) (4)

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ANNS

113
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Best Picture winner that looks like it’s filmed in a single continuous take (7)

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BIRDMAN

114
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1961 “space chimp” (4)

A

ENOS

115
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Payroll service co. (3)

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ADP

116
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Dana of TV’s “China Beach” (6)

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DELANY

117
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Fertilizer compound (6)

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POTASH

118
Q

Zhongguo for China or Magyararszag for Hungary (7)

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AUTONYM

119
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Real-life newsman portrayed by Jason Robards in “All the President’s Men” (10)

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BENBRADLEE

120
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___ Bill, folk hero who is said to have ridden a tornado like a bucking bronco (5)

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PECOS

121
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Chinese dog breed, for short (4)

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PEKE

122
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Lady Liberty : United States :: ___ : United Kingdom (9)

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BRITTANIA

123
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Siegfried composer Richard (6)

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WAGNER

124
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International conservation org. (3)

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WWF

125
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Old World finch (6)

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LINNET

126
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Wavy fabric pattern (5)

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MOIRE

127
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Mackenzie of “Halt and Catch Fire” (5)

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DAVIS

128
Q

Honoree of a Trafalgar Square column (6)

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NELSON

129
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Gumshoe (3)

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TEC

130
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Lipton shelfmate (6)

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TETLEY

131
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Browbeat (6)

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HECTOR

132
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“Shark!” Author William (5)

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STEIG

133
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OId-fashioned “Darn!” (5)

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NERTS

134
Q

Classic Big Apple eatery frequency by celebrities (7)

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ELAINES

135
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More, on a music score (3)

A

PIU

136
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Member of the Golden Horde (5)

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TATAR

137
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“60 Minutes” journalist Lesley (5)

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STAHL

138
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Friendly understanding between nations (7)

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ENTENTE

139
Q

2020 Pixar film about a family of elves (6)

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ONWARD

140
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Popular racing game series (5)

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FZERO

141
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Roger B. ___, justice who infamously authored the Dred Scott decision (1857) (5)

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TANEY

142
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German industrial valley (4)

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RUHR

143
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Count ___, a.k.a. Nosferatu (5)

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ORLOK

144
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Legume popular in West Africa (6)

A

COWPEA

145
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2024 M.L.B. All-Star ___ De La Cruz (4)

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ELLY

146
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Russian country house (5)

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DACHA

147
Q

Samira Wiley’s role on “The Handmaid’s Tale” (5)

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MOIRA

148
Q

Mayberry boy (4)

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OPIE

149
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“Marty” star Ernest (8)

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BORGNINE

150
Q

Anise-flavored Greek aperitif (4)

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OUZO

151
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Particle accelerator (8)

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BETATRON

152
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Title ship in a 1951 bestseller (5)

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CAINE

153
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Angela ___ (Regina King’s character in “Watchmen”) (4)

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ABAR

154
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“Slumdog Millionaire” actor Anil (6)

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KAPOOR

155
Q

Language mistake like “escape goat” for “scapegoat” (7)

A

EGGCORN

156
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Root used in potpourri (5)

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ORRIS

157
Q

Licentious man (4)

A

ROUE

158
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Phil ___, QB who won two Super Bowls with the Giants (5)

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SIMMS

159
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Marsh plant (5)

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SEDGE

160
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Russian American political journalist Masha (6)

A

GESSEN

161
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Nonsense (6)

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BUNKUM

162
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Legendary Spanish knight El __ (3)

A

CID

163
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Rival of ancient Sparta (5)

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ARGOS

164
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Scruff of the neck (4)

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NAPE

165
Q

’60s campus activist grp. (3)

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SDS

166
Q

Cotton cloth that’s been waterproofed (7)

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OILSKIN

167
Q

Complete nonsense, in British slang (10)

A

CODSWALLOP

168
Q

Comedian Johnson of “Laugh-In” (4)

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ARTE

169
Q

Jamie who pitched on eight major-league teams over his 25-year career (5)

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MOYER

170
Q

Small fish in the herring family (5)

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SPRAT

171
Q

Watery porridge (5)

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GRUEL

172
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Like Sanskrit (5)

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INDIC

173
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Livestock feed (6)

A

SILAGE

174
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Bergen’s dummy Mortimer (5)

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SNERD

175
Q

“Cheers” bartender (3)

A

SAM

176
Q

Short-billed wader (6)

A

PLOVER

177
Q

Rock-clinging mollusk (6)

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LIMPET

178
Q

Aerospace company that makes rockets for NASA (5)

A

ASTRA

179
Q

Dr. Zhivago’s love (4)

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LARA

180
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James of “Elf” (4)

A

CAAN

181
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Certain French red wines (6)

A

MEDOCS

182
Q

Kevin of Shark Tank (6)

A

OLEARY

183
Q

Coarse salt in French cuisine (7)

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SELGRIS

184
Q

Kay ___, old-time bandleader (5)

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KYSER

185
Q

2000 #1 Radiohead album (4)

A

KIDA

186
Q

Hand gesture of greeting or parting (5)

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SHAKA

187
Q

Antarctic penguin (6)

A

ADELIE

188
Q

Certain tech exec (3)

A

CIO

189
Q

Male turkey (3)

A

TOM

190
Q

Heidi Klum’s model daughter (4)

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LENI

191
Q

California’s San ___ Valley (5)

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RAMON

192
Q

French composer who influenced Ravel and Debussy (5)

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SATIE

193
Q

Fin beneath a surfboard (4)

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SKEG

194
Q

Jargons (6)

A

ARGOTS

195
Q

Texas’ Laguna (5)

A

MADRE

196
Q

“If I Can’t Have You” singer Yvonne (7)

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ELLIMAN

197
Q

___ Drogo, “Game of Thrones” role for Jason Momoa (4)

A

KHAL

198
Q

Japanese electronics brand (4)

A

AIWA

199
Q

Smack (4)

A

BUSS

200
Q

Adjusted the spacing of, as between letters (6)

A

KERNED

201
Q

Crane (5)

A

DAVIT

202
Q

Stalin protégé depicted by Michael Palin in 2017’s “The Death of Stalin” (7)

A

MOLOTOV

203
Q

Dorothea who documented the Great Depression (5)

A

LANGE

204
Q

Jenkins known as “The First Lady of Children’s Music” (4)

A

ELLA

205
Q

Actress Ferris (3)

A

PAM

206
Q

Stinky ___, “Toy Story 2” antagonist (4)

A

PETE

207
Q

Tots, in Tijuana (5)

A

NENES

208
Q

Imbibe (4)

A

TOPE

209
Q

Liquid ___ (gluten-free soy sauce substitute) (6)

A

AMINOS

210
Q

Treat with snooty disdain (7)

A

HIGHHAT

211
Q

Kith’s partner (3)

A

KIN

212
Q

Damage with a bradawl (5)

A

GOUGE

213
Q

Cowardly Lion portrayer (4)

A

LAHR

214
Q

“Master Melvin” of baseball (3)

A

OTT

215
Q

Physics phenomenon exemplified by a vibrating violin string (12)

A

STANDINGWAVE

216
Q

Novelist Ferber (4)

A

EDNA

217
Q

Sacrificial chess tactic (6)

A

GAMBIT

218
Q

Aviation company that built the RAF’s World War I Camel biplane (7)

A

SOPWITH

219
Q

Hill who wrote the memoir “Speaking Truth to Power” (5)

A

ANITA

220
Q

Healing figures in D&D (7)

A

CLERICS

221
Q

Winglike (4)

A

ALAR

222
Q

Butterfly, e.g. (5)

A

IMAGO

223
Q

Funnyman Foxx (4)

A

REDD

224
Q

Whale constellation (5)

A

CETUS

225
Q

Leaves’ central veins (7)

A

MIDRIBS

226
Q

Highest-ranking Asian American politician before Harris (6)

A

INOUYE

227
Q

Plunder, archaically (5)

A

REAVE

228
Q

Reddish-purple shade (7)

A

CARMINE

229
Q

Language family of the Pacific Northwest (6)

A

SALISH

230
Q

19th century author of “poor boy makes good” tales (5)

A

ALGER

231
Q

“The Maltese Falcon” actress Mary (5)

A

ASTOR

232
Q

“Feminasty” author Gibson (4)

A

ERIN