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Swiss river (4)

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AARE

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Harlem Renaissance artist Douglas (5)

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AARON

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Iranian port near the Iraq border (6)

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ABADAN

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Fathers, in Hebrew (5)

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ABBAS

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French clerics (5)

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ABBES

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Supreme Court appointee before Thurgood Marshall (9)

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ABEFORTAS

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Countenance (5)

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ABIDE

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French and Saunders Britcom, familiarly (5)

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ABFAB

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9
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Roughs up? (7)

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ABRADES

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___ acid, essential component of vinegar (6)

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ACETIC

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Vita ___ (philosopher Hannah Arendt’s alternative to contemplation) (6)

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ACTIVA

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___ Twist (best-selling picture book) (3)

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ADA

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Nathan’s beloved in “Guys and Dolls” (8)

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ADELAIDE

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“The Story of ___” (1975 film by Francois Truffaut) (6)

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ADELEH

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Chicago’s ___ Planetarium (5)

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ADLER

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___ Fenty, former mayor of Washington, D.C. (6)

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ADRIAN

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17
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Mythological shield (5)

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AEGIS

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18
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Some Saab convertibles (5)

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AEROS

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19
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Nestle bars filled with tiny bubbles (5)

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AEROS

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20
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Norse pantheon (5)

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AESIR

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21
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Big workers’ group (6)

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AFLCIO

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22
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Turkish title (3)

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AGA

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Opposin’ (4)

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AGIN

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24
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Fit for a sweater (4)

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AGUE

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25
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“Game of Thrones” actor Gillen (5)

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AIDAN

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26
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“The Hobbit” actor Turner (5)

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AIDAN

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27
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River isle (3)

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AIT

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28
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“Something Like an Autobiography” author Kurosawa (5)

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AKIRA

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29
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Supermodel Adut (5)

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AKECH

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30
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Wings: Lat. (4)

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ALAE

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31
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Hail of “Licorice Pizza” (5)

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ALANA

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32
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Dress for the clergy (3)

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ALB

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33
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“Three Tall Women” playwright (5)

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ALBEE

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“Who’s Afraid of Virginia Woolf?” playwright Edward (5)

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ALBEE

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35
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Alaska’s Unangam Tung language, by another name (5)

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ALEUT

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36
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Freezing cold (5)

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ALGID

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37
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Actress Shawkat of “Search Party” (4)

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ALIA

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38
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___ Waters, pioneering farm-to-table chef (5)

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ALICE

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39
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Comedy character who once asked the U.N. secretary general if Disneyland was part of the U.N. (4)

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ALIG

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___ B. Lattimer, civil rights activist in the National Women’s Hall of Fame (5)

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ALLIE

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41
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Shipwrecked king in “The Tempest” (6)

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ALONSO

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42
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Brightest star in the Eagle constellation (6)

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ALTAIR

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43
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“Gosford Park” director, 2001 (6)

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ALTMAN

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44
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“Insecure” actress Seales (6)

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AMANDA

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45
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Audrey Tautou role (6)

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AMELIE

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46
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Hatcher of “Desperate Housewives” (5)

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AMGEN

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47
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Bon (3)

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AMI

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48
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Titular woman in a 1975 Pure Prairie League hit (4)

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AMIE

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49
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Nitrogen-containing compounds (6)

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AMINES

50
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Gas brand bought out by BP in 1998 (5)

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AMOCO

51
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Tony and Grammy winner Mitchell (5)

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ANAIS

52
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Three-syllable foot, as in “bada-bing” (7)

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ANAPEST

53
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French France (7)

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ANATOLE

54
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Candy brand with a mountain logo (5)

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ANDES

55
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Actor Braugher of “Brooklyn Nine-Nine” (5)

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ANDRE

56
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Chef Jose ___, founder of the relief organization World Central Kitchen (6)

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ANDRES

57
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MacDowell of “Maid” (5)

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ANDIE

58
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Resident of the U.S.’s second-largest city (8)

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ANGELENO

59
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White, in Mexico (5)

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ANGLO

60
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Inner self, to Jung (5)

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ANIMA

61
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Ouzo component (7)

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ANISEED

62
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Loos who wrote “Gentlemen Prefer Blondes” (5)

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ANITA

63
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One of the Pointer Sisters (5)

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ANITA

64
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___ Bonny (pirate whose execution was stayed on the grounds of pregnancy) (4)

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ANNE

65
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Strengthen, as metal (6)

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ANNEAL

66
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Years, in Latin (4)

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ANNI

67
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___ mundide (4)

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ANNO

68
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Social breakdown (6)

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ANOMIE

69
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Composer Bruckner (5)

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ANTON

70
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“The Empire of the ___” (H.G. Wells short story) (4)

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ANTS

71
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Influential early heavy metal band (5)

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ANVIL

72
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“Neon Future” DJ Steve (4)

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AOKI

73
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So-called “missing links” (6)

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APEMEN

74
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Honeybees’ genus (4)

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APIS

75
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Traditional crustless fruit pie (10)

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APPLEBETTY

76
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Jordanian port city (5)

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AQABA

77
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Constellation known as “The Altar” (3)

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ARA

78
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Old Testament peak (6)

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ARARAT

79
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Chile de (5)

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ARBOL

80
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Dizzy (5)

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AREEL

81
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Rocky glacial ridge (5)

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ARETE

82
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Odysseus’ faithful dog in the “Odyssey” (5)

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ARGOS

83
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Insider language (5)

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ARGOT

84
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Nirvana achiever (5)

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ARHAT

85
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“Empire” actress Nicole (3)

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ARI

86
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Stand-up comedian Shaffir (3)

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ARI

87
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Sprite in “The Tempest” (5)

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ARIEL

88
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Seed cover (4)

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ARIL

89
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Former Haitian leader Jean-Bertrand (8)

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ARISTIDE

90
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Pink-furred cat in “Garfield” (6)

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ARLENE

91
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HBO comedy about a sports agent (6)

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ARLISS

92
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Janis’s partner in the comics (4)

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ARLO

93
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Identity for one who doesn’t feel certain kinds of attraction, informally (3)

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ARO

94
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Elvis’s middle name (4)

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ARON

95
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Dada pioneer (3)

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ARP

96
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___ Nova (3)

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ARS

97
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Horace’s “___ Poëtica” (3)

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ARS

98
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Moreno who owns the MLB’s Angels (4)

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ARTE

99
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Jazz great Shaw (5)

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ARTIE

100
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Al Jolson’s actual first name (3)

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ASA

101
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Hedonist’s opposite (7)

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ASCETIC

102
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Yiddish language author Sholem (4)

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ASCH

103
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Metal receptacle by the fireplace (6)

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ASHCAN

104
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Syrian strongman (5)

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ASSAD

105
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Home to the world’s largest population of Indian rhinos (5)

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ASSAM

106
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Colorful, conical candy on a stick (8)

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ASTROPOP

107
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Taiwanese computer company (4)

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ASUS

108
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Org. Whose initials omit its “E” (for “Explosives”) (3)

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ATF

109
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Thick masa-based drink (5)

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ATOLE

110
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Perfume ingredient (5)

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ATTAR

111
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“The Plains of Passage” novelist Jean (4)

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AUEL

112
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Actress Cravalho who voiced Moana (5)

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AULII

113
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“La Cage ___ Folles” (3)

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AUX

114
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“The Night of the Iguana” star Gardner (3)

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AVA

115
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Nautical direction (5)

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AVAST

116
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Lincoln Center philanthropist (5)

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AVERY

117
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City known for its walls (5)

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AVILA

118
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Grain beard (3)

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AWN

119
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Salamander named after an Aztec deity (7)

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AXOLOTL

120
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Psychoanalyst Alfred (5)

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ADLER