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As far as I can tell this is basically just a name for the island of New Guinea, right? Like I don't want this clue to be "word in a bunch of New Guinea place names" that's just what it means, right?Across
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As far as I can tell this is basically just a name for the island of New Guinea, right? Like I don't want this clue to be "word in a bunch of New Guinea place names" that's just what it means, right?
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"Later!"
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Edible ingredient?
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Words said while skipping??
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"Obvi!"
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"Well, that's slightly interesting"
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28, 42
Russian Tsarina dubbed "the Great"
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Boxer who once said "it isn't the mountains ahead that wear you out, it's the pebble in your shoe"
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Org. in charge of reactor safety
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Title assumed by Edmond Dantès
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It's like a crunch
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Crisp, maybe
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GQ, e.g.
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"___ on first?"
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17, 42
Honolulu
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Center of Ibadi Islam
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Give it a go
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Part of NCAA or NAACP
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Curl target, for short (yes! for short! the proper name has an "s" at the end even in the singular!)
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Company that released the Frisbee in 1957 and the Hula Hoop in 1958, in an all-time back-to-back feat of toymaking
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Bit
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Boat made of gopher wood
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17, 28
Reach an understanding... or some features of 17- and 28-Across
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Tobiko or ikura
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Actress and activist Woodard
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Flirt with, maybe
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Finglas, Fladrif, or Fangorn
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Lugged
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Lowest deck on a ship (I feel comfortable using this obscure word in a puzzle now that I've seen it a million times in "Return of the Obra Dinn")
Down
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Eating out??
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Comedian Nancherla
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Feature common on sportcoats but rare on suit jackets
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Quickly show to a seat?
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One mo'
6
Man, bird, or beast
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"You're getting too personal"
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Nice plan?
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6
Response to "Is it OK that the clue for 6-Across didn't indicate the answer is in Spanish?"
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Hookah-smoked substance
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"You'd lose money *not* buying it!"
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"Only Murders in the Building" streaming service
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Dorito or Frito
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Often-thought about empire
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State with almost 8 times as many pigs as people
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Coin that a car can theoretically stop on
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Question to an uncaring God
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Knocks on, gently
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Worn
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Parental justification
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Fully committed
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Uncovered
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Pressing need??
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It goes through a warp
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First Holy Roman Emperor (if you're thinking "isn't this Charlemagne?"... not really! it's complicated)
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Chess rating system that isn't an acronym, just a Hungarian guy's name
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Contraction in "The Star Spangled Banner"
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