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Anya Taylor-Joy role in "The Queen's Gambit"Across
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Anya Taylor-Joy role in "The Queen's Gambit"
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What's "stolen" by those who pretend to serve
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The cat who says "Well, hi!" like a Southern grandma, for one
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Monster wielding a greatclub, in D&D
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Farsi speaker, often
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"___ the Roses" (Alice Dunbar-Nelson poem)
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A: "I suppose, Brian... it kind of sounds like you just want to eat ice cream for dinner and stay up late"
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Bad thing to find in a dime bag
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Who Whitney Houston believed were our future
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James or Jones
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Location of three of the four "BRIC" countries
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One playing at Lucas Oil Stadium
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A: "Well, George, that's a pretty big question!"
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"...but I could go lower," in a Craigslist ad
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What a crow can make and use
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"Take this as legal advice at your own risk," on Reddit
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"The most beautiful sound I ever heard," to Tony
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Player who prompted the NBA to offer All-Star ballots in Chinese
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2021 Australian Open champion
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Words said in a long drawl when someone makes a valid criticism
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Target of many a jab
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Word after soaking or sopping
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A: "Yes, you can! Just remember to use a coaster, Phife"
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"Take this one"
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Org. who recently hid the message "Dare mighty things" in a parachute
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City northwest of Gothenburg
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64
Heist target in "Ocean's Eleven"
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Emmy-winner for "Schitt's Creek"
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A: "Well, Bob, I hope so"
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53
Frequent action at 53-Across
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Title with a tilde
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Stag's partner
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Rating for "The Sims 4"
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Schindler with a list
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What sharp money may shift
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Acknowledges the audience, in a way
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Achievement pursued by Tracy Jordan on "30 Rock"
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Binary outcome
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The NHL requires a skater losing this to immediately leave the ice
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"Mistborn" protagonist whose name means "wine" in French
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"Thou ___ Repose" (Schubert song)
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Not of the cloth
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"Speaking to your earlier point..."
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Giovanni of "Avatar"
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Tibetan Buddhist creations
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Arab leader
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Pinky and the Brain, say
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Soccer player Hazard with an idyllic first name
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"Spring forward" letters
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"Woulda, coulda, shoulda" feature
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Number of NBA championships won by the Houston Rockets
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"Sea of Thieves" greeting
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Tig Notaro, e.g.
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Noted Harvard Class of 2021 member
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Actress born Sofia Scicolone
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"Ah, this Shiraz is third-rate at best!"
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Completely gobsmacked
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One offering sham pain?
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Send to the moon
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Ale mug
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Ser Jorah Mormont portrayer on "Game of Thrones"
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Firelands locale
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Tricky rap intro?
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Superfluous words following "Because"
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Birch bark crafts
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Saintly chuckle?
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[Exhales through nose]
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Exam that takes seven and a half hours: abbr.
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Word before and after "Baby" in an Affleck film
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Button often pressed after a dramatic moment
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Rim job?
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Keen
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"To shreds you say?" verb
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Puts into a recipe
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Wear for Britney Spears, once
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Go astray
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