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Noble causeAcross
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Noble cause
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Member of an indigenous race "rescued" from the jungle and "invited" to work in a factory in exchange for cocoa beans, in a deeply problematic Roald Dahl story
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One with the makings of a King, say
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"Come On! Feel the Illi___!" (title track on the second of two state-based concept albums by Sufjan Stevens, the first being 2003's "Michigan")
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The Governator, affectionately
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Airport code found backward in "Delta," aptly
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Ices
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Sounds like an ass
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More frustrating to eat, as a fish filet
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Canada's ___ of Fundy, which has a tidal range of 52 feet, the largest in the world
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Common assumption in superhero movies?
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Mucking or dishes, e.g.
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Game cube
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"Ahhhhh"
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It's bad, but it could be worse
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"I would change for you, but babe, that doesn't mean I'm ___ be a better man" (Neko Case lyric)
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Metal worker?
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Slack alternative
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They're just for starters, briefly
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Button on a deli scale
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"Olé ___" (palindromic compilation album of 1976)
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Beads for counting prayers
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Helmet cams
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Crows or comets, to some
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Reference to a previous reference, in footnotes: Abbr.
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Fruits that may be served wrapped in bacon
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Word repeated in the "Star Wars" opening crawl
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Obstacles to objectivity
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Dwell
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"Isabella, or the Pot of ___" (Keats poem adapted from a story in the "Decameron")
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Athletes trying to get gains?
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Gives the thumbs-down
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Final enlightenment, in Buddhism
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Neo-grotesque typeface
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Hurl into the stratosphere
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Word that becomes a synonym of itself when preceded by "con"
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Sharp display, for short
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Dutch soccer star Stefanie Van ___ Gragt
Crossword #84 - Better Angels (Themeless)
