Crossword No. 0917

ACROSS

Group whose

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name means

“the people of the waters that are never still” To boot

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2014 animated

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film whose protagonist, aptly, is a construction worker, with “The”

It sticks out in a

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dance studio Jam-packed

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Imperial title

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derived from “caesar” Quinceañeras,

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e.g.

Social protest

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lecture series Possible

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response to

“Who took the last cookie?” Pentagon bigwig

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Twicehyphenated

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Musicians are

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often on it Instruments for

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Annapurna Devi and Anoushka Shankar Comedian Notaro

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Criticize, with

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“on”

Brand whose

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logo includes a schoolboy with a ball for a head Largest U.S. union

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Ground shaking

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stuff?

Composes

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(oneself)

Ancient gathering

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place

Locale for bowed

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heads

Aspirational

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hashtag

Breaks off

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S_c_ _d (time in

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time)

Showers with

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sparkles

___ smarts

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Reciprocally

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Monkey head

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mushroom, by another name Mountaintop

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home

Muscle car

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acronym

Cheese whose

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name is a semordnilap

One celebrating

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Grounation

Day, which commemorates a visit by 8-Down Go against

All up in another’s business

What may be considered worse when done well 57 58

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DOWN

Mix of many

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different cultures

Stared at

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Red ___

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Succinct “I think”

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Animal

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associated with the Egyptian goddess Hathor Online image

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Crane of “Frasier”

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Ethiopian

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emperor revered by 56-Acrosses To boot

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Its destruction

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marked a turning point in World War I

Actor Sebastian

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___

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Between you and

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me

Surrounded and

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attacked, with

“to”

Typist’s help to

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avoid repetitive strain injury

Team whose

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song “The Super Bowl Shuffle” earned a Grammy nomination

Big game

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Throw ___

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Short-crust

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pastry fillings Wind on the

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water?

Cheek

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Texter’s segue

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Sharper image

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co.?

Some works by

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Petrarch

Caution on a

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silica gel packet Lady, but not the Tramp

Ones who are sent packing?

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Confuse wasabi

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with guacamole, say

Perfect vis-à-vis

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good, in an aphorism

Portmanteau for

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a messenger bag Water filter brand

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Tiptoe, maybe

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Took a dive

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Tucker

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Part of the

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mouth

Hurly-burly

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