Crossword No. 0909
ACROSS
___ Blackburn,
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Tennessee’s first female senator
Stay-at-homes?
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They may be
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iced for a hoppy birthday party Maker of sweet
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eggs
“In a Silent Way”
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trumpeter [~3:5] Mohammed
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bin Thani was the first one for Qatar
Amazingly
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enough
___ Annie of
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“Oklahoma!” Rendezvous
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(with) Stumblebum
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Word with shot
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or happy
Close
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Some
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unaccredited universities, derisively [~57:1]
Singer Amos
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Animal whose
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teeth are the strongest substance in the natural world Makeup shades
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that match skin tones
Robotics motor
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Eves’
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counterpart 1947’s
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___-Hartley Act Hardly
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parsimonious, in a saying [~1:454]
Steal
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“Ratatouille”
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protagonist It may be iced
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for a happy birthday party
People based
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in Kykotsmovi Village, Arizona Glowing lines
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Stefani ___
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Angelina Germanotta a.k.a. Lady Gaga Diamond data
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What you have
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to do to interpret the answers to 16-, 25- and 40-Across
Signs up
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“Maybe”
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“You sure about
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that?”
Ones tackling
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their home work
DOWN
“Yeah? And
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what if I don’t wanna?!”
Food, quaintly
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Trusted
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Garment that
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appropriately rhymes with “court”
Basted edge
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Ulterior motives
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Role for Paul
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McCartney in the Beatles Is calculating,
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say
Magic org.
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“Veep” co-star
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Clea ___
Like the left
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side of the aisle, traditionally
PUZZLE BY BILLY BRATTON
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moderators, e.g., in brief
Endured
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El Greco and
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others
___ Bell,
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Emily Brontë pseudonym
Lula da ___,
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former president of Brazil
Free from
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When doubled, a
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2010s dance Good cheer
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Good card
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game for the inebriated? Suffix with ranch
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Treaded winter
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vehicles
“You betcha!”
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Bias
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Like the cream
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of the crop
Apple store
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employee? Overhauled
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Supreme god of
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ancient Egypt
“So true”
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Felt
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Sign of late
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February
How a
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controversial topic might be
debated
Work well
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together Aéroport d’___
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LxWxH
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Country music’s
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___ Young Band
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