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NYT Crossword Answers for October 18, 2015

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Sunday, October 18, 2015 · 140 clues

This page lists the NYT Crossword from Sunday, October 18, 2015: 140 clues, each with its answer behind a reveal button. For the newest puzzle, go to today's NYT Crossword answers.

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Across clues

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Supreme Court justice who once compared the majority's reasoning to "the mystical aphorisms of the fortune cookie"
6 letters Hints for Supreme Court justice who once compared the majority's reasoning to "the mystical aphorisms of the fortune cookie" Clue page for Supreme Court justice who once compared the majority's reasoning to "the mystical aphorisms of the fortune cookie"
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Low part
5 letters Hints for Low part Clue page for Low part
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Classify
6 letters Hints for Classify Clue page for Classify
18
A dozen for Hercules
6 letters Hints for A dozen for Hercules Clue page for A dozen for Hercules
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Silk case
6 letters Hints for Silk case Clue page for Silk case
20
Words of defiance
7 letters Hints for Words of defiance Clue page for Words of defiance
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Admission of a lack of familiarity with Mr. Hockey?
13 letters Hints for Admission of a lack of familiarity with Mr. Hockey? Clue page for Admission of a lack of familiarity with Mr. Hockey?
24
Business feature?
7 letters Hints for Business feature? Clue page for Business feature?
25
Ancient Persian
4 letters Hints for Ancient Persian Clue page for Ancient Persian
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Like sailors' talk
5 letters Hints for Like sailors' talk Clue page for Like sailors' talk
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Celebrity cook Paula
4 letters Hints for Celebrity cook Paula Clue page for Celebrity cook Paula
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Curse (out)
4 letters Hints for Curse (out) Clue page for Curse (out)
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Fusses
5 letters Hints for Fusses Clue page for Fusses
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Kyoto concurrence
3 letters Hints for Kyoto concurrence Clue page for Kyoto concurrence
33
Less serious works by the author of "Brighton Rock"?
11 letters Hints for Less serious works by the author of "Brighton Rock"? Clue page for Less serious works by the author of "Brighton Rock"?
36
Take responsibility for
3 letters Hints for Take responsibility for Clue page for Take responsibility for
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Makes fast
7 letters Hints for Makes fast Clue page for Makes fast
40
Roman law
3 letters Hints for Roman law Clue page for Roman law
41
One making a roaring start?
7 letters Hints for One making a roaring start? Clue page for One making a roaring start?
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Only one person can do it
4 letters Hints for Only one person can do it Clue page for Only one person can do it
46
Fits comfortably
7 letters Hints for Fits comfortably Clue page for Fits comfortably
50
Toque
8 letters Hints for Toque Clue page for Toque
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Reason for Brosnan fans to watch 1980s TV?
12 letters Hints for Reason for Brosnan fans to watch 1980s TV? Clue page for Reason for Brosnan fans to watch 1980s TV?
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"Home, ___"
5 letters Hints for "Home, ___" Clue page for "Home, ___"
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Beach fronts?
4 letters Hints for Beach fronts? Clue page for Beach fronts?
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A title might be presented in it: Abbr.
4 letters Hints for A title might be presented in it: Abbr. Clue page for A title might be presented in it: Abbr.
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Being dragged along
5 letters Hints for Being dragged along Clue page for Being dragged along
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John Lennon's middle name
3 letters Hints for John Lennon's middle name Clue page for John Lennon's middle name
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Brand name whose middle two letters are linked in its logo
4 letters Hints for Brand name whose middle two letters are linked in its logo Clue page for Brand name whose middle two letters are linked in its logo
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Cameo stone
4 letters Hints for Cameo stone Clue page for Cameo stone
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Some briefs
4 letters Hints for Some briefs Clue page for Some briefs
64
Round house?
3 letters Hints for Round house? Clue page for Round house?
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Trying to sell one's "Au Revoir les Enfants" video?
13 letters Hints for Trying to sell one's "Au Revoir les Enfants" video? Clue page for Trying to sell one's "Au Revoir les Enfants" video?
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Where safety goggles may be worn
3 letters Hints for Where safety goggles may be worn Clue page for Where safety goggles may be worn
71
Don Juan's mother
4 letters Hints for Don Juan's mother Clue page for Don Juan's mother
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Plowmen's cries
4 letters Hints for Plowmen's cries Clue page for Plowmen's cries
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"Rhyme Pays" rapper
4 letters Hints for "Rhyme Pays" rapper Clue page for "Rhyme Pays" rapper
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"Catch-22" pilot
3 letters Hints for "Catch-22" pilot Clue page for "Catch-22" pilot
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Deplete
5 letters Hints for Deplete Clue page for Deplete
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Flaky stuff
4 letters Hints for Flaky stuff Clue page for Flaky stuff
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Foam
4 letters Hints for Foam Clue page for Foam
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Challenge for a virologist
5 letters Hints for Challenge for a virologist Clue page for Challenge for a virologist
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Explosive side of a former tennis great?
12 letters Hints for Explosive side of a former tennis great? Clue page for Explosive side of a former tennis great?
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Fruitcakes
8 letters Hints for Fruitcakes Clue page for Fruitcakes
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Libation with a floral bouquet
7 letters Hints for Libation with a floral bouquet Clue page for Libation with a floral bouquet
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Noted second-place finisher
4 letters Hints for Noted second-place finisher Clue page for Noted second-place finisher
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Make sense of
7 letters Hints for Make sense of Clue page for Make sense of
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"Smack!"
3 letters Hints for "Smack!" Clue page for "Smack!"
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Maybe not even that
7 letters Hints for Maybe not even that Clue page for Maybe not even that
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Rockies game
3 letters Hints for Rockies game Clue page for Rockies game
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Comic's copy of "The Importance of Being Earnest"?
11 letters Hints for Comic's copy of "The Importance of Being Earnest"? Clue page for Comic's copy of "The Importance of Being Earnest"?
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"Oh no!"
3 letters Hints for "Oh no!" Clue page for "Oh no!"
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Home of Future World
5 letters Hints for Home of Future World Clue page for Home of Future World
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Soil: Prefix
4 letters Hints for Soil: Prefix Clue page for Soil: Prefix
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Upbeat
4 letters Hints for Upbeat Clue page for Upbeat
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Rocky debris
5 letters Hints for Rocky debris Clue page for Rocky debris
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Brazilian berry
4 letters Hints for Brazilian berry Clue page for Brazilian berry
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Applaud
7 letters Hints for Applaud Clue page for Applaud
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Assign blame to the singer of "Blurred Lines"?
13 letters Hints for Assign blame to the singer of "Blurred Lines"? Clue page for Assign blame to the singer of "Blurred Lines"?
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"Lake Wobegon Days" writer
7 letters Hints for "Lake Wobegon Days" writer Clue page for "Lake Wobegon Days" writer
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Writing award won multiple times by Alice Munro
6 letters Hints for Writing award won multiple times by Alice Munro Clue page for Writing award won multiple times by Alice Munro
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Where Quiznos and Mapquest are headquartered
6 letters Hints for Where Quiznos and Mapquest are headquartered Clue page for Where Quiznos and Mapquest are headquartered
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Erotic
6 letters Hints for Erotic Clue page for Erotic
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"All I ___ Do" (Sheryl Crow hit)
5 letters Hints for "All I ___ Do" (Sheryl Crow hit) Clue page for "All I ___ Do" (Sheryl Crow hit)
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Tavern vessels
6 letters Hints for Tavern vessels Clue page for Tavern vessels

Down clues

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Slenderizes
5 letters Hints for Slenderizes Clue page for Slenderizes
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Midshipman's counterpart
5 letters Hints for Midshipman's counterpart Clue page for Midshipman's counterpart
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Residence
5 letters Hints for Residence Clue page for Residence
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Single copy of "The Bonfire of the Vanities"?
9 letters Hints for Single copy of "The Bonfire of the Vanities"? Clue page for Single copy of "The Bonfire of the Vanities"?
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N.Y.C. line
3 letters Hints for N.Y.C. line Clue page for N.Y.C. line
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Questions
4 letters Hints for Questions Clue page for Questions
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Farfalle shapes
7 letters Hints for Farfalle shapes Clue page for Farfalle shapes
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Sore
4 letters Hints for Sore Clue page for Sore
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Great Lakes' ___ Canals
3 letters Hints for Great Lakes' ___ Canals Clue page for Great Lakes' ___ Canals
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Disperse
3 letters Hints for Disperse Clue page for Disperse
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Fidgety
6 letters Hints for Fidgety Clue page for Fidgety
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Net worth component
5 letters Hints for Net worth component Clue page for Net worth component
13
Topsiders?
8 letters Hints for Topsiders? Clue page for Topsiders?
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Spain's Costa del ___
3 letters Hints for Spain's Costa del ___ Clue page for Spain's Costa del ___
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Go too far
10 letters Hints for Go too far Clue page for Go too far
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Actress O'Connor of "Xena: Warrior Princess"
5 letters Hints for Actress O'Connor of "Xena: Warrior Princess" Clue page for Actress O'Connor of "Xena: Warrior Princess"
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Saturn's largest moon
5 letters Hints for Saturn's largest moon Clue page for Saturn's largest moon
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Rum mixers
5 letters Hints for Rum mixers Clue page for Rum mixers
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"What we want most, but what, alas! we use worst," per William Penn
4 letters Hints for "What we want most, but what, alas! we use worst," per William Penn Clue page for "What we want most, but what, alas! we use worst," per William Penn
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"Uh-uh"
3 letters Hints for "Uh-uh" Clue page for "Uh-uh"
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Questioning interjections
3 letters Hints for Questioning interjections Clue page for Questioning interjections
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Like Vatican guards
5 letters Hints for Like Vatican guards Clue page for Like Vatican guards
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Ripsnorter
4 letters Hints for Ripsnorter Clue page for Ripsnorter
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Pressing work
7 letters Hints for Pressing work Clue page for Pressing work
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Fidgety
7 letters Hints for Fidgety Clue page for Fidgety
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Japanese drama
3 letters Hints for Japanese drama Clue page for Japanese drama
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Some Thanksgiving decorations
4 letters Hints for Some Thanksgiving decorations Clue page for Some Thanksgiving decorations
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Dead-end position
5 letters Hints for Dead-end position Clue page for Dead-end position
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Modern-day home of the ancient Ashanti empire
5 letters Hints for Modern-day home of the ancient Ashanti empire Clue page for Modern-day home of the ancient Ashanti empire
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Some sites on the National Mall
9 letters Hints for Some sites on the National Mall Clue page for Some sites on the National Mall
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Home of Jar Jar Binks in "Star Wars" films
5 letters Hints for Home of Jar Jar Binks in "Star Wars" films Clue page for Home of Jar Jar Binks in "Star Wars" films
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TV's ___ Network (sports presenter)
3 letters Hints for TV's ___ Network (sports presenter) Clue page for TV's ___ Network (sports presenter)
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Relaxes and has some fun
9 letters Hints for Relaxes and has some fun Clue page for Relaxes and has some fun
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Chess's ___ ratings
3 letters Hints for Chess's ___ ratings Clue page for Chess's ___ ratings
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Singers do this
3 letters Hints for Singers do this Clue page for Singers do this
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Nutrition-related
7 letters Hints for Nutrition-related Clue page for Nutrition-related
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Confound
6 letters Hints for Confound Clue page for Confound
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Resident of southern Mexico
7 letters Hints for Resident of southern Mexico Clue page for Resident of southern Mexico
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Llama's kin
6 letters Hints for Llama's kin Clue page for Llama's kin
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Radio freq.
3 letters Hints for Radio freq. Clue page for Radio freq.
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Come-___
3 letters Hints for Come-___ Clue page for Come-___
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Nonkosher lunch order
3 letters Hints for Nonkosher lunch order Clue page for Nonkosher lunch order
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Onetime title for Obama and Clinton
7 letters Hints for Onetime title for Obama and Clinton Clue page for Onetime title for Obama and Clinton
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"They got me!"
7 letters Hints for "They got me!" Clue page for "They got me!"
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Preceded, with "to"
5 letters Hints for Preceded, with "to" Clue page for Preceded, with "to"
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Former kingdom of Provence
5 letters Hints for Former kingdom of Provence Clue page for Former kingdom of Provence
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Military muckety-mucks
5 letters Hints for Military muckety-mucks Clue page for Military muckety-mucks
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Midwesterners, stereotypically
10 letters Hints for Midwesterners, stereotypically Clue page for Midwesterners, stereotypically
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Modern TV feature
3 letters Hints for Modern TV feature Clue page for Modern TV feature
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Hundred Acre Wood resident
3 letters Hints for Hundred Acre Wood resident Clue page for Hundred Acre Wood resident
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Farrow or Hamm
3 letters Hints for Farrow or Hamm Clue page for Farrow or Hamm
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Mother of Ares
4 letters Hints for Mother of Ares Clue page for Mother of Ares
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France's ___ Polytechnique
5 letters Hints for France's ___ Polytechnique Clue page for France's ___ Polytechnique
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Buy into "Common Sense"?
9 letters Hints for Buy into "Common Sense"? Clue page for Buy into "Common Sense"?
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Post office?
8 letters Hints for Post office? Clue page for Post office?
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Hardly fancy
4 letters Hints for Hardly fancy Clue page for Hardly fancy
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"L'Amore dei ___ Re" (Montemezzi opera)
3 letters Hints for "L'Amore dei ___ Re" (Montemezzi opera) Clue page for "L'Amore dei ___ Re" (Montemezzi opera)
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Sophocles tragedy
7 letters Hints for Sophocles tragedy Clue page for Sophocles tragedy
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Sue Grafton's "___ for Innocent"
3 letters Hints for Sue Grafton's "___ for Innocent" Clue page for Sue Grafton's "___ for Innocent"
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Come in under the radar, say
6 letters Hints for Come in under the radar, say Clue page for Come in under the radar, say
94
Artist Neiman
5 letters Hints for Artist Neiman Clue page for Artist Neiman
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Raise, with "up"
4 letters Hints for Raise, with "up" Clue page for Raise, with "up"
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Eyes
5 letters Hints for Eyes Clue page for Eyes
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Poisonous snake
5 letters Hints for Poisonous snake Clue page for Poisonous snake
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Producer of wrinkles, it's said
5 letters Hints for Producer of wrinkles, it's said Clue page for Producer of wrinkles, it's said
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Comprehension
3 letters Hints for Comprehension Clue page for Comprehension
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First year in Constantine's reign
5 letters Hints for First year in Constantine's reign Clue page for First year in Constantine's reign
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Like some port vessels
5 letters Hints for Like some port vessels Clue page for Like some port vessels
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Levels
5 letters Hints for Levels Clue page for Levels
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___ Fein
4 letters Hints for ___ Fein Clue page for ___ Fein
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LAX figs.
4 letters Hints for LAX figs. Clue page for LAX figs.
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Jupiter's locale: Abbr.
3 letters Hints for Jupiter's locale: Abbr. Clue page for Jupiter's locale: Abbr.
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"Got it!"
3 letters Hints for "Got it!" Clue page for "Got it!"
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Hankering
3 letters Hints for Hankering Clue page for Hankering
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Riled (up)
3 letters Hints for Riled (up) Clue page for Riled (up)

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