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Letters of praise from professors, informally
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Some liberal arts degs.
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Owns
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Nursemaid of the Raj era
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Rock that's worth refining
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Copy, as mannerisms
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"If I ___ you..."
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Fine, in old slang
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Kitty on the poker table
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Dash to the finish
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Bread pieces for gravy, or concessions to appease
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Interest-rate-setting org., with "the"
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Gym rat's goal, or a tantrum
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Pet rocks or planking, once
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Help across borders, perhaps
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One's place, as in "serve in good ___"
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Sash that cinches a kimono
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Squirrel away
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Digs for pigs
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Mark on a report card, or a road's incline
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Whole lot, colloquially
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Peg with a driving purpose?
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In the past
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Nile slitherer of legend
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Auctioneer's final word
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Like the end of the pool where diving is allowed
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Metal that gives a tenth anniversary its name
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Priest's white vestment
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Back talk
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They may be fertilized in a lab
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Whale whose name comes from Norwegian
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Jazz combo, often
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Slippery sushi bar offering
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Duped, as in a con
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Smooth over, in woodworking?
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Like sashimi or an untreated wound
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Hurricane's calm center
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"The Alienist" author Caleb
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Bundle of papers or wheat
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Word from a disappointed crowd or an affectionate partner
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Craft with a two-by-two passenger manifest
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Dates regularly
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Like Disneyland's self-described place on Earth
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One who abandons the faith
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Tennis unit or stage scenery
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Come to a halt
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Trim a manuscript, say
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Frequently, to a poet
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It might delay a San Francisco flight
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Like sandpaper or a grating personality
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Like a bishop's move, or a way to cut a sandwich
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Tittle over an i, or what precedes com
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Horse ___ (practical wisdom)
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It might get you out of a gray area?
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Way to go
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OSHA's parent agcy.
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Exterminator's targets, or annoying little siblings
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Sprint, or a pinch of salt
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Prefix with legal or medic
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Little piggy, in a nursery rhyme
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Meadow, to a poet
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Auction house action
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Sloth or envy, e.g.
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Lawn in a roll
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Letters of praise from professors, informally
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