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*Cosmic phenomena in which light cannot escape
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*Cosmic phenomena in which light cannot escape
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"Oh, sure!"
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Birch branch, say
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*Jessica Chastain and Isla Fisher, hairwise
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*"This is an emergency," on the Enterprise
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23andMe co-founder Wojcicki
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Name found in thesauruses
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*1968 release from the Beatles with a plain cover, informally
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*Olympic champion's prize
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Numismatist's interests
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*Group fighting against deforestation
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Dairy farm din
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"Don't ___ the bear"
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Restless
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Barista's art medium
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Mall Santa's aide
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Reno in Clinton's cabinet
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Way up, perhaps
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Russo of "Nightcrawler"
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Fill, as a Ford
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Like choral pieces
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Texas's "Sun City"
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It's got the goods
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Buildup of military might
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Traffic signal
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"Latvia and Luxembourg are not involved in this meta," e.g.
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Plays' prizes
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Acting West or Whitman
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Up to snuff
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Cranberry sauce container
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Slugger Soto
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One behind the counter
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Make exhausted
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*Humanitarian group that asks for blood and platelet donations
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Secluded narrow valley
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The only features of five designs suggested by this puzzle
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*Washington home (but never George Washington's home)
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Celebration of a national symbol
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Silents actress Markey
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*Alliterative flowers mentioned in "What a Wonderful World"
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Fast trip, often
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Reward for a scout
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Pick up
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"That. Was. Amazing."
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From the start
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Sportswriter Berkow
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Suspend
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Feature of the meta answer's national symbol
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Puts one's name on
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Vamooses
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Series of spitting images?
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Short thing for someone who's hot
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Summit agreement
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Adorkable sorts
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Check one final time?
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Rotator in a grandfather clock
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Chef Ducasse
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Crooner ___ King Cole
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PhD students' stressors
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"Baby Beluga" musician
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Penny producer
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Part of a pastoral plot
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*Merlot, pinot noir, etc.
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Instinctive assessment
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*Moral panic of the McCarthy years
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*Soothing sound that may improve one's sleep
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"___ Wang on Weddings" (2001 book)
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Comedian Johnson
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*Member of the U.S. Navy's flight demonstration squad
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*Part of an electoral map easily won by the Democratic candidate
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Furtive "Look at me!"
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Spotted ___ (fish)
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*Sweet citrus fruit covers
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Striker at a hardware store
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Repetitive cry at the World Cup
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Batted first
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Historic time spans
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Midwest home of WashU
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Alexander's opponent in "Hamilton"
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Scaly form of leather
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"As my way of saying thanks ..."
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Consultant's charge
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"I Am" musician Lewis
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"Am I the only one who feels this way ...?"
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Condescendingly tell someone things about her own area of expertise, say
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"Not now, I'm ___"
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Having really bad luck
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First name of the first lady during four terms
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Decrease
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HVAC system channel
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Captain Hook's sidekick
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Boxes on a ship, e.g.
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"___ Alto" (2013 film set in California)
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"I Love Rock 'n' Roll" rocker Joan
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L.A. team whose players have curved horns on their helmets
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Leading ladies, at times?
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"That does ___ compute"
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Opposite of post-
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Engages in small talk
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Hairstylist's favorite dessert?
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Making alterations
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72 Across vehicle, often
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"That freaks me out!"
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Society's rules
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"Oh, sure!"
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Gave a dirty look to
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Cover all the ___ (be thorough)
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Prompted
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Competition at Medieval Times
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Material used in some stop-motion animation
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Exercise often done while supine
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Sheriff Andy Taylor's sitcom son
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"Tommy Boy" actor Farley
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One who may work atop an A-frame
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Shine like a firefly
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Inlet between cliffs
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Arabian Peninsula port
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Trees sacred to druids
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Gargantuan
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"My hands ___ tied"
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Nightcaps, in baseball
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Sports fans seeking season tickets might be on them for many years
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"A Change Is Gonna ___" (Sam Cooke classic)
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Mind-reading letters
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Venue for a hot stone massage
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Source of shots on the set of "ER," say
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Scattered in a garden
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Least fresh, as a bagel
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"Gotta think about this ..."
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National Poetry Month
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Modify, as a manual
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Alludes (to)
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Confine, as a bird
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Container for aging spirits, at times
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Girds (oneself)
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Current obsession
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Mediant note of the F minor scale
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Poker night stakes
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Has control over
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Unruly demonstration
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Answer an Evite, say
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Facial breakout
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Accounting of charges
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Maple substance
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WaPo Sunday, Jun 15, 2025 Flying Colors
Daily Puzzle | By Evan Birnholz
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