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Shortcut
Description
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.
(period)
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and
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OR
Shift
with arrow keys
Move cursor perpendicular to current orientation without changing orientation
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and
Shift+Tab
Move cursor to first unfilled square of next or previous unfilled clue
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End
Move cursor to the beginning or end of a clue
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Spherical opening
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Schools of thought
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Wendy's alternative
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Unceasingly
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Jai __
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Perform perfectly
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Structures that block soil
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Without stopping
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Place for pictures
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"Same" prefix
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Cartoon exclamation
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What a tee lacks
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Round up
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Novelist Brown
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Your choice of
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Ivy, for instance
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One of the first mates
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Publicize
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Midmonth day
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Suspenseful story
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Managed
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S&L acronym
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Win the affection of
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Legendary looter
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Astronaut affirmative
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According to
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Many a franchise film
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Notable period
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Football punishment
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Old Testament twin
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Disney head
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Clump of 30-Down
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Roast cut
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Vocal quality
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Pulled apart
DOWN
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Medal-worthy
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"Still,..."
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Something in a shower
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Turkey neighbor
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Giovanni, in Scotland
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Smooth-talking
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Salon service
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Prophetic indication
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Mixed up with
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Edible, per 53-Down
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Tanker cargo
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Preceder of a THX text
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Utopian
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Group's assurance
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Ivy Leaguer
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Detailed, with "out"
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Mrs. Shakespeare
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Certain loafs
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Ottawa-based force: Abbr.
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Cruel gossip
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Family nickname
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Freelance assignment
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Contends
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City near Delhi
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"Doggone it!"
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"It __ over..."
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Stacked
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Dinar spender
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Excessive fuss
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Equate
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Twin of Artemis
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Parish cleric
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Evil alter ego
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Five-pillar faith
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Of Swiss peaks
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Squad or brigade
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Kellogg's brand
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Formal agreement
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Vessel designation
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Sooner St. school
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Poetic preposition
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Daily Puzzle | By Mark McClain, edited by Stanley Newman
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