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Quick Navigation - Table of Contents
- Today's Puzzle Difficulty
- Across Clues Table (39 clues)
- Across Clues - Detailed Hints
- Down Clues Table (37 clues)
- Down Clues - Detailed Hints
- Expert Solving Strategies
- Today's Puzzle Statistics
Today's Puzzle Difficulty: Challenging
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Across Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1A | 1. Similar (to) | 4 |
| 2A | 5. Taters | 5 |
| 3A | 10. Whole bunch | 4 |
| 4A | 14. Titillating | 4 |
| 5A | 15. Over-the-top enthusiasm | 5 |
| 6A | 16. Ice cream holder | 4 |
| 7A | 17. Meccano offering for budding builders | 10 |
| 8A | 19. Taj Mahal city | 4 |
| 9A | 20. Catch red-handed | 3 |
| 10A | 21. Fairy tale fiend | 4 |
| 11A | 22. Ancient inhabitants of the Andes | 5 |
| 12A | 23. Ring-shaped coral reef | 5 |
| 13A | 25. Human's earliest phase, according to Freud | 9 |
| 14A | 28. Like the man on an annual People magazine cover | 7 |
| 15A | 30. Crimebuster | 3 |
| 16A | 31. Ann Patchett novel "___ Canto" | 3 |
| 17A | 32. Suffix with lemon or orange | 3 |
| 18A | 33. "Of course!" | 3 |
| 19A | 34. Relieves (of) | 4 |
| 20A | 35. Metaphorical Cold War barrier | 11 |
| 21A | 38. "Deadly" transgressions | 4 |
| 22A | 40. Structure for hydroelectric power | 3 |
| 23A | 41. Hypotheticals | 3 |
| 24A | 42. PC exit key | 3 |
| 25A | 43. No-good dog | 3 |
| 26A | 44. Watches on Hulu, say | 7 |
| 27A | 48. Small aircraft for short flights | 9 |
| 28A | 51. Beauty maven Lauder | 5 |
| 29A | 52. Three-note chord | 5 |
| 30A | 53. Christmas Eve service | 4 |
| 31A | 55. Laudatory verse | 3 |
| 32A | 56. Not as much | 4 |
| 33A | 57. Toys ... or the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across? | 10 |
| 34A | 60. Polish for publishing | 4 |
| 35A | 61. Treat for Winnie-the-Pooh | 5 |
| 36A | 62. "Begone!" | 4 |
| 37A | 63. Spoonful of medicine, maybe | 4 |
| 38A | 64. Water or rust, chemically | 5 |
| 39A | 65. One who saves the day | 4 |
Across Clues - Strategic Hints
1A: "1. Similar (to)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that similar in quality or character
- Similar words include: blood-related, consanguineal, cognate
- Pattern: ____
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2A: "5. Taters"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an edible tuber native to south america; a staple food of ireland
- Similar words include: white potato, potato, Irish potato
- Pattern: _____
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3A: "10. Whole bunch"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (often followed by `of') a large number or amount or extent
- Similar words include: plenty, hatful, veer
- Pattern: ____
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4A: "14. Titillating"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that full of zest or vigor
- Similar words include: rich, full-bodied, gamey
- Pattern: ____
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5A: "15. Over-the-top enthusiasm"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an irrational but irresistible motive for a belief or action
- Similar words include: manic disorder, passion, cacoethes
- Pattern: _____
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6A: "16. Ice cream holder"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any cone-shaped artifact
- Similar words include: conoid, retinal cone, strobile
- Pattern: ____
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7A: "17. Meccano offering for budding builders"
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- Pattern: __________
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8A: "19. Taj Mahal city"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a city in northern india; former capital of the mogul empire; site of the taj mahal
- Pattern: ____
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9A: "20. Catch red-handed"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that tag the base runner to get him out
- Similar words include: nail, apprehend, collar
- Pattern: ___
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10A: "21. Fairy tale fiend"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a cruel wicked and inhuman person
- Similar words include: monster, fiend, demon
- Pattern: ____
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11A: "22. Ancient inhabitants of the Andes"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a ruler of the incas (or a member of his family)
- Similar words include: Inka, Incan, Inca
- Pattern: _____
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12A: "23. Ring-shaped coral reef"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an island consisting of a circular coral reef surrounding a lagoon
- Pattern: _____
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13A: "25. Human's earliest phase, according to Freud"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _________
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14A: "28. Like the man on an annual People magazine cover"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that marked by or tending to arouse sexual desire or interest
- Similar words include: aphrodisiac, sexy, aphrodisiacal
- Opposite of: anaphrodisiac, unsexy
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15A: "30. Crimebuster"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that uncomplimentary terms for a policeman
- Similar words include: copper, fuzz, thieve
- Pattern: ___
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16A: "31. Ann Patchett novel "___ Canto""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a logarithmic unit of sound intensity equal to 10 decibels
- Similar words include: B
- Pattern: ___
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17A: "32. Suffix with lemon or orange"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sweetened beverage of diluted fruit juice
- Similar words include: fruit drink
- Pattern: ___
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18A: "33. "Of course!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an affirmative
- Opposite of: no
- Pattern: ___
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19A: "34. Relieves (of)"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that relieve from
- Similar words include: free, disembarrass, rid
- Pattern: ____
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20A: "35. Metaphorical Cold War barrier"
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- Pattern: ___________
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21A: "38. "Deadly" transgressions"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that estrangement from god
- Similar words include: goof, Sin, boob
- Pattern: ____
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22A: "40. Structure for hydroelectric power"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a barrier constructed to contain the flow of water or to keep out the sea
- Similar words include: decameter, dyke, dam up
- Pattern: ___
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23A: "41. Hypotheticals"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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24A: "42. PC exit key"
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- Pattern: ___
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25A: "43. No-good dog"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an inferior dog or one of mixed breed
- Similar words include: mongrel, mutt
- Pattern: ___
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26A: "44. Watches on Hulu, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a natural body of running water flowing on or under the earth
- Similar words include: well out, current, pelt
- Pattern: _______
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27A: "48. Small aircraft for short flights"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an airplane with an external propeller that is driven by a turbojet engine
- Similar words include: propjet, turbo-propeller plane
- Pattern: _________
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28A: "51. Beauty maven Lauder"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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29A: "52. Three-note chord"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the cardinal number that is the sum of one and one and one
- Similar words include: tierce, leash, three
- Pattern: _____
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30A: "53. Christmas Eve service"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the property of a body that causes it to have weight in a gravitational field
- Similar words include: plenty, hatful, slew
- Pattern: ____
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31A: "55. Laudatory verse"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a lyric poem with complex stanza forms
- Pattern: ___
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32A: "56. Not as much"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that (comparative of `little' usually used with mass nouns) a quantifier meaning not as great in amount or degree
- Similar words include: to a lesser extent
- Opposite of: more
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33A: "57. Toys ... or the ends of 17-, 25-, 35- and 48-Across?"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an artifact designed to be played with
- Similar words include: toy, plaything
- Pattern: __________
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34A: "60. Polish for publishing"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that prepare for publication or presentation by correcting, revising, or adapting
- Similar words include: delete, blue-pencil, redact
- Pattern: ____
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35A: "61. Treat for Winnie-the-Pooh"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a sweet yellow liquid produced by bees
- Similar words include: love, dear, dearest
- Pattern: _____
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36A: "62. "Begone!""
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that singing jazz; the singer substitutes nonsense syllables for the words of the song and tries to sound like a musical instrument
- Similar words include: take to the woods, break away, scarper
- Pattern: ____
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37A: "63. Spoonful of medicine, maybe"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a measured portion of medicine taken at any one time
- Similar words include: dot, sexually transmitted disease, dosage
- Pattern: ____
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38A: "64. Water or rust, chemically"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that any compound of oxygen with another element or a radical
- Pattern: _____
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39A: "65. One who saves the day"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a man distinguished by exceptional courage and nobility and strength
- Similar words include: zep, Cuban sandwich, hero sandwich
- Pattern: ____
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Down Clues - Complete List
| No. | Clue | Letters |
|---|---|---|
| 1D | 1. Large venues | 6 |
| 2D | 2. Martial art in which folks get their kicks | 6 |
| 3D | 3. Refrigerator, quaintly | 6 |
| 4D | 4. Home of the Empire State Bldg. | 3 |
| 5D | 5. Unhealthy haze | 4 |
| 6D | 6. Mimic | 6 |
| 7D | 7. Indy racer Al or Bobby | 5 |
| 8D | 8. Yahtzee cube | 3 |
| 9D | 9. Was successful in musical chairs | 3 |
| 10D | 10. Minimal | 5 |
| 11D | 11. Woodsy abode | 8 |
| 12D | 12. Furious | 7 |
| 13D | 13. Sneaky types | 7 |
| 14D | 18. Ohio port on Lake Erie | 6 |
| 15D | 22. Co. with a lot of connections? | 3 |
| 16D | 24. Tall tale tellers | 5 |
| 17D | 26. Taiwanese computer giant | 4 |
| 18D | 27. Went ballistic | 6 |
| 19D | 29. Humorous parody | 6 |
| 20D | 33. "Dee-lish!" | 3 |
| 21D | 34. Expands, as dough with yeast | 5 |
| 22D | 35. Experiencing great difficulty | 8 |
| 23D | 36. Singer Vikki with three Grammys | 4 |
| 24D | 37. With a clean slate | 6 |
| 25D | 38. Avoided a trial, say | 7 |
| 26D | 39. Emphatic affirmative | 7 |
| 27D | 43. Common fish-and-chips fish | 3 |
| 28D | 44. Fixed at the vet | 6 |
| 29D | 45. Immediately | 6 |
| 30D | 46. Brooklyn's ___ Evers College | 6 |
| 31D | 47. Looks after | 6 |
| 32D | 49. Sew loosely | 5 |
| 33D | 50. Saudi neighbor | 5 |
| 34D | 54. Eyelid affliction | 4 |
| 35D | 57. Vietnamese soup with rice noodles | 3 |
| 36D | 58. Salmon on a bagel | 3 |
| 37D | 59. Suffix with bull or bear | 3 |
Down Clues - Strategic Hints
1D: "1. Large venues"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a particular environment or walk of life
- Similar words include: arena, stadium, sphere
- Pattern: ______
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2D: "2. Martial art in which folks get their kicks"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a traditional japanese system of unarmed combat; sharp blows and kicks are given to pressure-sensitive points on the body of the opponent
- Pattern: ______
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3D: "3. Refrigerator, quaintly"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that white goods in which food can be stored at low temperatures
- Similar words include: refrigerator
- Pattern: ______
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4D: "4. Home of the Empire State Bldg."
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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5D: "5. Unhealthy haze"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that air pollution by a mixture of smoke and fog
- Similar words include: smogginess
- Pattern: ____
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6D: "6. Mimic"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that usually brightly colored zygodactyl tropical birds with short hooked beaks and the ability to mimic sounds
- Pattern: ______
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7D: "7. Indy racer Al or Bobby"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: _____
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8D: "8. Yahtzee cube"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a small cube with 1 to 6 spots on the six faces; used in gambling to generate random numbers
- Similar words include: decease, break, break down
- Opposite of: be born
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9D: "9. Was successful in musical chairs"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the seventh and last day of the week; observed as the sabbath by jews and some christians
- Similar words include: model, sit down, Sabbatum
- Opposite of: arise, stand
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10D: "10. Minimal"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that work hastily or carelessly; deal with inadequately and superficially
- Similar words include: light, skimp, stint
- Pattern: _____
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11D: "11. Woodsy abode"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ________
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12D: "12. Furious"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that put into a rage; make violently angry
- Similar words include: enrage, infuriated, angered
- Pattern: _______
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13D: "13. Sneaky types"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who is regarded as treacherous or sneaky
- Similar words include: weasel
- Pattern: _______
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14D: "18. Ohio port on Lake Erie"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an industrial city in northwestern ohio on lake erie
- Pattern: ______
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15D: "22. Co. with a lot of connections?"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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16D: "24. Tall tale tellers"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a person who has lied or who lies repeatedly
- Similar words include: prevaricator, liar
- Opposite of: square shooter
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17D: "26. Taiwanese computer giant"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that type genus of the aceraceae; trees or shrubs having winged fruit
- Similar words include: genus Acer
- Pattern: ____
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18D: "27. Went ballistic"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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19D: "29. Humorous parody"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a composition that imitates or misrepresents somebody's style, usually in a humorous way
- Similar words include: parody, mockery, put-on
- Pattern: ______
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20D: "33. "Dee-lish!""
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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21D: "34. Expands, as dough with yeast"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a growth in strength or number or importance
- Similar words include: raise, wage increase, rising
- Opposite of: turn in, descent
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22D: "35. Experiencing great difficulty"
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- Pattern: ________
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23D: "36. Singer Vikki with three Grammys"
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- Pattern: ____
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24D: "37. With a clean slate"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that again but in a new or different way
- Similar words include: anew
- Pattern: ______
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25D: "38. Avoided a trial, say"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that settle into a position, usually on a surface or ground
- Similar words include: locate, reconcile, settle
- Opposite of: float, unsettled
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26D: "39. Emphatic affirmative"
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- Pattern: _______
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27D: "43. Common fish-and-chips fish"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that the vessel that contains the seeds of a plant (not the seeds themselves)
- Similar words include: put on, codfish, tantalise
- Pattern: ___
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28D: "44. Fixed at the vet"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that remove the ovaries of
- Similar words include: neuter, spay, castrate
- Pattern: ______
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29D: "45. Immediately"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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30D: "46. Brooklyn's ___ Evers College"
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- Pattern: ______
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31D: "47. Looks after"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ______
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32D: "49. Sew loosely"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a loose temporary sewing stitch to hold layers of fabric together
- Similar words include: batter, basting stitch, tack
- Pattern: _____
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33D: "50. Saudi neighbor"
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- Think of something that a native or inhabitant of oman
- Pattern: _____
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34D: "54. Eyelid affliction"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that an infection of the sebaceous gland of the eyelid
- Similar words include: hordeolum, sty, eye infection
- Pattern: ____
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35D: "57. Vietnamese soup with rice noodles"
Solving Hints:
- Pattern: ___
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36D: "58. Salmon on a bagel"
Solving Hints:
- Think of something that a bluish translucent magnetic liquid obtained by compressing gaseous oxygen and then cooling it below its boiling point; used as an oxidizer in rocket propellants
- Similar words include: liquid oxygen
- Pattern: ___
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37D: "59. Suffix with bull or bear"
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- Pattern: ___
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