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USA Today · Daily · Thursday, June 18, 2026 · Li Ding
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Papas' partners, sometimes
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Papas' partners, sometimes
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Papas' partners, sometimes
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Food sold by the dozen
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Eight, en espanol
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Clear a whiteboard
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Word preceding "rug" or "code"
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Item on a theater stage
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Justice Sotomayor
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"You ___ what you sow"
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Basketball hoop edges
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Floral nickname for Kansas
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Purpose
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Winery container
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Spin around
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Puzzle
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"SNL" alum Nwodim
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Status ___
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Rower's tool
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Buddy
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Like karaoke music
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Piece of reporting
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Great Red ___ (storm in Jupiter's atmosphere)
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Genre for The All-American Rejects
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LAX org.
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Faux ___ (social blunder)
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"___ There Delilah" (Plain White T's song)
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Some are blocked by noise-canceling headphones
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"Someone Like You" singer
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Animal that might be great
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Negroni liquor
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Birds with a musical name
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It's guarded in soccer
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Rotating car part
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Tinder or Bumble alternative
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Sharp pain
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Apple tablet
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Respected figure
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Fruits in some jams
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Like an optimistic viewpoint
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"___ of Something New" ("High School Musical" song)
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Drop the ball
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Titillate
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Bedside ___ (skill for a good doctor)
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"Dream on!"
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Tightly close
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Q-tip target
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Welcome at the door
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Equipment
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Drains
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TV host with a book club
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Analytic review
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One of 755 hit by Hank Aaron
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Photo ___ (media events)
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Supervise
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"One Fish, ___ Fish, Red Fish, Blue Fish"
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Traveler's record
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Mary Oliver, for example
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Topic for the bar?
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Have some banh mi
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Sparkly craft item
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Opposite of con
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___ dunk
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Jewelry in a septum piercing
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"The Joy Luck Club" author Tan
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CBS forensic drama series
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Relaxing resort amenity
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Southeast Asian noodle dish
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Clothing line?
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Quick
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Country with the highest density of primates in Africa
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Stick around
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Self-___ (character in a story meant to represent the author)
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Respiratory organs
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Book of maps
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Duo
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New York Comic Con, for one
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"___ All That" (1999 film)
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Droop
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UV-blocking letters