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Puzzle
1A
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I
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R
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A
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N
5
6
7
8
9
A
10
D
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A
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P
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T
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N
E
M
O
15
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B
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A
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E
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E
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T
O
R
O
S
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R
T
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E
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C
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S
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ACROSS
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Modern Persia
5
Arnaz who loved Lucy
9
Become acclimated
14
"Finding ___" (2003 Pixar film)
15
Alternative to a wood, in golf
16
Name said twice before "Wherefore art thou"
17
In vogue
18
Oscar the Grouch's home
20
International Court of Justice location, with "The"
22
Bulls in a bullfight
23
Old weapon in hand-to-hand combat
26
Place for a nest
30
Digital picture, maybe
31
Less fresh
33
Emergency call in Morse code
36
Wild guess
39
With 60-Across, one of two U.S. vice presidents to resign from office
40
Result of a football blitz, maybe
44
Completely anesthetized
45
Exercise that might be done on a mat
46
Cover gray, perhaps
47
Like vinegar
49
"Holy moly!"
52
English channel, informally, with "the"
53
Bit of fashionable footwear
58
Home in the shape of a dome
60
See 39-Across
62
Dreaded cry from a boss ... or a hint to the ends of 18-, 23-, 40- and 53-Across
67
Listing in a travel guide
68
Texas ___ (school NW of Houston)
69
Dealer in futures?
70
It's a plot!
71
News media
72
Rival of Harvard
73
Wood for boat decks
DOWN
1
Not give an ___ (be stubborn)
2
Give a makeover, informally
3
Spanish girlfriend
4
"Hey, don't jump in front of me in the line!"
5
Insult
6
Time span sometimes named after a president
7
Rather, informally
8
Where work may pile up
9
Best Picture winner set in 1-Across
10
Swims at the Y, say
11
"The Walking Dead" network
12
Cause of a sleepless night for a princess, in a fairy tale
13
Whole bunch
19
Greek counterpart of Mars
21
Yadda, yadda, yadda
24
Zap with a light beam
25
Contest attempt
27
Classic work that's the basis for Shakespeare's "Troilus and Cressida"
28
"Goodness gracious!"
29
Not having two nickels to rub together
32
"For shame!"
33
Fledgling pigeon
34
Weight whose abbreviation ends in a "z," oddly
35
"Sexy" lady in a Beatles song
37
Blood grouping system
38
Hole-some breakfast food?
41
Nickname for the Cardinals, with "the"
42
Prefix with -pod or -partite
43
Zoo enclosure
48
Foal : mare :: ___ : cow
50
Lawyers' org.
51
Took care of someone else's pooch
54
Loud
55
Land with a demilitarized zone
56
Delayed
57
Four: Prefix
59
Insets in a crown
61
Line on a calendar
62
Talk, talk, talk
63
Regatta implement
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French "a"
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Wriggly fish
66
Dr. of hip-hop
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You: Modern persia
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AI: Persia is a landlocked country in Eastern Iran. It is bordered by Turkey to the north
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You: another word for stubborn
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AI: resolute
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You: 4 letter word for stubborn.
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AI: stubborn
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You: Arnaz who loved Lucy.
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AI: There is no definitive answer
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You: Who is Arnaz?
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AI: Arnaz is an American actor
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You: Another word for acclimated. 5 letters
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AI: acclimate
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You: What is an informal makeover called?
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AI: A makeover is an informal term for a cosmetic or personal change that a person makes to their appearance.
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You: A word starting with the letter R that is similar to makeover.
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AI: Renovate
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You: Renovate abbreviated
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AI: form Renovate is an abbreviation for renovate and update.
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You: Spanish girlfriend word
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AI: buddy
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You: Spanish girlfriend beginning with letter A.
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AI: Amber
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You: Alternative to a wood in golf.
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AI: A green is a type of surface that is used to hit balls in golf.
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You: What is a wood in golf?
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AI: A wood is a type of wood used in golf.
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You: What can you use besides a wood in gulf?
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AI: You can use a wood in gulf for a variety of purposes. For example
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You: Wherefore art though
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AI: thou art a man
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You: wherefore art though name.
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AI: The name is the thing that is given to the thing itself.
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You: Who was the story about in wherefore art thou?
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AI: In the story of Wherefore art thou? the speaker is asking why they are the way they are. They are not what they seem
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You: Who wrote
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AI: John Lennon
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You: Wherefore art thou poem
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AI: Thou art a poem because it is written in a language That is not thy own.