| Barely passing grades |
Newsday |
17 Mar 2026 |
| Ruby and Sandra |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Feb 2026 |
| Disappointing report card grades |
LA Times Daily |
04 Feb 2026 |
| Rick of radio |
Commuter |
17 Jan 2026 |
| Dead ends? |
New York Times |
28 Nov 2025 |
| Dead ends? |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Nov 2025 |
| Gordon and Snider |
USA Today Quick |
14 Oct 2025 |
| Grades that are worse than "cees" |
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| Semicircles on billiard tables, e.g. |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
01 Sep 2025 |
| Ruby&Sandra |
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| Brown and Wallace are two |
|
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| Odd pair? |
New York Times |
06 Jul 2025 |
| Rick of radio countdowns |
|
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| Bad grades |
Thomas Joseph |
10 May 2025 |
| Average killers? |
New York Times |
30 Mar 2025 |
| Poor grades |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Mar 2025 |
| Characters in the middle of middle |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
12 Mar 2025 |
| The middle of "middle" |
New York Times Mini |
07 Mar 2025 |
| Poor grades |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Mar 2025 |
| Poor grades? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
28 Jan 2025 |
| Palmer and Hepburn are two |
|
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| Fourth letters |
|
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| Bad marks |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Nov 2024 |
| Some report card grades |
|
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| Crummy grades |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 Nov 2024 |
| Shameful grades |
|
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| Low marks |
Newsday |
20 Oct 2024 |
| Crummy grades |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 Oct 2024 |
| Paddock pair |
|
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| Middle's middle |
New York Times |
27 Sep 2024 |
| Maddening duo? |
LA Times Mini |
10 Sep 2024 |
| DJ Rick |
Eugene Sheffer |
07 Sep 2024 |
| Poor grades |
Newsday |
31 Jul 2024 |
| Ruby and Sandra |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Jul 2024 |
| Poor grades |
Wall Street Journal |
29 Jun 2024 |
| Snider and Wallace |
USA Today Quick |
25 May 2024 |
| Middle middle? |
Wall Street Journal |
16 May 2024 |
| Inferior grades |
|
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| Middle of "middle" |
Newsday |
12 May 2024 |
| Buddha's belly? |
|
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| Bart Simpson's grades |
|
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| Low grades |
Premier Sunday |
17 Mar 2024 |
| D D D |
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| Rick of radio |
Commuter |
14 Feb 2024 |
| Plodding pair |
Newsday |
13 Jan 2024 |
| Letters that follow "cees" |
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| Morris who co-founded the Southern Poverty Law Center |
|
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| Poor grades |
Premier Sunday |
26 Nov 2023 |
| Ruby and Sandra |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Oct 2023 |
| Barely passing grades |
Newsday |
17 Jul 2023 |
| Low grades, and the initials of the long Across answers |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Jun 2023 |
| Letters after cees |
Thomas Joseph |
15 May 2023 |
| Ruby and Sandra |
Eugene Sheffer |
13 May 2023 |
| Middle letters of 'middle' |
Newsday |
09 May 2023 |
| Poor grades |
Newsday |
02 Apr 2023 |
| Edges of a diamond? |
New York Times |
03 Feb 2023 |
| Odd couple? |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Jan 2023 |
| DJ Rick of "Disco Duck" fame |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Nov 2022 |
| Worrisome grades |
LA Times Daily |
18 Oct 2022 |
| Defend borders? |
New York Times |
15 Sep 2022 |
| Low grades |
Premier Sunday |
21 Aug 2022 |
| Near-failing grades |
Newsday |
25 Jul 2022 |
| Ruby and Sandra |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 May 2022 |
| Odd couple? |
Wall Street Journal |
17 May 2022 |
| Poor marks |
Newsday |
01 May 2022 |
| Low passing grades |
Family Time |
04 Apr 2022 |
| Not-so-great grades |
Newsday |
13 Feb 2022 |
| Old-fashioned endings? |
New York Times |
11 Sep 2021 |
| Poor report card |
Newsday |
11 Jul 2021 |
| Poor grades |
New York Times |
24 May 2021 |
| Low marks |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Sep 2020 |
| Poor grades |
Premier Sunday |
08 Dec 2019 |
| Addition takes two |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Nov 2019 |
| Subpar grades |
Premier Sunday |
17 Nov 2019 |
| Ruby and Sandra |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Nov 2019 |
| Diamond Head's surroundings |
Newsday |
21 Sep 2019 |
| Diamond brackets? |
New York Times |
08 Sep 2019 |
| Shoddy pair? |
|
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| Kiki and Sandra |
|
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| Shoddy pair? |
LA Times Daily |
25 Aug 2019 |
| Poor grades |
Newsday |
13 Aug 2019 |
| Start of D-Day? |
|
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| Start of D-Day? |
LA Times Daily |
18 Jul 2019 |
| Barely passing grades |
Newsday |
01 Jul 2019 |
| Divided trio? |
|
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| Divided trio? |
LA Times Daily |
03 May 2019 |
| Poor report card |
Newsday |
28 Apr 2019 |
| Ruby and Sandra |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Apr 2019 |
| Unenviable grades |
Newsday |
14 Apr 2019 |
| Barely-passing grades |
Newsday |
13 Mar 2019 |
| Wedding couple? |
LA Times Daily |
07 Feb 2019 |
| Wedding couple? |
|
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| Divided trio? |
|
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| Poor grades |
|
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| Start of D-Day? |
|
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| Shoddy pair? |
|
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| Wedding couple? |
|
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| Diamond brackets? |
|
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| Poor passable marks |
Universal |
10 Nov 2018 |
| Middle's middle |
Universal |
08 Nov 2018 |
| Middle's middle |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Oct 2018 |
| Not even so-so grades |
Universal |
09 Oct 2018 |
| Wedding duo? |
Universal |
24 Jul 2018 |
| Wedding couple? |
|
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| Some grades |
Universal |
04 Jul 2018 |
| Deejay Rick |
|
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| They leave a lot of room for improvement |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jun 2018 |
| They leave a lot of room for improvement |
|
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| Middle's middle |
|
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| Not even so-so grades |
|
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| They leave a lot of room for improvement |
|
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| Some grades |
|
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| Poor passable marks |
|
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| Middle's middle |
|
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| Wedding duo? |
|
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| Subpar grades |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Dec 2017 |
| GPA-spoiling grades |
USA Today |
09 Dec 2017 |
| Bad grades |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Nov 2017 |
| Grades that don't bring praise |
Universal |
11 Jun 2017 |
| Near-failing grades |
Newsday |
15 May 2017 |
| Poor grades |
Universal |
09 Feb 2017 |
| Grades that don't bring praise |
|
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| GPA-spoiling grades |
|
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| Pretty low grades |
Premier Sunday |
04 Dec 2016 |
| Worrisome grades |
LA Times Daily |
25 Oct 2016 |
| Dead ends? |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jul 2016 |
| Odd couple? |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jun 2016 |
| Miserable marks |
Universal |
19 Apr 2016 |
| Below-average grades |
USA Today |
23 Jan 2016 |
| Odd couple? |
|
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| Dead ends? |
|
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| Worrisome grades |
|
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| Below-average grades |
|
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| Two of diamonds? |
New York Times |
18 Aug 2015 |
| 'Disco Duck' man Rick |
|
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| Below-average grades |
Universal |
14 Aug 2015 |
| Middle's middle |
USA Today |
05 Aug 2015 |
| 'Disco Duck' singer Rick |
|
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| Bad marks |
Universal |
02 Apr 2015 |
| Low grades |
USA Today |
03 Mar 2015 |
| Not-so-great grades |
Universal |
02 Mar 2015 |
| Barely passing grades |
Universal |
10 Jan 2015 |
| Low grades |
|
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| Bad marks |
|
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| Barely passing grades |
|
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| Two of diamonds? |
|
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| Not-so-great grades |
|
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| Discord on the far left and far right? |
|
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| Middle's middle |
|
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| Below-average grades |
|
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| Ruby and Sandra |
|
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| Scrabble two-pointers |
|
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| Low marks |
|
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| Poor grades |
|
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| Wedding couple? |
|
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| Decided outsiders? |
|
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| Barely passing grades |
|
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| "Disco Duck" singer Rick |
|
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| Dead ends? |
|
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| Middle middle |
|
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| Odd couple? |
|
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| Poor grades |
|
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| Poor marks |
|
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| Near-failing grades |
|
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| "Disco Duck" writer Rick |
|
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| Poor grades |
|
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| They're worth 1.0 |
|
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| Near-failing grades |
|
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| Poor grades |
|
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| They're just passing |
|
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| They're worth 1.0 |
|
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| Barely passing grades |
|
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| Fiddle duet? |
|
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| Two-pointers in Scrabble |
|
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| Unwelcome grades |
|
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| Grades below the curve |
|
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| Lousy grades |
|
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| Barely passing grades |
|
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| Sandra and Ruby |
|
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| They're below average |
|
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| Deadly duo? |
|
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| Fiddle duet? |
|
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| They're below average |
|
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| Unenviable grades |
|
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| Wedding couple? |
|
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| GPA spoilers |
|
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| Couple of buddies? |
|
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| Near-failing grades |
|
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| "Disco Duck" DJ Rick |
|
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| Scores in the 60s, usually |
|
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| Poor grades |
|
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| Poor marks |
|
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| Barely passing grades |
|
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| Unenviable grades |
|
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| Kiki and Sandra |
|
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| Dead ends? |
|
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| Scrabble two-pointers |
|
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| *Poor grades |
|
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| Ruby and Sandra |
|
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| Unenviable grades |
|
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| Low marks |
|
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| Inferior marks |
|
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| Poor grades |
|
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| Pretty low grades |
|
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| Scrabble two-pointers |
|
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| Bad grades |
|
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| GPA spoilers |
|
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| Crummy grades |
|
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| They're barely passing |
|
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| Elmer Fudd has two |
|
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| DJ Rick who owns rick.com |
|
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| "Middle" middle? |
|
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| Wedding couple? |
|
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| Subpar grades |
|
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| Dead ends? |
|
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| Two in the middle of "middle" |
|
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| They're barely passing |
|
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| GPA spoilers |
|
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| They're barely passing |
|
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| Bad marks |
|
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| Bad marks |
|
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| Rick with the 1976 #1 hit "Disco Duck" |
|
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| Less-than-average grades |
|
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| Substandard marks |
|
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| Substandard marks |
|
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| Almost-failing grades |
|
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| Low grades |
|
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| Radio DJ Rick |
|
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| Two-pointers in Scrabble |
|
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| Detached ends? |
|
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| Radio DJ Rick |
|
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| School passes? |
|
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| "Disco Duck" singer Rick |
|
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| Wedding couple? |
|
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| Poor grades |
|
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| Low grades |
|
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| They're worth 1.0 |
|
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| They won't get you on the dean's list |
|
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| Sandra and Ruby |
|
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| Rick who sang "Disco Duck" |
|
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| GPA spoilers |
|
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| "Disco Duck" singer Rick |
|
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| "Disco Duck" singer Rick |
|
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| Odd couple or dead ends? |
|
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| They won't get you on the dean's list |
|
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| Wedding couple? |
|
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| G.P.A. spoilers |
|
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| Honor society no-nos |
|
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| Poor grades |
|
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| They barely pass |
|
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| Dead ends? |
|
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| They barely pass |
|
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| Bad marks |
|
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| Low grades |
|
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| Dead ends? |
|
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| Poor marks |
|
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| Radio Hall-of-Famer Rick |
|
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| Bad marks |
|
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| Deejay Rick of "Disco Duck" fame |
|
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| Odd couple? |
|
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| 'Daddy' has three |
|
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| Low grades |
|
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| "Disco Duck" singer |
|
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| "Disco Duck" songwriter |
|
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| Low grades |
|
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| Grades below the curve, perhaps |
|
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| Poor showings in class |
|
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| Poor showings in class |
|
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| Middle middle? |
|
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| Bad grades |
|
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| Crummy grades |
|
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| Barely passing grades |
|
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| Below-average grades |
|
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| Add ends? |
|
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| Odd couple? |
|
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| Add ends? |
|
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| Odd couple? |
|
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| Less than average grades |
|
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| Kiki and Sandra |
|
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| Disappointing grades |
|
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| Low marks |
|
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| Sandra and Ruby |
|
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| GPA spoilers |
|
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| Deejay Rick |
|
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| Ruby and Sandra |
|
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| Odd couple? |
|
|
| Bad grades |
|
|
| Scrabble 2-pointers |
|
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| Rick of "Disco Duck" fame |
|
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| Bad marks |
|
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| "Disco Duck" songwriter |
|
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| Low marks |
|
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| Sandra and Ruby |
|
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| Wedding duo? |
|
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| Stinky grades |
|
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| Sandra and Ruby |
|
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| Two in the middle of middle |
|
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| Sandra and Ruby |
|
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| GPA reducers, probably |
|
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| "Disco Duck" artist |
|
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| They're in the middle of middle |
|
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| Detached ends? |
|
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| Unwanted grades |
|
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| Middle middle |
|
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| Sandra and Ruby |
|
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| Not-so-great grades |
|
|
| Civil rights lawyer Morris |
|
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| Deadhead's trio |
|
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| Fiddle duet? |
|
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| GPA reducers, probably |
|
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| 16th C. English mathematician, et al. |
|
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| Barely passing grades |
|
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| Ruby and Kiki |
|
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| Poor marks |
|
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| Odd couple, or dead ends? |
|
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| Rick who sang "Disco Duck" |
|
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| Unenviable grades |
|
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| Report card concerns |
|
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| Unenviable report card |
|
|
| Civil rights lawyer Morris |
|
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| Middle s middle |
|
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| Ruby and Sandra |
|
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| Poor passing marks |
|
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| Elmer Fudd has two |
|
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| Civil rights lawyer Morris, who won a $6.3 million settlement from the Aryan Nations |
|
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| Rick and Sandra |
|
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| Ruby and Sandra |
|
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| Reason for school probation, maybe |
|
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| You're close to failing with these |
|
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| Disc jockey Rick |
|
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| Inadequate marks |
|
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| Not the best grades |
|
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| Low marks |
|
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| Poor grades |
|
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| TV host Rick |
|
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| Actresses Sandra and Ruby |
|
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| Disco Duck singer Rick |
|
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| Two-thirds of 33-Across |
|
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| Two Scottish rivers |
|
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| Below-average grades |
|
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| Ruby and Sandra |
|
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| Ruby and Sandra |
|
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| Singers Joey and Kiki |
|
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| Unsatisfactory grades |
|
|
| Teddy Kennedy has three |
|
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| School passes? |
|
|
| 37 Across uses three |
|
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| Barely passing marks |
|
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| TV host Rick |
|
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| Not grades to brag about |
|
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| Bad grades |
|
|
| Grades below the curve |
|
|
| "Diga Diga Doo" trio |
|
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| These are worse than cees |
|
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| Sandra and Ruby |
|
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| Rick ___, talk-show host |
|
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| Frances and Ruby of films |
|
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| Actresses Sandry and Ruby |
|
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| Duants |
|
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| Rivers in Wales and Scotland |
|
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| Lowest passing grades |
|
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| Bad marks |
|
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| Fourth-rate marks |
|
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| Frances and Ruby |
|
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| Rivers in Scotland and England |
|
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| Rivers in Scotland and Wales |
|
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| Borderline grades |
|
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| Actress Ruby et al. |
|
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| Ruby and family |
|
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| Frances and Sandra |
|
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| Letters |
|
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| Ruby et al. |
|
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| Riddle's middle |
|
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| Bad school marks. |
|
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| Flunking marks. |
|
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| Low marks on a report card. |
|
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| Marks of failure. |
|
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| DJ Rick |
|
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| Report card blues. |
|
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| Letters. |
|
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| Fourth-rate grades. |
|
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| English letters. |
|
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