| Ahead of the others from the start (5) |
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| On top of the standings |
|
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| Gold medalist's position |
|
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| Earliest to put a tree on a street (5) |
|
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| Toronto skyscraper, ___ Canadian Place |
|
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| Conifer on street to begin with (5) |
|
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| Not second |
|
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| Have a top degree right in one's hand (5) |
|
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| Trees start to transpire to begin with |
|
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| Maiden king's taken in hand |
The Times Cryptic |
20 Mar 2024 |
| Lowest gear (5) |
|
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| PlusWord No 664 |
|
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| Early instrumentalists? (5,7) |
|
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| Place of honor? |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Mar 2024 |
| Starting no end of terrible strife (5) |
|
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| Resolve rifts in the beginning (5) |
|
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| No. 1 Wood Street |
|
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| Raw beginner taken in hand at the outset (5) |
|
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| Highest tree by the way |
|
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| Great passion consuming sweets after a turnover? |
The Guardian Cryptic |
13 Feb 2024 |
| Primary, initial |
The Times Concise |
03 Feb 2024 |
| In prime position (5) |
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| Before anyone else, a top degree (5) |
|
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| Rifts healed before dates with Fred Sirieix (5) |
|
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| Certain place for a base |
|
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| Predominant |
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| It needs the right fist to lead the rest (5) |
|
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| ___ Dates, Channel 4 reality series (5) |
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| Primary rifts can be quite an upset (5) |
|
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| “The ___ Noel” |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Dec 2023 |
| Before second |
|
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| Rifts develop initially |
Mirror Cryptic |
10 Dec 2023 |
| Original |
Mirror Quick |
10 Dec 2023 |
| Word before "chair" to mean the leading performer's place in an orchestra |
|
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| Earliest (5) |
Puzzler |
22 Nov 2023 |
| Oldest evergreen on street |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Oct 2023 |
| "___ and foremost..." |
|
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| Partner of "foremost" |
|
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| "50 ___ Dates," 2004 rom-com starring Adam Sandler and Drew Barrymore that was shot in Hawaii |
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| Part 3 of fact |
Newsday |
16 Jun 2023 |
| 'The ___ Time Ever I Saw Your Face' |
USA Today |
31 May 2023 |
| 8/11's second job title? (5,4,2,3,8) |
The Guardian Weekend |
29 Apr 2023 |
| Guinness Book adjective |
New York Times |
26 Apr 2023 |
| Opening |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Apr 2023 |
| Gold medalist's rank |
USA Today |
31 Jan 2023 |
| "___ of May," 1969 song by the Bee Gees whose title means "foremost" |
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| "Orphan: ___ Kill" (2022 thriller film) |
|
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| In the lead |
LA Times Daily |
30 Dec 2022 |
| Ahead of the rest |
USA Today |
21 Dec 2022 |
| Historic event |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Nov 2022 |
| Historic event |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Sep 2022 |
| Accomplishment that's never been done before |
USA Today |
01 Sep 2022 |
| Top degree |
The Times Concise |
27 Aug 2022 |
| Leading |
LA Times Daily |
10 Aug 2022 |
| Top spot |
USA Today |
13 Jul 2022 |
| 'For starters . . .' |
Newsday |
05 Jul 2022 |
| Original thing |
Premier Sunday |
03 Jul 2022 |
| Historic event |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Jun 2022 |
| Chief investigator ultimately cracking handwriting |
The Telegraph Toughie |
10 Jun 2022 |
| Historic event |
Thomas Joseph |
25 May 2022 |
| Gold medalist's position |
|
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| Initial resistance got round by a bunch of fives |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Mar 2022 |
| Primary |
Eugene Sheffer |
11 Mar 2022 |
| Who’s there |
Wall Street Journal |
12 Feb 2022 |
| "Married at ___ Sight," wedding reality show where participants agree to wed strangers chosen by a team of experts |
|
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| Top spot |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jan 2022 |
| Top spot |
The Washington Post |
20 Jan 2022 |
| Duke eclipsing king and cardinal |
The Times Cryptic |
06 Dec 2021 |
| Original |
The Guardian Quick |
04 Dec 2021 |
| Blue-ribbon position |
Universal |
27 Nov 2021 |
| Suitable to include Royal Society in describing this clue |
|
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| On top |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Oct 2021 |
| Earliest |
The Times Concise |
11 Sep 2021 |
| Due date, often |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Aug 2021 |
| Opening |
New York Times |
14 Aug 2021 |
| Hand round recipe that's original |
|
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| Single destination |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Jul 2021 |
| Gold medalist's place |
Newsday |
13 Jul 2021 |
| Leading |
The Times Concise |
07 Jul 2021 |
| Guinness classification |
New York Times |
29 Jun 2021 |
| Word of distinction |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jun 2021 |
| Word of distinction |
The Washington Post |
25 Jun 2021 |
| "___ and foremost..." |
|
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| At the head of the line |
The Washington Post |
10 May 2021 |
| At the head of the line |
LA Times Daily |
10 May 2021 |
| "___ and foremost..." |
|
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| Primary |
Eugene Sheffer |
22 Apr 2021 |
| Leading ... and like the words in this puzzle's starred clues that will help you solve the meta |
The Washington Post Sunday |
07 Mar 2021 |
| Winner's ranking |
Family Time |
21 Feb 2021 |
| Start January by visiting and opening base |
|
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| With 14-Across, Lou Hoover and others |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Feb 2021 |
| With 129 Across, break of day ... and what's spelled out by the letters breaking the circled abbreviated days in this puzzle |
The Washington Post Sunday |
10 Jan 2021 |
| Earliest |
The Times Concise |
31 Dec 2020 |
| With 86 Across, parts of 25 answers in this puzzle that must be used to fill the 5×5 grid |
The Washington Post Sunday |
27 Dec 2020 |
| Where cones are located on street in front of van |
|
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| Initial |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Sep 2020 |
| Original |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Aug 2020 |
| Historic happening |
Newsday |
09 Aug 2020 |
| At the head of the line |
Newsday |
15 Jul 2020 |
| Primary |
Newsday |
19 Jun 2020 |
| Foremost |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Jun 2020 |
| Gold medalist's place |
USA Today |
12 May 2020 |
| Put hand around heartily merry maiden |
|
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| Paramount |
Newsday |
22 Feb 2020 |
| Leading |
The Washington Post |
06 Feb 2020 |
| Leading |
LA Times Daily |
06 Feb 2020 |
| Initial tree on street |
|
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| Sing along to this 1978 Gloria Gaynor hit! "At ___ I was afraid, I was petrified..." |
|
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| Trees take time to become predominant |
|
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| Like the egg, some say |
Universal |
20 Nov 2019 |
| Original equine measure — from the horse's mouth! |
|
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| Word in a White House title |
LA Times Daily |
15 Sep 2019 |
| Word in a White House title |
The Washington Post |
15 Sep 2019 |
| Who's position |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2019 |
| Foremost |
The Times Concise |
26 Aug 2019 |
| Historic event |
Thomas Joseph |
23 Aug 2019 |
| Gold medalist's place |
Universal |
28 Jul 2019 |
| Republican suppressed by duke in dominant position |
The Telegraph Toughie |
09 May 2019 |
| Rating a gold medal |
USA Today |
04 May 2019 |
| Leading the pack |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Apr 2019 |
| ''For starters . . .'' |
Newsday |
27 Mar 2019 |
| 'For starters . . .' |
USA Today |
18 Feb 2019 |
| Gold medalist's place |
|
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| Word in a White House title |
|
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| "For starters . . ." |
|
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| Rating a gold medal |
|
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| Leading the pack |
|
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| Who's position |
|
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| Day after 19-Across |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Dec 2018 |
| Primitive way to stop tree production |
|
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| Guinness adjective |
LA Times Daily |
13 Dec 2018 |
| Guinness adjective |
The Washington Post |
13 Dec 2018 |
| Commemorative envelope from factory drives production |
|
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| Initial "R" in one's own writing |
|
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| Opposite of last |
|
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| Eldest child initially ready to tuck into left half of bonbon? |
|
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| Stir-fry made, sold outside railway — that's never seen before |
|
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| Earliest tree on street |
|
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| Who's base |
USA Today |
08 Jul 2018 |
| Historic event |
Newsday |
16 Jun 2018 |
| ___ class (top quality) |
|
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| Where a gold medalist finishes |
Newsday |
04 Jun 2018 |
| Gold medalist's place |
Newsday |
22 May 2018 |
| Unprecedented event |
Newsday |
09 May 2018 |
| Prime trees will take time |
The Telegraph Toughie |
17 Apr 2018 |
| Place for winners |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Mar 2018 |
| Preceding all others |
Irish Times Simplex |
06 Mar 2018 |
| 22 down's confused, where victory lies in virtue |
|
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| Guinness Book adjective |
New York Times |
24 Feb 2018 |
| Leading the pack |
Newsday |
14 Jan 2018 |
| Stone found below tree tops |
The Telegraph Toughie |
03 Jan 2018 |
| Guinness Book adjective |
|
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| Who's base |
|
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| Guinness adjective |
|
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| Originally by mail, this voting system? |
|
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| Highest tree on road |
|
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| Word that may precede the initial parts of 17- and 62-Across and 9- and 33-Down |
USA Today |
12 Sep 2017 |
| Walk destination |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Jul 2017 |
| Who's there |
New York Times |
16 Jun 2017 |
| Leader's position |
The Washington Post |
08 Feb 2017 |
| Who's there |
|
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| Word that may precede the initial parts of 17- and 62-Across and 9- and 33-Down |
|
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| Who's position, in a comedy routine |
USA Today |
14 Dec 2016 |
| . Leading newspaper probed by American tax administration |
|
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| 'That's a ___!' |
New York Times |
13 May 2016 |
| Shooter overwhelms sober medical technician |
|
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| Winning position |
Universal |
08 Apr 2016 |
| Chiefly trees, chiefly trees |
|
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| Blue-ribbon position |
Universal |
30 Jan 2016 |
| Foremost |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Jan 2016 |
| Original academic degree |
The Sun Two Speed |
18 Jan 2016 |
| Blue-ribbon position |
|
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| Who's position, in a comedy routine |
|
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| Trees take time to become predominant |
|
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| It's never been done before |
Jonesin |
10 Nov 2015 |
| Word that can precede each half of each starred clue's answer |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Sep 2015 |
| Earliest; degree |
The Times Concise |
08 Sep 2015 |
| Tree planted in front of street, originally |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Aug 2015 |
| Word with rate, aid or class |
USA Today |
27 Jun 2015 |
| Gold medalist's place |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Jun 2015 |
| Destination 90 feet from home |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Feb 2015 |
| Top spot |
Premier Sunday |
18 Jan 2015 |
| Word with rate, aid or class |
|
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| Word that can precede each half of each starred clue's answer |
|
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| Leading |
|
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| Top spot |
|
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| Leading |
|
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| Placing of the winner may create rifts |
|
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| Prime time under trees |
|
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| Brill poem about King and Queen visiting country |
|
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| Who's position, in a famous sketch |
|
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| Number one |
|
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| Place to walk to |
|
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| What Lou Gehrig played |
|
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| Before all others |
|
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| Cardinal writing to welcome rector |
|
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| Blue-ribbon position |
|
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| Winner's spot |
|
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| Of historical importance |
|
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| Initial |
|
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| Gold medalist's place |
|
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| At the head of the line |
|
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| Primarily |
|
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| In the lead |
|
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| Most important tree on street |
|
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| Gold medalist's place |
|
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| Original |
|
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| Gold medalist's place |
|
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| Preceding all others |
|
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| Blue-ribbon place |
|
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| Safety ___ |
|
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| Opposite of 36-Across |
|
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| Who's on it |
|
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| "Before anything else . . ." |
|
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| Leading the pack |
|
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| Word before and after "things" |
|
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| Ahead of the rest |
|
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| Leader's position |
|
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| Unprecedented |
|
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| Who's on it |
|
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| "Before anything else ..." |
|
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| Maiden |
|
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| Historic event |
|
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| Leading the league |
|
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| Historic event |
|
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| Who's there, in a bit |
|
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| "For starters ..." |
|
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| Who's base |
|
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| Winning position |
|
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| Who's base |
|
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| On top |
|
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| "For starters ..." |
|
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| Base place |
|
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| On top |
|
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| Winner's position |
|
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| Who's position |
|
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| Leading the league |
|
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| Who's there, in a bit |
|
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| To begin with |
|
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| Leading the league |
|
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| Original |
|
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| Who's position |
|
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| Leading |
|
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| Due date for many bills |
|
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| Before the rest |
|
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| At the forefront |
|
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| Original |
|
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| "Before anything else ..." |
|
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| Gold medalist's position |
|
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| Low grade? |
|
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| Foremost partner |
|
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| "To begin with …" |
|
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| Low grade? |
|
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| Shift position? |
|
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| Gold-medal position |
|
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| At the head of the line |
|
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| Guinness adjective |
|
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| "To begin with ..." |
|
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| Who played it |
|
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| Successful finish |
|
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| More of sage advice |
|
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| Initial |
|
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| Initial |
|
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| Ahead of the pack |
|
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| In the lead |
|
|
| Mark McGwire's position |
|
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| See 53-Across |
|
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| Initial |
|
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| Who's there |
|
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| Ahead of the pack |
|
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| Ahead of the pack |
|
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| Blue-ribbon position |
|
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| Ahead of the pack |
|
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| Unprecedented |
|
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| On top |
|
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| Who's on it |
|
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| Foremost's partner |
|
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| Second to none |
|
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| Before anything else |
|
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| Where the U.N. is in Manhattan, with 27-Across |
|
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| Initial |
|
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| "Who's on ___?" |
|
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| Place for the best |
|
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| At the outset |
|
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| Foremost |
|
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| Gold-medal position |
|
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| Head of the line |
|
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| Gold medalist's place |
|
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| ___ Lady |
|
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| Word with rate, aid, or class |
|
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| Earliest |
|
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| No. 1 |
|
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| Word in many bank names |
|
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| End of the response |
|
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| "Who's on ___?" |
|
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| April Fools' Day e.g. |
|
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| Before the rest |
|
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| Word before come and serve |
|
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| At the head of the line |
|
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| Primary |
|
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| Before all others |
|
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| Leading |
|
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| Start of many instructions |
|
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| One for the history books |
|
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| Unprecedented |
|
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| Before the others |
|
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| Foremost's partner |
|
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| Blue-ribbon |
|
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| Blue ribbon place |
|
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| Chief instrument of a group |
|
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| Walk destination |
|
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| In front |
|
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| Certain base |
|
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| In the van |
|
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| With 27-Down, ground level |
|
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| Tops |
|
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| "Who's on ___?" |
|
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| Who's station |
|
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| Auto gear |
|
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| Base Gehrig covered |
|
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| Taking precedence |
|
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| Original |
|
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| Leading the way |
|
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| Leading |
|
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| Kind of aid |
|
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| Position Gehrig played |
|
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| Word on a bank |
|
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| Morrell's "Rambo: ___ Blood . . . " |
|
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| Primo |
|
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| Chief |
|
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| Cardinals' place in 1982 |
|
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| Initial |
|
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| "The ___ Noel" |
|
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| Base place |
|
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| Initially |
|
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| "___ in war, . . . " |
|
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| "Safety ___" |
|
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| See 61 Across |
|
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| "On the ___ day of Christmas . . . " |
|
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| Blue-ribbon classification |
|
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| More of verse |
|
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| Kind of base |
|
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| Gehrig's position |
|
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| Prime |
|
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| Number one |
|
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| Blue-ribbon spot |
|
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| Principal. |
|
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| Leading. |
|
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| Pre-eminent. |
|
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| Kind of mate or rate. |
|
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| Sooner. |
|
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| Preferably. |
|
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| The beginning. |
|
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| Premier. |
|
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| One of the bases. |
|
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| Alpha. |
|
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| Primary. |
|
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| Original. |
|
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| ___ base. |
|
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| On top. |
|
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| Chief. |
|
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| Adjective for Washington. |
|
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| ___ nighter. |
|
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| The chicken or the egg? |
|
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| Adjective for George Washington. |
|
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| Highest in an examination. |
|
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| Blue-ribbon. |
|
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| Foremost. |
|
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