| It's hoisted on Independence Day |
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| It goes up the pole and paves the way (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
22 Apr 2024 |
| One can weaken and still wave it (4) |
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| The stars and stripes, eg |
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| Standard sort of paving stone |
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| "Our ___ Means Death" |
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| Weaken the standard (4) |
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| Fourth of July banner |
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| Dwindle; earmark (4) |
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| Banner |
Eugene Sheffer |
23 Mar 2024 |
| The ensign can't be rigid (4) |
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| Symbol of a nation |
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| Patriotic symbol attached to a pole |
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| Capture the ___, kids' game where teams sneak into each other's territory, often played in 17a |
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| Tire of emblem |
Mirror Cryptic |
03 Mar 2024 |
| Banner |
Mirror Quick |
03 Mar 2024 |
| Stone that's downtrodden will show sign of weariness (4) |
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| Female prisoner to tire |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
28 Feb 2024 |
| Iris (flower) (4) |
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| Cigarette holds start of lung-trouble to make one droop (4) |
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| Iris may droop (4) |
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| Lose steam |
New York Times |
06 Feb 2024 |
| Become weak or tired (4) |
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| Union Jack or Stars and Stripes, e.g. |
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| Stars and Stripes |
Newsday |
31 Jan 2024 |
| A slab used for paving (4) |
|
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| White ___ (sign of surrender) |
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| Pennant |
Puzzler Backwords |
22 Jan 2024 |
| Banner that gets proudly displayed |
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| Florida silver standard (4) |
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| Symbol such as that of green and black with a red triangle adopted by Martinique in 2023 (4) |
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| Banner |
Mirror Quick |
20 Dec 2023 |
| Tire of emblem |
Mirror Cryptic |
20 Dec 2023 |
| One may be saluted as it flies |
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| What a banner--> |
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| Pride __ |
LA Times Daily |
10 Dec 2023 |
| White ----, Dido song (4) |
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| Weary following delay |
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| Union Jack, for example (4) |
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| Showy f1ower |
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| Banner |
Puzzler Backwords |
28 Nov 2023 |
| Tire of banner |
|
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| Pride ___ |
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| Stars & Stripes or Union Jack |
Family Time |
26 Nov 2023 |
| ? Fen, Bronze Age archaeological site east of Peterborough, Cambridgeshire (4) |
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| Fellow prisoner produces a banner (4) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
09 Nov 2023 |
| Capture the ___ (fun camp game) |
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| Tire |
New York Times |
08 Oct 2023 |
| Patriotic symbol on a pole |
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| Stars and Stripes, e.g. |
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| Mark for attention |
LA Times Daily |
20 Aug 2023 |
| Mailbox attachment |
Newsday |
04 Aug 2023 |
| Old Glory |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Jul 2023 |
| Patriotic symbol on a pole, perhaps |
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| The Jolly Roger, for one |
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| See 57-Across |
New York Times |
04 Jun 2023 |
| Tire |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 May 2023 |
| Stars and Stripes or Union Jack, e.g. |
|
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| National symbol |
Newsday |
12 Feb 2023 |
| Standard — tire |
The Guardian Quick |
21 Jan 2023 |
| Get tired |
Newsday |
29 Dec 2022 |
| Colours in stone |
The Times Cryptic |
28 Oct 2022 |
| The Stars and Stripes |
Newsday |
17 Oct 2022 |
| Stars and Stripes, e.g |
Premier Sunday |
02 Oct 2022 |
| Union Jack, for one |
Canadiana |
19 Sep 2022 |
| Jolly Roger, for example |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Sep 2022 |
| Guam's features a sailboat and palm tree |
New York Times |
18 Sep 2022 |
| Droop |
The Telegraph Quick |
10 Sep 2022 |
| Banner |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Sep 2022 |
| Sign made by female convict |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
08 Aug 2022 |
| Mark as important |
LA Times Daily |
30 May 2022 |
| Union Jack or Maple Leaf, for one |
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| It's hoisted on Independence Day |
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| Banner |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Feb 2022 |
| Jack Nicklaus's target? |
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| Weaken signal |
The Times Cryptic |
02 Feb 2022 |
| Union Jack or Stars and Stripes, e.g. |
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| Paving slab |
The Guardian Quick |
23 Dec 2021 |
| National symbol |
Thomas Joseph |
08 Dec 2021 |
| Stars and Stripes, e.g. |
|
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| Banner |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Nov 2021 |
| Old Glory, for one |
New York Times |
22 Nov 2021 |
| Mark as important |
USA Today |
12 Nov 2021 |
| Patriotic symbol on a pole? |
|
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| National symbol |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Sep 2021 |
| Fourth of July banner |
|
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| White ___ (sign of surrender) |
|
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| Union Jack or the Star-Spangled Banner, for one |
|
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| National symbol |
Thomas Joseph |
05 May 2021 |
| Standard |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 May 2021 |
| Country banner |
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| 'Flying' national symbol |
The Washington Post |
13 Apr 2021 |
| "Flying" national symbol |
LA Times Daily |
13 Apr 2021 |
| National symbol |
The Washington Post |
14 Mar 2021 |
| National symbol |
LA Times Daily |
14 Mar 2021 |
| Flier on a pole |
The Washington Post |
11 Jan 2021 |
| Flier on a pole |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jan 2021 |
| The Star-Spangled Banner, e.g. |
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| Embassy feature |
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| Get tired |
Newsday |
01 Jan 2021 |
| Banner |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Dec 2020 |
| Good thing to wave |
Family Time |
27 Dec 2020 |
| Lose energy |
The Washington Post |
12 Dec 2020 |
| Lose energy |
LA Times Daily |
12 Dec 2020 |
| ___ Day (June 14th) |
Family Time |
09 Nov 2020 |
| The Stars and Stripes |
Newsday |
02 Nov 2020 |
| The agender one has seven stripes |
USA Today |
27 Oct 2020 |
| Symbol on a pole |
The Washington Post |
22 Oct 2020 |
| Symbol on a pole |
LA Times Daily |
22 Oct 2020 |
| Item captured in a playground game |
The Washington Post Sunday |
04 Oct 2020 |
| Item on a president's lapel |
New York Times |
04 Oct 2020 |
| Banner |
Eugene Sheffer |
01 Oct 2020 |
| Symbol of a country |
USA Today |
30 Sep 2020 |
| Patriotic lapel pin |
Universal |
17 Sep 2020 |
| Something to salute |
Newsday |
15 Jul 2020 |
| K'naan's song "Wavin' ___" |
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| Fourth of July banner |
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| Every country has one |
New York Times |
01 Jul 2020 |
| With 22-Across, common lapel attachments for presidents |
New York Times |
07 May 2020 |
| June 14 honoree |
The Washington Post |
05 Apr 2020 |
| June 14 honoree |
LA Times Daily |
05 Apr 2020 |
| A light blue, pink and white one represents the trans community |
USA Today |
18 Feb 2020 |
| Auto race signal |
The Washington Post |
29 Dec 2019 |
| Stars and Stripes, e.g. |
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| Call attention to, as a potential problem |
New York Times |
17 Nov 2019 |
| Call attention to, as a potential problem |
|
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| Emblem |
Canadiana |
23 Sep 2019 |
| Standard in decline |
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| Patriotic lapel pin |
USA Today |
09 Sep 2019 |
| California's features a bear |
Universal |
20 Jul 2019 |
| Key theme |
Newsday |
29 Jun 2019 |
| Mark as important |
Universal |
24 Jun 2019 |
| Lose energy |
The Washington Post Sunday |
09 Jun 2019 |
| Politician's lapel pin |
USA Today |
19 May 2019 |
| Billower on a tall pole |
Family Time |
22 Apr 2019 |
| It has a support staff |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Apr 2019 |
| Lose oomph |
The Washington Post |
21 Feb 2019 |
| Lose oomph |
LA Times Daily |
21 Feb 2019 |
| It's red, white, and blue for a bunch of countries |
Jonesin |
19 Feb 2019 |
| Stars and Stripes |
Newsday |
12 Feb 2019 |
| California's features a bear |
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| It has a support staff |
|
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| Lose oomph |
|
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| Mark as important |
|
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| Patriotic lapel pin |
|
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| Politician's lapel pin |
|
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| Plant; paving slab |
The Times Concise |
20 Nov 2018 |
| Moving part on some mailboxes |
Newsday |
16 Nov 2018 |
| Draw attention to line crossed by one that's smoked |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
17 Oct 2018 |
| Colours fade |
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| Something planted when claiming territory |
New York Times |
11 Sep 2018 |
| Flying colors? |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Aug 2018 |
| Gridiron referee's toss |
USA Today |
04 Aug 2018 |
| "Stars and Stripes" for e.g. |
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| LGBTQ symbol celebrating its 40th anniversary hinted at by the starts of the starred answers |
Wall Street Journal |
27 Jun 2018 |
| Stars and Stripes, e.g. |
|
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| Become tired making banner |
|
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| Standard mark |
|
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| Fourth of July centerpiece |
New York Times |
03 Jan 2018 |
| Flying colors? |
|
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| LGBTQ symbol celebrating its 40th anniversary hinted at by the starts of the starred answers |
|
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| Gridiron referee's toss |
|
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| Fourth of July centerpiece |
|
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| Something planted when claiming territory |
|
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| Colours fade |
The Telegraph Toughie |
19 Dec 2017 |
| Drop off as junior public schoolboy tackling Latin |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Dec 2017 |
| Mark for attention |
LA Times Daily |
11 Nov 2017 |
| Mark for attention |
The Washington Post |
11 Nov 2017 |
| Mark as significant |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
20 Oct 2017 |
| Droop; iris |
The Times Concise |
10 Oct 2017 |
| It may be red or white |
|
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| Languish, decline |
The Guardian Speedy |
23 Sep 2017 |
| Mark stone used for paving |
|
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| Gridiron penalty indicator |
USA Today |
04 Aug 2017 |
| Chequered ___ (waved at the end of a race) |
|
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| National symbol |
Universal |
21 Jun 2017 |
| Standard / paving slab |
|
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| Mark stone used for paving |
|
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| The National ___ (piece of fabric that serves as the emblem of a nation) |
|
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| Symbol of patriotism |
Universal |
01 Jun 2017 |
| Patriotic symbol |
Newsday |
25 May 2017 |
| Key inspiration? |
Universal |
16 May 2017 |
| Peter out with Jack? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
13 May 2017 |
| Dwindle |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Mar 2017 |
| Pennant, e.g |
Premier Sunday |
19 Feb 2017 |
| Mark as important |
LA Times Daily |
08 Feb 2017 |
| Thing to salute |
Universal |
29 Jan 2017 |
| Standard tire |
|
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| Jolly Roger, e.g |
USA Today |
19 Jan 2017 |
| Standard plant |
|
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| Symbol of patriotism |
|
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| Mark for attention |
|
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| Gridiron penalty indicator |
|
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| National symbol |
|
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| Mark as significant |
|
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| Mark as important |
|
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| Key inspiration? |
|
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| Become weary |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
04 Nov 2016 |
| Important Stratego piece |
New York Times |
03 Nov 2016 |
| National standard |
The Times Concise |
26 Oct 2016 |
| It represents a country |
Universal |
26 Oct 2016 |
| Jack‘s weary |
|
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| Lose energy |
Newsday |
02 Oct 2016 |
| Checkered Indy item |
USA Today |
11 Sep 2016 |
| Key words subject |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Sep 2016 |
| Mark for attention following delay |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
03 Jul 2016 |
| Colours of spectral phenomena fading, each one's ending |
|
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| Patriotic symbol |
Universal |
02 Jul 2016 |
| Emblem |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Apr 2016 |
| It might be thrown on the gridiron |
The Washington Post |
13 Apr 2016 |
| Crescent, perhaps in decline |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Mar 2016 |
| Statehouse waver |
The Washington Post |
21 Jan 2016 |
| Important Stratego piece |
|
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| Patriotic symbol |
|
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| Checkered Indy item |
|
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| Become weary |
|
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| Stars and Stripes, for one |
Newsday |
23 Dec 2015 |
| Ensign |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 Nov 2015 |
| Fourth of July parade sight |
Universal |
07 Nov 2015 |
| One with a support staff? |
Universal |
27 Oct 2015 |
| Embassy waver |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Sep 2015 |
| Billower on a pole |
Family Time |
13 Sep 2015 |
| Golf hole marker |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Aug 2015 |
| Standard laid down for pavements |
|
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| Wilt |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Jul 2015 |
| Stars and Stripes, e.g |
USA Today |
18 May 2015 |
| The Stars and Stripes, e.g |
USA Today |
06 May 2015 |
| Standard's left -- bother to pick it up? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Mar 2015 |
| Key inspiration |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
06 Mar 2015 |
| Coach's challenge indicator |
LA Times Daily |
04 Mar 2015 |
| Piece of bunting used as an emblem |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
22 Feb 2015 |
| Fall off |
Newsday |
03 Jan 2015 |
| Fourth of July parade sight |
|
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| Fall off |
|
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| Key inspiration |
|
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| Stars and Stripes, e.g. |
|
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| Stars and Stripes, for one |
|
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| The Stars and Stripes |
|
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| Semaphore object |
|
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| Embassy waver |
|
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| One with a support staff? |
|
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| The Stars and Stripes, e.g. |
|
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| Coach's challenge indicator |
|
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| Standard label |
|
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| National symbol |
|
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| A ref may throw one |
|
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| Football foul indicator |
|
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| Mark, in a way |
|
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| Banner |
|
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| Skull and crossbones, e.g. |
|
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| Signal to stop, with "down" |
|
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| Golf course sight |
|
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| United Nations headquarters decoration |
|
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| Union Jack, e.g. |
|
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| It waves |
|
|
| King's X "Black ___" |
|
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| Union Jack, e.g. |
|
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| Patriotic lapel pin |
|
|
| Fourth of July sight |
|
|
| *Jolly Roger, e.g. |
|
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| *Jolly Roger, e.g. |
|
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| Stars and Stripes, e.g. |
|
|
| Old Glory, for one |
|
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| Begin to droop |
|
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| Stratego piece |
|
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| Old Glory, for one |
|
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| Embassy identifier |
|
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| Tire |
|
|
| It can be raised or folded |
|
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| Waver in the wind |
|
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| Mailbox attachment |
|
|
| June 14 honoree |
|
|
| Marker on a green |
|
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| Wane |
|
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| Penalty __ |
|
|
| Penalty __ |
|
|
| Stars and Stripes |
|
|
| Flier on a pole, and at the ends of 18-, 25-, 45- and 57-Across |
|
|
| Greg Ginn's band Black ___ |
|
|
| Flier on a pole, and at the ends of 18-, 25-, 45- and 57-Across |
|
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| Hail, with "down" |
|
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| Hail, with "down" |
|
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| Get tired |
|
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| Stars and Stripes, e.g. |
|
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| Checkered race-ender |
|
|
| Billower on a pole |
|
|
| Henry Rollins' band Black ___ |
|
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| *Union, e.g. |
|
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| Henry Rollins band Black ___ |
|
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| Old Glory |
|
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| Jolly Roger, for one |
|
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| Jolly Roger, for one |
|
|
| Lose strength |
|
|
| Standard |
|
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| It waves patriotically |
|
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| Standard |
|
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| One with a support staff? |
|
|
| 1814 Fort McHenry sight |
|
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| Referee's signal |
|
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| Standard |
|
|
| Mark for attention |
|
|
| Old Glory, for one |
|
|
| *Billower on a pole |
|
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| National symbol |
|
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| Football foul indicator |
|
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| National symbol |
|
|
| *Billower on a pole |
|
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| Tire out |
|
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| Stars and Stripes, e.g. |
|
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| Stars and Stripes, e.g. |
|
|
| Lose energy |
|
|
| Checkered item at the race track |
|
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| Something to salute |
|
|
| Lose strength |
|
|
| Nepal's has five sides |
|
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| Stars and Stripes, e.g. |
|
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| Stratego piece |
|
|
| Jolly Roger, for one |
|
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| Ship's ensign |
|
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| Embassy adornment |
|
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| Colorful symbol, often |
|
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| Ref's throw |
|
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| 4th of July parade sight |
|
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| Pennant |
|
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| Vexillology subject |
|
|
| Colorful symbol, often |
|
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| Ref's throw |
|
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| Run out of steam |
|
|
| A ref may drop one |
|
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| A ref may drop one |
|
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| Jolly Roger, for one |
|
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| Stars and Stripes, notably |
|
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| Lose strength, e.g. |
|
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| Jolly Roger, for one |
|
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| Lose strength |
|
|
| Jasper Johns work in the MoMA |
|
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| Grow weary |
|
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| Piece of bunting |
|
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| Colors |
|
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| Immobile Stratego piece |
|
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| One posted outside an embassy |
|
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| Masthead |
|
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| Lose strength |
|
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| A checkered one indicates victory |
|
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| ___ Day, June 14 |
|
|
| ___ Day (June 14) |
|
|
| Lose strength |
|
|
| Cross stroke attached to an eighth note or a sixteenth note |
|
|
| Banner |
|
|
| Union Jack, for one |
|
|
| Fourth of July sight |
|
|
| Something to stand for |
|
|
| Tire |
|
|
| Mailbox attachment |
|
|
| Mailbox indicator |
|
|
| Tire |
|
|
| Patriotic symbol |
|
|
| June 14th honoree |
|
|
| Olympic ceremony sight |
|
|
| Sixth word in the Pledge of Allegiance |
|
|
| Weary |
|
|
| Pennant |
|
|
| Banner |
|
|
| Checkered banner at the track |
|
|
| Old Glory, for one |
|
|
| Tire |
|
|
| Get tired |
|
|
| Earmark |
|
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| Pennant |
|
|
| Fall off, as interest |
|
|
| Pledge of Allegiance word |
|
|
| Item used in semaphore signaling |
|
|
| Iris or ensign |
|
|
| Switzerland's is square |
|
|
| Mailbox attachment |
|
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| Pennant |
|
|
| South Carolina's House voted to remove it |
|
|
| Item protesters may burn |
|
|
| Weaken signal |
|
|
| Banner |
|
|
| Nepal's is irregular in shape |
|
|
| McCain has admitted he wasn't candid about this issue |
|
|
| June 14th honoree |
|
|
| Golfer's target |
|
|
| Object of controversy in South Carolina |
|
|
| United Nations sight |
|
|
| Old Glory, e.g. |
|
|
| Diminish |
|
|
| Pennant |
|
|
| National symbol |
|
|
| Piece in the game Stratego |
|
|
| United Nations sight |
|
|
| Union Jack, e.g. |
|
|
| The skull and crossbones, e.g. |
|
|
| Old Glory, e.g. |
|
|
| Old Glory |
|
|
| Fort McHenry sight |
|
|
| Lose strength |
|
|
| It's honored on June 14 |
|
|
| Banner |
|
|
| Indy 500 prop |
|
|
| Ross national product |
|
|
| Lose pep |
|
|
| Old Glory |
|
|
| Become limp |
|
|
| Lose pizazz |
|
|
| July 4 sight |
|
|
| Colors |
|
|
| Droop |
|
|
| Product of 1 Across |
|
|
| Banner |
|
|
| Ebb |
|
|
| Iris |
|
|
| Old Glory, e.g. |
|
|
| Ross creation |
|
|
| Ensign |
|
|
| Dwindle |
|
|
| Item in a "Spirit of '76" painting |
|
|
| Burgee |
|
|
| Color guard's holding |
|
|
| Run out of steam |
|
|
| Statehouse topper |
|
|
| Pennant |
|
|
| Subject of a Cohan song |
|
|
| Kind of waver or stone |
|
|
| Poop out |
|
|
| Lose vigor |
|
|
| Kind of stone |
|
|
| Weaken |
|
|
| Ball team's goal |
|
|
| U.N. plaza décor |
|
|
| Country's symbol. |
|
|
| "Grand Old ___." |
|
|
| Tire. |
|
|
| Part a taxi meter |
|
|
| Gonfalon |
|
|
| Streamer. |
|
|
| National symbol. |
|
|
| Gonfalon. |
|
|
| Union jack. |
|
|
| Standard. |
|
|
| Jolly Roger. |
|
|
| June 14th item. |
|
|
| Paving stone. |
|
|
| Ensign. |
|
|
| Flower. |
|
|
| Blue flower. |
|
|
| Flowering plant. |
|
|
| Old Glory. |
|
|
| Spring flower. |
|
|
| Plant with sword-shaped flowers. |
|
|
| Iris. |
|
|
| Taximeter adjunct. |
|
|
| Signal. |
|
|
| June 14 is its day. |
|
|
| What so proudly we hailed. |
|
|
| Its day is June 14. |
|
|
| Ensign of a ship. |
|
|
| The Confederate ___. |
|
|
| The Colors. |
|
|
| Setter's tail. |
|
|
| Honored on June 14. |
|
|
| Ref's dropping |
|
|