| PlusWord No 699 |
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| Steinway product |
Universal |
19 Apr 2024 |
| Fine, but not necessarily upright (5) |
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| Haughty, awful pain, old Joanna |
The Guardian Cryptic |
15 Apr 2024 |
| Like some finales or pianos |
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| The_ Old Duke of York, nursery rhyme (5) |
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| Splendid, magnificent |
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| ___ Designs, TV show presented by Kevin McCloud (5) |
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| A lot of money for a piano (5) |
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| Our star's movie: The - Budapest Hotel |
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| A thousand dollars! (5) |
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| Impressive, splendid |
The Times Concise |
23 Mar 2024 |
| Piano, concert or baby ... |
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| Imposing duke behind aged relative (5) |
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| Fine family member with daughter |
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| Successful student receiving new piano |
The Times Cryptic |
13 Mar 2024 |
| Thousand pounds (5) |
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| Baby at a recital |
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| Impressively large |
USA Today |
03 Mar 2024 |
| ___ slam: Four runs in baseball (5) |
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| Distinguished relative with diamonds |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
27 Feb 2024 |
| Distinguished relative with diamonds (5) |
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| Venetian 10 Down |
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| Of great distinction (5) |
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| Awe-inspiring |
Newsday |
16 Feb 2024 |
| The ___ Canyon, Arizona's rocky attraction with an "enormous" synonym in its name |
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| The piano rang out with opening of 'Dutchman' (5) |
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| Very impressive |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Feb 2024 |
| £1000? Fantastic! |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Feb 2024 |
| Opulent, lavish |
The Times Concise |
22 Jan 2024 |
| Brief sensational play intended to horrify, originally performed at an eponymous theatre (1897-1962) (5) |
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| Magnificent |
LA Times Daily |
30 Dec 2023 |
| like an Arizona canyon |
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| Impressive, great |
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| Canyon opening? |
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| Very impressive |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Dec 2023 |
| Concert piano for £1000? |
The Sun Two Speed |
14 Dec 2023 |
| Like a certain piano |
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| $1000 |
Commuter |
30 Nov 2023 |
| Magnificent |
Thomas Joseph |
16 Oct 2023 |
| August Strindberg ran drugs, concealing this |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Sep 2023 |
| Baby ___ piano |
USA Today |
20 Jul 2023 |
| Thou |
LA Times Daily |
11 Jun 2023 |
| Piano organ finally fixed by qualified person |
The Telegraph Toughie |
08 Jun 2023 |
| Majestic |
LA Times Daily |
06 May 2023 |
| ... smashing piano |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 May 2023 |
| Thou |
Thomas Joseph |
31 Mar 2023 |
| Palatial |
New York Times |
20 Nov 2022 |
| ___ Ole Opry |
Universal |
09 Oct 2022 |
| Very impressive |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Oct 2022 |
| K |
New York Times |
04 Sep 2022 |
| Majestic |
Eugene Sheffer |
19 Aug 2022 |
| Type of piano |
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| Like some finales or pianos |
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| Majestic |
Wall Street Journal |
11 Apr 2022 |
| Magnificent, imposing |
The Times Concise |
31 Mar 2022 |
| Waterway linking London and Birmingham |
The Guardian Weekend |
26 Mar 2022 |
| Word before "opening" or "entrance" |
Universal |
18 Feb 2022 |
| Great Russian-born American novelist dies, having just begun epic |
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| Superb piano |
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| Kind of father or piano |
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| Comprehensive designed to impress |
The Times Cryptic |
29 Oct 2021 |
| Majestic, regal |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Oct 2021 |
| Imposing, with old king on top |
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| Sum of money, capital in Gambian currency |
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| Word with "jury" or "piano" |
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| £1,000 fine |
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| Impressive word before "piano" or "canyon" |
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| Very impressive |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Apr 2021 |
| Concert piano: £1000 |
The Sun Two Speed |
29 Apr 2021 |
| Concert ___ |
The Washington Post Sunday |
25 Apr 2021 |
| Ontario heritage river |
Canadiana |
22 Mar 2021 |
| K |
New York Times |
20 Mar 2021 |
| Managed to break two keys in piano |
The Telegraph Toughie |
05 Mar 2021 |
| Magnificent thousand |
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| Thousand bucks |
USA Today |
01 Mar 2021 |
| Slang for $1,000 |
Universal |
28 Dec 2020 |
| Concert piano is magnificent |
The Sun Two Speed |
15 Dec 2020 |
| Thousand dollars |
USA Today |
01 Nov 2020 |
| ___ Ducal Palace, official residence of the Duke of Luxembourg |
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| Fancy £1000? |
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| Large piano |
The Washington Post |
20 Jul 2020 |
| Large piano |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jul 2020 |
| Concert piano |
New York Times |
14 Jul 2020 |
| Marvelous |
Premier Sunday |
05 Jul 2020 |
| Majestic |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Jun 2020 |
| £1000? Fantastic! |
The Sun Two Speed |
31 May 2020 |
| "___ Hotel," 1932 drama film directed by Edmund Goulding that stars Greta Garbo |
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| Three-legged piano |
The Washington Post |
20 Apr 2020 |
| Three-legged piano |
LA Times Daily |
20 Apr 2020 |
| & 23 Down Instrument, an organ newly built, keeping diameter constant |
The Telegraph Toughie |
20 Mar 2020 |
| Concert piano for £1000? |
The Sun Two Speed |
27 Feb 2020 |
| Thousand pounds in good currency |
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| Majestic |
USA Today |
05 Jan 2020 |
| Stately |
The Telegraph Quick |
15 Dec 2019 |
| Majestic |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Dec 2019 |
| See 2dn. |
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| A kind of piano |
Canadiana |
26 Aug 2019 |
| Word with "jury" or "piano" |
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| Impressive |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Jul 2019 |
| $1000, informally |
Newsday |
17 Jun 2019 |
| A hundred sawbucks |
The New Yorker |
03 Jun 2019 |
| Magnificent golf managed by daughter |
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| A lot of money? Splendid! |
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| Thou |
Thomas Joseph |
28 Feb 2019 |
| £1000? That's fantastic! |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 Jan 2019 |
| The ___ Canyon, located in Arizona, that is one of America's natural wonders |
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| Magnificent |
Thomas Joseph |
20 Dec 2018 |
| Imposing |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Dec 2018 |
| The ___ Canyon National Park, Arizona |
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| Good money abroad? Excellent! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
09 Nov 2018 |
| With 111 Across, big number |
The Washington Post Sunday |
04 Nov 2018 |
| Majestic |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Oct 2018 |
| Old man deprived of all these years |
The Guardian Cryptic |
24 May 2018 |
| Luxurious German marque fails to start |
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| Majestic |
Newsday |
01 Apr 2018 |
| Piano variety |
Universal |
05 Mar 2018 |
| Debussy checked proof copies of La Mer at Eastbourne’s ____ Hotel |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
28 Jan 2018 |
| Thou |
New York Times |
10 Jan 2018 |
| �1,000 -- magnificent! |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Jan 2018 |
| Thou |
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| Imposing old relative briefly on daughter |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
05 Nov 2017 |
| Finally obtaining foreign currency is splendid |
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| Noble is good currency |
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| Money found by government — excellent! |
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| Majestic old lady taking on duke |
The Times Cryptic |
19 Jun 2017 |
| "The ___ Budapest Hotel," Wes Anderson film |
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| Magnificent |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Mar 2017 |
| Greek with thousand pounds |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
07 Feb 2017 |
| Terrific piano, £1,000 overall |
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| Splendid old woman and daughter |
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| Type of piano |
Family Time |
07 Aug 2016 |
| With 53-Across, Bechstein product |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Jul 2016 |
| Student leaving university, having secured new piano |
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| Good article penned by Republican and Democrat for a lot of dollars |
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| Thou |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Mar 2016 |
| Concert piano |
Newsday |
05 Jan 2016 |
| A thousand pounds, good money in Africa |
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| and 17 Down: Great Dane to illustrate contest with jumps |
The Telegraph Toughie |
17 Jul 2015 |
| Magnificent old lady with diamonds |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 May 2015 |
| £1000 gets you a piano |
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| Finally, big money - splendid |
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| "___ Theft Auto" |
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| Concert piano |
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| What a slam might be |
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| Important |
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| Kind of slam |
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| Magnificent |
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| Impressive in scale |
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| Impressive in scale |
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| Steinway offering |
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| Epic |
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| A thousand bucks |
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| Epic |
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| Piano variety |
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| ___ Guignol |
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| Word with jury or piano |
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| Like the more serious larceny |
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| Fit for a king |
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| Word with jury or piano |
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| Like the more serious larceny |
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| Piano type |
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| Word before slam or theft |
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| Piano type |
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| Word before piano or opera |
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| Ten C-notes |
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| See 1-Down |
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| GOP part |
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| Impressive |
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| See 1-Down |
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| 10 Benjamin Franklins |
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| Kind of piano |
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| Imposing |
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| Word with the starts of 17-Across, 37-Across and 58-Across |
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| Majestic |
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| Majestic |
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| Long piano |
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| On a large scale |
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| Smashing |
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| Majestic |
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| Thousand |
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| Thou |
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| Splendid |
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| Ten C-notes |
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| K |
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| Heist unit |
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| Splendiferous |
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| Ten C-notes |
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| Large piano |
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| Steinway product |
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| Steinway product |
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| Thou |
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| Impressive in scale |
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| Like some openings |
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| __ Ole Opry |
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| Dandy |
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| Fit for a king |
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| Splendid |
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| 10 C-notes |
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| Luxembourg's kind of duke |
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| With 51 Down, top prize in a contest |
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| 1,000 bucks |
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| Splendid |
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| Impressive |
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| 10 Cs |
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| Majestic |
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| Piano or "Hotel" |
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| "Hotel" or piano |
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| 10 C's |
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| Part of GOP |
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| Kind of piano |
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| Super-duper |
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| MGM ____ |
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| ___ Hotel Garbo film |
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| Wonderful |
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| Magnificent |
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| Lofty |
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| Ten C-notes |
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| With 58 Across, figure in Schiller's "Don Carlos" |
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| $1000 |
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| Kind of PA |
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| Majestic |
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| Canal or Canyon |
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| Kind of stand |
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| Canyon or opera |
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| Stand or opera |
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| Canyon or piano |
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| Imposing |
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| Canal in 52 Across |
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| Thousand dollars |
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| With 38 and 44 Across, a holiday destination. |
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| Thou. |
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| Majestic. |
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| August. |
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| Imposing. |
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| Illustrious. |
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| Splendid. |
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| Principal. |
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| Most important. |
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| First-rate: Colloq. |
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| Foremost. |
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| ___ Canal. |
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| A piano. |
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| Overused term of approval. |
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| Delightful: Colloq. |
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| Piano. |
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| The "G” in G. O. P. |
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| Popular Continental hotel name. |
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| The G in G. O. P. |
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| ___ Coulee. |
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| ___ Mufti. |
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| $1,000. |
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| ___ Coulee Dam. |
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| ___ Coulee, Washington. |
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| ___ Coulee, cliffs in central Washington. |
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| Inspiring. |
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| Transplendent |
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