| "Sad sloths sigh while ___ hamsters hustle," tongue twister with "sad" and its antonym |
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| ____ 48 Across, Salford band |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
20 Oct 2025 |
| Delighted |
Commuter |
10 Oct 2025 |
| 2011 song by Pharrell Williams whose title is also a word for being joyful and describes the emotion behind a smile |
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| Contented |
Universal |
18 Sep 2025 |
| "___ Song," 2015 hit by the band Bring Me the Horizon that spells out the word "S-P-I-R-I-T" |
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| Pleased as punch |
USA Today |
13 Aug 2025 |
| Feeling joyful and contented |
Puzzler Backwords |
03 Aug 2025 |
| With 1-Down, when you need less bread to get toasted? |
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| Romantic musical that had six wins at this year's Tony Awards (5,5,6) |
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| Contented, pleased (5) |
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| 2013 no 1 single by Pharrell Williams (5) |
Mirror Quiz |
25 Jun 2025 |
| _Feet, 2006 animated film (5) |
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| Contented guy doffing hat (5) |
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| Mistakenly pay HP content (5) |
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| Delighted to feel the same as Larry (5) |
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| ___ hour (discounted beer time) |
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| 1938 musical comedy film starring Sonja Henie. Ethel Merman. Don Ameche and Cesar Romero (5.7) |
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| Joyful |
Universal |
01 May 2025 |
| 1937 novel by C S Forester (5,6) (see 17A) |
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| & 17A The -, 1937 novel by C S Forester (5,6) |
Mirror Quiz |
21 Apr 2025 |
| Feeling euphoric in Sarah Lancashire's valley (5) |
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| Contented guy needing no introduction (5) |
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| In high spirits |
The Telegraph Plusword |
20 Mar 2025 |
| Contented to be very quiet in the dry grass (5) |
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| Dwarf very soft grass covers |
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| Feeling joyful and contented |
Puzzler Backwords |
06 Mar 2025 |
| Sheryl Crow wondering whether she should pleasure us (2-2-5-3-5) |
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| Glad, contented |
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| Pleased to be lucky (5) |
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| Sad? Oh, no, no, no |
Family Time |
12 Jan 2025 |
| Pleased about the ultra-soft grass (5) |
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| "___ birthday!" |
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| Our star's voice movie: - Feet |
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| Pharrell Williams tune |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
01 Jan 2025 |
| Joyous |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Jan 2025 |
| Disney dwarf in good mood |
The Sun Two Speed |
01 Jan 2025 |
| Song from ABBA's 1980 album Super Trouper, _ New Year (5) |
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| "___ Holidays!" |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Dec 2024 |
| Suitable, very soft covering of hay |
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| Adjective for a joyous occasion that is an antonym and alliteration for "hapless" |
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| Our star's animated movie: - Feet |
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| Animated movie from 2006 about a dancing penguin, ___-- Feet (5) |
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| Content to lie very quietly in dry grass |
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| "Sad sloths sigh while ___ hamsters hustle," tongue twister with "sad" and its antonym |
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| Oh ___ Day, popular gospel song (5) |
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| Contented to lie very quietly in dry grass (5) |
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| Cheerful |
Mirror Classic |
11 Sep 2024 |
| Merry or contented (5) |
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| It's apt to be very soft in the hay |
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| Based on a tune written by sisters Patty and Mildred Hill in 1893, thought to be the highest-earning song in |
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| Overjoyed |
Mirror Classic |
27 Jul 2024 |
| Contented |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Jul 2024 |
| Feeling up |
USA Today |
05 Jul 2024 |
| Feeling joyful and contented |
Puzzler Backwords |
27 Jun 2024 |
| Light-hearted about pages full of spaces (5) |
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| Contented with just peas and hay? (5) |
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| Walking on sunshine, say |
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| Lay very softly in the hay perfectly content |
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| "A sleeping baby is the new ___ hour" (new parents' motto) |
LA Times Mini |
18 May 2024 |
| In good spirits |
New York Times |
07 May 2024 |
| The cheerful one |
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| Cheerful |
Mirror Classic |
06 May 2024 |
| What was the first song played on another planet, "sung" by Curiosity rover on Mars in 2013? (5,8) |
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| Ecstatic |
Commuter |
26 Apr 2024 |
| "___ Days," iconic ABC television show from the '70s featuring Ron Howard and Henry Winkler |
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| Satisfied that it's very soft in the hay (5) |
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| Content to bring hearty chaps to extremes of penury (5) |
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| With 34-Across 2023 bestseller by 18-Across about a broken-up couple pretending to still be together |
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| Content to pay H.P., perhaps (5) |
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| Cheerful |
Mirror Classic |
09 Mar 2024 |
| Pharrell Williams song |
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| Gleeful prince very quietly ousting bishop (5) |
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| Full of joy |
USA Today |
01 Mar 2024 |
| Gleeful prince very quietly ousting bishop |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Mar 2024 |
| Content (5) |
Puzzler |
16 Jan 2024 |
| See 6 Down |
Mirror Quiz |
13 Jan 2024 |
| With 5-Down, overjoyed people might shed them |
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| Cheerful |
Mirror Classic |
02 Jan 2024 |
| 2013 song by Pharrell Williams that is on the soundtrack of "Despicable Me 2" and was Billboard's number-one single in 2014 |
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| Dwarf animated and slightly drunk (5) |
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| From Middle English for "chance, fortune, luck", a word meaning blithe, cheerful, felicitous, glad, joyous, merry or slightly drunk (5) |
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| Adjective for a joyous occasion that is an antonym and alliteration for "hapless" |
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| Cheerful pit ponies initially found in hay |
Mirror Cryptic |
07 Dec 2023 |
| "___" (Upbeat 2014 hit song by Pharrell Williams) (5) |
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| Jolly |
Mirror Quick |
07 Dec 2023 |
| Pages in cut grass, so content (5) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
06 Dec 2023 |
| In good spirits |
The Times Concise |
04 Dec 2023 |
| Pleased to find it's very soft in the hay (5) |
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| & 4 Across Contented by a third moving congratulatory message |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
15 Sep 2023 |
| Word before "birthday!" or "anniversary!" |
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| "___ Birthday, Mr. President," 1962 song performance by Marilyn Monroe for President John F. Kennedy |
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| "___ New Year!" |
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| First word of a birthday song |
Family Time |
24 Apr 2023 |
| ___ hour (bar's marketing term) |
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| "___ birthday!" |
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| Delighted |
Newsday |
17 Jan 2023 |
| "Merry ___ Whatever," holiday-themed sitcom starring Dennis Quaid and Bridgit Mendler |
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| 27a |
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| On cloud nine |
USA Today |
26 Jun 2022 |
| Doc's companion is willing, although another is more reserved! |
Irish Times Crosaire |
15 Jun 2022 |
| Joyful |
Newsday |
09 May 2022 |
| "Girl ___," 1965 film starring Elvis Presley as Rusty Wells |
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| Dwarf hiding pennies in grass |
The Times Cryptic |
24 Dec 2021 |
| "___ New Year!" |
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| By Pharrell Williams, the most successful song of 2014 worldwide |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
17 Oct 2021 |
| Extremely hammy about software content |
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| Chuffed |
The Times Concise |
15 Aug 2021 |
| Jolly nasty female replacing king with prince |
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| Feeling like :-) |
Universal |
23 Jul 2021 |
| Smiling and giggly |
Family Time |
19 Jul 2021 |
| Having fun |
Newsday |
10 Jul 2021 |
| ___ hour (beer o'clock, to some) |
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| Smiling, probably |
LA Times Daily |
28 Mar 2021 |
| Smiling, probably |
The Washington Post |
28 Mar 2021 |
| Joyful |
USA Today |
09 Feb 2021 |
| ''Are we good?'' |
Newsday |
09 Jan 2021 |
| '-- New Year!' |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Jan 2021 |
| One of Snow White's dwarfs very quietly brought in grass |
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| Disney dwarf contented |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Dec 2020 |
| Joyous |
The Sun Two Speed |
07 Dec 2020 |
| Upbeat Pharrell Williams hit |
Universal |
24 Jul 2020 |
| Contented |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Jul 2020 |
| Jumping for joy |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Jun 2020 |
| Cheerful |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 Mar 2020 |
| "Hour" or "Days" lead-in |
Universal |
30 Nov 2019 |
| #1 song from Pharrell Williams |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Jul 2019 |
| Pleased; fortunate |
The Times Concise |
19 Apr 2019 |
| Disney dwarf in good mood |
The Sun Two Speed |
12 Apr 2019 |
| Contented |
The Sun Two Speed |
12 Apr 2019 |
| Cheerful |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Apr 2019 |
| Content, but extremely hazy about download? |
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| Contented double parking in grass |
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| "___ birthday!" |
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| #1 song from Pharrell Williams |
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| Cheerful |
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| Dwarf who is the most jovial and optimistic one in Disney's 1937 animated fantasy "Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs" |
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| Member of septet, certainly not grumpy |
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| Larkish? |
The Washington Post |
30 Jun 2018 |
| Larkish? |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jun 2018 |
| Joyful occurrence near Puducherry |
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| Joyful |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Jan 2018 |
| Larkish? |
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| and 4: Processed pasty and chips harm one's hope for today |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
25 Dec 2017 |
| Contented |
Universal |
23 Dec 2017 |
| Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
USA Today |
24 Nov 2017 |
| All smiles |
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| Like a beer? Nothing left for adult, mildly drunk |
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| __ hour |
LA Times Daily |
23 Apr 2017 |
| __ hour |
The Washington Post |
23 Apr 2017 |
| Ecstatic |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Apr 2017 |
| Cohort of Dopey and Grumpy |
USA Today |
25 Feb 2017 |
| Most successful song of 2014 |
Wall Street Journal |
13 Feb 2017 |
| __ hour |
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| Word that can precede the first parts of 17- and 55-Across and 10- and 24-Down |
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| Contented |
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| In the grass, very quiet and contented |
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| Bloke heading off to party, extremely drunk |
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| On cloud nine |
Wall Street Journal |
05 Apr 2016 |
| Sleepy's friend |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Mar 2016 |
| Husband with a young dog not raised in fortunate way |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
14 Jan 2016 |
| One of the Seven Dwarfs |
New York Times |
01 Dec 2015 |
| Content |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Aug 2015 |
| 'Are you satisfied now?' |
New York Times |
01 Aug 2015 |
| First word of a birthday song |
Family Time |
01 Mar 2015 |
| Gleeful |
Eugene Sheffer |
29 Jan 2015 |
| Having fun |
Newsday |
04 Jan 2015 |
| One of the Seven Dwarfs |
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| "Are you satisfied now?" |
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| Having fun |
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| Pharrell Williams hit |
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| Start of a seasonal greeting |
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| Bashful colleague |
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| Kind of camper |
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| One of Snow White's seven |
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| One of Snow White's seven |
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| Grumpy companion |
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| "Satisfied now?" |
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| "Satisfied now?" |
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| *All smiles |
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| Tickled |
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| Cheerful |
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| Pleased as punch |
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| *All smiles |
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| Up |
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| Walking on air |
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| Pleased |
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| Up |
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| "Satisfied?" |
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| Glad |
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| On cloud nine |
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| "Satisfied?" |
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| Glad |
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| Pleased |
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| Pleased |
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| Fortunate |
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| Pleased |
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| In good spirits |
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| An animated dwarf |
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| Word before camper or hour |
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| All smiles |
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| All smiles |
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| Holiday word |
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| Start of a seasonal greeting |
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| Feeling elated |
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| One of the Seven Dwarfs |
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| "Satisfied?" |
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| With 38-Across, salutation related to items 1-4 |
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| Gay |
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| With 38-Across, salutation related to items 1-4 |
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| Elated |
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| Gay |
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| One of the Seven Dwarfs |
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| Glad |
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| Word with landing or medium |
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| Walking on air |
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| One of the Seven Dwarfs |
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| Sarcastic question after a self-induced disaster |
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| Grumpy's co-worker |
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| All smiles |
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| All smiles |
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| Elated |
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| Up |
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| Word before Meal or medium |
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| Smiling Dwarf |
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| One of the Seven Dwarfs |
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| On cloud nine |
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| Word for a birthday |
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| Having fun |
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| Mrs. Rockefeller |
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| Blithe |
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| Felicitous |
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| Coward's "This ___ Breed" |
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| Content |
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| One of Doc's septet |
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| Hooligan of comics |
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| Nelson's widow |
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| Pleased as punch |
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| One of a tiny septet |
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| Nickname for a Chandler of baseball fame |
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| Adjective for a medium |
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| A Rockefeller |
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| Greeting-card word |
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| Joyous |
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| A Disney dwarf. |
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| Kentucky's Chandler. |
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| Blithe. |
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| One of the Seven Dwarfs. |
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| Felicitous. |
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| Friend of Snow White. |
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| "A world of ___ days."—King Richard III. |
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| Brother of Sneezy. |
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