| "Billie ___," 1983 song by Michael Jackson featuring the titular character, who is just the kind of girl they sing songs about |
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| The ____ Genie, David Bowie song |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
22 Sep 2025 |
| ___ Grey, Famke Janssen's character in the X-Men films, where she plays a telepath who can move objects with her mind |
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| ___ Rhys, Wide Sargasso Sea author (4) |
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| Material girl in her prime? (4) |
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| Actress who portrayed Queen Elizabeth I in 19605 ITV series Sir Francis Drake (4,4) |
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| & 22D Actress who portrayed Queen Elizabeth I in 1960s ITV series Sir Francis Drake (4,4) |
Mirror Quiz |
04 Jul 2025 |
| He founded the Alpine car marque (4,6) |
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| Billie ___ King, legendary tennis player |
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| Comedienne seen on The Big Gig (______-- Kittson) |
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| Sleepy girl in The Monkees' song Daydream Believer (4) |
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| Arp of art |
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| see 17 Down (4) |
Mirror Quiz |
06 Jun 2025 |
| Haiti-born singer and actor whose 1997 solo debut album was The Carnival (6,4) |
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| "Finlandia" composer Sibelius |
Eugene Sheffer |
17 May 2025 |
| "Finlandia" composer Sibelius |
LA Times Mini |
18 Apr 2025 |
| Civil rights icon Billie ___ King |
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| Australian comic famous for The Big Gig and Let The Blood Run Free (___- Kittson) |
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| _ Daninos, creator of Facel Vega (4) |
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| Jane produced boy over the channel (4) |
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| French star of films such as Ronin and Leon, _ Reno (4) |
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| Billie ___ King, 1970s tennis star (4) |
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| Sister of John F Kennedy who was US ambassador to Ireland in the 1990s (4) |
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| "Hacks" Emmy winner Smart |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jan 2025 |
| French John |
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| Actress Smart of "Hacks" |
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| _ Redele, founder of the Alpine marque (4) |
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| Seberg or Shrimpton? (4) |
The Guardian Quick |
12 Dec 2024 |
| ___ Harlow, 1930s US film star (4) |
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| - Shrimpton, 1960s UK fashion icon (4) |
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| __ Slater, character in EastEnders played by Gillian Wright (4) |
The Guardian Weekend |
12 Oct 2024 |
| Slater, EastEnders character played by Gillian Wright (4) |
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| 1930's star, ___- Harlow (4) |
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| Pirate Lafitte |
Universal |
07 Oct 2024 |
| ___ Grey, Famke Janssen's character in the X-Men films, where she plays a telepath who can move objects with her mind |
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| Material Girl |
The Telegraph Toughie |
27 Sep 2024 |
| ___ Arthur, Shane actress (4) |
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| Comic famous for The Big Gig and Let the Blood Run Free (___- Kittson) |
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| First name of the character played by Judi Dench in As Time Goes By (4) |
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| First name of 1930s US film star, Ms Harlow (4) |
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| "Hacks" star Smart |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Aug 2024 |
| What was the first name of 19308 Hollywood star Ms Harlow? (4) |
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| First Canadian Governor General of African descent |
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| ___-Jacques Dessalines (leader of the Haitian revolution) |
Universal |
30 Jun 2024 |
| Billie ___ King, legendary tennis player |
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| ____-Claude Juncker, former prime minister of Luxembourg |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
31 May 2024 |
| The Artist star Dujardin |
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| Twilled-cotton cloth |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 May 2024 |
| Girl or boy in France? |
The Sun Two Speed |
24 May 2024 |
| FIA President from 2009-21; husband of Academy Awards Best Actress winner Michelle Yeoh since 2023 (4) |
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| French fashion designer, _ Paul Gaultier (4) |
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| "Billie ___" (Michael Jackson hit) |
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| Stapleton or Harlow |
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| Trouser girl? (4) |
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| Billie ___ King, tennis champion |
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| Billie - King, tennis star (4) |
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| Smart or Stapleton |
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| Hacks actress Smart |
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| Stapleton or Smart |
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| & 1A Protagonist of 1862 Victor Hugo novel Les Miserables |
Mirror Quiz |
17 Feb 2024 |
| Rapper Wyclef |
New York Times |
06 Feb 2024 |
| Frenchman or Englishwoman |
The Guardian Quick |
15 Jan 2024 |
| Frenchman or Englishwoman (4) |
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| "Bridgerton" actor Regé-___ Page |
New York Times |
12 Jan 2024 |
| Bridgerton actor Rege-___ Page |
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| Haitian musician, record producer and politician, Wyclef _ (4) |
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| Author Auel |
Newsday |
19 Oct 2023 |
| Fabric of a Frenchman |
The Times Cryptic |
08 Aug 2023 |
| Unfancy jacket material |
New York Times |
29 Jul 2023 |
| Billie ___ King, tennis champion |
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| The Fugees rapper Wyclef __ |
LA Times Daily |
03 Apr 2023 |
| "Billie ___" (Michael Jackson hit) |
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| Author Auel |
Newsday |
04 Jan 2023 |
| "Billie ___" (Michael Jackson hit) |
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| ___ jacket (denim piece) |
USA Today |
25 Oct 2022 |
| ___ jacket (denim garment) |
USA Today |
23 Sep 2022 |
| Writer Cocteau |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Sep 2022 |
| ___ Reno, French actor known for playing Captain Thenault in the film "Flyboys" |
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| “The lassie I love best” in a Robert Burns poem |
The Times Specialist Sunday |
15 May 2022 |
| 'Bridgerton' actor Regé-__ Page |
The Washington Post |
27 Apr 2022 |
| "Bridgerton" actor Regé-__ Page |
LA Times Daily |
27 Apr 2022 |
| Stapleton of "All in the Family" |
Thomas Joseph |
22 Mar 2022 |
| With 41-Across, "Cloud Shepherd" Dadaist |
LA Times Daily |
04 Mar 2022 |
| With 41-Across, 'Cloud Shepherd' Dadaist |
The Washington Post |
04 Mar 2022 |
| ___ jacket |
USA Today |
19 Feb 2022 |
| Woman changing gender in France in short trousers |
The Guardian Cryptic |
20 Jan 2022 |
| Woman changing gender in France in short trousers |
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| Clarkson's successor |
Canadiana |
02 Aug 2021 |
| Smart of "Watchmen" |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Jun 2021 |
| ___ jacket (denim garment) |
USA Today |
22 May 2021 |
| Tennis great Billie __ King |
Newsday |
27 Apr 2021 |
| ___ jacket |
New York Times |
15 Jan 2021 |
| Enterprise captain ___-Luc Picard |
The Washington Post Sunday |
27 Dec 2020 |
| Billie ___ King, former World No.1 tennis player |
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| French dramatist Racine |
Newsday |
18 Dec 2020 |
| 'All in the Family' actress Stapleton |
The Washington Post Sunday |
20 Sep 2020 |
| "Billie ___," the second single from Michael Jackson's album in 16a, that won two Grammys and one American Music Award |
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| Billie -- King, tennis player |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
07 Jun 2020 |
| "Billie ___," song by from 14a that won the Grammy for Best R&B Song in 1984 |
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| Girl who's a boy after Channel crossing? |
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| Denim |
New York Times |
13 May 2020 |
| Infamous Billie in a Michael Jackson song |
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| Composer Sibelius |
The Washington Post |
20 Mar 2020 |
| Composer Sibelius |
LA Times Daily |
20 Mar 2020 |
| ___-Claude Van Damme, Belgian action star who featured in the 1988 hit "Bloodsport" |
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| MJ hit "Billie ___" |
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| ___ Paul Gaultier, French luxury fashion house named after its founder |
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| Stapleton of 'All in the Family' |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Mar 2019 |
| ___ jacket (denim top) |
Universal |
17 Mar 2019 |
| -- Borotra, French tennis player |
The Telegraph General Knowledge |
03 Mar 2019 |
| "Billie ___," Michael Jackson's hit single from "Thriller" |
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| Billie — King |
Eugene Sheffer |
03 Jan 2019 |
| ___ jacket |
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| Stapleton of "All in the Family" |
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| ___ jacket (denim top) |
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| Harlow or Stapleton |
Universal |
05 Dec 2018 |
| Legendary Edith portrayer |
Universal |
05 Oct 2018 |
| 'Blonde Bombshell' Harlow |
USA Today |
24 Sep 2018 |
| Actress ___ Harlow |
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| Material girl getting man across the Channel? |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
01 Jun 2018 |
| Levi's material |
New York Times |
21 May 2018 |
| With 27-Down, Captain Picard |
The Washington Post |
18 Apr 2018 |
| With 27-Down, Captain Picard |
LA Times Daily |
18 Apr 2018 |
| Girl cuts end off trousers |
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| Trouser-clad Christian convert drawing on philosopher |
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| Novelist Auel |
LA Times Daily |
20 Feb 2018 |
| Novelist Auel |
The Washington Post |
20 Feb 2018 |
| With 27-Down, Captain Picard |
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| Levi's material |
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| Novelist Auel |
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| Legendary Edith portrayer |
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| "Blonde Bombshell" Harlow |
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| Harlow or Stapleton |
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| Billie ___ King, famed tennis star |
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| Composer Sibelius |
Wall Street Journal |
10 Oct 2017 |
| ____ Potvin (with 40 Down, won 1981 Stanley Cup) |
Canadiana |
02 Oct 2017 |
| Material girl |
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| Denim fabric |
New York Times |
13 Mar 2017 |
| ___ jacket (bit of casualwear) |
New York Times |
28 Feb 2017 |
| ___ jacket (bit of casualwear) |
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| Denim fabric |
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| Billie King |
Eugene Sheffer |
14 Dec 2016 |
| Frenchman and Englishwoman having pronounced difference |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
04 Dec 2016 |
| English girl — French boy |
The Guardian Quick |
26 Nov 2016 |
| One year for Cocteau to make his name? |
The Telegraph Toughie |
28 Oct 2016 |
| ___ jacket (denim top) |
New York Times |
03 Oct 2016 |
| Girl displaying cotton twill |
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| Movie director Renoir |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Aug 2016 |
| Legendary sitcom actress Stapleton |
Universal |
26 Jun 2016 |
| Frenchman's material? |
The Times Cryptic |
03 May 2016 |
| Frenchman's material? |
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| Director Renoir |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Mar 2016 |
| Legendary sitcom actress Stapleton |
|
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| ___ jacket (denim top) |
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| ___-Claude Van Damme |
USA Today |
24 Dec 2015 |
| "Sleepy" woman in the song "Daydream Believer" |
LA Times Daily |
25 Apr 2015 |
| Playwright Racine |
Newsday |
06 Feb 2015 |
| "Sleepy" woman in the song "Daydream Believer" |
|
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| Playwright Racine |
|
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| ___-Claude Van Damme |
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| Actress Stapleton |
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| ___-Luc Picard |
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| Renoir of film |
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| Western wear |
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| Woman in short trousers |
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| Stapleton of "All in the Family" |
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| Harlow or Stapleton |
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| Grammy winner Wyclef |
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| Composer Sibelius |
|
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| Composer Sibelius |
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| Dujardin who won Best Actor for "The Artist" |
|
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| Auel or Arthur |
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| Author Auel |
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| ___ Kennedy Smith (sister of J.F.K.) |
|
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| Stapleton who played Edith Bunker |
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| Stapleton who played Edith Bunker |
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| Billie ___ King |
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| Name often seen before a hyphen |
|
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| Shepherd who co-wrote "A Christmas Story" |
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| Name often seen before a hyphen |
|
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| Actress Stapleton |
|
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| Actress Stapleton of "All in the Family" |
|
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| David Bowie: "Blue ___" |
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| French dramatist Racine |
|
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| Author Auel |
|
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| Rhys who wrote |
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| Pirate Lafitte |
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| Author Auel |
|
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| Jacket material |
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| Psychologist Piaget |
|
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| ___ material (sturdy fabric) |
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| Pirate Lafitte |
|
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| She won Emmys playing Edith |
|
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| Actress Stapleton of "All in the Family" |
|
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| "Blue ___" (1984 David Bowie hit) |
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| Made of denim |
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| Psychologist Piaget |
|
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| "Platinum Blonde" star Harlow |
|
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| "The Diving Bell and the Butterfly" author ___-Dominique Bauby |
|
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| Cotton textile named for an Italian city |
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| French writer Cocteau |
|
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| Painter Fouquet |
|
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| Cotton textile named for an Italian city |
|
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| Chrétien of Canada |
|
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| "Timecop" actor ___-Claude Van Damme |
|
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| Smart of "24" |
|
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| She won Emmys as the wife of 19-Across |
|
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| Genet or Lafitte |
|
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| "Finlandia" composer Sibelius |
|
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| Smart of "24" |
|
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| Sturdy, twilled cotton fabric |
|
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| Harlow or Arthur |
|
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| Pirate Laffite |
|
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| Actress Smart of TV's "24" |
|
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| 3-D art pioneer Arp |
|
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| Actress Smart of TV's "24" |
|
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| With 79-Across, "The Balcony" playwright |
|
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| Anouilh of drama |
|
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| Art's Arp |
|
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| "Finlandia" composer Sibelius |
|
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| Tennis legend Billie ___ King |
|
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| Stapleton of "All in the Family" |
|
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| Psychologist Piaget |
|
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| Actress Stapleton |
|
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| Actress Harlow |
|
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| Smart of "Designing Women" |
|
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| She played Edith on "All in the Family" |
|
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| Dadaist Arp |
|
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| French film director Cocteau |
|
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| Privateer Laffite |
|
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| She played Edith on "All in the Family" |
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| Stapleton of "All in the Family" |
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| Artist Millet or Corot |
|
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| Renoir, the film director |
|
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| Work clothes fabric |
|
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| Harlow of Hollywood |
|
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| Novelist Genet |
|
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| She won Emmys playing Edith |
|
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| Harlow of Hollywood |
|
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| Actress Smart |
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| Art's Arp |
|
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| Arthur of "Shane" |
|
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| Novelist Genet |
|
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| Sturdy cloth |
|
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| Shepherd who wrote "The Ferrari in the Bedroom" |
|
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| Author Auel |
|
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| Simmons or Stapleton |
|
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| "Platinum Blonde" star Harlow |
|
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| Tennis legend Billie ___ King |
|
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| Arthur of "Shane" |
|
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| Actress Stapleton |
|
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| Auel or Arthur |
|
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| Actress Stapleton |
|
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| Storyteller Shepherd |
|
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| Actress Stapleton |
|
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| Sculptor Arp |
|
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| Composer Sibelius |
|
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| Comic actress Arthur |
|
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| Arp, Arthur, or Auel |
|
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| "The Prime of Miss ___ Brodie" |
|
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| Dadaist Arp |
|
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| Cocteau or Harlow |
|
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| Harris or Seberg |
|
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| Arp, Genet or Lully |
|
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| Guitar ridge |
|
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| Harlow or Stapleton |
|
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| Author Auel |
|
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| Actress Harlow |
|
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| Painter Corot |
|
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| Arp, Genet, or Leclerc |
|
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| Simmons or Stapleton |
|
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| Maggie Smith role |
|
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| Actress Harlow |
|
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| Hugo's Valjean |
|
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| ___ Valjean |
|
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| Harlow or Stapleton |
|
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| Playwright Racine |
|
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| Actress Arthur or Simmons |
|
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| Valjean of "Les Misérables" |
|
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| Hersholt or Harlow |
|
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| Genet or Racine |
|
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| Actress Arthur |
|
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| Genet or Gabin |
|
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| Durable cotton fabric |
|
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| Brodie or Harlow |
|
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| Racine or Rousseau |
|
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| Cocteau or Gabin |
|
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| John |
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| Lafitte |
|
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| Harlow |
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| Shepherd of radio |
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| Psychologist Piaget |
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| Rapper Wyclef |
|
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| Composer Sibelius. |
|
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| Harlow. |
|
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| Victor Hugo hero. |
|
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| Durable cotton cloth. |
|
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| Twilled, cotton cloth. |
|
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| Mrs. MacArthur. |
|
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| Super hero ___ Grey |
|
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| ___ Arthur. |
|
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| Hero of "Les Miserables." |
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| Cotton cloth. |
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| Hugo hero. |
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| Playwright Anouilh. |
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| Poet Cocteau. |
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| Composer Sibelius |
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| Novelist Genet |
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