| Shift or delete? |
The Telegraph Mini |
01 Aug 2026 |
| Door or lock opener (3) |
Mirror Classic |
28 Jul 2026 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Of vital importance |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jul 2026 |
| C major, e.g. |
New York Times Midi |
25 Jul 2026 |
| E or G, e.g. |
The Atlantic |
17 Jul 2026 |
| Lock's partner...or a synonym of "important" |
|
|
| Of utmost importance |
|
|
| Islet; clue |
The Telegraph Quick |
12 Jul 2026 |
| Map legend |
New York Times |
05 Jul 2026 |
| Lock opener |
Puzzler Backwords |
21 Jun 2026 |
| Crucial |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
21 Jun 2026 |
| & 13A 1948 crime film starring Humphrey Bogart and Edward G Robinson (3,5) |
Mirror Quiz |
17 Jun 2026 |
| Explanation of symbols used on a map (3) |
Puzzler |
07 Jun 2026 |
| Crucial |
The Telegraph Quick |
04 Jun 2026 |
| Part of a piano, map or Florida |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Jun 2026 |
| Essential |
Newsday |
24 May 2026 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| A minor, for example |
Universal |
11 May 2026 |
| Lock opener |
Commuter |
09 May 2026 |
| Door opener |
New York Times Midi |
04 May 2026 |
| One may be under a rock or a pot |
|
|
| Poorly hidden item under a welcome mat, perhaps |
New York Times Midi |
16 Apr 2026 |
| Lock opener |
Puzzler Backwords |
13 Apr 2026 |
| Unlocking tool |
|
|
| Escape room find, maybe |
|
|
| One of 88 on a piano |
New York Times |
06 Apr 2026 |
| Important European in Kentucky (3) |
The Guardian Quick Cryptic |
04 Apr 2026 |
| Essential |
The Telegraph Quick |
30 Mar 2026 |
| F sharp major, for one |
New York Times |
30 Mar 2026 |
| It opens doors for you |
New York Times Midi |
20 Mar 2026 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Word with shift or skeleton |
New York Times |
10 Mar 2026 |
| Crucial |
Eugene Sheffer |
10 Mar 2026 |
| Most important part |
New York Times |
27 Feb 2026 |
| Lock opener |
Commuter |
23 Feb 2026 |
| Essential |
Wall Street Journal |
21 Feb 2026 |
| Lock's partner ... or a synonym of "important" |
|
|
| Lock opener |
Puzzler Backwords |
28 Jan 2026 |
| __ Largo, Florida |
Commuter |
14 Jan 2026 |
| Most important |
Newsday |
07 Jan 2026 |
| Important |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Jan 2026 |
| Lock opener |
The Telegraph Mini |
01 Jan 2026 |
| Locker |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
29 Dec 2025 |
| Francis Scott ___, writer of "The Star-Spangled Banner" |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| All-important |
Newsday |
07 Dec 2025 |
| Important; one of 88 on a piano? |
The Telegraph Mini |
07 Dec 2025 |
| Fundamental |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 Dec 2025 |
| Door opener? |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Nov 2025 |
| Essential |
The Telegraph Quick |
26 Nov 2025 |
| One may be under a rock or a pot |
|
|
| Door opener |
Premier Sunday |
23 Nov 2025 |
| Lock opener that you may use to start a car |
|
|
| Lock opener |
Puzzler Backwords |
20 Nov 2025 |
| It might follow Allen, locker or skeleton |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
19 Nov 2025 |
| Door opener ... like 6-Across? |
New York Times Mini |
12 Nov 2025 |
| Perhaps Eeyore's back half is crucial |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
07 Nov 2025 |
| Lock opener |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Nov 2025 |
| A skeleton one is very useful |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Oct 2025 |
| "Ivory" piano part |
Commuter |
17 Oct 2025 |
| Escape room find, maybe |
|
|
| Opener that a thief might not need |
|
|
| Comedy series "___ & Peele" |
|
|
| Character generator |
Newsday |
11 Oct 2025 |
| Tab, e.g. |
|
|
| Lock's partner...or a synonym of "important" |
|
|
| "The ___ to success is ..." |
|
|
| Lock opener |
Puzzler Backwords |
06 Sep 2025 |
| Lock opener |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Sep 2025 |
| C major or D minor |
USA Today |
22 Aug 2025 |
| Essential |
LA Times Daily |
16 Aug 2025 |
| One of 88 on a piano |
Universal |
15 Aug 2025 |
| Lock's partner |
|
|
| Escape room item |
USA Today |
27 Jul 2025 |
| Unlocking device |
|
|
| Critical |
The Telegraph Quick |
20 Jul 2025 |
| Essential |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Jul 2025 |
| Mission-critical |
New York Times |
08 Jul 2025 |
| Piano part |
|
|
| Tim, comedian who co-wrote and starred in the 2025 film The Ballad Of Wallis Island (3) |
|
|
| Use to open a lock |
|
|
| Lock opener |
Puzzler Backwords |
29 Jun 2025 |
| Crib translation (3) |
|
|
| Vital |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Jun 2025 |
| Note with which one gains admittance (3) |
|
|
| Lock opener that you may use to start a car |
|
|
| Kind of note required for the tonic (3) |
|
|
| Toothed lock opener |
|
|
| "The ___ to success is ..." |
|
|
| Critical |
Newsday |
23 May 2025 |
| Crucial |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 May 2025 |
| Unlocking tool |
|
|
| Lock turner |
|
|
| Map inset |
New York Times |
17 May 2025 |
| Paper with the answers |
New York Times Mini |
17 May 2025 |
| Stevie Wonder's "Songs in the ___ of Life" |
TV |
11 May 2025 |
| Lock's partner |
|
|
| A noted opener |
|
|
| Of prime importance |
Newsday |
04 May 2025 |
| Lock opener |
Mirror Classic |
04 May 2025 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Legend |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 May 2025 |
| Vital area of Lake Yosemite |
The Sun Two Speed |
03 May 2025 |
| Major or minor in music |
Universal |
02 May 2025 |
| Minor thing, to a musician |
|
|
| Crucial |
Eugene Sheffer |
30 Apr 2025 |
| Locker unlocker |
|
|
| One of the bunch has a bit of a black eye! (3) |
|
|
| Essential part of typewriter (3) |
|
|
| Crucial |
Eugene Sheffer |
24 Apr 2025 |
| Item used to unlock a door |
|
|
| Keegan-Michael _, 18-Across's The Predator costar |
|
|
| Lock's partner...or a synonym of "important" |
|
|
| Lock opener |
Puzzler Backwords |
09 Apr 2025 |
| Most important |
Newsday |
09 Apr 2025 |
| Skeleton or church follower |
|
|
| Lock's perfect fit |
|
|
| Item copied for a roommate |
|
|
| Explanatory table of symbols |
The Times Concise |
10 Mar 2025 |
| __ lime pie |
LA Times Daily |
10 Mar 2025 |
| Item accompanying a diary, perhaps |
New York Times |
07 Mar 2025 |
| Ignition insert |
Family Time |
03 Mar 2025 |
| Comedy series "___ & Peele" |
|
|
| Locker will scratch the surface (3) |
|
|
| Lock unlocker |
LA Times Daily |
25 Feb 2025 |
| The solution, note (3) |
|
|
| "The Skeleton ___"; horror movie for Kate Hudson |
|
|
| Lock opener |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Feb 2025 |
| Escape room item |
New York Times Mini |
18 Feb 2025 |
| "The ___ to success is ..." |
|
|
| Opener that a thief might not need |
|
|
| Crucial |
The Telegraph Quick |
03 Feb 2025 |
| Word before "lime pie" or "note" |
|
|
| Use it to open a lock |
|
|
| Opener of vital importance (3) |
|
|
| Insert or Page Up |
USA Today |
25 Jan 2025 |
| Low or off follower |
|
|
| Black or white piano part |
|
|
| Door opener |
The Sun Mini |
19 Jan 2025 |
| Crucial; opener |
The Telegraph Quick |
18 Jan 2025 |
| Pivotal |
Newsday |
17 Jan 2025 |
| Essential |
Universal |
14 Jan 2025 |
| Door unlocker |
|
|
| Don's left the ass a note! |
|
|
| "The ___ to success is ..." |
|
|
| Lock opener |
Premier Sunday |
05 Jan 2025 |
| Car starter: ignition - |
|
|
| Harbour we hear associated with a lock (3) |
|
|
| Island wharf radioed |
|
|
| One taking turns as an opener? |
|
|
| ___ lime pie |
|
|
| Part of a piano (which, with 29-Across, forms the name of a different instrument) |
|
|
| Lock's friend? |
|
|
| One of 88 on a piano |
New York Times Mini |
18 Dec 2024 |
| A piano piece? |
|
|
| Crucial |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Dec 2024 |
| A Florida pitch (3) |
|
|
| Pivotal |
Newsday |
12 Dec 2024 |
| Important |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Dec 2024 |
| Piano part |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Dec 2024 |
| "___ & Peele" (comedy series) |
|
|
| Piano part |
|
|
| Look opener (3) |
|
|
| Door unlocking tool |
|
|
| Escape or return, e.g. |
|
|
| Big Torch, Middle Torch or Little Torch |
|
|
| Essential |
USA Today |
23 Nov 2024 |
| Useful item in many "Zelda" games |
|
|
| The opening note? (3) |
|
|
| Teacher's answer sheet |
USA Today |
15 Nov 2024 |
| Crucial |
The Telegraph Mini |
14 Nov 2024 |
| A lock is not safe from it |
Family Time |
11 Nov 2024 |
| One of 88 on a piano |
USA Today |
03 Nov 2024 |
| The opening answer (3) |
|
|
| One taking a turn as opener? |
|
|
| Hotel desk handout |
|
|
| Skeleton ____, opener of many locks |
The Telegraph Mini |
31 Oct 2024 |
| ___ lime pie |
|
|
| Item handed over at a lease signing |
|
|
| Quay said to be explanation (3) |
|
|
| Escape room find, maybe |
|
|
| Essential opener (3) |
|
|
| One may be under a rock or a pot |
|
|
| Tonality suitable for a Largo (3) |
|
|
| Keegan-Michael who voices Bumblebee in Transformers One |
|
|
| Enter or alt, e.g. |
|
|
| Essential part of a typewriter (3) |
|
|
| Item in a super's set |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Sep 2024 |
| What comes before West in Florida? |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
20 Sep 2024 |
| Essential instrument for locking (3) |
|
|
| Winged tree fruit (3) |
|
|
| Map guide |
|
|
| Code explanation |
|
|
| Unlocking tool |
USA Today |
10 Sep 2024 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Diary locker |
|
|
| Piano part |
Commuter |
27 Aug 2024 |
| Crucial |
Universal |
23 Aug 2024 |
| Crucial |
USA Today |
23 Aug 2024 |
| Used to open or close a lock (3) |
|
|
| Essential |
Universal |
15 Aug 2024 |
| Paper with the answers on it |
New York Times Mini |
06 Aug 2024 |
| Crucial |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
01 Aug 2024 |
| Most important |
Newsday |
01 Aug 2024 |
| Important opener (3) |
Puzzler Cryptic |
26 Jul 2024 |
| Piano part |
Thomas Joseph |
24 Jul 2024 |
| Opener of a door or heart |
|
|
| Door opener |
|
|
| C major, for example |
Universal |
16 Jul 2024 |
| Who was New Zealand's prime minister between Clark and English? (3) |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| A minor, for instance (3) |
|
|
| Part of a typewriter or piano |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| What a thief doesn't need to break in |
|
|
| Critical |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Jun 2024 |
| Clockwork winder |
|
|
| __ lime pie |
LA Times Daily |
20 Jun 2024 |
| One of eighty-eight on a piano |
|
|
| "___ & Peele" (comedy series) |
|
|
| Critical |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Jun 2024 |
| Lock opener that you may use to start a car |
|
|
| It unlocks things (3) |
|
|
| Has it a musical ring? (3) |
|
|
| Crucial |
Mirror Quick |
27 May 2024 |
| Fundamental way to get in |
Mirror Cryptic |
27 May 2024 |
| Unlocking tool |
|
|
| Essential |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
21 May 2024 |
| Locked door opener |
Family Time |
19 May 2024 |
| What context is, in a saying |
New York Times |
19 May 2024 |
| Device for operating a lock (3) |
|
|
| Small 13, but crucial |
The Times Quick Cryptic |
14 May 2024 |
| Francis Scott ____ |
|
|
| Clef (3) |
|
|
| ___ lime pie |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Of great importance (3) |
|
|
| It may say "shift" or "enter" |
|
|
| It shows you the correct answers |
|
|
| Lock unlocker |
|
|
| Peele's partner |
LA Times Daily |
25 Apr 2024 |
| Floridian island (3) |
|
|
| Lock's partner...or a synonym of "important" |
|
|
| Instrument for locking (3) |
|
|
| Lock opener |
Newsday |
16 Apr 2024 |
| Major or minor in music |
Universal |
13 Apr 2024 |
| Lock opener |
Thomas Joseph |
03 Apr 2024 |
| The solution lies in a black eye! (3) |
|
|
| Synonym for major that can follow "major" |
|
|
| Under lock and __ |
Newsday |
27 Mar 2024 |
| Under lock and ___ |
|
|
| A donkey has one just like a turkey, note (3) |
|
|
| Part of a piano (3) |
Puzzler |
26 Mar 2024 |
| Lock opener that's still the symbol for "unlock" despite phone security primarily being digital |
|
|
| A flat, e.g. (or what's used to get into one) (3) |
|
|
| Lock need |
|
|
| Computer input button |
|
|
| An opener of note (3) |
|
|
| Lock partner |
Premier Sunday |
25 Feb 2024 |
| Church _ |
|
|
| Cryptography aid |
|
|
| Crucially important |
Wall Street Journal |
17 Feb 2024 |
| Fits lock |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Solution or explanation (3) |
|
|
| The answer to a bit of a black eye? (3) |
|
|
| "___ Largo, Montego, baby, why don't we go?" |
|
|
| It can really open doors |
|
|
| Opener that a thief might not need |
|
|
| Escape room find |
LA Times Daily |
03 Feb 2024 |
| Device that turns in a lock |
Puzzler Backwords |
02 Feb 2024 |
| Lock opener a thief may not need |
|
|
| One taking a turn as opener, partnering "20 Down" (3) |
|
|
| If you lose "14 Across", here's a duplicate (3) |
|
|
| Decryption need |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jan 2024 |
| E or G, e.g. |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jan 2024 |
| Peele's co-star from 2012-2015 |
|
|
| Wonka actor Keegan-Michael |
|
|
| It's got all the answers |
New York Times |
31 Dec 2023 |
| Crucial |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Dec 2023 |
| Hotel card |
|
|
| What can open a locked diary |
|
|
| Piano part |
Commuter |
25 Dec 2023 |
| ___ lime pie |
|
|
| Middle C, e.g. |
New York Times |
21 Dec 2023 |
| Lock's friend? |
|
|
| Lock opener |
LA Times Daily |
18 Dec 2023 |
| Crucial |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Dec 2023 |
| Every lock has one |
|
|
| Piano part |
|
|
| One of 88 on a typical piano |
|
|
| Crucial |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Dec 2023 |
| Locking instrument |
Puzzler Backwords |
02 Dec 2023 |
| Comedy sketch series "___ & Peele" |
|
|
| Control, Alt or Delete |
Universal |
27 Nov 2023 |
| Lock opener |
New York Times Mini |
25 Nov 2023 |
| Door opener |
Family Time |
23 Nov 2023 |
| Space bar, for one |
New York Times Mini |
23 Nov 2023 |
| Unlocking instrument? |
|
|
| Piano part |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Nov 2023 |
| "Toothed" lock-opening need |
|
|
| Hotel desk handout |
|
|
| Tab, for one |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Oct 2023 |
| Integral |
USA Today |
15 Oct 2023 |
| Kind of lime pie |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| A Major or B flat, for one |
|
|
| Under lock and ___ (locked away) |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Important |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Sep 2023 |
| Word used to decrypt a cipher |
Universal |
23 Sep 2023 |
| Lock's counterpart |
|
|
| A minor, e.g |
USA Today |
06 Sep 2023 |
| Lock opener |
Eugene Sheffer |
05 Sep 2023 |
| Car starter |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Locking need |
|
|
| Crucial requirement |
The Telegraph Quick |
06 Aug 2023 |
| All-important |
Newsday |
03 Aug 2023 |
| Most important |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Jul 2023 |
| Hotel room opener |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Critical |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Jul 2023 |
| Crucial |
Eugene Sheffer |
15 Jul 2023 |
| Lock go-with |
Premier Sunday |
09 Jul 2023 |
| Tab, for one |
LA Times Daily |
25 Jun 2023 |
| ___ lime pie |
|
|
| Tab or Esc |
USA Today |
27 May 2023 |
| Piano part |
Thomas Joseph |
27 May 2023 |
| ___ to the city (honor bestowed on some VIPs) |
|
|
| Padlock unlocker |
|
|
| Esc or T |
Universal |
01 May 2023 |
| Critical |
New York Times |
26 Apr 2023 |
| Crucial |
USA Today |
21 Apr 2023 |
| Critically important |
New York Times |
19 Apr 2023 |
| Locker unlocker |
|
|
| Black or white piece of a piano |
|
|
| Delete, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
13 Apr 2023 |
| Keegan-Michael ___, actor and comedian who voices Toad in the 2023 film "Super Mario Bros. Movie" |
|
|
| Vital |
Newsday |
02 Apr 2023 |
| Crucial |
Newsday |
26 Mar 2023 |
| C minor, for Beethoven's Fifth |
|
|
| Lock's counterpart |
|
|
| ___ signature (C# major, e.g.) |
USA Today |
11 Mar 2023 |
| Caps Lock or Backspace, e.g. |
|
|
| It unlocks locks |
|
|
| Crucial |
The Telegraph Quick |
24 Feb 2023 |
| Shift or Enter |
New York Times |
22 Feb 2023 |
| Anthem lyricist with a musical name |
New York Times |
21 Feb 2023 |
| One of 88 on a piano |
LA Times Daily |
30 Jan 2023 |
| What a trespasser doesn't have |
|
|
| Vital |
USA Today |
18 Jan 2023 |
| Crucial |
Universal |
18 Jan 2023 |
| A major, maybe extremely kamikaze, back in army |
The Guardian Cryptic |
06 Jan 2023 |
| Locker unlocker |
|
|
| Pivotal |
Newsday |
30 Dec 2022 |
| Solution |
LA Times Daily |
24 Dec 2022 |
| Lock's friend? |
|
|
| Lock opener |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Dec 2022 |
| Lock's partner |
|
|
| Lock opener |
USA Today |
18 Nov 2022 |
| Exciting escape room discovery |
LA Times Daily |
10 Nov 2022 |
| Enter, for one |
New York Times |
10 Nov 2022 |
| It jingles on a janitor’s ring |
New York Times |
08 Nov 2022 |
| It jingles on a janitor's ring |
New York Times |
08 Nov 2022 |
| Centrally important |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Nov 2022 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Exceptionally important |
Wall Street Journal |
01 Nov 2022 |
| Hotel desk handout |
|
|
| Caps Lock or Shift, e.g. |
|
|
| Hotel card, for one |
|
|
| Lock insert |
Newsday |
12 Oct 2022 |
| It has all the answers |
New York Times |
11 Oct 2022 |
| Crucial |
Newsday |
09 Oct 2022 |
| Lock insert |
|
|
| Super important |
USA Today |
29 Sep 2022 |
| Critical |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Sep 2022 |
| Development in cryptography |
New York Times |
11 Sep 2022 |
| Lock's better half? |
|
|
| __ lime pie |
LA Times Daily |
28 Aug 2022 |
| A Major or D minor, for one |
|
|
| Cipher-solving aid |
Universal |
22 Aug 2022 |
| Lock unlocker |
Premier Sunday |
21 Aug 2022 |
| Item that might be hidden under a front door mat |
New York Times |
16 Aug 2022 |
| Lock insert |
Newsday |
15 Aug 2022 |
| Most important |
Newsday |
14 Aug 2022 |
| Shift or Enter |
USA Today |
10 Aug 2022 |
| One of 88 on a piano |
USA Today |
04 Aug 2022 |
| Crucial |
Newsday |
31 Jul 2022 |
| Pivotal |
Wall Street Journal |
30 Jul 2022 |
| Lock's companion |
|
|
| Lock opener |
Premier Sunday |
17 Jul 2022 |
| Vital |
LA Times Daily |
14 Jul 2022 |
| Piano bit |
|
|
| Lock opener |
Thomas Joseph |
13 Jun 2022 |
| Fundamental shift? |
|
|
| Chest unlocker |
|
|
| C minor, for Beethoven's "Symphony No. 5" |
|
|
| Lock opener |
LA Times Daily |
31 May 2022 |
| Netflix's "Locke & ___" |
|
|
| Lock's partner |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| ___ lime pie |
|
|
| Vital |
The Telegraph Quick |
02 May 2022 |
| Car starter |
|
|
| Word after "skeleton" or "shift" |
Universal |
13 Mar 2022 |
| Tab, for one |
Thomas Joseph |
11 Mar 2022 |
| "The Star-Spangled Banner" writer Francis Scott ___ |
Family Time |
06 Mar 2022 |
| Hotel door opener |
|
|
| Padlock partner |
Family Time |
28 Feb 2022 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Anthem author |
LA Times Daily |
13 Jan 2022 |
| Excellent thing to sing in |
Family Time |
27 Dec 2021 |
| E or G, e.g |
Universal |
24 Dec 2021 |
| Crucial |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Dec 2021 |
| "Locke and ___" (TV series) |
|
|
| A minor or B major |
Universal |
04 Dec 2021 |
| ___ lime pie |
|
|
| E or G, e.g |
Universal |
30 Nov 2021 |
| G major, e.g |
USA Today |
20 Nov 2021 |
| Lock's partner, mostly |
|
|
| Crucial |
Eugene Sheffer |
25 Oct 2021 |
| Lock insert |
|
|
| Door opener |
Newsday |
19 Oct 2021 |
| One of 60 on a harpsichord |
USA Today |
14 Oct 2021 |
| Vital |
Thomas Joseph |
07 Oct 2021 |
| Type (in) |
New York Times |
29 Sep 2021 |
| C major or D minor, e.g. |
|
|
| Essential |
Premier Sunday |
12 Sep 2021 |
| Clue to answer |
The Telegraph Quick |
11 Sep 2021 |
| Lock's counterpart |
|
|
| One may be under a doormat |
Universal |
26 Aug 2021 |
| Door opener |
Newsday |
16 Aug 2021 |
| Crucial |
Universal |
07 Aug 2021 |
| Black or white part of a piano |
|
|
| Lock's partner |
Universal |
23 Jul 2021 |
| It might open a lock |
USA Today |
22 Jul 2021 |
| Hotel front desk handout |
USA Today |
11 Jul 2021 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| See 7-Down |
New York Times |
03 Jul 2021 |
| *Decryption tool |
Universal |
23 Jun 2021 |
| Critical |
|
|
| Of prime importance |
Newsday |
04 Jun 2021 |
| *Pennsylvania state symbol |
New York Times |
02 Jun 2021 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Black or white piano piece |
|
|
| Islet |
|
|
| Ignition starter, in a car |
|
|
| Symbol of ownership |
New York Times |
04 May 2021 |
| Tab, for one |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Apr 2021 |
| Lock opener |
Eugene Sheffer |
08 Apr 2021 |
| Crucial |
New York Times |
04 Apr 2021 |
| Important access tool |
|
|
| Lock's partner |
USA Today |
01 Apr 2021 |
| Lock opener |
Newsday |
24 Mar 2021 |
| "Locke & __," horror drama TV series starring Darby Stanchfield |
|
|
| "The Star-Spangled Banner" writer Francis Scott |
Family Time |
15 Mar 2021 |
| Lock unlocker |
|
|
| "The ___ to success is..." |
|
|
| Deadbolt unlocker |
Family Time |
21 Feb 2021 |
| Decoding need |
LA Times Daily |
13 Feb 2021 |
| Decoding need |
|
|
| Map part |
LA Times Daily |
09 Feb 2021 |
| Of extreme importance |
|
|
| Map part |
|
|
| Tab, for one |
Thomas Joseph |
06 Feb 2021 |
| Bottom-of-map info |
Newsday |
03 Feb 2021 |
| Opener on a ring |
Universal |
20 Dec 2020 |
| Legend; vital |
The Telegraph Quick |
28 Nov 2020 |
| One of 36 on a piano |
|
|
| Crucial |
Eugene Sheffer |
16 Nov 2020 |
| Not to be overlooked |
Newsday |
14 Nov 2020 |
| A minor, for one |
|
|
| Of crucial importance |
Wall Street Journal |
04 Nov 2020 |
| Lock go-with |
Premier Sunday |
01 Nov 2020 |
| Door opener |
|
|
| Door-opening thing |
Newsday |
13 Oct 2020 |
| "The Star-Spangled Banner" author Francis Scott ___ |
Family Time |
04 Oct 2020 |
| Lock-picker's lack |
USA Today |
03 Oct 2020 |
| Crucial; opener |
The Telegraph Quick |
23 Sep 2020 |
| Type of lime |
|
|
| Caps Lock or Delete, e.g |
USA Today |
19 Sep 2020 |
| Lock's partner |
|
|
| Return, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
09 Sep 2020 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Lock's partner |
|
|
| One of those on the computer produced code |
|
|
| Lock unlocker |
|
|
| Aid for a decoder |
New York Times |
29 Jul 2020 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Netflix's "Locke & ___" |
|
|
| Type of board in a music studio |
|
|
| Writer of "The Star-Spangled Banner" |
Family Time |
12 Jul 2020 |
| Crucial |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Jun 2020 |
| Escape room item |
|
|
| Lock's partner |
|
|
| Dead-bolt insert |
Universal |
01 Jun 2020 |
| Tab, say |
|
|
| Tab, say |
LA Times Daily |
31 May 2020 |
| *A child might spy through one |
Universal |
26 May 2020 |
| Sardine can opener |
Family Time |
26 Apr 2020 |
| 'Locke & ___' |
USA Today |
23 Apr 2020 |
| Essential |
The Telegraph Quick |
13 Apr 2020 |
| C minor, for Beethoven's Fifth |
|
|
| Common item in a purse |
Family Time |
22 Mar 2020 |
| Crucial element |
Newsday |
22 Mar 2020 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Critical |
New York Times |
08 Mar 2020 |
| Crucial |
USA Today |
25 Feb 2020 |
| Item on a ring |
Wall Street Journal |
15 Feb 2020 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Coral reef |
|
|
| Francis Scott ___, writer of "The Star-Spangled Banner" |
|
|
| Lock fitter |
|
|
| Legend from space, perhaps |
|
|
| Word after skeleton or answer |
|
|
| Word after skeleton or answer |
New York Times |
25 Nov 2019 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Piano part |
Thomas Joseph |
29 Oct 2019 |
| "Why did the pianist get kicked out of the band? Because he couldn't find the right ___!" |
|
|
| It has all the answers |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Oct 2019 |
| C minor, for Beethoven's Fifth |
|
|
| Thing on a ring |
LA Times Daily |
16 Oct 2019 |
| Thing on a ring |
|
|
| ___ West, Florida |
|
|
| Of paramount importance |
Wall Street Journal |
08 Oct 2019 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Teacher’s test copy |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Sep 2019 |
| ___ lime pie |
|
|
| Under lock and ___ (secure) |
|
|
| Lock unlocker |
|
|
| Unlocking implement |
|
|
| Vital area of Turkey |
|
|
| Critical |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Aug 2019 |
| "He holds the ___ to your heart." |
|
|
| It opens a lock |
|
|
| Critically important |
New York Times |
13 Aug 2019 |
| What opens a lock |
|
|
| Set of answers |
Universal |
02 Aug 2019 |
| ___ points (main things) |
|
|
| Unlocking item |
|
|
| Crucial |
Thomas Joseph |
09 Jul 2019 |
| CapsLock, e.g. |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Manitoba, AKA _____stone Province |
|
|
| E or G, e.g., in music |
Universal |
26 May 2019 |
| Critically important |
Newsday |
22 May 2019 |
| __ West, FL |
Newsday |
14 May 2019 |
| ___ to the city (honor given to some VIPs) |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| A, B or C, e.g |
Wall Street Journal |
22 Apr 2019 |
| Crucial |
Premier Sunday |
14 Apr 2019 |
| Piano piece which may be black or white |
|
|
| What makes a tumbler spin |
New York Times |
04 Apr 2019 |
| Magnetic card at a hotel |
USA Today |
03 Apr 2019 |
| Essential |
Wall Street Journal |
02 Apr 2019 |
| Lock opener? |
|
|
| List of answers |
Newsday |
17 Mar 2019 |
| Door unlocker |
Family Time |
11 Mar 2019 |
| Answer sheet |
|
|
| Item on a jailer's ring |
USA Today |
15 Feb 2019 |
| Island that might be part of Majorca or Minorca |
|
|
| Every lock has one |
|
|
| Item on a ring |
USA Today |
22 Jan 2019 |
| Scroll Lock or Num Lock |
USA Today |
16 Jan 2019 |
| Crucial |
Newsday |
03 Jan 2019 |
| Thing on a ring |
|
|
| Set of answers |
|
|
| Critically important |
|
|
| What makes a tumbler spin |
|
|
| E or G, e.g., in music |
|
|
| Teacher's test copy |
|
|
| Of paramount importance |
|
|
| It has all the answers |
|
|
| Essential |
|
|
| Critical |
|
|
| A, B or C, e.g. |
|
|
| Scroll Lock or Num Lock |
|
|
| Magnetic card at a hotel |
|
|
| Item on a ring |
|
|
| Item on a jailer's ring |
|
|
| Code breaker |
|
|
| Each lock has one |
|
|
| Insert or Delete |
USA Today |
17 Dec 2018 |
| Common opener |
Universal |
09 Dec 2018 |
| Important |
|
|
| Lock go-with |
Universal |
19 Nov 2018 |
| Thing that unlocks a lock |
|
|
| Crucially important |
The Times Concise |
15 Nov 2018 |
| National anthem author |
Universal |
10 Nov 2018 |
| A lock cannot be opened without this |
|
|
| Of extreme importance |
|
|
| Chief who was leader of New Zealand island |
The Telegraph Toughie |
02 Nov 2018 |
| Essential |
|
|
| South Florida island |
Newsday |
17 Oct 2018 |
| Essential |
Newsday |
04 Oct 2018 |
| Composer's choice |
|
|
| Composer's choice |
LA Times Daily |
28 Sep 2018 |
| Crucial; island |
The Times Concise |
14 Sep 2018 |
| ___ and Peele, popular comedic duo who have their own show on Comedy Central |
|
|
| Good thing to sing in |
Universal |
20 Aug 2018 |
| Critically important |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Aug 2018 |
| Kind of lime pie |
|
|
| Tool for unlocking |
|
|
| Longboat in Florida, e.g |
|
|
| Longboat in Florida, e.g |
LA Times Daily |
10 Aug 2018 |
| Critical |
Universal |
10 Aug 2018 |
| Of prime importance |
USA Today |
19 Jul 2018 |
| Southend-on-Sea's county |
New York Times |
18 Jul 2018 |
| List of correct answers |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Jul 2018 |
| Lock opener |
Thomas Joseph |
10 Jul 2018 |
| Major |
|
|
| Major |
LA Times Daily |
05 Jul 2018 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Crucial |
Wall Street Journal |
26 Jun 2018 |
| A major or minor |
Universal |
04 Jun 2018 |
| Locker? |
|
|
| Code breaker |
New York Times |
14 May 2018 |
| Very important |
The Telegraph Quick |
01 May 2018 |
| Musical score datum |
Universal |
28 Apr 2018 |
| Code breaker |
Universal |
12 Apr 2018 |
| ___ lime pie |
|
|
| C major, for one |
New York Times |
14 Mar 2018 |
| "Do you have the ___ to this locker?" |
|
|
| ___ West, island in Florida that is home to the Harry S. Truman Little White House |
|
|
| Used to unlock locks |
|
|
| Vital |
The Times Concise |
28 Jan 2018 |
| Hotel desk handout |
|
|
| A musical major |
Universal |
22 Jan 2018 |
| Used to unlock something |
|
|
| Answer sheet |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Jan 2018 |
| Critically important |
|
|
| Crucial |
|
|
| List of correct answers |
|
|
| Composer's choice |
|
|
| Longboat in Florida, e.g. |
|
|
| Major |
|
|
| National anthem author |
|
|
| Of prime importance |
|
|
| Insert or Delete |
|
|
| Musical score datum |
|
|
| + and = share one |
|
|
| Common opener |
|
|
| Crucial |
|
|
| Code breaker |
|
|
| C major, for one |
|
|
| Code breaker |
|
|
| A musical major |
|
|
| A major or minor |
|
|
| Critical |
|
|
| Good thing to sing in |
|
|
| Lock go-with |
|
|
| All-important |
Newsday |
27 Dec 2017 |
| Vital |
|
|
| Codebreaker's discovery |
Universal |
14 Dec 2017 |
| Message-encrypting instructions |
USA Today |
27 Nov 2017 |
| Anthem writer Francis Scott ___ |
New York Times |
20 Nov 2017 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| One might be hidden under a mat |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Oct 2017 |
| Hotel desk handout |
New York Times |
25 Oct 2017 |
| Requirement to start a car up, ideally |
|
|
| Vitally important |
|
|
| Vitally important |
LA Times Daily |
09 Oct 2017 |
| Operator of a lock and harbour, say |
|
|
| Of crucial importance |
The Times Concise |
15 Sep 2017 |
| Fundamental, and a word that can follow the first parts of 20-, 31-, 41- and 52-Across |
USA Today |
04 Sep 2017 |
| Important |
Universal |
01 Sep 2017 |
| Used to unlock something |
|
|
| Vital |
The Telegraph Quick |
07 Aug 2017 |
| Small island |
The Telegraph Quick |
29 Jul 2017 |
| Answer sheet |
Newsday |
14 Jul 2017 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Opener |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Jul 2017 |
| Cryptographer's aid |
USA Today |
04 Jul 2017 |
| Anthem author |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Jul 2017 |
| Vital |
Thomas Joseph |
01 Jul 2017 |
| Lock opener |
|
|
| One in, or on, a chain |
LA Times Daily |
16 Jun 2017 |
| One in, or on, a chain |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| B minor, e.g |
Premier Sunday |
28 May 2017 |
| Instrumental |
LA Times Daily |
27 May 2017 |
| Instrumental |
|
|
| Caps Lock, e.g |
New York Times |
24 May 2017 |
| Used to open a lock |
|
|
| Manual opener |
New York Times |
27 Apr 2017 |
| Item on a custodian's ring |
Universal |
23 Apr 2017 |
| Instrument used to open a lock |
|
|
| Door opener |
Newsday |
20 Mar 2017 |
| One of many on a custodian's ring |
Universal |
19 Mar 2017 |
| 'The Star-Spangled Banner' lyricist |
|
|
| Port ___, item that is used to transport people to locations in the "Harry Potter" series |
|
|
| Very important |
LA Times Daily |
12 Mar 2017 |
| Very important |
|
|
| Poet inspired by the Battle of Baltimore |
LA Times Daily |
03 Mar 2017 |
| Poet inspired by the Battle of Baltimore |
|
|
| Lock insert |
Newsday |
20 Feb 2017 |
| It may be copied for family members |
|
|
| Item that might be fervently wanted by a prisoner |
New York Times |
31 Jan 2017 |
| Lock necessity |
Universal |
12 Jan 2017 |
| Fundamental, and a word that can follow the first parts of 20-, 31-, 41- and 52-Across |
|
|
| Lock necessity |
|
|
| Item on a custodian's ring |
|
|
| Important |
|
|
| Codebreaker's discovery |
|
|
| Vital |
|
|
| Manual opener |
|
|
| Item that might be fervently wanted by a prisoner |
|
|
| Hotel desk handout |
|
|
| Caps Lock, e.g. |
|
|
| Anthem writer Francis Scott ___ |
|
|
| Cryptographer's aid |
|
|
| Message-encrypting instructions |
|
|
| Vitally important |
|
|
| Very important |
|
|
| One in, or on, a chain |
|
|
| Instrumental |
|
|
| It can get you past a deadbolt |
Universal |
30 Dec 2016 |
| B, E or G, e.g |
Universal |
13 Dec 2016 |
| Manitoba, AKA_____stone Province |
|
|
| Bolt turner |
Newsday |
10 Dec 2016 |
| Scantron answers |
|
|
| Florida island |
LA Times Daily |
15 Nov 2016 |
| "Defence of Fort M'Henry" poet |
USA Today |
08 Oct 2016 |
| B flat, for example |
|
|
| Gift in a relationship that's getting serious, maybe |
New York Times |
23 Aug 2016 |
| __ lime pie |
LA Times Daily |
15 Aug 2016 |
| Opener |
|
|
| Exam marking aid |
LA Times Daily |
15 Jul 2016 |
| See 65-Down |
New York Times |
13 Jul 2016 |
| It contains all the answers |
|
|
| Crucial |
|
|
| Tab or shift |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jun 2016 |
| Decoder's tool |
USA Today |
02 Jun 2016 |
| Vital |
|
|
| Chain attachment |
|
|
| Lock insert |
Premier Sunday |
24 Apr 2016 |
| Largo or West |
Universal |
23 Mar 2016 |
| Answer sheet |
|
|
| Lock go-with |
USA Today |
14 Mar 2016 |
| Bit of Florida |
USA Today |
07 Mar 2016 |
| C minor, for Beethoven's Fifth |
New York Times |
22 Feb 2016 |
| West or Largo |
USA Today |
08 Feb 2016 |
| Gift in a relationship that's getting serious, maybe |
|
|
| It can get you past a deadbolt |
|
|
| Crucial |
|
|
| __ lime pie |
|
|
| Exam marking aid |
|
|
| Decoder's tool |
|
|
| West or Largo |
|
|
| See 65-Down |
|
|
| Crucial |
Universal |
15 Nov 2015 |
| Basketball court area |
Wall Street Journal |
03 Nov 2015 |
| 'The Star-Spangled Banner' writer |
New York Times |
28 Oct 2015 |
| Door opener |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Oct 2015 |
| Cipher creator's need |
New York Times |
21 Oct 2015 |
| West in Florida? |
USA Today |
19 Oct 2015 |
| Vitally important |
Newsday |
07 Oct 2015 |
| Important conclusions from work force survey |
|
|
| ___ Largo |
Universal |
11 Sep 2015 |
| See 58-Down |
LA Times Daily |
10 Sep 2015 |
| Item on a custodian's ring |
New York Times |
03 Aug 2015 |
| Critical |
LA Times Daily |
01 Aug 2015 |
| B-flat, for one |
USA Today |
31 Jul 2015 |
| A-flat, e.g |
USA Today |
25 Jul 2015 |
| E or G, e.g |
USA Today |
20 Jul 2015 |
| B-flat or C-sharp |
USA Today |
16 Jul 2015 |
| Indispensable |
Eugene Sheffer |
09 Jul 2015 |
| Vital |
LA Times Daily |
03 Jul 2015 |
| F minor, e.g |
Premier Sunday |
21 Jun 2015 |
| Lock opener |
Universal |
24 May 2015 |
| Item often kept on a chain |
New York Times |
18 May 2015 |
| Very important |
New York Times |
17 May 2015 |
| Chief |
Newsday |
28 Mar 2015 |
| Grader's aid |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Mar 2015 |
| Most important |
Newsday |
04 Feb 2015 |
| Vitally important |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Jan 2015 |
| A-flat, e.g. |
|
|
| E or G, e.g. |
|
|
| Entry enabler |
|
|
| ___ lime pie |
USA Today |
01 Jan 2015 |
| ___ lime pie |
|
|
| Critical |
|
|
| See 58-Down |
|
|
| Chief |
|
|
| Most important |
|
|
| Vitally important |
|
|
| "The Star-Spangled Banner" writer |
|
|
| C minor, for Beethoven's Fifth |
|
|
| Cipher creator's need |
|
|
| Item often kept on a chain |
|
|
| Item on a custodian's ring |
|
|
| Very important |
|
|
| F minor, e.g. |
|
|
| Crucial |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| ___ Largo |
|
|
| B-flat or C-sharp |
|
|
| B-flat, for one |
|
|
| Crucial |
|
|
| West in Florida? |
|
|
| Basketball court area |
|
|
| Vitally important |
|
|
| Vital |
|
|
| Piano piece? |
|
|
| Pivotal |
|
|
| Significant |
|
|
| Tumbler turner |
|
|
| ___ Largo |
|
|
| E or G, in music |
|
|
| He wrote "Defence of Fort M'Henry" |
|
|
| Of prime importance |
|
|
| Pivotal |
|
|
| __ to the city |
|
|
| See 38-Down |
|
|
| Safe box opener |
|
|
| Door opener? |
|
|
| Under lock and __ |
|
|
| Locker unlocker |
|
|
| Professor's answer sheet |
|
|
| Linchpin |
|
|
| Franklin experiment piece |
|
|
| What to sing in |
|
|
| Pivotal |
|
|
| Crucial |
|
|
| Important |
|
|
| Indispensable |
|
|
| It has all the answers |
|
|
| E or G, e.g. |
|
|
| Arena where the Storm plays |
|
|
| Codebreaker's discovery |
|
|
| It's changed in transposition or modulation |
|
|
| Test-grading aid |
|
|
| *Basketball area |
|
|
| A cipher needs one |
|
|
| Critical |
|
|
| What good singers sing in |
|
|
| Lock's partner? |
|
|
| Common item in a purse |
|
|
| Anthem author |
|
|
| "The Star-Spangled Banner" author |
|
|
| G, e.g. |
|
|
| Lock unlocker |
|
|
| What Allentown, Pa. gave Billy Joel |
|
|
| Solution |
|
|
| Instrumental |
|
|
| Ignition insert |
|
|
| Decoding need |
|
|
| Dangler from a ring |
|
|
| Something to play in |
|
|
| Anthem author |
|
|
| Crucial |
|
|
| Teacher's answer sheet |
|
|
| Teacher's answer sheet |
|
|
| Pivotal |
|
|
| Song's harmonic tonic |
|
|
| Door opener |
|
|
| CTRL, e.g. |
|
|
| Map reader's aid |
|
|
| Lock partner |
|
|
| One of a piano's 88 |
|
|
| Centrally important |
|
|
| Phi Beta Kappa symbol |
|
|
| Teacher's answer book |
|
|
| Phi Beta Kappa symbol |
|
|
| Vitally important |
|
|
| Lock fitter |
|
|
| 1812 versifier |
|
|
| Each answer to a starred clue ends in one |
|
|
| Opener on a ring |
|
|
| Set of answers |
|
|
| Opener on a ring |
|
|
| Teacher's answer book |
|
|
| Map reader's aid |
|
|
| Home, e.g. |
|
|
| One of 88 on a piano |
|
|
| Important |
|
|
| Answer sheet |
|
|
| Fundamental |
|
|
| Chain item |
|
|
| Each answer to a starred clue ends in one |
|
|
| With 34-Down, kind of pie |
|
|
| One of five in this puzzle |
|
|
| "Defence of Fort McHenry" poet |
|
|
| Map feature |
|
|
| Sheet music designation |
|
|
| Locked door opener |
|
|
| Indispensable |
|
|
| "Defence of Fort McHenry" poet |
|
|
| Map feature |
|
|
| Crucial |
|
|
| Essential |
|
|
| Historic kite attachment |
|
|
| C major, e.g. |
|
|
| Skeleton ___ |
|
|
| Critical |
|
|
| All-important |
|
|
| Stevie's "Songs in the ___ of Life" |
|
|
| Important |
|
|
| Enter, for one |
|
|
| Organ piece |
|
|
| A major, e.g. |
|
|
| Important |
|
|
| Lock opener |
|
|
| Principal tonality, as of a concerto |
|
|
| Integral |
|
|
| What a typist taps |
|
|
| E or G, e.g. |
|
|
| Something to play in |
|
|
| Principal tonality, as of a concerto |
|
|
| A major, e.g. |
|
|
| Something to play in |
|
|
| Common item in a purse |
|
|
| Sardine-can opener, sometimes |
|
|
| Speck in the ocean |
|
|
| Ignition insert |
|
|
| Critical |
|
|
| Cryptogram cracker |
|
|
| Lock fitter |
|
|
| Teacher's answer sheet |
|
|
| One of a Florida island group |
|
|
| Shift, tab or caps lock |
|
|
| Ignition activator |
|
|
| Opener |
|
|
| Enter or Caps Lock |
|
|
| Battle of Baltimore witness |
|
|
| Type (in) |
|
|
| Vitally important |
|
|
| F. Scott Fitzgerald's second middle name |
|
|
| Choirmaster's announcement |
|
|
| Anthem composer |
|
|
| Swipe card alternative |
|
|
| Computer feature that ends each of the five longest across answers |
|
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| Essential |
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| A or E, but not I |
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| Computer feature that ends each of the five longest across answers |
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| Free-throw area |
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| A minor, e.g. |
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| Item with a magnetic strip, nowadays |
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| A minor, e.g. |
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| Answer sheet |
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| Significant |
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| U.S. anthem lyricist |
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| Caps Lock, for one |
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| Lock opener |
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| A flat, e.g. |
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| Cryptographer's need |
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| Crucial |
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| Hotelier's handout |
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| Piano piece? |
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| List of test answers |
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| Florida island |
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| Ignition starter |
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| Teacher's answer sheet |
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| Entry enabler |
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| Thing on a ring |
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| It may tinkle if you apply pressure |
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| Shift, Tab or Caps Lock |
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| Very important |
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| Safe box opener |
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| Thing on a ring |
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| Indispensable |
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| Lock go-with |
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| A or B, e.g. |
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| F major or E minor |
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| Hotel issuance |
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| Locked door opener |
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| Anthem author |
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| Answer sheet |
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| Enter, e.g. |
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| Vital |
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| Tab, for one |
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| It'll get you in |
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| What a typist taps |
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| Answer book |
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| It'll get you in |
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| Primary |
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| Shift, for one |
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| Tab, for one |
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| Vital |
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| Low island |
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| Lock partner |
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| Chain item |
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| "The Defense of Fort McHenry" author |
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| Low island |
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| Most important |
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| Piano piece? |
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| Piano part |
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| F or G, but not H |
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| __ Largo, FL |
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| Sardine can attachment |
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| Very important |
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| Shift, for one |
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| With 26-Down, popular vacation area |
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| Shift, e.g. |
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| "Defense of Fort M'Henry" author |
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| With 103-Down, 1948 Bogart-Bacall film |
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| F or G, but not H |
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| One on a ring |
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| Door opener |
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| A major, e.g. |
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| Chief |
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| Essential |
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| Piano part |
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| Pivotal |
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| C major or D minor |
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| C major or D minor |
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| Vital |
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| G, e.g., but not H |
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| Small island |
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| Ring dangler |
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| Paramount |
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| Lock opener |
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| One of a Florida island group |
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| Shift, tab or enter |
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| Skeleton, for one |
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| Sardine can attachment |
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| Florida attraction |
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| Door opener |
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| Lock opener |
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| Vital |
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| Church ___ |
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| Florida attraction |
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| Door opener |
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| Author of "The Star-Spangled Banner" |
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| Important |
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| One of a Florida chain |
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| Lock's partner |
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| F major or E minor |
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| Opener |
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| Janitor's jangler |
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| ___ West |
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| G, but not H |
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| __ lime pie |
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| A flat, e.g. |
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| Clue for 19- and 59- Across, and 9- and 26-Down |
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| F major or E minor |
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| Lock opener |
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| Map clarifier |
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| Opener |
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| Sardine-can opener |
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| Piano part |
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| "Defense of Fort M'Henry" author |
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| G, but not H |
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| Answer sheet |
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| "Defense of Fort M'Henry" writer |
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| Answer sheet |
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| Vital |
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| C minor, for one |
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| Alt, for one |
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| Ring thing |
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| Crucial |
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| Clue for 19- and 59- Across, and 9- and 26-Down |
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| Map clarifier |
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| Opener |
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| Very important |
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| "Brand New ___": Melanie |
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| F, G, but not H |
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| He wrote "Defense of Fort M'Henry" |
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| Hotelier's handout |
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| Cryptographer's aid |
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| B flat, for one |
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| A minor, e.g. |
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| Opener |
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| Entrance requirement, often |
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| Solution |
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| Entrance requirement, often |
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| B flat, for one |
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| A minor, perhaps |
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| Pivotal |
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| One of 88 |
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| Musical notation |
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| Islet |
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| Anthem composer |
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| C, say |
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| Solution |
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| Crucial |
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| 53-Down is one |
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| ALT or ESC |
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| "The Star-Spangled Banner" lyricist |
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| A minor, perhaps |
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| Essential |
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| Highly important |
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| Pivotal |
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| Code breaker |
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| Really important |
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| Tonal system |
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| Florida feature |
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| C or D, perhaps |
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| Door opener? |
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| Indication |
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| ALT or ESC |
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| Vital |
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| 'Brand New --' ('71 hit) |
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| Shift, tab or caps lock |
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| Cryptographer's need |
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| A or E, but not I |
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| Largo, for one |
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| Note or stone preceder |
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| Crucial |
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| Highly important |
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| Skeleton, for one |
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| Reef |
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| Car starter |
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| Answer book |
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| Skeleton ___ |
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| Anthem man |
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| Pivotal |
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| One of 88 on an eighty-eight |
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| Important |
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| E or G, e.g. |
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| Word before stone or stroke |
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| Where a center plays |
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| Solution |
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| Musical tonality |
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| Cryptogram-cracking aid |
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| Cryptologist's code |
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| Anthem author |
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| Cryptogram-cracking tool? |
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| Author of "Defense of Fort M'Henry" |
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| F or G, but not H |
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| F or G, but not H |
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| Ignition insert |
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| A major, maybe |
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| Locking device |
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| Significant |
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| Important |
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| Grader's aid |
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| Piano part |
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| "___ Largo" |
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| Sardine can attachment |
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| Chief |
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| Sardine-can opener |
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| Cryptanalyst's need |
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| C minor, e.g. |
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| A- or B-flat |
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| Island |
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| Bit of Florida |
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| Door opener |
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| Kind of case or ring |
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| Roller skater's need, once |
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| Seattle arena |
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| Essential |
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| Barrel |
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| Codebreaker's discovery |
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| Roller skate accessory |
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| Anthem lyricist |
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| ____ West FL |
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| Central |
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| Lyricist from Maryland |
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| Choirmaster's announcement |
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| Pitch |
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| One of EIGHTY-EIGHT |
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| Largo or West |
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| F or G, for example, but not H |
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| This could be a skeleton |
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| ___ Largo |
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| Kind of board or chain |
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| Cotter pin |
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| Small island |
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| Fla.'s ___ Largo |
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| One of 88 for Van Cliburn |
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| ___ West, Fla. |
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| "The Star-Spangled Banner" composer |
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| Lock's buddy |
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| Opener of a sort |
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| ___ lime pie |
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| Typewriter lever |
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| Low island |
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| Of crucial importance |
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| "Hazel" cartoonist |
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| Cartoonist who created "Hazel" |
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| Clavis |
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| Means of access |
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| Reef |
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| Answer to a puzzle |
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| Clue |
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| Offshore reef |
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| Anthem author |
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| Car starter |
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| Important |
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| Word before West or Largo |
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| Word with board or stone |
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| West or Largo |
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| C or F, e.g. |
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| Lock's partner |
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| West or stone |
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| Solution |
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| Anthem name |
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| ___ West |
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| West, for one |
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| Anthem writer |
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| Islet |
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| Map explanation |
|
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| Legend, as on a map |
|
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| Songwriter of Sept 14, 1814. |
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| Anthem author. |
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| Tone of voice. |
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| Essential person or thing. |
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| U. S. lawyer (1780–1843). |
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| Vital point. |
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| Low island or reef. |
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| Critical |
|
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| Crucial |
|
|
| It's got all the answers |
|
|
| It's just for openers |
|
|
| Requirement for solving a Vigenère cipher |
|
|
| Opener. |
|
|
| Singer's milieu? |
|
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| Very important |
|
|
| Islet. |
|
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| He wrote "The Star-Spangled Banner." |
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| ___ West. |
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| Code. |
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| Low island. |
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| Coral islet. |
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| Author of our national anthem. |
|
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| Code book. |
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| Essential. |
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| Lever on a piano. |
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| Typewriter part. |
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| Device to turn a bolt. |
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| Reef or low island. |
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| Most important part. |
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| A capo adjusts it |
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| Emblem on Varden's house: Barnaby Rudge. |
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| Part of typewriter. |
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| ___ Largo, island off SE Florida. |
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