| It may be written in pencil or in pen |
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| Second Conservative in plot (5) |
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| Yarn |
Thomas Joseph |
05 Apr 2024 |
| Tale, saga |
Mirror Tea Time |
04 Apr 2024 |
| 2014 Dubai World Cup winner ridden by Silvestre de Sousa and trained by Saeed bin Suroor (5) |
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| Level |
New York Times |
26 Mar 2024 |
| Report a drunken sot on the railway (5) |
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| Just a yarn, so try to edit it (5) |
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| Tale |
LA Times Daily |
21 Mar 2024 |
| Direction is Conservative? It's a lie! (5) |
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| Plotline |
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| Podcast format for "The Moth" and "Serial" |
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| Narrative |
Newsday |
01 Mar 2024 |
| Gold, found in a really messy dwelling? A likely tale! (5) |
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| Bedtime treat |
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| Tale of Troy's ruin (5) |
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| A bit of a jest or yarn (5) |
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| Tale |
USA Today |
04 Feb 2024 |
| Tale, yarn (5) |
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| Tale |
Commuter |
27 Jan 2024 |
| "West Side ___" 2012 Steven Spielberg film (5) |
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| It may not be true there's gold in dirty place (5) |
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| Account |
Thomas Joseph |
19 Dec 2023 |
| See 3 Across |
Mirror Quiz |
13 Dec 2023 |
| Tale |
Mirror Classic |
12 Dec 2023 |
| "Love ___" 1970 Erich Segal novel (5) |
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| Child's bedtime request |
New York Times |
04 Dec 2023 |
| See 9 Across |
Mirror Quiz |
29 Nov 2023 |
| Narrative |
Commuter |
28 Nov 2023 |
| "The ___ of G.I. Joe," 1945 film starring Burgess Meredith, now preserved in the National Film Registry |
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| Bedtime ritual for children |
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| Bedtime request |
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| Temporary Instagram post |
USA Today |
06 Sep 2023 |
| Tale |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Sep 2023 |
| Novel idea? |
Wall Street Journal |
31 Aug 2023 |
| "A likely __!" |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jul 2023 |
| Child's bedtime narration |
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| Tale; lie |
The Telegraph Quick |
14 May 2023 |
| Tale |
The Telegraph Quick |
09 May 2023 |
| Son given either end of tasty pork pie |
The Guardian Cryptic |
21 Apr 2023 |
| Building floor |
USA Today |
19 Feb 2023 |
| Floor of a building |
Newsday |
28 Dec 2022 |
| Bedtime reading to a tot |
Newsday |
14 Dec 2022 |
| Narrative |
The Telegraph Quick |
19 Oct 2022 |
| Anecdote's beginning to surprise Conservative |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
22 Aug 2022 |
| Alibi, say |
New York Times |
21 Jul 2022 |
| "The Steve Irwin ___," documentary starring Terri Irwin and the Irwin family |
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| Child's bedtime narration |
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| "West Side ___" (1957 musical) |
Universal |
19 Jun 2022 |
| Raconteur's offering |
Premier Sunday |
05 Jun 2022 |
| Newspaper article |
Newsday |
27 Apr 2022 |
| Tale |
Thomas Joseph |
04 Apr 2022 |
| "The Pixar ___," 2007 documentary on Pixar Animation Studios founded by Steve Jobs |
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| Account |
Thomas Joseph |
18 Feb 2022 |
| "American Crime ___," TV show starring Cobie Smulders as Ann Coulter |
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| Kid's bedtime request |
LA Times Daily |
20 Dec 2021 |
| Tale |
The Telegraph Quick |
22 Nov 2021 |
| Shared account, often? |
The Washington Post Sunday |
14 Nov 2021 |
| "Toy ___," animated film franchise where Sheriff Woody and other toys come to life |
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| "It's Kind of a Funny ___," 2010 comedy-drama film starring Zach Galifianakis as Bobby |
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| Building floor |
Premier Sunday |
03 Oct 2021 |
| High-rise unit |
Wall Street Journal |
18 Sep 2021 |
| Anecdote beginning to shock Conservative |
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| Tale |
The Times Concise |
13 Aug 2021 |
| Men in foul conditions in newspaper article |
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| Child's bedtime request |
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| Yarn |
Thomas Joseph |
15 Jul 2021 |
| ''Bedtime'' reading |
Newsday |
07 Jul 2021 |
| Account |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Jun 2021 |
| Scary ___, tale shared around a campfire at 1a |
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| "The NeverEnding ___," 1984 fantasy film whose eponymous title song was featured in a "Stranger Things" episode |
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| Yarn |
Thomas Joseph |
21 Apr 2021 |
| Kid's bedtime request |
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| Any nursery tale is one |
Family Time |
07 Mar 2021 |
| Legend on the level in America |
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| Skyscraper unit |
Wall Street Journal |
25 Jan 2021 |
| Bedtime reading |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Dec 2020 |
| Item of news; tale |
The Times Concise |
14 Dec 2020 |
| Account with arcs |
The Washington Post Sunday |
08 Nov 2020 |
| Narrative |
The Telegraph Quick |
05 Nov 2020 |
| Floor |
New York Times |
04 Oct 2020 |
| Bedtime reading |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2020 |
| Reporter's pursuit |
Universal |
28 Aug 2020 |
| Tale |
USA Today |
24 Aug 2020 |
| Tale |
The Telegraph Quick |
16 Aug 2020 |
| Tale |
New York Times |
12 Aug 2020 |
| Floor level |
Newsday |
15 Jul 2020 |
| Hugo is out of yoghourts or is that a lie? |
Irish Times Crosaire |
02 Jul 2020 |
| Apartment building unit |
LA Times Daily |
31 May 2020 |
| Apartment building unit |
The Washington Post |
31 May 2020 |
| Account |
The Washington Post |
30 May 2020 |
| Account |
LA Times Daily |
30 May 2020 |
| "Perfect ___," 2016 song from the eponymously titled album by Idina Menzel |
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| Tale |
Newsday |
28 Apr 2020 |
| Floor |
Universal |
10 Mar 2020 |
| "Police ___," cult action movie which released in 1985 |
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| ''Bedtime'' reading |
Newsday |
24 Dec 2019 |
| Stephen King work |
The Washington Post |
17 Dec 2019 |
| Stephen King work |
LA Times Daily |
17 Dec 2019 |
| Account |
Thomas Joseph |
14 Dec 2019 |
| Reporter's piece |
Universal |
06 Nov 2019 |
| Every picture tells one |
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| Bedtime ___ (fairytale, e.g.) |
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| Fable, for one |
The Washington Post Sunday |
22 Sep 2019 |
| See 18-Across |
New York Times |
19 Sep 2019 |
| "End of ___!" |
Universal |
10 Sep 2019 |
| Reporter's submission |
USA Today |
29 Aug 2019 |
| Southern Conservative narrative |
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| Bunch of baloney |
USA Today |
04 Jul 2019 |
| "Toy ___" (1995 animated comedy featuring Buzz Lightyear) |
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| Plot read out at bedtime to a child |
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| Tale |
Premier Sunday |
05 May 2019 |
| Bedtime ritual for children |
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| Bedtime reading |
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| Anecdote |
The Telegraph Quick |
17 Feb 2019 |
| Plot ryots worked |
|
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| "End of ___!" |
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| Reporter's piece |
USA Today |
01 Jan 2019 |
| See 18-Across |
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| Reporter's piece |
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| Reporter's submission |
|
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| Bunch of baloney |
|
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| "Every picture tells a ___" (tale) |
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| Fairy tale, e.g |
Family Time |
21 Oct 2018 |
| ''Bedtime'' tale |
Newsday |
08 Oct 2018 |
| Tale |
Thomas Joseph |
02 Oct 2018 |
| Building unit |
Thomas Joseph |
25 Sep 2018 |
| Writer's creation |
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| Novel idea |
Wall Street Journal |
19 Jul 2018 |
| Yarn |
LA Times Daily |
27 Jun 2018 |
| Yarn |
The Washington Post |
27 Jun 2018 |
| 'It's a long ___' |
USA Today |
27 Jun 2018 |
| Newscast segment |
Wall Street Journal |
23 Jun 2018 |
| Newshound's pursuit |
USA Today |
21 Jun 2018 |
| Campfire recitation |
USA Today |
14 Jun 2018 |
| Bedtime request |
Universal |
30 May 2018 |
| Bedtime ___ (fairytale, for e.g.) |
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| Child's request |
New York Times |
21 Apr 2018 |
| Yarn |
Wall Street Journal |
07 Apr 2018 |
| "The ___ Of American Freedom," novel by Eric Foner about American history |
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| Erich Segal bestseller |
Wall Street Journal |
14 Feb 2018 |
| Apprentices from County Roscommon |
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| Bedtime request |
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| Yarn |
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| Child's request |
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| "It's a long ___" |
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| Campfire recitation |
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| Yarn |
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| Novel idea |
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| Newscast segment |
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| Newshound's pursuit |
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| Alibi |
New York Times |
29 Nov 2017 |
| Word after tall or short |
USA Today |
10 Nov 2017 |
| Toddler's bedtime request |
USA Today |
05 Nov 2017 |
| Newspaper article |
Newsday |
17 Oct 2017 |
| Thing to tell at bedtime |
Universal |
29 Sep 2017 |
| Goodbye to hello in past narrative |
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| Isn't Rob Roy featured regularly in this narrative? |
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| Bedtime request |
USA Today |
07 May 2017 |
| Newspaper piece |
Newsday |
07 Feb 2017 |
| Newspaper piece |
Jonesin |
24 Jan 2017 |
| Bedtime reading |
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| Thing to tell at bedtime |
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| Alibi |
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| Word after tall or short |
|
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| Toddler's bedtime request |
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| Bedtime request |
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| Campfire entertainment |
New York Times |
27 Oct 2016 |
| One for the books? |
Universal |
25 Aug 2016 |
| Bedtime recital |
USA Today |
30 Jun 2016 |
| Reporter's project |
The Washington Post |
17 Jun 2016 |
| Sound level in audiobook, maybe |
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| See 47-Across |
New York Times |
07 Jun 2016 |
| Distance covered by a flight |
Wall Street Journal |
16 Apr 2016 |
| Load of baloney |
USA Today |
02 Apr 2016 |
| Narration |
The Guardian Speedy |
27 Mar 2016 |
| Floor |
USA Today |
05 Mar 2016 |
| One for the books? |
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| Campfire entertainment |
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| Bedtime recital |
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| See 47-Across |
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| Tale of Troy's undoing |
The Telegraph Cryptic |
23 Nov 2015 |
| See 5 Down |
The Telegraph Toughie |
06 Nov 2015 |
| Bedtime tale |
Universal |
11 Oct 2015 |
| Narrative |
The Chronicle of Higher Education |
02 Oct 2015 |
| Building level |
Universal |
26 Sep 2015 |
| Bedtime reading |
Universal |
09 Sep 2015 |
| Tot's bedtime request |
Universal |
03 Sep 2015 |
| Novel idea? |
Wall Street Journal |
24 Jul 2015 |
| Novel idea? |
Universal |
15 Jun 2015 |
| Fairy tale |
USA Today |
09 Apr 2015 |
| Novel idea? |
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| Alibi |
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| Bedtime tale |
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| Bedtime reading |
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| Narrative |
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| Tot's bedtime request |
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| Novel idea? |
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| Narrative |
|
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| Building level |
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| Fairy tale |
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| Soldiers pen gripping narrative |
|
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| Building level |
|
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| Rod Stewart "Every Picture Tells a ___" |
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| Common film credit |
|
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| One of many in a skyscraper |
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| Account |
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| News feature |
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| Floor |
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| Lie |
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| It's one for the books |
|
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| Account |
|
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| Building level |
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| Tale |
|
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| Social D "___ of My Life" |
|
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| O. Henry work |
|
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| Bedtime ritual for many children |
|
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| Bedtime request |
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| It may be long |
|
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| "The dog ate it," for example |
|
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| Tale |
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| "Bedtime" tale |
|
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| Floor |
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| Floor |
|
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| Floor of a building |
|
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| "Bedtime" reading |
|
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| Level |
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| Reporter's piece |
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| Narrative |
|
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| Child's bedtime request |
|
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| "Likely ___!" |
|
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| Skyscraper level |
|
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| Building level |
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| Floor |
|
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| Every picture tells one |
|
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| See 61-Across |
|
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| Parent/child bedtime ritual |
|
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| See 61-Across |
|
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| Every picture tells one |
|
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| Short __ |
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| Short __ |
|
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| Child's bedtime reading |
|
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| Floor |
|
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| Tale |
|
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| Plot line |
|
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| Bedtime reading |
|
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| Novel idea |
|
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| Newshound's pursuit |
|
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| Fabrication |
|
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| Level ... or a three-word hint to 20-, 38- and 60-Across |
|
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| Distance covered by a flight |
|
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| Distance covered by a flight? |
|
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| Yarn |
|
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| Fabrication |
|
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| Stand-up bit |
|
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| Anecdote |
|
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| One is hidden in 17-, 27-, 47- and 63-Across |
|
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| Tall tale |
|
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| See 56-Across |
|
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| Distance covered by a flight |
|
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| Level |
|
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| One is hidden in 17-, 27-, 47- and 63-Across |
|
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| Song and dance |
|
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| It can be just plain baloney |
|
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| Alibi |
|
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| Tale |
|
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| Kid's bedtime ritual |
|
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| Level |
|
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| Toddler's bedtime request |
|
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| Building part |
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| Newshound's pursuit |
|
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| Tale |
|
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| Tale |
|
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| Bedtime request |
|
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| Lie |
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| Yarn |
|
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| Fifth or sixth, perhaps |
|
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| Bedtime request |
|
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| Reporter's pursuit |
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| Bedtime request |
|
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| Bit of fiction |
|
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| Reporter's pursuit |
|
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| Lie |
|
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| Newspaper article |
|
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| End of a flight? |
|
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| Building level |
|
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| Alibi |
|
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| Bedtime prolonger |
|
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| Building floor |
|
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| Building division |
|
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| Word after short or tall |
|
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| Floor |
|
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| News feature |
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| Narrative |
|
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| News feature |
|
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| Fabrication |
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| Building division |
|
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| Load of baloney |
|
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| Many a parent/child bedtime ritual |
|
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| Fish __ (whopper) |
|
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| One for the books |
|
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| Fabrication |
|
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| Building floor |
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| See 27-Across |
|
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| It may be tall |
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| Floor level |
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| Level |
|
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| "A Christmas Carol," e.g. |
|
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| Toddler's bedtime demand |
|
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| Whodunit, e.g. |
|
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| Floor level |
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| ___ line (plot) |
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| Bedtime soporific |
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| Bedtime request |
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| Edifice level |
|
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| Fairy tale, e.g. |
|
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| Child's bedtime request |
|
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| It can be just plain baloney |
|
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| Child's bedtime treat |
|
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| Narrative |
|
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| Fairy tale |
|
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| Bedtime tale |
|
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| Newshound's pursuit |
|
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| Floor |
|
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| Anecdote |
|
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| Load of baloney |
|
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| Love ____ |
|
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| Yarn |
|
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| "Hansel and Gretel," for one |
|
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| Yarn |
|
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| Excuse |
|
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| Segal's "Oliver's ___" |
|
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| Lehman's "The Inside ___" |
|
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| Azimov product |
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| Welty product |
|
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| Bedtime ___ |
|
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| Malamud product |
|
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| Newspaper piece |
|
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| Recital |
|
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| Layer |
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| Saga |
|
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| This may be tall or short |
|
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| Work by O'Hara or O. Henry |
|
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| Conte |
|
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| Tall or short item |
|
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| "Love ___" |
|
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| Reporter's report |
|
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| Anecdote |
|
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| O. Henry product |
|
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| Sometimes tall item |
|
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| Tall or short |
|
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| Bedtime or second |
|
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| Short or second |
|
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| Newspaper piece |
|
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| News piece |
|
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| See 35 Across |
|
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| News account |
|
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| Segal product |
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| Polite word for a falsehood |
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| Yarn. |
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| Narrative. |
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| Floor. |
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| Alibi. |
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| Short-short. |
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| Ballad's usual basis. |
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| Narration. |
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| Account. |
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| Legend. |
|
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| One kind of book. |
|
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| Anthology item. |
|
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| "Tell me a ___." |
|
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| See 13 Down. |
|
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| Plot. |
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| O. Henry specialty. |
|
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| News article, in journalism. |
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| Conte. |
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| Top floor, perhaps. |
|
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| Newsman's neverending quest. |
|
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| Report. |
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| Bedtime ritual for children. |
|
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| Parable. |
|
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| Tall tale. |
|
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| Bedtime desideratum. |
|
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| Reporter's goal. |
|
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| Any news article: Journalism. |
|
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| "The Las Vegas ___." |
|
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| Newspaper account. |
|
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| Globe piece |
|
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| Drudge Report link |
|
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| Pre-bedtime ritual |
|
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