| Father-___ (expectant parent) |
USA Today |
09 Jul 2026 |
| "It Had -- You" |
Eugene Sheffer |
06 Jul 2026 |
| "Your order is ready ___ picked up!": 2 wds. |
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| "It Had -- You" |
Eugene Sheffer |
18 Jun 2026 |
| "They are meant ___ together" ("They belong together"): 2 wds. |
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| Too good ___ true |
USA Today |
08 Mar 2026 |
| Bride-___ (one who's getting married soon): Hyph. |
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| "___ or not ___" |
Universal |
13 Feb 2026 |
| Words before and after "or not," in a famous soliloquy: 2 wds. |
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| "Born __ __ Wild" |
USA Today Quick |
07 Jan 2026 |
| "What seems ___ the problem?": 2 wds. |
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| Future |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 Aug 2025 |
| "____, or not ____", stage question |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
13 Jun 2025 |
| Words before and after "or not" in a "Hamlet" soliloquy: 2 wds. |
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| Of the future (2,2) |
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| "___ continued" |
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| Most commonly used English verb |
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| Garbo's immortal quote from Grand Hotel, "I want ... alone (2,2) |
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| Bride ____, woman marrying soon |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
19 Jan 2025 |
| Soliloquy's start: 2 wds. |
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| "You've got ___ kidding!" |
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| Movie director Hooper |
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| "__ honest with you..." (2 wds.) |
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| First two words of a Shakespeare soliloquy |
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| "____ or not ____, that is the question" |
The Telegraph Cross Atlantic |
02 Oct 2024 |
| Intro to a classic dilemma |
Newsday |
14 Sep 2024 |
| "___ or not ___ . . ." |
USA Today |
09 Sep 2024 |
| Bride-__ (hyph.) |
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| "Easy ___ ___ Hard" |
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| Heading for retirement shortly, in the future |
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| "Easy - - Hard" |
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| Option (or not) for Hamlet (4) |
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| Etre |
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| "Who Wants ___ a Millionaire" |
|
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| Steppenwolf's "Born ___ ___ Wild" |
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| Soliloquy start (2 wds.) |
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| "It Had - You" |
Eugene Sheffer |
12 Feb 2024 |
| "Got __ There" (2 wds.) |
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| "Used ___ Young" (2023 Miley Cyrus hit) |
LA Times Mini |
29 Jan 2024 |
| "Born ___ Wild"; Steppenwolf song |
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| What was once, once was. (4,2,2) |
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| Start of Hamlet’s soliloquy |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Nov 2023 |
| Too good ___ true |
USA Today |
12 Dec 2022 |
| Part five of six of a quote from the TV show "Gilmore Girls," that any dessert-lover can relate to?: 2 wds. |
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| First two words of Hamlet's question |
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| Important verb in any language |
Newsday |
17 Oct 2021 |
| First two words of a 'Hamlet' soliloquy |
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| Start of a Hamlet musing |
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| Start of a Hamlet line |
Thomas Joseph |
26 May 2021 |
| See 30-Across |
New York Times |
29 Apr 2021 |
| Translation of the verbs 'ser' and 'etre' |
USA Today |
10 Dec 2020 |
| Hamlet's first option |
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| Hamlet's first option |
LA Times Daily |
26 Jul 2020 |
| Start of Hamlet's question |
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| Start of Hamlet's question |
LA Times Daily |
09 Jun 2020 |
| "What seems ___ the problem?": 2 wds. |
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| Fit — tied (irate) |
Eugene Sheffer |
28 Feb 2020 |
| -elect |
|
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| Words before and after "or not" in a Shakespeare quote |
|
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| Words before and after 'or not' in a Shakespeare quote |
New York Times |
16 Dec 2019 |
| ''In the future'' ender |
Newsday |
05 Dec 2019 |
| Start of a Shakespearean soliloquy |
Universal |
04 Oct 2019 |
| Option for Hamlet |
|
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| "It was meant ___ funny": 2 wds. |
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| See 38-Across |
New York Times |
19 Feb 2019 |
| With 39- and 40-Across, classic Shakespearean question phonetically suggested by 17-, 23-, 47- and 59-Across |
New York Times |
19 Feb 2019 |
| Choice for Hamlet |
|
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| "Just ___ safe": 2 wds. |
|
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| See 38-Across |
|
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| With 39- and 40-Across, classic Shakespearean question phonetically suggested by 17-, 23-, 47- and 59-Across |
|
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| Start of a Shakespearean soliloquy |
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| Hamlet's first choice |
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| Hamlet's first choice |
LA Times Daily |
27 Oct 2018 |
| Choice A for Hamlet |
New York Times |
04 Oct 2018 |
| Elementary irregular verb |
Newsday |
11 Aug 2018 |
| "It was meant ___ funny": 2 wds. |
|
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| Hamlet's first choice |
|
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| Choice A for Hamlet |
|
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| 'It wasn't meant --' |
Premier Sunday |
28 May 2017 |
| Soliloquy start |
|
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| Fit tied (irate) |
Eugene Sheffer |
20 Sep 2016 |
| Fit ___ tied |
New York Times |
16 Aug 2016 |
| 'Hamlet' soliloquy starter |
New York Times |
30 Mar 2016 |
| Option for Hamlet |
Wall Street Journal |
20 Jan 2016 |
| Fit ___ tied |
|
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| Start of a famous existential soliloquy |
|
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| Start of a dramatic question |
LA Times Daily |
25 Sep 2015 |
| Introduction to a classic dilemma |
Newsday |
04 Apr 2015 |
| One of Hamlet's choices |
USA Today |
15 Feb 2015 |
| Introduction to a classic dilemma |
|
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| Start of a dramatic question |
|
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| One of Hamlet's choices |
|
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| Start of a famous existential soliloquy |
|
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| All forms of it are excluded from the language E-Prime |
|
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| "Hamlet" soliloquy starter |
|
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| Meant ___ |
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| Option for Hamlet |
|
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| Not meant -- |
|
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| "___ honest ..." |
|
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| Father-___ |
|
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| AC/DC "Hell Ain't a Bad Place ___" |
|
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| 'It Had -- You' |
|
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| Words before and after "or not" |
|
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| Idol "___ a Lover" |
|
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| One of Hamlet's choices |
|
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| Option for Hamlet |
|
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| Choice for Hamlet |
|
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| Words spoken after Polonius says, "I hear him coming: let's withdraw, my lord" |
|
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| Option for Hamlet |
|
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| Beginning of Hamlet's query |
|
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| "Got ___ real!" |
|
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| "___ honest with you ..." |
|
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| Words spoken after Polonius says, "I hear him coming: let's withdraw, my lord" |
|
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| Choice for Hamlet |
|
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| Choice for Hamlet |
|
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| Start of a classic question |
|
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| Start of a classic question |
|
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| Part of a stage question |
|
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| Choice for Hamlet |
|
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| Part of a stage question |
|
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| One of Hamlet's options |
|
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| "Hamlet" soliloquy starter |
|
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| Start of a famous soliloquy |
|
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| Soliloquy opener |
|
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| "___ honest with you . . ." |
|
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| Soliloquy opener |
|
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| Option for Hamlet |
|
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| Soliloquy start |
|
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| Hamlet's soliloquy opener |
|
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| Shakespeare soliloquy start |
|
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| Soliloquy start |
|
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| Choice for Hamlet |
|
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| Start of a well-known soliloquy |
|
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| Start of a famous soliloquy |
|
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| "It's good __ the king" |
|
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| Soliloquy starter |
|
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| Option for Hamlet |
|
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| Start of a soliloquy by Hamlet |
|
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| Start of a Hamlet quote |
|
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| Future: bride-___ |
|
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| Hamlet beginning |
|
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| Fit -- tied |
|
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| Start of a soliloquy from 17 Down |
|
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| Start of a famous quote |
|
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| Famous soliloquy start |
|
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| One option for Hamlet |
|
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| "Poltergeist" director Hooper |
|
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| Shakespearean option |
|
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| 'Hamlet' soliloquy starter |
|
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| "That is ___ expected" |
|
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| Words repeated in "___ or not ___" |
|
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| "Oh, ___ in Paris ..." |
|
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| Soliloquy starter |
|
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| Soliloquy starter |
|
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| Hamlet's option |
|
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| Soliloquy opener |
|
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| Repeated words in a famous soliloquy |
|
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| "___ honest with you ..." |
|
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| "Oh, ___ in England..." |
|
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| Shakespearean infinitive |
|
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| Ubiquitous infinitive |
|
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| Hamlet's soliloquy opener |
|
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| One of Hamlet's options |
|
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| Option for Hamlet |
|
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| "I Want ___ Wanted" |
|
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| "Oh __ in England...": Browning |
|
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| Hamlet's soliloquy opener |
|
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| Mother-___ |
|
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| Option for Hamlet |
|
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| Soliloquy starter |
|
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| "Oh __ in England...": Browning |
|
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| Hamlet option |
|
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| Hamlet option |
|
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| One of Hamlet's choices |
|
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| Noted soliloquy start |
|
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| Hamlet option |
|
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| First words for Hamlet |
|
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| Hamlet option |
|
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| Bride- ___ |
|
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| "What seems ___ the problem?": 2 wds. |
|
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| Hamlet option |
|
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| Soliloquy start |
|
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| Director Hooper |
|
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| Hamlet alternative |
|
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| Shakespearean choice |
|
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| "Poltergeist" director Hooper |
|
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| Hamlet's infinitive |
|
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| Shakespearean soliloquy starter |
|
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| "Hamlet" phrase |
|
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| Fit-tied link |
|
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| Soliloquy starter |
|
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| Hamlet option |
|
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| Soliloquy start |
|
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| Director Hooper |
|
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| One of Hamlet's options |
|
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| Soliloquy's first words |
|
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| The way things used ____ |
|
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| Fit ___ tied |
|
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| Start of a Hamlet soliloquy |
|
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| One option for Hamlet |
|
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| Cruel ____ Kind |
|
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| Start of a famous soliloquy |
|
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| Alternative to 24 Down |
|
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| Start of a classic question |
|
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| Hamlet's infinitive |
|
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| Director Hooper |
|
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| What être means |
|
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| What 38 Down means |
|
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| What esse means |
|
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| Soliloquy opener |
|
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| "Oh, ___ in England . . . " : Browning |
|
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| "Oh, ___ in England . . . ": Browning |
|
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| Soliloquy words |
|
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| Start of a famous soliloquy |
|
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| "The best is yet ___ ": Browning |
|
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| Words from Hamlet |
|
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| What "être" means |
|
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| Start of a Hamlet speech |
|
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| Start of a soliloquy |
|
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| "The best is yet ___": Browning |
|
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| Bride-___ |
|
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| Hamlet's vacillating infinitive |
|
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| "___ or not . . . " |
|
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| Half of Hamlet's dilemma |
|
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| Caesar's "esse" |
|
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| Part of Hamlet's query |
|
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| Hamlet's opening |
|
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| Opening of a soliloquy |
|
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| "___ sure!" |
|
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| Hamlet words |
|
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| "Oh, ___ in England . . . " |
|
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| Prospective, as a bride |
|
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| " . . . or not ___" |
|
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| Etre or esse. |
|
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| Basic infinitive. |
|
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| Translation of "sein." |
|
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| Hamlet's infinitive. |
|
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| "The best is yet ___ . . . " |
|
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| Not ___ sneezed at. |
|
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| "The best is yet ___." |
|
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| Hamlet's alternative. |
|
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| Fit ___ tied. |
|
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| Infinitive. |
|
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| The future. |
|
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| Common infinitive. |
|
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| Start of a soliloquy. |
|
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| Hamlet said it. |
|
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| Soliloquy start. |
|
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| Important infinitive. |
|
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| Beginning of a famous soliloquy. |
|
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| A common infinitive. |
|
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| First proposition of Hamlet's soliloquy. |
|
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| "I'm ___ Queen o' the May." |
|
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| Start of a famous soliloquy. |
|
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| Famous first words. |
|
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| Start of soliloquy. |
|
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| ___ sure. |
|
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| Future. |
|
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| Bride-___. |
|
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| Bride ___. |
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