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___ is one of the two official languages of Afghanistan, along with Dari
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I'm the preposition that moves you from outside straight within - who am I?
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Global body whose blue helmets pop up in many a political thriller (abbr.)
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Two letters: one’s a ring, one’s a goalpost, together they form light-bulb moments
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In software, the quality-of-service aspect of an agreement (abbr.)
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Little two-letter abbr. for rebroadcasting a post on X/Twitter
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Backup roster for an oversold event. You're on the _____!
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German word meaning 'own' that feature in linear algebra transformations
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Latin plural for ear (or same as 18A)
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Crown, coin, or count may seat me, but one helm I always hold—what am I?
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Mountainous range in eastern Algeria, home to the Chaoui Berber people (or 16A)
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__ja vu?
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ISO language code for Sanskrit?
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Spreadsheet nerd’s abbreviation for compound annual growth rate
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Reddit’s original poster, for short
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Scoundrel Solo who shot first
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Same as 10 Across
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Airport board’s leaving time, opposite of ETA (abbr.)
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____ Arabia
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Three (Roman)
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Sodium’s symbol — or the chorus of the 1960s Batman theme
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Oxfordshire town whose school incubated the members of Radiohead
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Process of preparing text and other visual elements for publication
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Unmixed and uncontaminated
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Caribbean island cousin of Barbuda, famed in Sir Viv Richards cricket tales
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Academic pivot word, fancier than but
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Scottish nobles Macbeth invites… permanently
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Poetic verb to light up — Poe loved to ___ dim halls
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Shadowy cinema genre, in French
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Excellent; or a bill you still owe
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Perspective you literally stand on
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What a dance challenge becomes when it goes viral overnight
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The Three ____ Dam, in China, located on the Yangtze
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I change how a word sounds but never its spelling—what am I?
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Classic tune that’s a goodie
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Johanna Spyri’s goat-loving Alps heroine
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What a football manager does when they change players midgame (abbr.)
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Linguists’ abbreviation for African American English
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Pirate’s affirmative shout
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Initials on a PlayStation box for Gran Turismo