Newsday Crossword hints and answers for December 7, 2025
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues146
Across69
Down77
TitleDIVERSE COLLECTIONS: Centrally located
Today’s Newsday Crossword clues, hints & answers
Every clue from this puzzle with a hint and the answer behind separate buttons, so you only see what you need. Click a clue for its own page.
Across
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See 115-Across (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARATA→
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Greek stuffed grape leaf (5)
Starts with D, ends with ADOLMA→
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Texter's "incidentally" (3)
Starts with B, ends with WBTW→
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Brazilian dances (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSAMBAS→
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Historical stretches (4)
Starts with E, ends with SERAS→
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Operatic deliveries (5)
Starts with A, ends with SARIAS→
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Leave amazed (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAWE→
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Practical jokes (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPRANKS→
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Irish county (4)
Starts with C, ends with KCORK→
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Double Nobelist Pauling (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLINUS→
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Agent, briefly (3)
Starts with R, ends with PREP→
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Bit of legalese (6)
Starts with H, ends with NHEREIN→
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Annual theater award (20)
Starts with O, ends with NOUTSTANDINGSETDESIGN→
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Disneyland's Main Street, __ (3)
Starts with U, ends with AUSA→
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Latvian capital (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARIGA→
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Atom with a charge (3)
Starts with I, ends with NION→
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Laundry appliance (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIRON→
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Inherently (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPERSE→
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"Billion" prefix (4)
Starts with G, ends with AGIGA→
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French article (3)
Starts with U, ends with EUNE→
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A/C measure (3)
Starts with B, ends with UBTU→
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Challenges for adolescents (18)
Starts with P, ends with SPEERGROUPPRESSURES→
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Foreshadow (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBODE→
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Sentence excerpt (6)
Starts with P, ends with EPHRASE→
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Unconventional (3)
Starts with O, ends with DODD→
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Bring together (5)
Starts with U, ends with EUNITE→
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Frying medium (4)
Starts with L, ends with DLARD→
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Arabian nation (4)
Starts with O, ends with NOMAN→
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Winter bug (3)
Starts with F, ends with UFLU→
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Trimming tool (5)
Starts with E, ends with REDGER→
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One grand, for short (4)
Starts with T, ends with UTHOU→
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Brief snooze (3)
Starts with N, ends with PNAP→
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Watered-down (4)
Starts with W, ends with KWEAK→
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Prefix for point (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMID→
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Manufacturing coordination (21)
Starts with S, ends with TSUPPLYCHAINMANAGEMENT→
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Novelist Tan (3)
Starts with A, ends with YAMY→
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Native Canadians (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECREE→
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Taunting exclamation (3)
Starts with O, ends with OOHO→
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Spanish love (4)
Starts with A, ends with RAMOR→
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Initially (5)
Starts with F, ends with TFIRST→
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Investment newsletter rating (3)
Starts with B, ends with YBUY→
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MD's ASAP (4)
Starts with S, ends with TSTAT→
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Move higher (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERISE→
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Beer from Japan (5)
Starts with A, ends with IASAHI→
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Puppy or parrot (3)
Starts with P, ends with TPET→
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Nothing more than (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSIMPLY→
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Mythical river (4)
Starts with S, ends with XSTYX→
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ootball strategist (18)
Starts with D, ends with HDEFENSIVELINECOACH→
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Mermaid's home (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASEA→
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All-important (3)
Starts with K, ends with YKEY→
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Years ago (4)
Starts with O, ends with EONCE→
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Mr. Clean rival (5)
Starts with L, ends with LLYSOL→
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List shortener (3)
Starts with E, ends with CETC→
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"Should that happen..." (4)
Starts with I, ends with OIFSO→
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Curator's deg. (3)
Starts with M, ends with AMFA→
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Baseball's fall celebrators (20)
Starts with W, ends with SWORLDSERIESCHAMPIONS→
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Sentence ender (6)
Starts with P, ends with DPERIOD→
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With 1-Across, fairly divided (3)
Starts with P, ends with OPRO→
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Empathetic comment (5)
Starts with I, ends with EICARE→
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Wetlands bird (4)
Starts with C, ends with TCOOT→
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Esoteric (6)
Starts with A, ends with EARCANE→
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Very long time span (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
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Live it up (5)
Starts with R, ends with LREVEL→
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Diminutive ending (4)
Starts with E, ends with EETTE→
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Closed in on (6)
Starts with N, ends with DNEARED→
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Ambulance destinations: Abbr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with SERS→
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Words of clarification (5)
Starts with I, ends with TIDEST→
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Get rid of (4)
Starts with S, ends with DSHED→
Down
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Get back, as losses (6)
Starts with R, ends with PRECOUP→
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Stir up (6)
Starts with A, ends with EAROUSE→
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__ sauce (shrimp topping) (6)
Starts with T, ends with RTARTAR→
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Calls (for) (4)
Starts with A, ends with SASKS→
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The __ Lama (5)
Starts with D, ends with IDALAI→
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Faucet gasket (5)
Starts with O, ends with GORING→
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Stella McCartney's mom (5)
Starts with L, ends with ALINDA→
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Hawaiian island (4)
Starts with M, ends with IMAUI→
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Affinity grp. (4)
Starts with A, ends with NASSN→
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Cake beside a sink (7)
Starts with B, ends with PBARSOAP→
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Pre-adolescent (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTWEEN→
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Was in tears (4)
Starts with W, ends with TWEPT→
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Areas of knowledge (7)
Starts with S, ends with SSPHERES→
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Childish comeback (5)
Starts with A, ends with OARESO→
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County on San Francisco Bay (5)
Starts with M, ends with NMARIN→
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Rare blood type, for short (4)
Starts with B, ends with GBNEG→
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Similar (to) (4)
Starts with A, ends with NAKIN→
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Tax form no. (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSSN→
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Ash or almond (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETREE→
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Bach-era dance (5)
Starts with G, ends with EGIGUE→
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Ate well (5)
Starts with D, ends with DDINED→
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Accelerated (6)
Starts with S, ends with PSPEDUP→
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Mom's mom (4)
Starts with G, ends with NGRAN→
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Apple hardware platform (3)
Starts with I, ends with SIOS→
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Pakistani language (4)
Starts with U, ends with UURDU→
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Naval lockup (4)
Starts with B, ends with GBRIG→
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Parisian pate (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETETE→
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__-friendly software (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUSER→
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Word derived from a name (6)
Starts with E, ends with MEPONYM→
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Department store founder (6)
Starts with R, ends with YRHMACY→
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Pictorial chart (5)
Starts with G, ends with HGRAPH→
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Oktoberfest music (5)
Starts with P, ends with APOLKA→
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Glove material (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESUEDE→
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German conjunction (3)
Starts with U, ends with DUND→
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Crunchy sandwiches (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBLTS→
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Hawaiian island (4)
Starts with O, ends with UOAHU→
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Globule (4)
Starts with D, ends with PDROP→
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Wide renown (4)
Starts with F, ends with EFAME→
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Slender and strong (4)
Starts with W, ends with YWIRY→
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Compass reading (3)
Starts with E, ends with EENE→
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Hawaiian thanks (6)
Starts with M, ends with OMAHALO→
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"Understood!" (6)
Starts with I, ends with AIGOTYA→
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Language of old Rome (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLATIN→
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Sharp, as eyesight (5)
Starts with A, ends with EACUTE→
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Potentially objectionable (5)
Starts with N, ends with CNOTPC→
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Like swamps (6)
Starts with M, ends with YMARSHY→
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Send forth, as light (4)
Starts with E, ends with TEMIT→
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Overly interested (4)
Starts with N, ends with YNOSY→
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Fearsome dino (4)
Starts with T, ends with XTREX→
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Short-lived trends (4)
Starts with F, ends with SFADS→
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Words of understanding (4)
Starts with I, ends with EISEE→
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Nadal nickname (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARAFA→
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"Steady as __ goes" (3)
Starts with S, ends with ESHE→
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Large collection (4)
Starts with B, ends with YBEVY→
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Hook's aide (4)
Starts with S, ends with ESMEE→
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Port facilities (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPIERS→
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Starting on (5)
Starts with S, ends with ESINCE→
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Co. designation (3)
Starts with I, ends with CINC→
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Lost traction (7)
Starts with S, ends with DSKIDDED→
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Skin soothers (7)
Starts with L, ends with SLOTIONS→
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Hoof sound (4)
Starts with C, ends with PCLOP→
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Trouble-free (6)
Starts with S, ends with HSMOOTH→
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Deserving attention (6)
Starts with O, ends with EOFNOTE→
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Wore well (6)
Starts with L, ends with DLASTED→
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Monastery resident (5)
Starts with F, ends with RFRIAR→
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Unaided (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALONE→
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Wrong move (5)
Starts with E, ends with RERROR→
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"__ my reasons" (5)
Starts with I, ends with EIHAVE→
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Riding charges (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFARES→
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Silvery fish (5)
Starts with S, ends with TSMELT→
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Once existed (4)
Starts with W, ends with EWERE→
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Whale cousin (4)
Starts with O, ends with AORCA→
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Fencing blade (4)
Starts with E, ends with EEPEE→
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Amazon Alexa alternative (4)
Starts with S, ends with ISIRI→
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Included in an email (4)
Starts with C, ends with DCCED→
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Tops, as a torte (4)
Starts with I, ends with SICES→
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Skillet (3)
Starts with P, ends with NPAN→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
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Newsday Crossword tips for tomorrow
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- Know the pseudonyms. Puzzles by "Lester Ruff" are easier; "Anna Stiga" is Stan again, backwards, and tougher.
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for December 7, 2025?+
146 clues: 69 Across and 77 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Mark McClain.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: See 115-Across (RATA); Greek stuffed grape leaf (DOLMA); Texter's "incidentally" (BTW).
Who makes the Newsday Crossword?+
It is edited by Stan Newman, who also constructs many of the puzzles under pseudonyms.
Where can I find past Newsday Crossword answers?+
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