Newsday Crossword hints and answers for May 4, 2025
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Clues146
Across69
Down77
TitleSINGALONG: Many favorites included
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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Urge (on) (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSPUR→
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Wave's peak (5)
Starts with C, ends with TCREST→
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Church balcony (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLOFT→
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Begin to awaken (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTIR→
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Much more than interested (5)
Starts with R, ends with DRABID→
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" __ la vista!" (5)
Starts with H, ends with AHASTA→
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Indiana neighbor (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOHIO→
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Pisa's river (4)
Starts with A, ends with OARNO→
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Cool treat on a stick (11)
Starts with I, ends with PICECREAMPOP→
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Attractive eyes, informally (9)
Starts with B, ends with SBABYBLUES→
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Arboreal apex (7)
Starts with T, ends with PTREETOP→
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Penny pincher (5)
Starts with P, ends with RPIKER→
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Unpleasant, as weather (6)
Starts with S, ends with ESEVERE→
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Ill-mannered men (4)
Starts with C, ends with SCADS→
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Springs in deserts (5)
Starts with O, ends with SOASES→
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Gets a hiking break (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRESTS→
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Black tea of India (5)
Starts with A, ends with MASSAM→
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Fuzzy fruit (5)
Starts with P, ends with HPEACH→
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Sets, as a trap (4)
Starts with L, ends with SLAYS→
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Mimic cruelly (4)
Starts with M, ends with KMOCK→
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Complete commitment (12)
Starts with H, ends with LHEARTANDSOUL→
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Soda can attachment (3)
Starts with T, ends with BTAB→
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Immaculate (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPURE→
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Heap praise upon (5)
Starts with E, ends with LEXTOL→
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Web surfer's tablet (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIPAD→
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Music of India (4)
Starts with R, ends with ARAGA→
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Restorative resort (3)
Starts with S, ends with ASPA→
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Walks the floor (5)
Starts with P, ends with SPACES→
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Grilled sandwich (6)
Starts with P, ends with IPANINI→
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Luau strings, for short (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUKES→
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Arroz con __ (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPOLLO→
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Nautical nonsense (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBILGE→
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What certain scouts search for (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTALENT→
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Orchestral speed (5)
Starts with T, ends with OTEMPO→
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Common people (9)
Starts with P, ends with KPLAINFOLK→
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Sporty Chevy, for short (5)
Starts with V, ends with EVETTE→
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Tips off (6)
Starts with A, ends with SALERTS→
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Big name in foil (5)
Starts with A, ends with AALCOA→
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Mid-March merrymakers (5)
Starts with I, ends with HIRISH→
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Informal farewell (4)
Starts with T, ends with ATATA→
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Most docile (6)
Starts with T, ends with TTAMEST→
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Held back, like breath (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBATED→
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Mother in a meadow (3)
Starts with E, ends with EEWE→
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Nevada neighbor (4)
Starts with U, ends with HUTAH→
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Exec's "Fast!" (4)
Starts with A, ends with PASAP→
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Gourmet mushroom (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMOREL→
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Cereal "for kids" (4)
Starts with T, ends with XTRIX→
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Male or female nickname (3)
Starts with M, ends with LMEL→
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Pennsylvania Dutch region (12)
Starts with A, ends with YAMISHCOUNTRY→
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Scratchy voice (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRASP→
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Cocoon dweller (4)
Starts with P, ends with APUPA→
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Keeps a low profile (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHIDES→
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Semiaquatic beast (5)
Starts with H, ends with OHIPPO→
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Added triangular material to (5)
Starts with G, ends with DGORED→
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From birth (5)
Starts with N, ends with LNATAL→
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Shore dinner morsel (4)
Starts with C, ends with MCLAM→
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Infant's bodysuit (6)
Starts with O, ends with EONESIE→
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Southwestern equine (5)
Starts with B, ends with OBURRO→
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Fairly divided (7)
Starts with P, ends with APRORATA→
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Makeshift backyard plaything (9)
Starts with T, ends with GTIRESWING→
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Lava, after cooling (11)
Starts with I, ends with KIGNEOUSROCK→
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Speak highly of (4)
Starts with T, ends with TTOUT→
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Black-and-white cookie (4)
Starts with O, ends with OOREO→
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Pungent salad green (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCRESS→
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Twain collaborator Bret (5)
Starts with H, ends with EHARTE→
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Author Quindlen (4)
Starts with A, ends with AANNA→
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Show Boat composer (4)
Starts with K, ends with NKERN→
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Brings to a boil (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHEATS→
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Fond of snooping (4)
Starts with N, ends with YNOSY→
Down
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__ Lanka (3)
Starts with S, ends with ISRI→
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Formal agreement (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPACT→
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Lyft alternative (4)
Starts with U, ends with RUBER→
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Light, crunchy snack (8)
Starts with R, ends with ERICECAKE→
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Total confusion (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCHAOS→
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Ratchet (up) (4)
Starts with R, ends with PRAMP→
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Psychic's claim (3)
Starts with E, ends with PESP→
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Go no further (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSTOP→
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Dessert pudding (7)
Starts with T, ends with ATAPIOCA→
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Tips of ears (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLOBES→
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Midwestern hub (5)
Starts with O, ends with EOHARE→
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Minor misstatement (3)
Starts with F, ends with BFIB→
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Tinkers (with) (4)
Starts with T, ends with STOYS→
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Skin soothers (6)
Starts with S, ends with SSALVES→
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Brings into alignment (5)
Starts with T, ends with STRUES→
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Immobile (5)
Starts with I, ends with TINERT→
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Blooms in bouquets (5)
Starts with R, ends with SROSES→
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Cherished hope (5)
Starts with D, ends with MDREAM→
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Likely leaving hr. (3)
Starts with E, ends with DETD→
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Emerald, for instance (5)
Starts with B, ends with LBERYL→
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Actress Madeline (4)
Starts with K, ends with NKAHN→
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Alfred P. __ Foundation (PBS benefactor) (5)
Starts with S, ends with NSLOAN→
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Concert stage array (4)
Starts with A, ends with SAMPS→
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Tureen contents (4)
Starts with S, ends with PSOUP→
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Recyclable material (10)
Starts with S, ends with LSCRAPMETAL→
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Crown of the head (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPATE→
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Mythical archer (4)
Starts with E, ends with SEROS→
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GA's largest airport (3)
Starts with A, ends with LATL→
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Check of books (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAUDIT→
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Recuperate (4)
Starts with H, ends with LHEAL→
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Security guard, often (5)
Starts with E, ends with PEXCOP→
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Aussie wild canine (5)
Starts with D, ends with ODINGO→
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Sales talk (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSPIEL→
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Accept blame (10)
Starts with T, ends with PTAKETHERAP→
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Tour seller (5)
Starts with A, ends with TAGENT→
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Sew loosely (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBASTE→
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Game box insert (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRULES→
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Be a schemer (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPLOT→
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__ noir (wine grape) (5)
Starts with P, ends with TPINOT→
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__ Romeo (Italian auto) (4)
Starts with A, ends with AALFA→
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"The Queen of All Media" (5)
Starts with O, ends with HOPRAH→
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Some ballpoints (4)
Starts with B, ends with SBICS→
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Much more then interested (4)
Starts with A, ends with DAVID→
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Actress O'Neal (5)
Starts with T, ends with MTATUM→
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Make joyful (5)
Starts with E, ends with EELATE→
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Tibetan clerics (5)
Starts with L, ends with SLAMAS→
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First Hebrew letter (5)
Starts with A, ends with HALEPH→
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Check falsifier (5)
Starts with K, ends with RKITER→
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Passport mark (5)
Starts with S, ends with PSTAMP→
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Hinge (upon) (4)
Starts with R, ends with YRELY→
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Cuisine category (5)
Starts with A, ends with NASIAN→
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Fossil fragment (4)
Starts with B, ends with EBONE→
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Masters diploma word (4)
Starts with A, ends with SARTS→
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Thin strand (4)
Starts with W, ends with PWISP→
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Trade fair (4)
Starts with E, ends with OEXPO→
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Dirt + water (3)
Starts with M, ends with DMUD→
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Three-hulled boat (8)
Starts with T, ends with NTRIMARAN→
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Autobahn autos (5)
Starts with A, ends with SAUDIS→
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Burn somewhat (4)
Starts with C, ends with RCHAR→
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hat OPEC members are (7)
Starts with O, ends with HOILRICH→
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A euro preceder (6)
Starts with P, ends with APESETA→
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Unpleasant, as weather (5)
Starts with H, ends with HHARSH→
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Must, so to speak (5)
Starts with G, ends with AGOTTA→
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Root veggie (5)
Starts with O, ends with NONION→
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Subsequent airing (5)
Starts with R, ends with NRERUN→
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Civil War general Doubleday (5)
Starts with A, ends with RABNER→
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Yank at (5)
Starts with T, ends with NTUGON→
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In a testy mood (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCROSS→
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Baseball great Gehrig (3)
Starts with L, ends with ULOU→
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Star Wars series beast (4)
Starts with E, ends with KEWOK→
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Tyrannical boss (4)
Starts with O, ends with EOGRE→
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Nuisance (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPEST→
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Spanish zodiac sign (4)
Starts with T, ends with OTORO→
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Stops stalling (4)
Starts with A, ends with SACTS→
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Vexing feeling (3)
Starts with I, ends with EIRE→
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Teachers' org. (3)
Starts with N, ends with ANEA→
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Of prime importance (3)
Starts with K, ends with YKEY→
How to solve the Newsday Crossword
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Newsday Crossword FAQ
How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for May 4, 2025?+
146 clues: 69 Across and 77 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Fred Piscop.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Urge (on) (SPUR); Wave's peak (CREST); Church balcony (LOFT).
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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