Today’s Newsday Crossword hints and answers for November 8
A hint and the answer for every clue, each behind its own button. Nothing is revealed until you tap.
Clues146
Across71
Down75
TitleVIP VETERANS: Over a 200-year span
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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Does damage to (5)
Starts with H, ends with SHARMS→
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Pit-stop change (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETIRE→
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Address for a lady (4)
Starts with M, ends with MMAAM→
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Workshop grippers (5)
Starts with V, ends with SVISES→
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Cats inspiration (5)
Starts with E, ends with TELIOT→
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Seuss' If __ the Circus (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIRAN→
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"Not to mention..." (4)
Starts with A, ends with OALSO→
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"101" course, typically (5)
Starts with I, ends with OINTRO→
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Giants slugging great (Army, 1950s) (10)
Starts with W, ends with SWILLIEMAYS→
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30+ year Arizona senator (Navy, Vietnam) (10)
Starts with J, ends with NJOHNMCCAIN→
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Towers with bells (8)
Starts with S, ends with SSTEEPLES→
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Nary a soul (5)
Starts with N, ends with ENOONE→
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Show remorse (5)
Starts with A, ends with EATONE→
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Right-angle shapes (3)
Starts with E, ends with SELS→
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Quarterback great Brett (5)
Starts with F, ends with EFAVRE→
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TV-sect. listing (4)
Starts with P, ends with GPROG→
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"Father of Science Fiction" (5)
Starts with V, ends with EVERNE→
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"Take this..." (4)
Starts with H, ends with EHERE→
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Ark complement (4)
Starts with P, ends with RPAIR→
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WWII female flier (3)
Starts with W, ends with FWAF→
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Picked from a lineup (4)
Starts with I, ends with DIDED→
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Silversmith/horseman (militia, Revolution) (10)
Starts with P, ends with EPAULREVERE→
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Broccoli __ (salad veggie) (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERABE→
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Kittens' cries (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMEWS→
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Repair, as a rip (4)
Starts with M, ends with DMEND→
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Artemis program org. (4)
Starts with N, ends with ANASA→
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Beauty and the Beast heroine (5)
Starts with B, ends with EBELLE→
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Have __ (get angry) (4)
Starts with A, ends with TAFIT→
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Henry Ford rival (4)
Starts with O, ends with SOLDS→
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Superabundance (4)
Starts with G, ends with TGLUT→
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Spy's gathering (5)
Starts with I, ends with LINTEL→
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Don't be wasteful (8)
Starts with C, ends with ECONSERVE→
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Follow secretly (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTAIL→
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Bone-muscle connector (5)
Starts with S, ends with WSINEW→
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Initials for Charles III (3)
Starts with H, ends with HHRH→
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First moonwalker (Navy, Korea) (13)
Starts with N, ends with GNEILARMSTRONG→
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FDR successor (3)
Starts with H, ends with THST→
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Bicontinental border (5)
Starts with U, ends with SURALS→
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Runaway win (4)
Starts with R, ends with TROUT→
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Unmannerly (8)
Starts with I, ends with EIMPOLITE→
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Three-dimensional (5)
Starts with C, ends with CCUBIC→
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Small salamander (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNEWT→
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Dresden's river (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELBE→
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Salt Lake City collegians (4)
Starts with U, ends with SUTES→
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Facing the hurler (5)
Starts with A, ends with TATBAT→
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Piece of plexiglass (4)
Starts with P, ends with EPANE→
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Small valley (4)
Starts with G, ends with NGLEN→
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French Sras. (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMMES→
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Auction off, say (4)
Starts with S, ends with LSELL→
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Holden Caulfield's creator (D-Day, WWII) (10)
Starts with J, ends with RJDSALINGER→
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Greenish-blue hue (4)
Starts with T, ends with LTEAL→
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Impersonate (3)
Starts with A, ends with EAPE→
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Barn storage space (4)
Starts with L, ends with TLOFT→
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Homer Simpson's tavern (4)
Starts with M, ends with SMOES→
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Cheerful (5)
Starts with S, ends with YSUNNY→
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Would-be electees (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPOLS→
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Hair in a twist (5)
Starts with B, ends with DBRAID→
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Extremely long period (3)
Starts with E, ends with NEON→
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Unbelievable buy (5)
Starts with S, ends with LSTEAL→
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Director brothers (5)
Starts with C, ends with SCOENS→
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Nonbelievers (8)
Starts with A, ends with SATHEISTS→
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"A Boy Named Sue" singer (Air Force, 1950s) (10)
Starts with J, ends with HJOHNNYCASH→
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First president of Texas (private, War of 1812) (10)
Starts with S, ends with NSAMHOUSTON→
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Mad Hatter guest (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALICE→
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Church niche (4)
Starts with A, ends with EAPSE→
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Bear in the air (4)
Starts with U, ends with AURSA→
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Recital instrument (5)
Starts with P, ends with OPIANO→
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Lost cause (5)
Starts with G, ends with RGONER→
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Sled-dog group (4)
Starts with T, ends with MTEAM→
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Where 007 was expelled from (4)
Starts with E, ends with NETON→
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Scatter about (5)
Starts with S, ends with WSTREW→
Down
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Chops down (4)
Starts with H, ends with SHEWS→
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Made a landing (4)
Starts with A, ends with TALIT→
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Antagonize (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERILE→
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Lawn invader (4)
Starts with M, ends with EMOLE→
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Periodic allowance (7)
Starts with S, ends with DSTIPEND→
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Multiplied by (5)
Starts with T, ends with STIMES→
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Keogh kin (4)
Starts with I, ends with SIRAS→
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Glimmer, as of hope (3)
Starts with R, ends with YRAY→
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Tangle up (7)
Starts with E, ends with LENSNARL→
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Collegian's decision (5)
Starts with M, ends with RMAJOR→
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Peerless (5)
Starts with A, ends with EALONE→
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'70s tennis great (4)
Starts with A, ends with EASHE→
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Calendar column header (3)
Starts with M, ends with NMON→
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Gold medalist, e.g. (6)
Starts with V, ends with RVICTOR→
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Disguised, in brief (5)
Starts with I, ends with GINCOG→
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Lee of Marvel Comics (4)
Starts with S, ends with NSTAN→
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Quaker State port (4)
Starts with E, ends with EERIE→
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Dad's lad (3)
Starts with S, ends with NSON→
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French fashion weekly (4)
Starts with E, ends with EELLE→
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Madame Curie (5)
Starts with M, ends with EMARIE→
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All done with (4)
Starts with O, ends with ROVER→
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Long-running quarrels (5)
Starts with F, ends with SFEUDS→
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Law firm aide, for short (4)
Starts with P, ends with APARA→
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Compete to win (6)
Starts with V, ends with RVIEFOR→
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Space Telescope namesake (Army, WWI) (11)
Starts with E, ends with EEDWINHUBBLE→
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Catches one's breath (5)
Starts with R, ends with SRESTS→
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Messiah composer (6)
Starts with H, ends with LHANDEL→
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Steady annoyance (4)
Starts with P, ends with TPEST→
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"Leaves of Grass" poet (volunteer nurse, Civil War) (11)
Starts with W, ends with NWALTWHITMAN→
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Having the skill (4)
Starts with A, ends with EABLE→
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Texture (4)
Starts with F, ends with LFEEL→
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Hip locale (6)
Starts with P, ends with SPELVIS→
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Persuade to volunteer (6)
Starts with E, ends with TENLIST→
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Gymnastics jump (5)
Starts with V, ends with TVAULT→
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Artist Magritte (4)
Starts with R, ends with ERENE→
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Supersonic speed measure (4)
Starts with M, ends with HMACH→
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Gourmet mushroom (5)
Starts with M, ends with LMOREL→
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Card game with a caller (5)
Starts with B, ends with OBINGO→
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Full range (5)
Starts with G, ends with TGAMUT→
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Formally pass (5)
Starts with E, ends with TENACT→
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Mason's tool (6)
Starts with T, ends with LTROWEL→
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Gloomy (6)
Starts with S, ends with RSOMBER→
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Using ink (5)
Starts with I, ends with NINPEN→
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Prizefight site (5)
Starts with A, ends with AARENA→
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Lunar valleys (6)
Starts with R, ends with SRILLES→
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Unyielding (6)
Starts with S, ends with YSTEELY→
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Thomas Hardy heroine (4)
Starts with T, ends with STESS→
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Mideast money (4)
Starts with R, ends with LRIAL→
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Light brightness measure (5)
Starts with L, ends with NLUMEN→
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Residencia (4)
Starts with C, ends with ACASA→
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Sch. near the Rio Grande (4)
Starts with U, ends with PUTEP→
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"Father of the American Cartoon" (4)
Starts with N, ends with TNAST→
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Urged (on) (5)
Starts with E, ends with DEGGED→
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Emailed file formats (4)
Starts with P, ends with SPDFS→
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Santa-like (5)
Starts with J, ends with YJOLLY→
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"Ask me, __ expert!" (4)
Starts with I, ends with NIMAN→
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A moot point (7)
Starts with N, ends with ENOISSUE→
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Auto adjustments (7)
Starts with T, ends with STUNEUPS→
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Repair shop courtesy (6)
Starts with L, ends with RLOANER→
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London neighborhood (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSOHO→
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Change for a pound (5)
Starts with P, ends with EPENCE→
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__ nova (Brazilian dance) (5)
Starts with B, ends with ABOSSA→
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Adjust, as a skirt (5)
Starts with R, ends with MREHEM→
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Actor Hawke (5)
Starts with E, ends with NETHAN→
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Single-handedly (4)
Starts with S, ends with OSOLO→
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Watered down (4)
Starts with T, ends with NTHIN→
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Magician accessory (4)
Starts with C, ends with ECAPE→
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"Are not!" response (4)
Starts with A, ends with OAMSO→
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"Really?" (4)
Starts with I, ends with TISIT→
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Lead player (4)
Starts with S, ends with RSTAR→
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Muscle firmness (4)
Starts with T, ends with ETONE→
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Frosty, essentially (4)
Starts with S, ends with WSNOW→
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Canary watcher (3)
Starts with C, ends with TCAT→
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Curator's concern (3)
Starts with A, ends with TART→
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How many clues are in the Newsday Crossword for November 8, 2026?+
146 clues: 71 Across and 75 Down. The puzzle was constructed by Fred Piscop.
What are some answers in today’s Newsday Crossword?+
For example: Does damage to (HARMS); Pit-stop change (TIRE); Address for a lady (MAAM).
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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