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A. Star of "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot" (2 wds)

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B. Complex son?

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C. Where Mother's Day puts mothers

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D. AEDs are high in this

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E. Star of "Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot" (2 wds)

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F. Mysterious structure in "2001: A Space Odyssey”

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G. Nicholas, to Joan Bradford

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H. The most horseplay a mother can stand, perhaps

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I. Mothers' answer to "Are we there yet?"

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J. Suppress, as with information

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K. Molecules with the same formula but different arrangement

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L. Mother's Day brunch may go straight to here

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M. "Napoleon Dynamite" star Jon

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N. Location of the hereafter, for some

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O. Low-lying vegetation

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P. Video game featuring Mother Brain

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Q. Flourishing a weapon

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R. Pleasure, indulgence

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S. Make leftovers, perhaps

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T. Oliver and Annie, e.g.

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U. Like Oliver and Annie

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V. Old Irish alphabet

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W. Ancestral mothers' husbands?

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X. Band with Dave Peverett on guitar and vocals

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Y. Community made up of crudely built houses

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Z. Tuya and Kiya were two of their mothers

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aa. Ebert or Maltin product

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bb. Like Achilles' mother, but not like Achilles

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cc. His mother invented Liquid Paper

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dd. Heebie-jeebies

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