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{"rowid": 578406, "clue": "Guide swallows American clam  (7)", "answer": "STEAMER", "definition": "clam", "clue_number": "17a", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-02", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 2, 2014 \u2014 Restarted Attacks on Hebrew King", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-2-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578407, "clue": "Holding edge, eats mistakes  (4-3)", "answer": "SLIPUPS", "definition": "mistakes", "clue_number": "18a", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-02", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 2, 2014 \u2014 Restarted Attacks on Hebrew King", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-2-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578408, "clue": "Funny company doctor (7)", "answer": "COMEDIC", "definition": "Funny", "clue_number": "21a", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-02", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 2, 2014 \u2014 Restarted Attacks on Hebrew King", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-2-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578409, "clue": "Comment about large globe  (5)", "answer": "WORLD", "definition": "globe", "clue_number": "23a", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-02", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 2, 2014 \u2014 Restarted Attacks on Hebrew King", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-2-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578410, "clue": "Los Angeles kids who misbehave with test subjects  (3,4)", "answer": "LAB RATS", "definition": "test subjects", "clue_number": "24a", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-02", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 2, 2014 \u2014 Restarted Attacks on Hebrew King", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-2-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578411, "clue": "Strange to me, her proposition  (7)", "answer": "THEOREM", "definition": "proposition", "clue_number": "27a", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-02", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 2, 2014 \u2014 Restarted Attacks on Hebrew King", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-2-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
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{"rowid": 578414, "clue": "Vine, albeit tangled, that can't be avoided (10)", "answer": "INEVITABLE", "definition": null, "clue_number": "30a", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-02", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 2, 2014 \u2014 Restarted Attacks on Hebrew King", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-2-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578415, "clue": "Check returned for New York baseball team (4)", "answer": "METS", "definition": null, "clue_number": "1d", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-02", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 2, 2014 \u2014 Restarted Attacks on Hebrew King", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-2-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578416, "clue": "Rejuvenated, Descartes got married (7)", "answer": "RENEWED", "definition": "Rejuvenated", "clue_number": "2d", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-02", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 2, 2014 \u2014 Restarted Attacks on Hebrew King", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-2-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578417, "clue": "Kemo Sabe's sidekick in fight on tower (5)", "answer": "TONTO", "definition": "Kemo Sabe's sidekick", "clue_number": "3d", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-02", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 2, 2014 \u2014 Restarted Attacks on Hebrew King", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-2-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
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{"rowid": 578425, "clue": "Middle Easterner playing Salieri (7)", "answer": "ISRAELI", "definition": "Middle Easterner", "clue_number": "19d", "puzzle_date": "2014-08-02", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, August 2, 2014 \u2014 Restarted Attacks on Hebrew King", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/08/saturday-august-2-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
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{"rowid": 578455, "clue": "I give up article in need of washing (7)", "answer": "UNCLEAN", "definition": "I give up", "clue_number": "17d", "puzzle_date": "2014-05-03", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, May 4, 2014 \u2014 Old Glory Blown Away", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/05/saturday-may-4-2014-old-glory-blown-away.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578456, "clue": "Power broker taking in a show  (7)", "answer": "PAGEANT", "definition": "show", "clue_number": "18d", "puzzle_date": "2014-05-03", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, May 4, 2014 \u2014 Old Glory Blown Away", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/05/saturday-may-4-2014-old-glory-blown-away.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578457, "clue": "Balance on the back of threshold's highest spot (7)", "answer": "EVEREST", "definition": "highest spot", "clue_number": "19d", "puzzle_date": "2014-05-03", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, May 4, 2014 \u2014 Old Glory Blown Away", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/05/saturday-may-4-2014-old-glory-blown-away.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578458, "clue": "Comedian Steve and I drink (7)", "answer": "MARTINI", "definition": "drink", "clue_number": "20d", "puzzle_date": "2014-05-03", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, May 4, 2014 \u2014 Old Glory Blown Away", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/05/saturday-may-4-2014-old-glory-blown-away.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578459, "clue": "Let Albert down (5)", "answer": "ALLOW", "definition": "Let", "clue_number": "22d", "puzzle_date": "2014-05-03", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, May 4, 2014 \u2014 Old Glory Blown Away", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/05/saturday-may-4-2014-old-glory-blown-away.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578460, "clue": "Called for a long time in police department (5)", "answer": "PAGED", "definition": "Called", "clue_number": "24d", "puzzle_date": "2014-05-03", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, May 4, 2014 \u2014 Old Glory Blown Away", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/05/saturday-may-4-2014-old-glory-blown-away.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578461, "clue": "\"Young lady, cut and run\" (6)", "answer": "GALLOP", "definition": "run", "clue_number": "1a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578462, "clue": "Member of the clan in changing of the guard? (8)", "answer": "DAUGHTER", "definition": "Member of the clan", "clue_number": "5a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578463, "clue": "Roll beam around a small house  (8)", "answer": "BUNGALOW", "definition": "small house", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578464, "clue": "Second-rate farm's offshoot (6)", "answer": "BRANCH", "definition": "offshoot", "clue_number": "10a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578465, "clue": "Some European uttered something salty? (6)", "answer": "PEANUT", "definition": "something salty", "clue_number": "11a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578466, "clue": "Old British coin nowhere near article (8)", "answer": "FARTHING", "definition": "Old British coin", "clue_number": "12a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578467, "clue": "Work with soup, crackers (4)", "answer": "OPUS", "definition": "Work", "clue_number": "13a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578468, "clue": "Deal makers dive inside taverns  (10)", "answer": "BARGAINERS", "definition": "Deal makers", "clue_number": "15a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578469, "clue": "Southern beauty, if pronounced trend leader (10)", "answer": "BELLWETHER", "definition": "trend leader", "clue_number": "17a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578470, "clue": "Some grain right in front of rocks (4)", "answer": "RICE", "definition": "Some grain", "clue_number": "19a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578471, "clue": "Big performance, and clownish  (8)", "answer": "GIGANTIC", "definition": "Big", "clue_number": "20a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578472, "clue": "Opens last part of menu printed in red ink (6)", "answer": "DEBUTS", "definition": "Opens", "clue_number": "22a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578473, "clue": "Silver finish on a slate (6)", "answer": "AGENDA", "definition": "slate", "clue_number": "24a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578474, "clue": "Raised field put in a new order  (8)", "answer": "UPLIFTED", "definition": "Raised", "clue_number": "25a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578475, "clue": "Break down in award pitch  (8)", "answer": "GRADIENT", "definition": "pitch", "clue_number": "26a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578476, "clue": "Group of six tsetse flies? (6)", "answer": "SESTET", "definition": "Group of six", "clue_number": "27a", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578477, "clue": "One attractive and sharp (5)", "answer": "ACUTE", "definition": "sharp", "clue_number": "2d", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578478, "clue": "Myths, for example, involved in advances (7)", "answer": "LEGENDS", "definition": "Myths", "clue_number": "3d", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578479, "clue": "Friend with a piece of furniture that you can stand (9)", "answer": "PALATABLE", "definition": "that you can stand", "clue_number": "4d", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578480, "clue": "Knocked out something fluffy given to Dracula? (4,3,3,5)", "answer": "DOWN FOR THE COUNT", "definition": "Knocked out", "clue_number": "5d", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578481, "clue": "Brownish boards, except for the first (5)", "answer": "UMBER", "definition": "Brownish", "clue_number": "6d", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578482, "clue": "Warm chicken for pagan (7)", "answer": "HEATHEN", "definition": "pagan", "clue_number": "7d", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578483, "clue": "Odd head of copper penny pocketed by Clapton (9)", "answer": "ECCENTRIC", "definition": "Odd", "clue_number": "8d", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578484, "clue": "Chief seizing no-good movie director (9)", "answer": "PREMINGER", "definition": null, "clue_number": "14d", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578485, "clue": "Barkers shown some beer (9)", "answer": "AIREDALES", "definition": "Barkers", "clue_number": "16d", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578486, "clue": "Found out fifty made money  (7)", "answer": "LEARNED", "definition": "Found out", "clue_number": "18d", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578487, "clue": "Turns away half of real fans  (7)", "answer": "REBUFFS", "definition": "Turns away", "clue_number": "19d", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578488, "clue": "Follow the start of the running event (5)", "answer": "TRACE", "definition": "Follow", "clue_number": "21d", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578489, "clue": "Topic is the ego (5)", "answer": "THEME", "definition": "Topic", "clue_number": "23d", "puzzle_date": "2014-07-26", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, July 26, 2014 \u2014 Ups and Downs", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/07/saturday-july-26-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578490, "clue": "Upsetting, losing one's hair?  (11)", "answer": "DISTRESSING", "definition": "Upsetting/losing one's hair?", "clue_number": "1a", "puzzle_date": "2014-06-21", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, June 21, 2014 \u2014 Bald Archer", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/06/saturday-june-21-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578491, "clue": "Item on a roll careening at sea  (7)", "answer": "LISTING", "definition": "Item on a roll/careening at sea", "clue_number": "9a", "puzzle_date": "2014-06-21", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, June 21, 2014 \u2014 Bald Archer", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/06/saturday-june-21-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578492, "clue": "Virginia visitor seeming least certain (7)", "answer": "VAGUEST", "definition": null, "clue_number": "10a", "puzzle_date": "2014-06-21", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, June 21, 2014 \u2014 Bald Archer", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/06/saturday-june-21-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578493, "clue": "Little rascal wandering around on the way up (9)", "answer": "IMPROVING", "definition": "on the way up", "clue_number": "11a", "puzzle_date": "2014-06-21", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, June 21, 2014 \u2014 Bald Archer", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/06/saturday-june-21-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}
{"rowid": 578494, "clue": "Make off with small duck (5)", "answer": "STEAL", "definition": "Make off with", "clue_number": "12a", "puzzle_date": "2014-06-21", "puzzle_name": "Saturday, June 21, 2014 \u2014 Bald Archer", "source_url": "https://natpostcryptic.blogspot.com/2014/06/saturday-june-21-2014-preliminary.html", "source": "natpostcryptic"}