Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Sun Nov 3, 2024 | 85A | Texas city that inspired "Friday Night Lights" | Sid Sivakumar | Fagliano |
Mon Sep 13, 2021 | 49A | Major Ukrainian port known as the "Pearl of the Black Sea" | A. Tariq | Shortz |
Sun Jul 11, 2021 | 123A | Port on the Black Sea | Ashish Vengsarkar | Shortz |
Sun Sep 27, 2020 | 95D | The so-called "Pearl of the Black Sea" | Alex Eaton-Salners | Shortz |
Sat Dec 28, 2019 | 22A | Former Soviet naval base | Robyn Weintraub | Shortz |
Sun Sep 15, 2019 | 16D | City in Texas or Ukraine | Andrew Kingsley | Shortz |
Wed May 29, 2019 | 46A | Old Soviet naval base site (3) | Jules Markey | Shortz |
Sun Jul 22, 2018 | 106A | Frederick Forsyth's "The ___ File" | Patrick Merrell | Shortz |
Sun Jan 21, 2018 | 10D | 1941 siege target | Victor Barocas and Andy Kravis | Shortz |
Tue Dec 26, 2017 | 50D | Ukrainian city on the Black Sea | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Sat Apr 29, 2017 | 55A | Setting for Sergei Eisenstein's "Battleship Potemkin" | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Shortz |
Thu Mar 9, 2017 | 52D | Texas oil city (7) | Jeremy Newton | Shortz |
Sat Aug 20, 2016 | 23D | Frederick Forsyth thriller "The ___ File" | Mark Diehl | Shortz |
Mon Jul 18, 2016 | 32A | City on the Black Sea (3) | Jacob Stulberg | Shortz |
Sun May 1, 2016 | 69A | Texas city in the movie "Friday Night Lights" | Joel Fagliano and Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sun Mar 1, 2015 | 129A | Where the Potemkin Steps are | Finn Vigeland | Shortz |
Mon Oct 20, 2014 | 44D | Texas city named after a Ukrainian city | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Fri Jul 11, 2014 | 40D | Seat of Ector County, Tex. | Sam Ezersky and Victor Fleming | Shortz |
Sun Feb 9, 2014 | 56A | "The Battleship Potemkin" locale | Charles M. Deber | Shortz |
Thu Nov 21, 2013 | 50D | Black Sea port (9) | Jules P. Markey | Shortz |
Sun Jun 16, 2013 | 101A | Texas oil city (7) | Mel Rosen | Shortz |
Mon Nov 19, 2012 | 50D | Texas or Ukraine city | Paul Guttormsson | Shortz |
Tue Oct 30, 2012 | 26A | City in Ukraine or Texas | Alex Vratsanos | Shortz |
Mon Oct 29, 2012 | 16A | Old Soviet naval base site (3) | Gareth Bain | Shortz |
Mon May 7, 2012 | 4D | Ukrainian port whose staircase is a setting for "The Battleship Potemkin" | Guy Tabachnick | Shortz |
Sun Mar 25, 2012 | 116A | Old Soviet naval base site (3) | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Wed Jun 1, 2011 | 47D | "Potemkin" port | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Apr 3, 2011 | 128A | "The Battleship Potemkin" setting | Oliver Hill and Eliza Bagg | Shortz |
Tue Jan 18, 2011 | 9D | Black Sea port (9) | Gary J. Whitehead | Shortz |
Tue Jul 27, 2010 | 50D | "The Battleship Potemkin" port | Mike Torch | Shortz |
Mon Jul 5, 2010 | 5D | Black Sea port (9) | Jill Denny and Jeff Chen | Shortz |
Fri Apr 2, 2010 | 2D | 1905 revolt setting | Alan Olschwang | Shortz |
Mon Aug 17, 2009 | 33A | City on the Black Sea (3) | Mike Buckley | Shortz |
Sun May 10, 2009 | 16D | Stalin named it a "hero city" after W.W. II | Patrick Berry | Shortz |
Tue Nov 11, 2008 | 24A | Potemkin mutiny city | Nancy Salomon and Larry Shearer | Shortz |
Tue Sep 30, 2008 | 49D | Ukrainian port city | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Wed Feb 27, 2008 | 13D | Black Sea port (9) | Lee Glickstein | Shortz |
Fri Jul 20, 2007 | 9D | City on the Permian Basin | Barry C. Silk | Shortz |
Sat May 19, 2007 | 47D | Birthplace of Yakov Smirnoff | Byron Walden | Shortz |
Sun Dec 24, 2006 | 120A | Texas city (3) | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Mon Nov 20, 2006 | 46A | Texas city named for a city in Ukraine | Bernice Gordon | Shortz |
Wed Aug 9, 2006 | 12D | Black Sea port (9) | Maxwell H. D. Johnson Jr. | Shortz |
Sun May 28, 2006 | 31D | The Pearl of the Black Sea | Timothy Powell | Shortz |
Wed May 17, 2006 | 66A | Texas oil city (7) | Patrick Blindauer | Shortz |
Mon Apr 17, 2006 | 13D | City on the Black Sea (3) | Larry Paul | Shortz |
Wed Feb 1, 2006 | 10D | Sight from the Black Sea | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Sun Oct 16, 2005 | 59D | Site of a historic 1905 revolt | Con Pederson | Shortz |
Tue May 3, 2005 | 3D | Black Sea resort (2) | Gary Steinmehl | Shortz |
Sun May 1, 2005 | 4D | "Little ___," 1994 Russian-American film drama | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Tue Apr 5, 2005 | 52D | Black Sea port (9) | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Mon Feb 14, 2005 | 18D | Texas oil city (7) | Janet R. Bender | Shortz |
Sun Feb 13, 2005 | 34D | Site of the Potemkin mutiny | Daniel C. Bryant | Shortz |
Sat Jul 17, 2004 | 46D | Texas city named by Russian immigrants | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Tue Jun 22, 2004 | 10D | Ukrainian port (3) | Allan E. Parrish | Shortz |
Mon Feb 2, 2004 | 38D | Texas oil city (7) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sun Feb 1, 2004 | 151A | Title city of a Forsyth thriller | Roy Leban | Shortz |
Tue Feb 18, 2003 | 10D | Ukrainian port (3) | Holden Baker | Shortz |
Sat Apr 27, 2002 | 18A | Site of some well-known steps | Brendan Emmett Quigley | Shortz |
Sat Nov 10, 2001 | 48D | Texas college town | William I. Johnston | Shortz |
Tue Oct 2, 2001 | 47D | "The ___ File" (Forsyth novel) | Richard Hughes | Shortz |
Fri May 18, 2001 | 23A | Little ___ (Brighton Beach nickname) | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sat Apr 14, 2001 | 24D | Texas city with an annual Shakespeare Festival | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Tue Jan 23, 2001 | 2D | Forsyth's "The ___ File" | Nancy Salomon | Shortz |
Sun Dec 31, 2000 | 17D | German victory site, October 1941 | Elizabeth C. Gorski | Shortz |
Thu Sep 7, 2000 | 44D | Where Leon Trotsky grew up | Manny Nosowsky | Shortz |
Sat Jul 1, 2000 | 7D | City southwest of Midland | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Jun 4, 2000 | 37D | Potemkin Steps city | Martin Schneider | Shortz |
Sat Dec 25, 1999 | 28A | "Potemkin" setting (3) | John Scott Marrone | Shortz |
Wed Oct 27, 1999 | 46A | Oil city of west Texas | Chris Sallade | Shortz |
Mon Jul 5, 1999 | 46A | Texas oil city (7) | Gregory E. Paul | Shortz |
Sun Apr 25, 1999 | 124A | West Texas city | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Feb 28, 1999 | 114A | Texas oil city (7) | Dave Tuller | Shortz |
Tue Feb 23, 1999 | 10D | "Battleship Potemkin" locale (2) | Robert Zimmerman | Shortz |
Fri Sep 11, 1998 | 20A | Texas college or its locale | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Sun Jul 5, 1998 | 73A | Black Sea locale | Joe DiPietro | Shortz |
Sun Apr 19, 1998 | 117A | "Potemkin" setting (3) | Rich Norris | Shortz |
Sun Jun 22, 1997 | 69D | West-central Texas city | Matt Gaffney | Shortz |
Mon Jun 16, 1997 | 24A | Black Sea port (9) | Gene Newman | Shortz |
Mon Dec 9, 1996 | 18D | Ukraine port | F. Piscop | Shortz |
Thu Nov 28, 1996 | 23A | "Potemkin" setting (3) | B. Klahn | Shortz |
Wed Oct 16, 1996 | 45A | Ukrainian port (3) | B. Gordon | Shortz |
Fri Jul 5, 1996 | 31A | "Battleship Potemkin" locale (2) | M. Gaffney | Shortz |
Sun Dec 24, 1995 | 89D | Classic Bee Gees album | Frances Hansen | Shortz |
Fri Dec 15, 1995 | 47A | Potemkin locale | Harvey Estes | Shortz |
Thu Jun 22, 1995 | 48D | "Potemkin" mutiny port | Cathy Millhauser | Shortz |
Tue Jun 6, 1995 | 18D | Black Sea port (9) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Mon Jan 23, 1995 | 24D | Texas city (3) | Sidney L. Robbins | Shortz |
Mon Nov 21, 1994 | 26A | Black Sea resort (2) | Norman S. Wizer | Shortz |
Tue Aug 23, 1994 | 66A | Texas city (3) | Peter Gordon | Shortz |
Tue Mar 22, 1994 | 49D | Potemkin mutiny site | Stephanie Spadaccini | Shortz |
Sun Dec 26, 1993 | 87D | Black Sea port (9) | Tom Underhill | Shortz |
Date | Type | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Feb 25, 2018 | Panda | 7D | A Texas city has this name, as does one in Ukraine | Sam Ezersky | Shortz |
Apr 12, 2015 | Panda | 17A | Locale of some Black Sea dos | Mel Taub | Shortz |
Jul 21, 2013 | Diagramless | 32D | "Potemkin" port | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Oct 24, 2004 | Diagramless | 28D | "The ___ File" | Ed Early | Shortz |
Jul 7, 2002 | Diagramless | 31A | "Potemkin" locale | Fred Piscop | Shortz |
Mar 11, 2001 | Acrostic | R | Site of the Potemkin mutiny | Emily Cox & Henry Rathvon | Shortz |
Date | Grid | Clue | Author | Editor |
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Fri Nov 12, 1993 | 54A | Black Sea city | Martin Ashwood-Smith | Taub |
Wed Aug 11, 1993 | 53A | Black Sea port | Eugene T. Maleska | Maleska |
Sun May 9, 1993 | 113A | Black Sea port | Irene Smullyan | Maleska |
Sun Apr 25, 1993 | 91D | Black Sea port | Michael J. Parris | Maleska |
Thu Dec 3, 1992 | 18D | Tex. city | Jim Page | Maleska |
Sat Jun 27, 1992 | 22A | W Texas city | Dorothea E. Shipp | Maleska |
Sun Apr 19, 1992 | 1D | Forsyth's "The ___ File" | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Maleska |
Wed Mar 25, 1992 | 53A | City in Tex. or Ukraine | Stanley Glass | Maleska |
Tue Jun 4, 1991 | 42A | City in Ukrainian S.S.R. | Jeanette K. Brill | Maleska |
Sun Mar 31, 1991 | 111A | Forsyth's "The ___ File" | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Maleska |
Tue Oct 23, 1990 | 25A | City in Tex. or the U.S.S.R. | Albert J. Klaus | Maleska |
Sun Sep 30, 1990 | 35A | W Texas city | Nancy Nicholson Joline | Maleska |
Thu Sep 6, 1990 | 48A | Port on the Black Sea | Nancy W. Atkinson | Maleska |
Fri May 4, 1990 | 37D | Black Sea port | Walter Covell | Maleska |
Sun Jun 11, 1989 | 2D | Black Sea port | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Sun Oct 30, 1988 | 7D | Black Sea port | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
Tue Oct 18, 1988 | 46D | Ukrainian seaport | Lois Sidway | Maleska |
Mon Jul 11, 1988 | 8D | Ukrainian city | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Wed May 25, 1988 | 67A | Soviet seaport | Dorothy Davis | Maleska |
Tue May 12, 1987 | 52A | Ukrainian bay | Melvin Kenworthy | Maleska |
Tue Nov 4, 1986 | 49D | Russian port | Joy L. Wouk | Maleska |
Thu Sep 18, 1986 | 28A | Black Sea port | Wilson McBeath | Maleska |
Mon May 19, 1986 | 9D | Texas oil center | Virginia L. Yates | Maleska |
Sun May 4, 1986 | 98D | Black Sea port | J. Samuel Smart | Maleska |
Sun Apr 27, 1986 | 4D | Black Sea port | Maura B. Jacobson | Maleska |
Sun Oct 20, 1985 | 33A | Ukrainian city | John M. Samson | Maleska |
Tue Jun 19, 1984 | 48A | "The ___ File": Forsyth | John Dreyer | Maleska |
Sat Mar 17, 1984 | 43D | Ukrainian seaport | Louis Sabin | Maleska |
Mon Jan 2, 1984 | 9D | City in Texas or Russia | Shirley Soloway | Maleska |
Wed Mar 30, 1983 | 5D | Texas city | John Greenman | Maleska |
Sun Aug 22, 1982 | 73A | Black Sea city | Charles M. Deber | Maleska |
Sun Nov 15, 1981 | 62A | Ukrainian port | Nancy W. Atkinson | Maleska |
Wed Sep 10, 1980 | 48A | City in Texas or Russia | Jim Modney | Maleska |
Thu Aug 14, 1980 | 67A | Forsyth's "The ___ File" | William Jarvis | Maleska |
Sun Jul 27, 1980 | 113A | Black Sea port | Richard Silvestri | Maleska |
Sun Jul 13, 1980 | 36D | Black Sea port | William J. Yskamp | Maleska |
Wed May 21, 1980 | 29A | Black Sea port | Benson | Maleska |
Sun Sep 9, 1979 | 114D | Port on the Black Sea | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Sun Feb 25, 1979 | 91D | Black Sea port | James and Phyllis Barrick | Maleska |
Sun Jun 18, 1978 | 27D | Texas city | Tap Osborn | Maleska |
Fri Apr 7, 1978 | 1A | Black Sea port | Jim Page | Maleska |
Thu Jan 5, 1978 | 27A | Main port for grain from the Ukraine | Sidney L. Robbins | Maleska |
Mon Oct 10, 1977 | 44A | Soviet seaport | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Thu Sep 1, 1977 | 41D | City in Texas | A. J. Santora | Maleska |
Tue Aug 30, 1977 | 19D | Black Sea port | McDermott | Maleska |
Wed Apr 20, 1977 | 55A | Ukrainian seaport | Jordan S. Lasher | Maleska |
Wed Feb 2, 1977 | 46A | Potemkin's port | Allan Blackman | Weng |
Fri Jan 7, 1977 | 6D | Soviet city | Sidney L. Robbins | Weng |
Mon Dec 13, 1976 | 47D | Black Sea city | Ruth N. Schultz | Weng |
Sat Jun 19, 1976 | 45A | Black Sea port | Anthony B. Canning | Weng |
Sun Mar 14, 1976 | 92D | "Potemkin" locale | Bert Beaman | Weng |
Sun Jan 4, 1976 | 1D | Black Sea port | Stanley Glass | Weng |
Sun Nov 16, 1975 | 108A | Black Sea city | Threba Johnson | Weng |
Sat Aug 23, 1975 | 10D | Black Sea port | Anthony B. Canning | Weng |
Thu Jul 4, 1974 | 10D | Black Sea port | Elaine D. Schorr | Weng |
Sun Apr 7, 1974 | 20D | Port for the Potemkin | Dorothea Shipp | Weng |
Mon Feb 18, 1974 | 18D | Black Sea port | Jean Reed | Weng |
Mon Aug 13, 1973 | 50A | "Potemkin" port | Unknown | Weng |
Sat Jun 16, 1973 | 46D | Black Sea port | Unknown | Weng |
Tue May 1, 1973 | 10D | City on Black Sea | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Jun 13, 1972 | 19D | Black Sea port | Unknown | Weng |
Sun May 9, 1971 | 71D | "Potemkin" locale | Marian Pearce | Weng |
Thu Feb 18, 1971 | 42D | Black Sea port | Unknown | Weng |
Tue Dec 9, 1969 | 47A | City on Black Sea. | Unknown | Weng |
Wed Oct 16, 1968 | 20A | Black Sea port. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Mar 31, 1968 | 109A | Black Sea port. | Frances Hansen | Farrar |
Tue Jan 30, 1968 | 48D | Soviet seaport. | Unknown | Farrar |
Mon Jan 8, 1968 | 45D | Black Sea port. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Oct 28, 1967 | 45D | Black Sea port. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Apr 17, 1966 | 96D | Black Sea port. | Arthur Schulman | Farrar |
Thu Nov 4, 1965 | 31A | Ukrainian city. | Louise Earnest | Farrar |
Sat Jul 24, 1965 | 49D | Ukrainian port. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jan 2, 1965 | 21A | Black Sea port. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jun 30, 1964 | 50A | Black Sea port. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 29, 1963 | 64A | City of the Ukraine. | Sidney Lambert | Farrar |
Wed Apr 17, 1963 | 4D | Black Sea port. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 5, 1963 | 22A | Black Sea port. | Louis Sabin | Farrar |
Thu Nov 8, 1962 | 26A | Black Sea port. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Aug 11, 1962 | 49D | Black Sea port. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Aug 5, 1962 | 103A | Black Sea port. | A. J. Santora | Farrar |
Tue Jul 24, 1962 | 13D | Ukrainian port. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Jun 1, 1962 | 35A | Black Sea port. | Roberta Morse | Farrar |
Mon Jan 2, 1961 | 48D | Black Sea city. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Nov 18, 1960 | 39A | Ukrainian city. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jul 30, 1960 | 46D | Black Sea city. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Jan 31, 1960 | 69A | Black Sea port. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Tue Dec 1, 1959 | 9D | Black Sea port. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Jul 14, 1959 | 42D | Black Sea port. | Samuel K. Fliegner | Farrar |
Mon Sep 8, 1958 | 43A | Oblast in Black Sea Lowland. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Jul 31, 1958 | 39D | Black Sea port. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Fri Jun 6, 1958 | 10D | Ukrainian port. | A. H. Drummond, Jr. | Farrar |
Sat Nov 23, 1957 | 46D | Port west of the Crimea. | Unknown | Farrar |
Fri Aug 9, 1957 | 44D | Gulf of the Black Sea. | H. L. Risteen | Farrar |
Sun Jul 21, 1957 | 128A | Port of the Ukraine. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Mon Jul 1, 1957 | 59A | Black Sea port. | Helen Fasulo | Farrar |
Fri Jun 14, 1957 | 19A | Black Sea port. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Wed May 8, 1957 | 24A | Port on the Black Sea. | Eugene T. Maleska | Farrar |
Tue Feb 26, 1957 | 47A | City on the Black Sea. | Christine F. Brooks | Farrar |
Sun Oct 21, 1956 | 106D | West Texas oil city. | W. E. Jones | Farrar |
Mon Jul 9, 1956 | 50A | Black Sea port. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Jun 23, 1956 | 38D | City on the Black Sea. | Diana Sessions | Farrar |
Wed Apr 4, 1956 | 49A | Black Sea port. | Madeline Corse | Farrar |
Wed Jun 15, 1955 | 48D | Black Sea port. | M. S. Manning | Farrar |
Tue Mar 15, 1955 | 18D | City in Russia. | Morton Braun | Farrar |
Sun Jan 23, 1955 | 45A | Grain market on Black Sea. | Bernice Gordon | Farrar |
Thu Dec 30, 1954 | 43A | Black Sea port. | M. S. Manning | Farrar |
Mon Jun 28, 1954 | 46A | Black Sea port. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sat Jun 6, 1953 | 47D | Russia's vacation city. | Jack Luzzatto | Farrar |
Wed Apr 22, 1953 | 22A | Black Sea port. | Israel Gitter | Farrar |
Sat Dec 6, 1952 | 54A | Red city on Black Sea. | Unknown | Farrar |
Thu Sep 18, 1952 | 55A | Black Sea port. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sat Aug 30, 1952 | 45D | Seaport near the mouth of the Dniester. | Unknown | Farrar |
Tue Feb 5, 1952 | 22A | Port on the Black Sea. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun Sep 9, 1951 | 133A | Port on Black Sea. | Jules Arensberg | Farrar |
Tue Jun 19, 1951 | 7A | Red Black Sea port. | Unknown | Farrar |
Sun May 28, 1950 | 14A | Chief port of the Ukraine. | Eugene Maleska | Farrar |
Sun Nov 6, 1949 | 12D | Russia's grain basket. | Leonard Goldberg | Farrar |
Sun Jan 2, 1949 | 142A | Seaport of the Ukraine. | Henry A. Wolfe | Farrar |
Sun Nov 2, 1947 | 157A | Russian grain market. | Louise Rabb | Farrar |
Sun Jul 21, 1946 | 24A | Port on the Black Sea. | Louis Shields | Farrar |
Sun Jun 30, 1946 | 148A | Port on Black Sea; big grain market. | J. P. Downes | Farrar |
Sun Nov 25, 1945 | 78A | Strategic port near Yalta. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun Oct 14, 1945 | 111D | Black Sea port. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun Dec 17, 1944 | 119D | Black Sea port taken by Malinovsky. | Willard N. Jordan | Farrar |
Sun Nov 26, 1944 | 20A | Russian port. | Lester Keene | Farrar |
Sun Oct 8, 1944 | 139A | Russian seaport. | Thomas Meekin | Farrar |
Sun Jul 30, 1944 | 24A | Black Sea naval base. | Alvin Ashby | Farrar |
Sun Jun 25, 1944 | 23D | Liberated Black Sea port. | Jonathan Cross | Farrar |
Sun May 28, 1944 | 49A | Birthplace of Malinovsky, recaptured by him. | P. J. Lamanna | Farrar |
Sun Dec 26, 1943 | 21A | Port near mouth of Dniester River. | I. Kert | Farrar |
Sun Sep 12, 1943 | 128D | Black Sea port. | Alexis P. Boodberg | Farrar |
Sun Dec 20, 1942 | 2D | Russian seaport. | Mrs. Hedley V. Cooke | Farrar |
Sun Dec 6, 1942 | 15A | Black Sea port. | F. C. Jaschob | Farrar |
Sun Aug 9, 1942 | 27A | Black Sea port. | Herbert Ettenson | Farrar |
Sun Feb 15, 1942 | 28A | Black Sea naval base. | Charles Erlenkotter | Farrar |
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