23 October 2012 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 23 October 2012

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Hints & Clues

Across
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Mediterranean and Baltic, in Monopoly: Abbr. : AVES
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Org. suggested by the starts of 17-, 31-, 41- and 62-Across : USPS
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Kind of point : FOCAL
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Tora ___ (Afghan area) : BORA
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Pop : SODA
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One of the Dutch Antilles : ARUBA
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Pricey accommodations on a ship : FIRSTCLASSCABIN
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HI hi : ALOHA
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Kaput : SHOT
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Fruit drink : ADE
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One who knows his beans? : BARISTA
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In a row : ALIGNED
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"I ___ what I said" : MEANT
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"+" thing : ION
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Ward worker : REGISTEREDNURSE
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Like some highly-rated bonds : AAA
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Grant-giving org. : NEA
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Dog command : BEG
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What disabled people are entitled to on a subway : PRIORITYSEATING
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Mich./Minn. separator : WIS
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Sei + uno : SETTE
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Bell site : STEEPLE
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"Hmmm ..." : LETSSEE
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"___ ba-a-ack!" : HES
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Hemingway's nickname : PAPA
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Words after hang or dash : ITALL
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Quick way to pay : EXPRESSCHECKOUT
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Maker of Aleve : BAYER
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Western tribe : OTOE
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Prefix with European : INDO
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Little helpers? : ASSTS
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5-Across's business : MAIL
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Olympic female gymnast, typically : TEEN
Down
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'90s-'00s Britcom : ABFAB
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"Ta-da!" : VOILA
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Overthrowing a base, e.g. : ERROR
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Menu item often accompanied by wasabi : SASHIMI
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Pac-12 school, for short : USC
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Roman sun god : SOL
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Droids, e.g. : PDAS
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Obama girl : SASHA
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Group within a group : FACTION
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Man-mouse link : ORA
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Like the rumba, originally : CUBAN
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Tolerate : ABIDE
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Like interstates : LANED
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Shocks, in a way : TASES
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Sphere or pyramid : SOLID
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Bit of body art, informally : TAT
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Regarding : ANENT
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Beast with a beard : GNU
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Low poker holdings : TREYS
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Jay-Z's genre : RAP
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Musician's asset : EAR
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Moo goo ___ pan : GAI
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Hotel meeting room amenity : EASEL
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Hitter's stat : RBI
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Statehouse worker: Abbr. : SEN
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A snake may swallow one whole : EGG
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Part of i.o.u. : OWE
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Bodice-___ (old-fashioned romance novels) : RIPPERS
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Puerto Rico y La Española : ISLAS
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Summer on the 55-Down : ETE
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High level? : ATTIC
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Do-it-yourself diagnostic tool : TESTKIT
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Biblical land on the Arabian Peninsula : SHEBA
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___-size (big) : TEXAS
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Awards won by LeBron James and David Beckham : ESPYS
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British racetrack site : EPSOM
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Rhône feeder : SAONE
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Avoid : ELUDE
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Rocker John : ELTON
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Court records : ACTA
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Like many seniors: Abbr. : RET
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___ polloi : HOI
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Wriggly fish : EEL