23 October 2015 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 23 October 2015

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C
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O
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W
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T
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I
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P
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P
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N
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G
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H
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O
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P
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A
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C
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R
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M
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G
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F
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T
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S
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F
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O
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T
B
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L
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E
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D
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N
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C
O
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U
S
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G
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S
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K
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E
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S
P
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C
E
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R
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A
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D
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O
S
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D
O
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K
N
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O
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B
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O
P
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R
T
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J
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N
S
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D
N
A
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L
A
N
K
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T
U
R
K
S
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B
A
R
R
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O
R
C
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F
R
I
E
S
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S
U
Z
Y
Q
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S
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P
B
A
C
K
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W
U
S
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S
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C
R
O
N
Y
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S
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L
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R
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M
S
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K
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D
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D
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L
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O
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M
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G
A
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Z
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G
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Z
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M
E
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H
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D
O
N
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W
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S
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Rural activity in an urban legend : COWTIPPING
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Acronym in casual dining : IHOP
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Place for vocal supporters : AMENCORNER
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Wizard : MAGE
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Team-building exercise? : FANTASYFOOTBALL
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Certain pick in 17-Across : END
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One-named singer who was a muse for Andy Warhol : NICO
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Lexicographers' concerns : USAGES
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Cap site : KNEE
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"The breath of art," per Frank Lloyd Wright : SPACE
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Acts like a ham? : RADIOS
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Turning point? : DOORKNOB
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Looking at it a long time might make your head hurt : OPART
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"Democracy in fashion," per Giorgio Armani : JEANS
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Scientific discovery of 1869 : DNA
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Skinny : LANK
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One party in the Crimean War : TURKS
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2008 Libertarian candidate for president : BARR
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"The Two Towers" creature : ORC
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McDonald's order with about 340 calories : FRIES
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Alternative to a Ding Dong : SUZYQ
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"Make room!" : STEPBACK
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Babies : WUSSES
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Favor-seeking sort : CRONY
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Posted : SENT
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Hall-of-Famer Merlin Olsen and others, informally : LARAMS
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___ marks : SKID
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Super Bowl party bowl : DIP
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Source of a controversial 1976 Jimmy Carter interview : PLAYBOYMAGAZINE
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Peer : GAZE
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Hit directly : MEETHEADON
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Agape, say : AWED
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Perfect places for hitting things : SWEETSPOTS
Down
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Internet ___ : CAFE
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Something found on the toe of a boot? : OMAN
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Meander : WEND
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Boom maker : TNT
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"That's impossible for me" : ICANNOT
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Flowers also known as tussie-mussies : POSIES
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Actor Jonathan, whose name sounds like it's worth something : PRYCE
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Skinny : INFO
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Opposite of paleo- : NEO
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Some modern deals : GROUPONS
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"It's me again" : IMBACK
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"Made like no other" brand : HAAGENDAZS
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Make goo-goo eyes at : OGLE
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New Orleans N.B.A. team, informally : PELS
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Opponents of the Reds, once : TSARS
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Captain of TV and film : KIRK
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Gets into hot water? : SOAKS
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Chocolate candies in the shape of truncated cones : ROLOS
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Not together : APART
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Twerking, e.g. : DANCECRAZE
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McDreamy's first name on "Grey's Anatomy" : DEREK
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How a Reuben is made : ONRYE
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Dad's rival : BARQS
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Like some details : JUICY
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Architectural crosspieces : TRANSOMS
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Complete dud : BUST
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Impolite thing to drop : FBOMB
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Splits, e.g. : SUNDAES
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Hoped beyond hope : PRAYED
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Datum on a birth announcement : WEIGHT
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Fish resembling a stingray : SKATE
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Sports org. with the Vare Trophy : LPGA
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___ unto oneself : ALAW
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"Man who stabbed, so to speak, without offence," in a 1911 novel : SMEE
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Singer with the 4x platinum album "No Angel" : DIDO
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Playing past regulation, informally : INOT
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They may be felt on a desk : PENS
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Material for Voldemort's wand : YEW
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What lightning bolts do : ZAP