3 October 2006 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 3 October 2006

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

Across
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Blast maker, informally : HBOMB
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Basketball position : GUARD
11
Opening word usually skipped in alphabetizing : THE
14
Interstate interchange establishment : MOTEL
15
Zhou ___ : ENLAI
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Squeal (on) : RAT
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Former Portuguese territory in China : MACAU
18
"Hasta la vista, baby!," e.g. : SPANGLISH
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Tivoli's Villa ___ : DESTE
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___-car : RENTA
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Boar's mate : SOW
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Bad economic situation : STAGFLATION
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Gleeful laugh : CHORTLE
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Cup part : RIM
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Jibe : AGREE
33
"Oh yeah? ___ who?" : SEZ
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"Get outta here!" : SHOO
38
Description of 14-, 18-, 26-, 29-, 46-, 48-, 57- or 66-Across : PORTMANTEAUWORD
42
Ice cream brand : EDYS
43
Lad : BOY
44
Grandmothers, affectionately : NANAS
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Strong and healthy : FIT
46
Citrus fruit : TANGELO
48
Seat-of-the-pants figure : GUESSTIMATE
53
ID for the I.R.S. : SSN
54
Dark : UNLIT
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"Aunt ___ Cope Book" : ERMAS
57
Home movie maker : CAMCORDER
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Unfreezes : THAWS
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U.S.N. noncom : CPO
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Stop for a second : PAUSE
66
Big, tough cat : LIGER
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"For what ___ worth ..." : ITS
68
Amphetamines, slangily : SPEED
69
Belgian city in W.W. I fighting : YPRES
Down
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"Well, let me think ..." : HMM
2
Wrapper that's hard to remove? : BOA
3
Like some stocks, briefly : OTC
4
Honeyed drink : MEAD
5
Prairie grass used for forage : BLUESTEM
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Res ___ (deeds) : GESTAE
7
Release to float, as a currency price : UNPEG
8
Pie ___ mode : ALA
9
Did a marathon : RAN
10
Two-letter combination : DIGRAM
11
Singer Lopez : TRINI
12
Must : HASTO
13
Actor Hawke : ETHAN
19
Tennis official's call : LET
21
The Cardinals, on a scoreboard : STL
23
Outdoor scene in a painting : SCAPE
24
George Burns film : OHGOD
25
Fret : WORRY
27
Gratis : FREE
28
Oscar winner Minnelli : LIZA
30
Soaks, as flax : RETS
33
Place to wallow in mud : STY
34
Loot : SWAG
35
Sharpens, as a knife : HONES
36
Tests for Ph.D. candidates : ORALS
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Takes way too much, briefly : ODSON
39
Somewhat : ABIT
40
Answer to the Little Red Hen : NOTI
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Sloppily : UNNEATLY
45
Lens settings : FSTOPS
46
Blackened : TARRED
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Place to enter a PIN : ATM
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Haute couture name : GUCCI
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Not suitable : UNAPT
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St. ___ fire : ELMOS
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[Not my mistake] : SIC
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Reagan cabinet member Edwin : MEESE
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She, at sea : SHIP
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Popular music category : RAP
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Owed : DUE
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Cabinet post: Abbr. : AGR
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"___ Willie Winkie" : WEE
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H.S. prom attendees : SRS