17 November 2009 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 17 November 2009

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D
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P
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J
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W
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V
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B
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W
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R
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K
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T
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G
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D
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Hints & Clues

Across
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Gulf of ___, off the coast of Yemen : ADEN
5
Animal acquired from an animal shelter, say : PET
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Coins a nickname for : DUBS
12
Eyelike windows : OCULI
13
QB Manning : ELI
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China's Zhou ___ : ENLAI
16
With 2-Down, group with the only James Bond theme to hit #1 : DURAN
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Okra feature : POD
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With 10-Down, flashy jewelry : BLING
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Ones who stand above the crowd? : ORATORS
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International alliance : ENTENTE
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Eastern royal : RANI
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Cuban base in the news, in brief : GITMO
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Petri dish gel : AGAR
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IHOP drinks : OJS
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Silent hellos and goodbyes : WAVES
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Daniel of the old frontier : BOONE
34
A.P. transmission : WIREPHOTO
38
___ for Africa : USA
39
With 25-Down, start of a nighttime nursery rhyme : TWINKLE
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Not used : NEW
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Dress shirt accessories : CUFFLINKS
44
Wear away : ERODE
46
Bright double star in Orion : RIGEL
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Japanese prime minister Taro ___ : ASO
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"Put a tiger in your tank" brand : ESSO
51
On the ball : ALERT
53
Arctic seabird : SKUA
57
Italian ice cream treat : SPUMONI
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Emphatic refusal : IMEANNO
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With 50-Down, #1 hit of 1969 : SUGAR
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Prodigal ___ : SON
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With 54-Down, intro to a joke : KNOCK
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Flew into ___ (got furious) : ARAGE
66
License plate : TAG
67
Cover ltr. accompaniers : ENCLS
68
Smartphone introduced in 2002 : TREO
69
Sellout sign : SRO
70
Fake at the rink : DEKE
Down
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High-end Honda division : ACURA
2
See 16-Across : DURAN
3
Great joy : ELATION
4
Bilbao boy : NINO
5
Coke competitor : PEPSI
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"Do Ya" rock grp. : ELO
7
High and low water lines : TIDEMARKS
8
Credit card balance, e.g. : DEBT
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Let loose : UNLEASH
10
See 18-Across : BLING
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Nick who comes at night : SANTA
12
Scent : ODOR
15
Media exec Robert : IGER
20
They line up between centers and tackles: Abbr. : RGS
22
Orwell's "1984" or Clarke's "2010" : NOVEL
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See 39-Across : TWINKLE
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Martial artist who starred in "Romeo Must Die" : JETLI
30
Fencing weapons : EPEES
31
Tampa Bay footballer, briefly : BUC
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The Buckeyes, for short : OSU
33
Klutz : OAF
34
Menus with reds, whites and rosés : WINELISTS
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Lennon's "Two Virgins" partner : ONO
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Newsman Koppel : TED
37
Run a tab : OWE
40
City near Manchester : WIGAN
43
French cheese : FROMAGE
45
Cash who sang "Black Cadillac" : ROSANNE
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20s dispenser : ATM
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She, in Sicily : ESSA
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Sudden burst : SPURT
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See 61-Across : SUGAR
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Rock star whose name is spelled out by the middle letters of 16-, 18-, 39-, 61- and 64-Across : RINGO
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See 64-Across : KNOCK
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Donald Duck, to Huey, Dewey and Louie : UNCLE
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"All systems go" signals : AOKS
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Nabisco cookie : OREO
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Squeezed (by) : EKED
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Sculling propeller : OAR