4 December 2005 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 4 December 2005

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

Across
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Diner option : BOOTH
6
Rice University mascot : OWL
9
Place to perform : VENUE
14
Top of the line : SUPERB
20
Certain scholar : RABBI
21
Top of a clock dial : XII
22
Puts into action : EXERTS
24
Nobelist Sakharov : ANDREI
25
First-stringers : ATEAM
26
Football amts. : YDS
27
Mrs. John Quincy Adams : LOUISA
28
Do worse than : LOSETO
29
Solidify : GEL
30
"Now ___ it!" : IGET
31
Monopoly quartet: Abbr. : RRS
32
Tire holders : RIMS
34
Sellers's foil, in the "Pink Panther" movies : LOM
35
Give life to : ANIMATE
38
1966 film western set in Texas : WACO
40
Cassio's rival : IAGO
41
Ripped : TORE
42
143A + 144A : CHINACABINETCONTENTS
47
Grp. with eligibility requirements : NCAA
49
Certain supports : IBARS
50
Unloading site : PIER
51
Fast-moving piano piece : RAG
52
57
Completely : ALL
58
Old video game inits. : NES
59
Channels: Abbr. : STNS
60
Many of the Marshall Islands : ATOLLS
64
"Follow me" : DOASIDO
67
Slowly : ADAGIO
71
Sixth-grader, usually : PRETEEN
72
Craggy peak : TOR
73
Amtrak train : ACELA
74
Called across the field : MOOED
77
You might shake on it : DEAL
78
83
Percolate : SEEP
84
Tricky billiards shot : MASSE
85
"L'Arlésienne" composer : BIZET
86
"The One I Love" group : REM
87
Stadium parking lot habitué : SCALPER
89
Some French wines, informally : RHONES
91
Bests at the dinner table : OUTEATS
95
Caught a glance of : ESPIED
96
"Take one" : HERE
98
Where a water mint grows : FEN
99
Sound of support : RAH
100
108
Sounds of satisfaction : AHS
109
Rank above viscount : EARL
110
Classic theater : ODEON
111
Percolate : OOZE
112
118
___ Point Lighthouse, on Buzzards Bay : NEDS
119
Abbé de l'___, sign language pioneer : EPEE
120
Instruction to an equestrian : TROT
121
Séance holders : MYSTICS
125
Mad. ___ : AVE
126
Moonshine mix : MASH
127
Buddy : MAC
128
Acronym since 1960 : OPEC
130
Lake Okeechobee's state: Abbr. : FLA
131
Bought out the store, say : BINGED
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Eyepiece : OCULAR
136
Rattle : JAR
137
Lift : STEAL
139
Withstand : ENDURE
140
Gary of "CSI: NY" : SINISE
141
Louisville museum subject : ALI
142
Outpouring from ducts : TEARS
143
Movie preview : TEASER
144
Bad habits : VICES
145
"___ bite!" : ILL
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Hood's place : PARKA
Down
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Actress Sonia : BRAGA
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Like granola : OATEN
3
Symbols marking spurious passages in old manuscripts : OBELI
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Not yet decided: Abbr. : TBA
5
Half of an everyday duo : HIM
6
About 21% of the atmosphere : OXYGEN
7
Off, as a pitch : WIDE
8
It's just one thing after another : LIST
9
M.p.h. : VEL
10
Head-turning experience? : EXORCISM
11
Synapse neighbor : NEURON
12
"Trinity" author : URIS
13
Some characters in "The X Files," for short : ETS
14
Gravlax base : SALMON
15
Spanish ones : UNOS
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A.P.B. broadcasters : PDS
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By and by : ERELONG
18
Many a zinger : RETORT
19
Ecological units : BIOMES
23
Crusaders' enemies : SARACENS
30
"Lord, is ___?" : ITI
33
Stravinsky and others : IGORS
36
Future doc's exam : MCAT
37
Queequeg's captain : AHAB
38
Crib cry : WAAH
39
"East of Eden" woman : ABRA
40
Suffix with exped- : ITION
41
Old White House scandal : TEAPOTDOME
43
Has a temperature, say : AILS
44
Toronto media inits. : CBC
45
Perfectly illustrate : EPITOMIZE
46
Played out : TRITE
47
Court plea, for short : NOLO
48
Carbonated choice : COLA
52
Rage : FAD
53
Perseus' wife, in myth : ANDROMEDA
54
Writer Rosten : LEO
55
Pressure unit: Abbr. : PSI
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Achieved through great effort : HARDWRUNG
61
What a rake may do : LEER
62
Little hole, maybe : LEAK
63
NBC offering, in brief : SNL
65
They turn at busy intersections : STOPLIGHTS
66
Super ending? : IOR
67
German cries : ACHS
68
Postponements : DEFERRALS
69
Taking after : ALA
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"___ Talks" (1984 movie) : GARBO
71
Capital of Poland : PEE
73
Ashcroft and Reno, e.g.: Abbr. : AGS
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Snake eyes : ONES
76
Mich. neighbor : ONT
78
P.I.'s : TECS
79
Pile : HEAP
80
Former Mideast inits. : UAR
81
German article : EIN
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Even so : YET
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Burlington-to-Brattleboro dir. : SSE
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Inherently : PERSE
90
5-Down's partner : HER
91
Ref. staple : OED
92
London Bridge's home now: Abbr. : ARIZ
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Poet laureate of 1700 : TATE
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Short : SHY
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Junkings : HEAVEHOS
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High nest: Var. : EYRIE
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Helvetica is one : FONT
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Number twos : VEEPS
102
Entrance frame : DOORCASE
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"___ idea!" : IDNO
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Straight, or straightened : NEAT
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Slip on : DON
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Long periods : EONS
107
Checked item : COAT
108
Extras : ADDENDA
112
For money : ONABET
113
Ted of "Monk" : LEVINE
114
Column one story : LEADER
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Leaning to the right : ITALIC
116
Food Network name : EMERIL
117
Home of Times Sq. and Columbus Cir. : NYC
122
"Alas ..." : IFEAR
123
University in Worcester, Mass. : CLARK
124
Lively dance : SALSA
126
Insignificant : MERE
127
Tax-free bond, briefly : MUNI
128
City east of Santa Barbara : OJAI
129
Gloomy atmosphere : PALL
132
Gloomy guy : GUS
134
Kind of engr. : CIV
135
___ gestae : RES
137
Racing car product : STP
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Sri Lanka export : TEA