11 February 2012 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 11 February 2012

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R
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I
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P
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S
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A
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W
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G
O
P
R
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O
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S
E
L
I
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G
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G
A
L
L
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U
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M
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C
H
A
I
N
E
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D
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A
L
L
A
N
T
E
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L
A
S
C
A
L
A
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S
A
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N
T
V
A
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L
E
N
T
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N
E
S
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S
E
T
S
O
N
E
A
T
E
A
S
E
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O
U
T
S
T
R
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P
S
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V
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A
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C
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P
E
N
S
E
E
S
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M
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M
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L
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E
N
A
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S
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D
O
D
D
S
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P
E
A
L
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S
T
R
A
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P
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T
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L
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E
E
N
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E
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T
E
N
D
E
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R
H
E
A
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R
T
E
D
L
Y
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A
D
E
L
P
H
I
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N
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A
R
E
S
T
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L
U
R
E
S
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N
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E
S
P
A
R
T
O
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S
P
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R
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N
G
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S
T
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T
S
O
N

Hints & Clues

Across
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Fashion show disaster : RIP
4
Dated : SAW
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Make a major decision? : GOPRO
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Head honcho in baseball : SELIG
11
Element in many semiconductors : GALLIUM
13
Like galley slaves, typically : CHAINED
15
Late 1980s Cadillac : ALLANTE
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Literally, "the Stairway" : LASCALA
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___ Day : SAINTVALENTINES
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Makes a person less tense : SETSONEATEASE
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Exceeds, as demand : OUTSTRIPS
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Closet item, for short : VAC
24
Collection of Blaise Pascal writings : PENSEES
25
Middle of this century : MML
28
Spanish queen and namesakes : ENAS
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Father-and-son Connecticut congressmen Thomas and Chris : DODDS
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Big ring : PEAL
32
Buckle attachment : STRAP
34
9-5 connector : TIL
35
Choice word? : EENIE
36
With love : TENDERHEARTEDLY
39
Long Island university : ADELPHI
40
Like the relatives notified in emergencies, usually : NEAREST
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Entices : LURESIN
42
Grass for some baskets : ESPARTO
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Economical : SPARING
44
It might be tipped at a rodeo : STETSON
Down
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Fingers on a diamond : ROLLIE
2
"That's my intention" : IPLANTO
3
Quickly reproduces : PRINTSUP
4
Ship's boarding ladder : SEASTEPS
5
Keys and Markova : ALICIAS
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CeCe of gospel : WINANS
7
Lavish events : GALAS
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Like John Kerry in 2004 : OUTVOTED
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Opposites of mansions : SHANTIES
10
Food topping in France : GELEE
11
Blast : GAS
12
Has no significance : MEANSNOTHING
13
They let traffic through after a crash : CLEAREDLANES
14
German article : DAS
18
Doesn't continue, as an argument : LETSDIE
21
Maintainers of a sacred flame in ancient Rome : VESTALS
22
Made a commitment to play : ANTEDUP
23
Boxing Hall-of-Famer Primo : CARNERA
25
Sewers, often : MENDERS
26
Sends : MAILSTO
27
___ Hewitt, 2002 Wimbledon winner : LLEYTON
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Nascar driver Elliott : SADLER
31
Eye : PEERAT
33
One side of a longstanding ad battle : PEPSI
35
Military encampment : ETAPE
37
Nose: Prefix : RHIN
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Sign for a musician not to play : REST