18 February 2013 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 18 February 2013

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S
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L
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O
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N
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H
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C
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L
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G
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L
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K
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N
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L
U
G
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S
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J
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Z
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C
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T
W
O
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G
A
L
S
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L
L
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D
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S
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P
T
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C
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O
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B
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W
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H
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M
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P
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N
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S

Hints & Clues

Across
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Thin opening : SLIT
5
Economist Smith who coined the term "invisible hand" : ADAM
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Planet's path : ORBIT
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Biblical ark builder : NOAH
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"The ___ Ranger" : LONE
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"Alfie" star Michael : CAINE
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Zenith : ACME
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Stringed instrument for a madrigal : LUTE
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Kind of steak : TBONE
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Home of the groundhog Punxsutawney Phil : GOBBLERSKNOB
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Carry with effort : LUG
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Drowsiness-inducing drug : OPIATE
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Simply adorable : CUTEASABUTTON
32
"Oh, man!" : JEEZ
33
Zoo enclosures : CAGES
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Maximum number of terms for a U.S. president : TWO
35
Hoedown females : GALS
36
High-pitched warble : TRILL
37
Speaker's stand : DAIS
38
Fitting : APT
39
Green with the 2010 hit "Forget You" : CEELO
40
Shiites or Sunnis : SECT
41
Underhanded commercial ploy : BAITANDSWITCH
44
Los Angeles district near Sherman Oaks : ENCINO
45
China's Chairman ___ : MAO
46
Set of people receiving a placebo, perhaps ... or what the ends of 20-, 28- and 41-Across belong to? : CONTROLGROUP
53
Lessen : ABATE
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Dubuque's state : IOWA
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In addition : ALSO
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Arctic or Antarctic : POLAR
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Singsongy cadence : LILT
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Like games that head into overtime : TIED
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Ones at the top of the corporate ladder : EXECS
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"What ___ is new?" : ELSE
63
Concludes : ENDS
Down
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Get caught on something : SNAG
2
Plumb crazy : LOCO
3
Poetic foot : IAMB
4
Low spirits, as experienced by St. Louis's hockey team? : THEBLUES
5
State without proof : ALLEGE
6
Gloomy : DOUR
7
Kitchen pests : ANTS
8
Timid : MEEK
9
Sea creature with suckers : OCTOPUS
10
See 43-Down : RABBIT
11
Who's Who entry, briefly : BIO
12
Quaint lodging : INN
13
Golf peg : TEE
21
Skating jump : LUTZ
22
___ Peace Prize : NOBEL
25
Add to an e-mail, as a file : ATTACH
26
"Specifically ..." : TOWIT
27
Deputy sheriff in "The Dukes of Hazzard" : ENOS
28
Boston N.B.A.'er : CELTIC
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Like wealthy landowners : ACRED
30
Goes to sea : SAILS
31
Shining : AGLOW
32
Tokyo's home : JAPAN
35
Kaplan of "Welcome Back, Kotter" : GABE
36
Mortise's partner, in carpentry : TENON
37
Put ornaments on : DECORATE
39
Ones paddling down a river, say : CANOERS
40
Male deer : STAG
42
Breath mint brand : TICTAC
43
The White 10-Down's cry in "Alice in Wonderland" : IMLATE
47
Scrabble piece : TILE
48
Agitate : ROIL
49
Big-eyed birds : OWLS
50
Actress Lena : OLIN
51
Like thrift store merchandise : USED
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Pea holders : PODS
53
Gorilla : APE
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Emulate Muhammad Ali : BOX
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Brewery product : ALE