16 March 2012 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 16 March 2012

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

Across
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It operates under a royal charter : THEBBC
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1996 movie starring Michael Jordan : SPACEJAM
15
Swank in Hollywood : HILARY
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Popular mixer : COCACOLA
17
Low 90s, say : AMINUS
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"I get your point!" : OKAYOKAY
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Many a first-time voter in 1920 : WOMAN
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Hilarious : PRICELESS
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Bald person's envy, maybe : MANE
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"Imperialism, the Highest Stage of Capitalism" writer : LENIN
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Born yesterday : NAIVE
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Balrog slayer, in fiction : GANDALF
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Errs : SINS
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Case worker's org.? : ABA
34
Stand for something : EASEL
35
Grind : TOIL
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Expert with computers : TECHY
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Kudzu, e.g. : VINE
40
Per ___ : ANNUM
42
With 49-Across, figure skating practice : TOE
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Well-being : EASE
44
Novelty shop purchase : GAGGIFT
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Dish often served with soy sauce or miso : RAMEN
49
See 42-Across : LOOPS
51
Neighborhood vandalism ammo : EGGS
53
Super item? : MASTERKEY
57
Hardly close-mouthed : AGAPE
59
It breaks the "I before E" rule : ALPHABET
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Lack of vitality : ANEMIA
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Many a role in the Jason Bourne films : CIAAGENT
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Frank : DIRECT
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Brandy brand : HENNESSY
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Pigpens : MESSES
Down
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Springtime period : THAW
2
Stadium shout-out : HIMOM
3
M.V.P. of Super Bowls XLII and XLVI : ELIMANNING
4
U.C. Santa Cruz athlete : BANANASLUG
5
It borders the South China Sea : BRUNEI
6
Young and others : CYS
7
Movie component : SCORE
8
Contacting via Facebook, in a way : POKING
9
Whistling thorn, e.g. : ACACIA
10
Ingredient in Buffalo wings : CAYENNE
11
Bionomics: Abbr. : ECOL
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Part of a routine : JOKE
13
Interjection that comes from the Latin for "weary" : ALAS
14
Billy famous for infomercials : MAYS
20
Rite of passage participant, often : PLEBE
24
Industrial container : VAT
26
"A Heartbreaking Work of Staggering Genius" author : DAVEEGGERS
27
Quadrennial sporting event : ASIANGAMES
28
See-through object : LENS
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Fugitate : FLEE
30
Buck : STAG
31
Liberal arts college 20 minutes north of Manhattan : IONA
33
Charade : ACT
37
Merry-go-round fixture, to a tot : HORSY
38
___ high (about that tall) : YEA
41
Sales rep's reimbursement, maybe : MILEAGE
45
Big list maker : FORBES
46
"The Lion Sleeps Tonight" hitmakers, with "the" : TOKENS
48
Bowser in the Super Mario series, e.g. : MEANIE
50
Inconsequential : PETTY
52
10-Down, e.g. : SPICE
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Physicist Ernst who studied shock waves : MACH
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"___ told often enough ..." : ALIE
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Range : SPAN
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Common conjunction : THAN
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Chow : EATS
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Nelson, e.g.: Abbr. : ADM