30 March 2015 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 30 March 2015

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J
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O
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Y
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W
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H
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O
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B
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B
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C
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L
U
R
E
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I
R
E
D
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A
Y
L
A
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B
I
R
D
S
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O
F
A
F
E
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A
T
H
E
R
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B
E
Y
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A
S
P
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G
O
O
S
E
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Q
U
O
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P
R
O
P
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R
E
P
O
S
E
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F
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O
E
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I
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C
E
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K
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N
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E
Y
R
E
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G
N
U
S
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R
O
D
S
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F
L
O
C
K
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T
O
G
E
T
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H
E
R
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O
S
U
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R
A
P
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A
B
B
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E
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S
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X
E
R
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P
I
T
A
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P
L
A
Y
A
T
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P
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I
E
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P
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A
L
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C
S
I
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C
E
C
E
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H
E
L
I
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B
R
E
R
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C
L
E
A
R
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F
O
R
T
A
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K
E
O
F
F
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A
I
R
M
A
I
L
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O
N
E
H
O
U
R
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R
O
S
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T
T
A
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S
T
A
R
K
L
Y

Hints & Clues

Across
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Elation : JOY
4
"Tommy" band, with "the" : WHO
7
Network on the telly : BBC
10
Entice : LURE
11
Furious : IRED
12
"The Clan of the Cave Bear" heroine : AYLA
13
Ones that are alike : BIRDSOFAFEATHER
16
Queen ___ (nickname for Jay Z's wife) : BEY
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Cleopatra biter : ASP
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Flier in a V formation : GOOSE
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Status ___ : QUO
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Theater stage item : PROP
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Peaceful state : REPOSE
22
The Red Baron, to Snoopy : FOE
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Rink surface : ICE
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Barbie's beau : KEN
27
Literary Jane who says "No net ensnares me; I am a free human being with an independent will" : EYRE
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Wildebeests : GNUS
29
Towel holders : RODS
30
Gather as a group : FLOCKTOGETHER
33
Sch. in Columbus : OSU
34
Genre for Jay Z and Schoolboy Q : RAP
35
French clerics : ABBES
38
Gen ___ (one born after the baby boom) : XER
39
Bread that might hold hummus : PITA
40
Not engage in seriously : PLAYAT
41
Easy as ___ : PIE
43
Buddy : PAL
45
Top-rated TV show of 2002-05 : CSI
46
Gospel singer Winans : CECE
47
Lead-in to port : HELI
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___ Rabbit : BRER
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Give the go-ahead from the control tower : CLEARFORTAKEOFF
52
Letters sent by plane : AIRMAIL
53
Length of most TV dramas : ONEHOUR
54
___ Stone (key to deciphering Egyptian hieroglyphs) : ROSETTA
55
In plain contrast : STARKLY
Down
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Right guaranteed by the Sixth Amendment : JURYOFYOURPEERS
2
Chicago airport code : ORD
3
"Absolutely!" : YES
4
It might show wreaths and candy canes at Christmas : WRAPPINGPAPER
5
Playboy founder, informally : HEF
6
Work by Gray or Shelley : ODE
7
In any manner necessary : BYHOOKORBYCROOK
8
Like the meek, per Matthew 5:5 : BLESSED
9
Goes around a corner fast, say : CAREENS
10
In ___ of (replacing) : LIEU
11
Assuming that's true : IFSO
12
Crowning : ATOP
13
Outdoor meal with a grill, informally : BBQ
14
Rowing blade : OAR
15
The "17" in NC-17 : AGE
20
Sneak a look : PEEK
21
Lie down for a while : REST
23
Middle-earth creature : ORC
25
Actor's prompt : CUE
27
Alternatively : ELSE
28
Billy or nanny : GOAT
29
Singer McEntire : REBA
30
"The Simpsons" airer : FOX
31
Prefix with -ceps : TRI
32
"2001" computer : HAL
36
Relaxing : EASEFUL
37
Certain Chinese dish : STIRFRY
39
Eye closely : PEERAT
40
Malleable : PLIANT
42
"___ all the way here for this?" : ICAME
44
Some choristers : ALTOS
46
Muse of history : CLIO
47
Greeting south of the border : HOLA
48
Paint company whose name sounds like an animal : BEHR
49
Auto : CAR
50
In good health : FIT
51
Mauna ___ : KEA