9 March 2015 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 9 March 2015

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B
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E
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T
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A
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S
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A
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P
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S
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S
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H
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A
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P
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E
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O
V
E
N
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B
R
E
A
16
C
O
B
R
A
17
R
I
S
K
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T
A
K
E
R
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H
O
B
O
S
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E
C
L
A
I
R
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L
I
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F
E
R
A
F
T
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S
T
A
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A
R
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M
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U
M
A
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T
R
O
U
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B
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L
E
A
H
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E
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A
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D
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A
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L
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O
H
A
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N
E
A
L
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L
I
E
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L
I
M
E
S
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I
R
S
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S
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W
A
N
K
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A
M
A
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A
C
R
E
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N
O
L
T
E
45
S
O
R
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R
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Y
C
H
A
R
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L
I
E
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E
E
N
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S
I
P
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A
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C
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T
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C
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L
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U
E
M
E
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I
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N
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B
E
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T
T
O
R
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A
I
S
L
E
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B
O
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A
R
D
G
A
M
E
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P
R
E
E
N
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A
T
R
A
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I
R
A
N
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S
A
R
D
I
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R
E
F
S
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F
I
S
T

Hints & Clues

Across
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Letter after alpha : BETA
5
Con artists' targets : SAPS
9
Circle or hexagon : SHAPE
14
Baking chamber : OVEN
15
La ___ Tar Pits : BREA
16
Snake with a deadly bite : COBRA
17
One living on the edge : RISKTAKER
19
Bums : HOBOS
20
Patisserie pastry : ECLAIR
21
Need on a sinking ship : LIFERAFT
23
N.Y.C.'s Penn ___: Abbr. : STA
24
What a sleeve covers : ARM
26
Thurman of "Pulp Fiction" : UMA
27
Ominous outlook : TROUBLEAHEAD
33
Wahine's greeting : ALOHA
36
Poet Cassady who was a friend of Jack Kerouac : NEAL
37
Polygraph detection : LIE
38
Garnishes for Coronas : LIMES
39
Org. that might garnish your wages : IRS
40
Posh : SWANK
42
Org. that inveighs against smoking : AMA
43
Bushels per ___ (farm measure) : ACRE
44
Nick of "Affliction" : NOLTE
45
"'Fraid not" : SORRYCHARLIE
49
Poetic time of day : EEN
50
Drink ver-r-ry slowly : SIP
51
Statute : ACT
54
"So what's the story" : CLUEMEIN
59
Bookie's customer : BETTOR
61
Preferred airplane seating, for some : AISLE
62
Entertainment found at the start of the answer to 17-, 21-, 27-, 45- or 54-Across : BOARDGAME
64
Clean one's feathers : PREEN
65
Cutting-edge brand? : ATRA
66
Ayatollah's home : IRAN
67
Noted Big Apple restaurateur : SARDI
68
Frequent targets of fan heckling : REFS
69
Black Power symbol : FIST
Down
1
Many long PowerPoint presentations : BORES
2
Boot out, as a tenant : EVICT
3
Electric car maker : TESLA
4
Paul with the #1 hit "Lonely Boy" : ANKA
5
Pizza chain seen at many airports : SBARRO
6
Noah's construction : ARK
7
Rind : PEEL
8
Dress in Madras : SARI
9
Conceptual framework : SCHEMA
10
Old-fashioned "Yay!" : HOORAH
11
Pop group with a backward "B" in its name : ABBA
12
College lecturer, for short : PROF
13
Toward sunrise : EAST
18
Miss America toppers : TIARAS
22
What an electric car doesn't need : FUEL
25
1972 Summer Olympics city : MUNICH
27
Part of "btw" : THE
28
Yogi who said "When you come to a fork in the road, take it" : BERRA
29
Modern surgical tools : LASERS
30
Airline to Tel Aviv : ELAL
31
"___ it the truth!" : AINT
32
Hockey fake-out : DEKE
33
"Ah, so sad" : ALAS
34
Promgoer's ride, maybe : LIMO
35
Poet Khayyám : OMAR
40
Took potshots : SNIPED
41
"___ is me!" : WOE
43
Clearasil target : ACNE
46
Was gobsmacked : REELED
47
Sana resident : YEMENI
48
Births after Virgos : LIBRAS
51
Big company in arcades : ATARI
52
Unresponsive states : COMAS
53
Former senator Lott of Mississippi : TRENT
54
Coonskins for Davy Crockett, e.g. : CAPS
55
Old Italian money : LIRA
56
Consumer : USER
57
Letter-shaped beam : IBAR
58
Memo : NOTE
60
End-of-the-week whoop : TGIF
63
Warning from a Scottie : ARF