16 May 2006 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 16 May 2006

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Ray under water : MANTA
6
Females in the fold : EWES
10
On the go : BUSY
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"Super!" : GREAT
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Asia's landlocked ___ Sea : ARAL
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Direction from which el sol rises : ESTE
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What twins' clothes usually do : MATCH
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___ Bell : TACO
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Grazing lands : LEAS
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Officer's query to a speeder : WHATSTHEHURRY
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Latin lover's word : AMO
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Captain for 40 days and nights : NOAH
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"You stumped me!" : IGIVE
27
Yellowish green birthstone : PERIDOT
29
Fourth of July events : PARADES
31
Univ. marching band? : ROTC
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All you need, to the Beatles : LOVE
33
Officer's query to a speeder : WHYTHEBIGRUSH
40
Muslim pilgrimage : HADJ
41
Fighting : ATIT
43
Dugout gofers : BATBOYS
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"C'est magnifique!" : OOHLALA
50
Trac II competitors : ATRAS
51
Brake part : SHOE
52
Truck scale unit : TON
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Officer's query to a speeder : WHERESTHEFIRE
57
Actress Remini of "The King of Queens" : LEAH
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Mortgage company's claim : LIEN
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Like some communities : GATED
62
Within: Prefix : ENTO
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Done : OVER
64
Marriott rival : HYATT
65
Talk like a godfather : RASP
66
Canadian Conservative : TORY
67
Bush's home : TEXAS
Down
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"Ben-Hur" studio : MGM
2
Astronomical altar : ARA
3
Assets minus liabilities : NETWORTH
4
Indicator of r.p.m.'s : TACH
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Close by : ATHAND
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Really bothers : EATSAT
7
Ire : WRATH
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Apiece : EACH
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Plumlike fruit : SLOE
10
Caviar producer : BELUGA
11
Log-on need : USERID
12
What a desperate dieter may do : STARVE
13
Enthusiastic affirmative : YESYES
21
Besides : TOO
22
Personnel person, at times : HIRER
23
Lending letters : APR
24
Sound around a saucer of milk : MEOW
28
Hardly hospitable : ICY
29
Hawaiian dish : POI
30
Student's stat. : AVG
32
J.F.K.'s successor : LBJ
34
"___ were the days ..." : THOSE
35
Stable staple : HAY
36
Masthead V.I.P.'s : EDS
37
"Friendly skies" flier: Abbr. : UAL
38
Some of it goes for roads and schools : STATETAX
39
Hawaiian port : HILO
42
Spank but good : TAN
43
Crybaby : BAWLER
44
Goddess of wisdom : ATHENA
45
Goodies : TREATS
46
Pub-crawl : BARHOP
47
Porter's pen name : OHENRY
48
Audible reaction to a punch : OOF
49
Pinnacle : HEIGHT
51
Out-and-out : SHEER
54
Opening for a coin : SLOT
55
One way to record a program : TIVO
56
Zany Martha : RAYE
60
Capt.'s prediction : ETA
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Souse's woe, for short : DTS