18 May 2007 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 18 May 2007

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

Hints & Clues

Across
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Controversial court call? : ROEVWADE
9
See 36-Down : SKETCH
15
Bloody battleground for Lee : ANTIETAM
16
Affect sharply : PIERCE
17
Hit show with a colon in its name : CSIMIAMI
18
Site of Atatürk's mausoleum : ANKARA
19
Series finale?: Abbr. : ETC
20
What a slasher usually gets : RRATING
22
Top : LID
23
Base for some decorations : CAKE
25
Childish retort : ISTOO
26
Commanded : BADE
27
Means : AGENT
29
Suburb of Melbourne, Australia : KEW
30
Many a surfer : AOLER
31
First woman to appear on the front of a Wheaties box : RETTON
33
Venus and others : DAYSTARS
35
Non-P.C. suffix : ENNE
37
Target of a sweep : SOOT
38
Musician known as "the Sound" : STANGETZ
42
Treaded transport : SNOCAT
46
Drops : OMITS
47
Political columnist Thomas : CAL
49
Cry too readily, maybe : EMOTE
50
Further : MORE
51
Beat : THROB
53
1973 novel title character surnamed Peace : SULA
54
Drop : EBB
55
Setting of the FX series "Over There" : IRAQWAR
57
Area of responsibility : LAP
58
Jazz singer Reeves : DIANNE
60
"Yes, alas" : AFRAIDSO
62
Draw : ALLURE
63
Offer that may be answered by "How much?" : WANNABET
64
Gave a hoot : YELLED
65
"The situation looks bad" : ITSAMESS
Down
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Drag performer? : RACECAR
2
Acting, say : ONSTAGE
3
Airport printout : ETICKET
4
Zip : VIM
5
Milldam : WEIR
6
Breakout maker : ATARI
7
Patterned fabric : DAMASK
8
Put out : EMITTED
9
Emmy-nominated "Hill Street Blues" actor : SPANO
10
Hopper around a board : KING
11
Cry of mock fright : EEK
12
"An American in Paris" song : TRALALA
13
Classic R & B song with the repeated lyric "See what you have done" : CCRIDER
14
Trips might cause them : HEADERS
21
Midwestern tribe : IOWAS
24
Compact : ENTENTE
26
Seats : BOTTOMS
28
Poker partner? : TONGS
30
Not independently : ASONE
32
Pilot's dir. : NNE
34
Attention-getters : YOS
36
With 9-Across, its images aren't hard to shake off : ETCHA
38
In time : SOMEDAY
39
Sprint competitor : TMOBILE
40
Court embarrassment : AIRBALL
41
Noted terrorist killed in June 2006 : ZARQAWI
43
"Perhaps" : COULDBE
44
Country albums? : ATLASES
45
Bag holders : TEAPOTS
48
Lean : LOWFAT
51
Put in a difficult position : TREED
52
Stock holders : BARNS
55
About : INRE
56
Frog genus that's Spanish for "frog" : RANA
59
Nonexistent, in Nantes : NUL
61
Translated sum : IAM