3 May 2000 NYT Crossword Clues

NYT Crossword Answer: 3 May 2000

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F
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A
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T
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C
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A
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T
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A
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R
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C
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H
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H
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M
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O
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C
H
A
R
G
E
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S
H
A
Y
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A
C
K
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C
A
R
E
T
S
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P
O
N
D
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N
R
A
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A
S
H
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W
E
D
N
E
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S
D
A
Y
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C
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E
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S
T
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O
R
E
O
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E
W
E
S
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R
A
C
E
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C
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A
R
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S
T
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A
R
R
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O
R
O
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O
R
S
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O
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P
R
I
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E
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S
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S
T
R
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A
W
B
E
R
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R
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Y
P
A
T
C
H
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S
H
E
L
L
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G
A
E
L
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T
O
O
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B
I
S
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O
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N
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J
A
Y
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L
E
N
O
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U
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F
O
S
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R
O
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S
A
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E
N
O
S
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P
L
A
T
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I
N
U
M
H
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I
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T
S
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F
A
R
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R
A
G
U
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C
A
S
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I
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O
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S
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O
I
D
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E
T
A
S
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B
L
O
N
D
S
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R
R
S
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S
E
T
H
71
M
E
R
G
E
R

Hints & Clues

Across
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Moneybags : FATCAT
7
Flatfoot's lack : ARCH
11
Patient insurance grp. : HMO
14
Cash alternative : CHARGE
15
Open carriage : SHAY
16
Comment from Bill the Cat, in the comics : ACK
17
Insertion marks : CARETS
18
Minnow's milieu : POND
19
Grp. all fired up about firing? : NRA
20
Fast start : ASHWEDNESDAY
23
"___ bon!" : CEST
26
Nabisco product : OREO
27
They grow fat on the farm : EWES
28
Aerodynamic vehicle : RACECAR
31
Inquisitive Ken : STARR
33
Guadalajara gold : ORO
34
Roughly : ORSO
36
Is inquisitive : PRIES
39
Red plot? : STRAWBERRYPATCH
43
Clam's home : SHELL
44
Scottish native : GAEL
45
As well : TOO
46
Plains drifters : BISON
49
Popular NBC host : JAYLENO
51
Abductors' craft, some say : UFOS
53
Soprano Ponselle : ROSA
55
Baseball's Slaughter : ENOS
56
Music megasellers : PLATINUMHITS
60
To an advanced degree : FAR
61
Prego competitor : RAGU
62
Brand-name watches : CASIOS
66
Human tail? : OID
67
Hellenic characters : ETAS
68
Theme of this puzzle : BLONDS
69
Monopoly acquisitions: Abbr. : RRS
70
Adam's third son : SETH
71
Result of some talks : MERGER
Down
1
TV watchers?: Abbr. : FCC
2
It's said when a light bulb goes on : AHA
3
Toni Morrison's "___ Baby" : TAR
4
Be constructive : CREATE
5
F.B.I. workers: Abbr. : AGTS
6
New Age musician John : TESH
7
On the say-so of : ASPER
8
Site of one of the Seven Wonders of the World : RHODES
9
Defeatist's word : CANNOT
10
Evil alter ego : HYDE
11
Scribbled, e.g. : HANDWRITTEN
12
Jazz singer Carmen : MCRAE
13
Approves : OKAYS
21
Declining in health : WORSE
22
___ do Mar (Brazilian range) : SERRA
23
Peeved : CROSS
24
Our "mother" : EARTH
25
They show runs : SCOREBOARDS
29
Monks' hoods : COWLS
30
Wall Street wheeler-dealer, briefly : ARB
32
Put on : APPLY
35
Web site address ending : ORG
37
___-Car rental company : ECONO
38
Brushes away : SHOOS
40
Select group : ALIST
41
Indian chief : RAJAH
42
Vote for : YEA
47
Rococo : ORNATE
48
Chewy candy : NOUGAT
50
Landlord : LESSOR
51
Eager to do : UPFOR
52
Pizazz : FLAIR
54
Compress : SMUSH
57
Fits or snits : IRES
58
Weapon in modern warfare : ICBM
59
Whopper : TALE
63
Gerund maker : ING
64
Rhapsodic rhyme : ODE
65
Estonia, once: Abbr. : SSR